"New" PC build assistance needed

[StankyBunghole]

Hi! This one is kind of a pickle and probably tickles someones insides in a way only old technology can. I need you to find me parts to hunt down for this build to succeed.

My current build consists of:

AMD Phenom II X4 965BE

Asrock 970 Extreme4

8GB 1600mhz Corsair Vengeance DDR3

Asus HD 7850 DCUII

120gb Kingston V300 SSD as boot drive

1tb external drive as mass storage (I know, probably not the best solution but im rocking with what I have after my previous HDD broke)

Super Flower 400W 80Plus Gold PSU

Antec Three Hundred Two v3

I do think I need something with a PCIE16x lane for graphics but this shouldn't be a problem with LGA1366 (I think). USB3 will be achieved with a pcie add-in card so I can continue to use my external HDD as mass storage for games.

1. Budget & Location

There is no clear budget as I'm only planning, but somewhere in the lines of 400-550EUR, preferably in the lower end. I am able and willing to use my current components such as the storage drives.

2. Aim

The aim is to build a rad multi processor PC inside a coffee table of sorts into my future apartment, the table I will mod myself from something from IKEA and isn't included in the budget. The budget shows that I'm not looking for LGA2011 with dat DDR4. Instead I've thought about LGA771 and 1366, whichever will be better. I am thinking about making it as clean as possible, with the cables neatly bundled up like in Linus' under-the-desk build due to the fact it will be inside of a coffee table, with a glass top.

The main milestone to be reached is to at least double the performance of my current PC.

3. Monitors

I will be running it from a TV, with a resolution no higher than 1080p. Isn't included in the budget, will purchase separately.

4. Peripherals

I will use my current peripherals.

5. Why are you upgrading?

Just because tech and computers have always been a part of my life and a passion of mine, and just because it would be cool to have a coffee table with he

[Remmi2002]

Hi! Welcome to the forum.

 

Please use pcpartpicker.com for builds!

 

@StankyBunghole

[Xenift]

Location?

Specifically?

@StankyBunghole

[Bazilias]

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (€122.72 @ Mindfactory) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€91.43 @ Mindfactory) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€40.39 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€52.50 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card  (€124.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (€49.90 @ Caseking) 

Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 350W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (€54.90 @ Caseking) 

Total: €535.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-04 15:46 CET+0100

[StankyBunghole]

Pcpartpicker.com won't work, as the parts are so old they aren't available in stores. @Remmi2002

Location is Finland

[StankyBunghole]

"Instead I've thought about LGA771 and 1366"

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (€122.72 @ Mindfactory)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€91.43 @ Mindfactory)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€40.39 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€52.50 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card (€124.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (€49.90 @ Caseking)

Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 350W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (€54.90 @ Caseking)

Total: €535.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-04 15:46 CET+0100

[Mr.Meerkat]

• Your PSU is fine (unless you go for something really power hungry),
• your SSD is fine,
• get a internal HDD I would say, but get that USB 3 add on card as well since you want to keep on using your external HDD
• if you don't jump to intel skylakes or x99, your ram is completely fine
• You may want to upgrade your GPU and CPU but think whether you are satisfied by the performance they are pushing (plus, if you upgrade your CPU, it's probably gonna also mean a mobo upgrade unless you are going to go with the fx processors).

So go for a CPU and GPU upgrade I guess as everything else you have is good enough for now

[Xenift]

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Roughly Done, without OS and in pounds.

Conversion wise the pricing should be equal to 550Euro.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£143.96 @ More Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£55.02 @ CCL Computers) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For £0.00) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (£162.22 @ More Computers) 

Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For £0.00) 

Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Silent 430W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular Fanless ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For £0.00) 

Total: £399.18

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-04 14:47 GMT+0000

 

 

This is a sketchy MOBO(http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h81probtc) but i think if you get this, the OS might feel cheaper.

[StankyBunghole]

Thank you for your quick responses, but PLEASE read the first post i made. I am planning to build a multi processor build with the cpu socket being either LGA771 or 1366, so they are not available in stores.

[ShiroArikawa]

Roughly Done, without OS and in pounds.

Conversion wise the pricing should be equal to 550Euro.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£143.96 @ More Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£55.02 @ CCL Computers) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For £0.00) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (£162.22 @ More Computers) 

Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For £0.00) 

Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Silent 430W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular Fanless ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For £0.00) 

Total: £399.18

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-04 14:47 GMT+0000

 

 

This is a sketchy MOBO(http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h81probtc) but i think if you get this, the OS might feel cheaper.

that gpu isn't much of an upgrade have you seen benches a 280 vs 960? The 7850 sits right in between the 960 and 970

[ShiroArikawa]

Thank you for your quick responses, but PLEASE read the first post i made. I am planning to build a multi processor build with the cpu socket being either LGA771 or 1366, so they are not available in stores.

do you mean like what Linus did? Two 4 core xeons?

[Xenift]

that gpu isn't much of an upgrade have you seen benches a 280 vs 960? The 7850 sits right in between the 960 and 970

3760points for 7850

6000points for the 960

(http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html)

[StankyBunghole]

do you mean like what Linus did? Two 4 core xeons?

YES, exactly like that! I had been thinking of Xeon E5540's but E6545's would give 12 cores.

[Xenift]

Thank you for your quick responses, but PLEASE read the first post i made. I am planning to build a multi processor build with the cpu socket being either LGA771 or 1366, so they are not available in stores.

The cheap server boards and the cpus?

 

Those are really sketchy of a deal and i would highly not recommend it unless you don't fear failure.

[ShiroArikawa]

3760points for 7850

6000points for the 960

(http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html)

oh, I didn't think that the 960 was that good, maybe I was thinking of a 380 lol and a 950?

[ShiroArikawa]

The cheap server boards and the cpus?

 

Those are really sketchy of a deal and i would highly not recommend it unless you don't fear failure.

but it's so cheap 7$

[Xenift]

but it's so cheap 7$

But seeing linus zip tie it down the cpu fan to the mobo was cringe worthy.

[StankyBunghole]

The cheap server boards and the cpus?

 

Those are really sketchy of a deal and i would highly not recommend it unless you don't fear failure.

I do acknowledge the risk of getting scammed or just getting a bad part, but it sure would be cool to bash my current PC in processing power. The real problem here is the motherboard, as e.g. Dell boards are real picky with parts to install. I need to find a motherboard that has a PCIE 16x lane for graphics and one that is compatible with a pair of cpu's that'll at least double my current processing power.

[Xenift]

I do acknowledge the risk of getting scammed or just getting a bad part, but it sure would be cool to bash my current PC in processing power. The real problem here is the motherboard, as e.g. Dell boards are real picky with parts to install. I need to find a motherboard that has a PCIE 16x lane for graphics and one that is compatible with a pair of cpu's that'll at least double my current processing power.

Well then, since i have no more experience to give you.

 

All i can wish you is luck .

[StankyBunghole]

Anyone able to help me? I've made some research and in order to make it as simple as possible the mobo should be an e-atx one and preferably not from HP or IBM, something like an intel or a supermicro board..

[StankyBunghole]

Anyone?