Please help im noob

[Prince-Ali]

I have 2 builds but don't know which one too choose

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/q6hpf7

 

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/YGmcJx

 

 

if someone can help that would be great

[Bazilias]

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($294.00 @ Umart) 

Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($172.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($135.00 @ Centre Com) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($131.00 @ IJK) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($515.00 @ IJK) 

Case: NZXT S340 - Designed by Razer ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ Umart) 

Total: $1570.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 22:07 AEDT+1100

[Prince-Ali]

is it worth getting the r9 390 over the 970 

[ben dover kid]

is it worth getting the r9 390 over the 970 

not sure if 520W psu is enough for gtx 970, at least it wasnt for me. both builds are pretty similar...

[Streetguru]

I have 2 builds but don't know which one too choose

Neither really, I'd suggest you start here, you really don't need an after market cooler for locked chip, and the 390 is a fair bit better than the 970, partly due to potentially better DX12/Vulkan support, but also due in part to saving money on a free-sync display vs a G-sync display.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/x8FkVn

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/x8FkVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($55.00 @ Centre Com)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($489.00 @ PLE Computers)

Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.00 @ Scorptec)

Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Total: $1239.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 22:17 AEDT+1100

[Minzo]

No you are a noob if you like Radeon

 

Because AMD is always bad. No exceptions /s

[HKZeroFive]

Neither really, I'd suggest you start here, you really don't need an after market cooler for locked chip, and the 390 is a fair bit better than the 970, partly due to potentially better DX12/Vulkan support, but also due in part to saving money on a free-sync display vs a G-sync display.

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/x8FkVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/x8FkVn/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($489.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.00 @ Scorptec)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1239.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 22:17 AEDT+1100

Reason I chose the GTX 970 is because it's cheaper in Australia, and I can get a cheaper PSU by doing so. If you're going to get the R9 390, please don't get the ASUS variant...

On top of that, the reason for the cooler is because you can use BCLK overclocking on GIGABYTE mobos.

 

not sure if 520W psu is enough for gtx 970, at least it wasnt for me. both builds are pretty similar...

It's enough.

[Streetguru]

Reason I chose the GTX 970 is because it's cheaper in Australia, and I can get a cheaper PSU by doing so. If you're going to get the R9 390, please don't get the ASUS variant...

 

On top of that, the reason for the cooler is because you can use BCLK overclocking on GIGABYTE mobos.

That whole skylake overclocking on non K parts though seems like a pain, would need a Z170 board anyways

 

Otherwise what's wrong with the ASUS 390? it looked to have recent reviews

 

and the cheapest 970 I saw was like 10 dollars cheaper, probably not worth it, there was one for 5 less that has a blower cooler, but who wants a blower cooler

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970wf3oc4gd

[HKZeroFive]

That whole skylake overclocking on non K parts though seems like a pain, would need a Z170 board anyways

 

Otherwise what's wrong with the ASUS 390? it looked to have recent reviews

 

and the cheapest 970 I saw was like 10 dollars cheaper, probably not worth it, there was one for 5 less that has a blower cooler, but who wants a blower cooler

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970wf3oc4gd

 

ASUS cards suck for AMD. They essentially just reused their aftermarket cooler, which is more suited for NVIDIA cards, and went ahead and slapped it on the R9 390 instead (which we all know is slightly hotter than the GTX 970). Just a bad cooler for AMD cards in general. Other brands like MSI, Sapphire, XFX, Powercolor are good but I can't find a decent deal on PCPartPicker.

 

Eh, picked the Z170 board because it is possible to overclock using the updated Gigabyte BIOS. Nothing too hard.

[Streetguru]

ASUS cards suck for AMD. They essentially just reused the their aftermarket cooler, which is suited for a NVIDIA card, and instead slapped it on the R9 390 (which we all know is slightly hotter

Well there's a gigabyte one for $10 more then

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr939g1gaming8gd

[HKZeroFive]

Well there's a gigabyte one for $10 more then

 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr939g1gaming8gd

 

Voltage locked and the same story as ASUS - bad cooler.

 

They're the two brands to avoid for AMD cards. The rest are fine.