First mid-budget gaming build

[Yaanst]

Hello all !

 

First time poster as well as first time builder here.

I am looking for feedback regarding the choice of components (and also suggestions if some fit better or if I "get more for my bucks").

 

My budget would be around 750-800 € without any peripherals.

I plan on gaming at 1080p, as well as doing some CPU intensive tasks from time to time (not very often though).

The current build list is based mostly on Amazon France prices, but I can quite easily shop in Spain, France and Switzerland if you find better prices/deals/etc..

 

So here it goes: http://es.pcpartpicker.com/p/gm6HwP

 

I am looking forward to reading your feedback! Thanks in advance

[Starelementpoke]

8 minutes ago, Yaanst said:

Hello all !

 

First time poster as well as first time builder here.

I am looking for feedback regarding the choice of components (and also suggestions if some fit better or if I "get more for my bucks").

 

My budget would be around 750-800 € without any peripherals.

I plan on gaming at 1080p, as well as doing some CPU intensive tasks from time to time (not very often though).

The current build list is based mostly on Amazon France prices, but I can quite easily shop in Spain, France and Switzerland if you find better prices/deals/etc..

 

So here it goes: http://es.pcpartpicker.com/p/gm6HwP

 

I am looking forward to reading your feedback! Thanks in advance

What exactly do you mean by cpu intensive tasks? Like rendering? Or what?

[Yaanst]

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What exactly do you mean by cpu intensive tasks? Like rendering? Or what?

I mean cryptography tasks such as hash computing for example

[DocSwag]

14 minutes ago, Yaanst said:

I mean cryptography tasks such as hash computing for example

In a normal gaming task I would say Intel, but I'm assuming more cores then means better for you so fx 8350 would be solid then.

Also the amd r9 380 and 380x outperform the gtx 960. Go with whichever your budget allows

[Streetguru]

31 minutes ago, Yaanst said:

Hello all !

 

So you absolutely need the 8 cores from the 8350? Becuase an i5 will be better for gaming.

 

otherwise you're going to probably want an 8320e, they overclock decently and will use less power on average, and you're going to want a 990/fx board over a 970 board for a more stable system.

 

and the 380 is faster overall than the 960

 

also this build even costs less, so probably upgrade the RAM to 16gbs

Overclocking Guide
http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://es.pcpartpicker.com/p/Lv6wNG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://es.pcpartpicker.com/p/Lv6wNG/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  (€142.10 @ Amazon Espana)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (€98.15 @ Amazon Espana)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€37.34 @ Amazon Espana)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€55.99 @ Amazon Espana)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  (€239.43 @ Amazon Espana)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€44.76 @ Amazon Espana)
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (€96.99 @ Amazon Espana)
Total: €714.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 22:14 CET+0100

[Yaanst]

More cores is interesting for those tasks but since I will not be doing tons of them, I can easily settle for waiting a bit longer until they finish.
Which Intel CPU would you have recommanded me ?

[HKZeroFive]

Went with a Xeon with its hyperthreading, which will do well in CPU intensive tasks and the R9 380 which easily beats the GTX 960 in most games.

 

Most prices are based from Amazon France:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://es.pcpartpicker.com/p/4pg6YJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://es.pcpartpicker.com/p/4pg6YJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€300.00) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€45.00) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€74.30 @ Amazon Espana) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€56.85) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card  (€212.00) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (€63.09 @ Amazon Espana) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€70.00) 
Total: €821.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 22:16 CET+0100

[Mcmole]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (€184.90)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€32.90)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (€82.82 @ Amazon Espana)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€38.40 @ Amazon Espana)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€45.00 @ Amazon Espana)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€56.13 @ Amazon Espana)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  (€239.43 @ Amazon Espana)
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  (€79.98)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€62.38)
Total: €821.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 22:20 CET+0100

[Starelementpoke]

4 minutes ago, Yaanst said:

More cores is interesting for those tasks but since I will not be doing tons of them, I can easily settle for waiting a bit longer until they finish.
Which Intel CPU would you have recommanded me ?

Here:

PCPartPicker part list: http://es.pcpartpicker.com/p/FxrkFT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://es.pcpartpicker.com/p/FxrkFT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€304.51 @ Amazon Espana) 
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€65.50 @ Amazon Espana) 
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€36.60 @ Amazon Espana) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€55.99 @ Amazon Espana) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card  (€206.57 @ Amazon Espana) 
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€44.76 @ Amazon Espana) 
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (€96.99 @ Amazon Espana) 
Total: €810.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 22:19 CET+0100

Like $10 over budget, but a very good upgrade.

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, Yaanst said:

More cores is interesting for those tasks but since I will not be doing tons of them, I can easily settle for waiting a

Ya, that the Xeon 1231v3, single core is going to be better, multi-core is probably on par with an FX 8 core, but the FX chip needs to be OC'd to something like 4.5ghz or higher to have a chance, and it's going to use more power as well, it'll just be cheaper

[Yaanst]

Those builds look good. I will definitly get the R9 380(x) rather than the 960.

I have a few more questions, isn't the Xeon a bit "overkill" if I want to do those CPU tasks not often (for sure I will be happy when running them ^^) ? and how would the upgradability of the system be ?

[Streetguru]

17 minutes ago, Yaanst said:

Those builds look good. I will definitly get the R9 380(x) rather than the 960.

I have a few more questions, isn't the Xeon a bit "overkill" if I want to do those CPU tasks not often (for sure I will be happy when running them ^^) ? and how would the upgradability of the system be ?

Not really, it just gives you more performance overall, if nothing else then get an i5 4460 instead, but you might as well spend the extra money for the performance when you need it.

[Yaanst]

Alright, I think I got the idea. Thanks a lot to you all for your feedback !