New Gaming PC!

[JanusBananus]

Hello everyone! I am planning to build a gaming PC for circa 1900 CAD (including the OS, not peripherals). I live in Sweden but I will be ordering my parts from NCIX since it's cheaper, but if anyone knows of a cheaper store in Sweden please let me know. As I've said this will be a gaming PC, so I'll be playing any modern titles but mostly FPS games such as BF4 and Arma 3. 

 

This is what I've come up with so far, but I would love to hear any suggestions on what I can improve from you guys! (please don't go over budget)

 

CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K

CPU cooler: H100i

Mobo: Gigabyte UD4H

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 1866 1600 (2x4GB)

GPU: Asus R9 280X

Case: Corsair 750D

PSU: Corsair 760i

Storage:

• WD Caviar Black 500GB (will be used for game storage)
• 2x WD Green 1TB (general storage in RAID 1)
• Samsung 840 evo 120GB 240GB (OS )

Extras:

• 2x Bitfenix Alchemy LED strip- white
• 2x Corsair SP120 fans

OS:

Windows 8.1

 

Peripherals:

Mouse: Deathadder (already own)

Monitor: Haven't decided yet.

Keyboard: Will purchase when I have the money.

[TheSLSAMG]

Back down the RAM to 1600 and get an MSI Z87-G45 Gaming.

[ciprian97pop]

Get one seagate barracuda 2tb or if you really want raid get 2x1tb

and with the saved money, get a 240gb evo ssd

you won't need another "500gb games drive" believe me

[piplupgao]

no need for the WD black you won't see a very big difference

[CoolBeans]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.99 @ NCIX)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($124.99 @ NCIX)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($124.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($97.15 @ NCIX)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($198.99 @ NCIX)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX)

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($124.99 @ NCIX)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.99 @ NCIX)

Other: 290x ($600.00)

Total: $1727.07

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-27 17:37 EDT-0400)

[The Great Sayain Man]

Wait. 1.9k for the build or everthing? (monitor,keyboard...)

[JanusBananus]

Back down the RAM to 1600 and get an MSI Z87-G45 Gaming.

I don't really like the look of the G45 Gaming(aesthetics matter). Will get 1600 ram, but I heard somewhere that BF4 will utilize faster memory.

 

Get one seagate barracuda 2tb or if you really want raid get 2x1tb

and with the saved money, get a 240gb evo ssd

you won't need another "500gb games drive" believe me

Noted, thanks for the response.

 

no need for the WD black you won't see a very big difference

OK, thank you.

[JanusBananus]

Wait. 1.9k for the build or everthing? (monitor,keyboard...)

Only build and OS.

[The Great Sayain Man]

Only build and OS.

You live in Sweden rigth? I think you will have to pay a ton of taxes if you get it from NCIX.

[JanusBananus]

You live in Sweden rigth? I think you will have to pay a ton of taxes if you get it from NCIX.

I was wondering about that. Do you know how I would find out how much I will have to pay?

[Kiwiandapple]

I don't really like the look of the G45 Gaming(aesthetics matter). Will get 1600 ram, but I heard somewhere that BF4 will utilize faster memory.

 

Noted, thanks for the response.

 

OK, thank you.

 

So you don't prefer red or just don't like the dragon? Asus their RoG boards are red and really good for gaming. But there are other options out there. If you don't like red, what color would you prefer? 

You are correct with the fact that faster memory will perform better. But the minimal fps won't increase that much. I would say if you really will play BF4 alot. 1866 or 2133 will be fine. But even 1600 is going to do well.

 

I was wondering about that. Do you know how I would find out how much I will have to pay?

 

Way to much. From 500$ and more I think you pay like insane amounts. A better option is to maybe look for Germany, they ship to Sweden and have pretty good prices. But after shipping costs, im not sure if it will actually be cheaper. In general it's just best to buy in your own country. 

[JanusBananus]

So you don't prefer red or just don't like the dragon? Asus their RoG boards are red and really good for gaming. But there are other options out there. If you don't like red, what color would you prefer? 

 

 

Way to much. From 500$ and more I think you pay like insane amounts. A better option is to maybe look for Germany, they ship to Sweden and have pretty good prices. But after shipping costs, im not sure if it will actually be cheaper. In general it's just best to buy in your own country. 

I just don't like the dragon, and I like how the UD4H looks.

 

Wow, i'm really sad right now. Thought I was getting a good deal because the shipping wasn't that expensive, oh well. Guess I'll have to buy from Sweden instead(which is much more expensive :unsure: ).

[Kiwiandapple]

I just don't like the dragon, and I like how the UD4H looks.

 

Wow, i'm really sad right now. Thought I was getting a good deal because the shipping wasn't that expensive, oh well. Guess I'll have to buy from Sweden instead(which is much more expensive :unsure: ).

 

I can have a look for the German prices, but I need to login at amazon at least to see the prices for shipping to Sweden. But the German prices are pretty good. But not that much cheaper then Sweden, but maybe you can get some parts from there.

 

For boards, how do you like the looks off these?

 

 

Sorry for the big images. These 2 are awesome gaming boards. 

[WoodenMarker]

I don't really like the look of the G45 Gaming(aesthetics matter). Will get 1600 ram, but I heard somewhere that BF4 will utilize faster memory.

Noted, thanks for the response.

If you get faster memory you won't be able to oc your cpu as much anyway. Oc'ing one will make oc'ing the other unstable and oc'ing your cpu gives a more tangible benefit most of the time anyway.

Wow, i'm really sad right now. Thought I was getting a good deal because the shipping wasn't that expensive, oh well. Guess I'll have to buy from Sweden instead(which is much more expensive :unsure: ).

Where will you be shopping then?

SP120's are pretty loud--I'd recommend getting some quieter fans.

Caviar blacks also aren't worth the money. They can be a bit loud and there are cheaper alternatives like the Blue and barracuda. Caviar greens are a bit slower so I would recommend not to load games from them if you don't have to. 

The 290x isn't meant for 1080p so you better be going with triple 1080p or a 1440p display. If you're sticking with 1080p, you might as well just get a 280x/7970 because one will already max almost everything out.

[JanusBananus]

If you get faster memory you won't be able to oc your cpu as much anyway. Oc'ing one will make oc'ing the other unstable and oc'ing your cpu gives a more tangible benefit most of the time anyway.

Where will you be shopping then?

SP120's are pretty loud--I'd recommend getting some quieter fans.

Caviar blacks also aren't worth the money. They can be a bit loud and there are cheaper alternatives like the Blue and barracuda. Caviar greens are a bit slower so I would recommend not to load games from them if you don't have to. 

The 290x isn't meant for 1080p so you better be going with triple 1080p or a 1440p display. If you're sticking with 1080p, you might as well just get a 280x/7970 because one will already max almost everything out.

Ok i'll use 1600 memory if that is the case. 

 

Since people say the taxes are really high I'll be be buying my parts from from here or from here.

 

Yeah I know I was going to get Noiseblocker eloops but NCIX didn't carry them so I went with SP120s. But since I won't be ordering my parts from NCIX, I can get some quieter ones.

 

Maybe I'll buy two WD blue drives and put them in RAID 1 so I can load games and use them for general storage.

 

That is the plan, since I don't have the money for a 290X or three monitors I will just buy a 280X or if I find a cheaper 7970GHz.

[Classics]

Will get 1600 ram, but I heard somewhere that BF4 will utilize faster memory.

 

If you're concerned about what BF4 is going to utilise better, you'll be better off getting an AMD 8 core as BF4 will utilise all cores thus getting better performance with it. The 8350 also performs about 5 - 10% slower in games that don't utilise all cores, so you won't really be missing out if you get one.

[JanusBananus]

I can have a look for the German prices, but I need to login at amazon at least to see the prices for shipping to Sweden. But the German prices are pretty good. But not that much cheaper then Sweden, but maybe you can get some parts from there.

 

For boards, how do you like the looks off these?

 

 

Sorry for the big images. These 2 are awesome gaming boards. 

 

Not bad, but I still think that the UD4H looks a bit better(at least on pictures). Do you know the main difference between the Maximus VI Hero and Gigabyte UD4H? 

[Kiwiandapple]

Not bad, but I still think that the UD4H looks a bit better(at least on pictures). Do you know the main difference between the Maximus VI Hero and Gigabyte UD4H? 

 

Sound. Overall those 2 boards are pretty compareable. It's just that I would suggest the Gigabyte UD3H and a soundcard while with the Hero, you will be fine. If you don't care alot about sound, then feel free to go with the Gigabyte.

[JanusBananus]

Sound. Overall those 2 boards are pretty compareable. It's just that I would suggest the Gigabyte UD3H and a soundcard while with the Hero, you will be fine. If you don't care alot about sound, then feel free to go with the Gigabyte.

I would go with UD3H but it doesn't fit the color scheme. I've been thinking of getting an external DAC instead of an internal sound card, when I have the money.

[Kiwiandapple]

I would go with UD3H but it doesn't fit the color scheme. I've been thinking of getting an external DAC instead of an internal sound card, when I have the money.

 

Allright, that's a fair option. Just remember that an DAC won't improve the microphone quality. But i'm not aware how good it is nowadays with the onboard quality. Just when I bought my soundcard, my quality went up a whole bunch hah. Might be because the onboard was just horrible, but well. Just giving you the information. 

 

Edit: from those 2 sites that you gave us, the cheapest UD4H is 1550 kr and the Hero 1717 kr. So not sure how much you are willing to spend on a dac, but for 167 kr I doub't you will get anything that can compare to the SupremeFX sound on the hero. But ofcourse, if you want to save money now, then sure grab the UD4H. I am just slightly a fan boy off Asus RoG boards. 

[JanusBananus]

Allright, that's a fair option. Just remember that an DAC won't improve the microphone quality. But i'm not aware how good it is nowadays with the onboard quality. Just when I bought my soundcard, my quality went up a whole bunch hah. Might be because the onboard was just horrible, but well. Just giving you the information. 

 

Edit: from those 2 sites that you gave us, the cheapest UD4H is 1550 kr and the Hero 1717 kr. So not sure how much you are willing to spend on a dac, but for 167 kr I doub't you will get anything that can compare to the SupremeFX sound on the hero. But ofcourse, if you want to save money now, then sure grab the UD4H. I am just slightly a fan boy off Asus RoG boards. 

I think I'm going the get the UD4H and save some money and then I'll save up a bit and get a DAC at an other time. 

[Kiwiandapple]

I think I'm going the get the UD4H and save some money and then I'll save up a bit and get a DAC at an other time. 

 

Fair choice, uhm. To say something funky tho. I don't know how this price drop will work for aftermarket coolers. But tomorrow the 780 will drop to 499$. So fuck me I wish I had money. 

Ofcourse the price from retailers will be higher since they want more margin, but still. 

[tobben]

I was wondering about that. Do you know how I would find out how much I will have to pay?

TREAD CAREFULLY, this could really screw you over, in Norway you will pay about 25% taxes + random fees for taking your money (gebyr) you don't have to pay toll for electronics but you still pay taxes random fees and whatnot, check out how it works in sweden, DO NOT order anything before doing your research, you are probably better off buying it within your country unless you can find somwhere that sells it for half the price...

[Kiwiandapple]

TREAD CAREFULLY, this could really screw you over, in Norway you will pay about 25% taxes + random fees for taking your money (gebyr) you don't have to pay toll for electronics but you still pay taxes random fees and whatnot, check out how it works in sweden, DO NOT order anything before doing your research, you are probably better off buying it within your country unless you can find somwhere that sells it for half the price...

 

He is very likely going to buy in Sweden. Aswell something that I think still is the case, as long as the total price off the thing is under 500$ (i only know this about the US, but I assume it works for europe somewhat the same) You don't have to pay insane taxes. I got my Astro A40 from the US and they were like 250$, I had to pay a tax to the shipping guys for like 10€ or something. But overall nothing to crazy. 

[tobben]

He is very likely going to buy in Sweden. Aswell something that I think still is the case, as long as the total price off the thing is under 500$ (i only know this about the US, but I assume it works for europe somewhat the same) You don't have to pay insane taxes. I got my Astro A40 from the US and they were like 250$, I had to pay a tax to the shipping guys for like 10€ or something. But overall nothing to crazy. 

nope .. here it's more like 170$ where it get's crazy, and you still have some fees and other things to pay if it's over 35$, he really would have to find it at half price to make it even worth thinking about importing, especially for a pc with massive shipping fees as you pay taxes and whatnot for those aswell.

 

at the 35$ mark you end up paying more for import fees taxes and whatnot than the actual item, making it twice as expensive or more.