First PC build advice

[Whos_Dan]

Hey guys, I'm a noob to the forum so I hope I am doing this right lol. Hoping to order around Christmas.

 

1. Budget & Location

My budget is around €750 ($1000) and I'm in Ireland. I can't really go over that budget.

 

2. Aim

Mostly gaming and a bit of web browsing. Not very intensive games, Skyrim, Fallout: New Vegas & Euro Truck Simulator 2 (If anybody knows that lol).

 

3. Monitors

Trying to save as much as possible so I will be using my 1366x768 monitor, which means I can use a cheaper GPU and upgrade when I get the money.

 

4. Peripherals

I have a W7 key so all I need is a budget keyboard and mouse for now. (Will upgrade to gaming k&m in the future)

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

N/A

 

 

 

 

This is what I have come up with so far, feedback would be appreciated:

 

Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini R2

 

CPU: Intel Core i5 3470

 

Mobo: ASRock B75 Pro3-m

 

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8gb Low-Profile (Black)

 

GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 OC 2gb

 

PSU: Corsair CX600M Hybrid Modular

 

HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB

 

Wireless Adapter: ASUS PCE-N15

 

Keyboard & Mouse: Logitech Mk 270

 

 

Total cost inc. delivery: €751.50

 

I really hope I did that right because that took a while...

 

 

 

 

[TeKNiQue]

Get a 3570k instead

[TheRuke]

Get a Radeon HD7870 Instead. It is cheaper and performs better.

[TheRuke]

Get a 3570k instead

I was thinking of that but he'd also have to get a compatible mobo.

[Whos_Dan]

Get a 3570k instead

 

Is there any point? That would mean I have to get an overclockable mobo as well?

[TheRoss0411]

Good post

Welcome to the forum, and enjoy your stay

A couple of things :

• Get a 4670k
• An LGA 1150 Motherboard
• Cheaper RAM
• SSD

I would advise getting the 4670k and motherboard first as they are the hardest to upgrade.

Everything else you can upgrade later, or save up for

I would advise getting a 1080p monitor to have a proper PC experience

[Vader]

Do you need a copy of windows?

[Whos_Dan]

Good post

Welcome to the forum, and enjoy your stay

A couple of things :

• Get a 4670k
• An LGA 1150 Motherboard
• Cheaper RAM
• SSD

I would advise getting the 4670k and motherboard first as they are the hardest to upgrade.

Everything else you can upgrade later, or save up for

I would advise getting a 1080p monitor to have a proper PC experience

 

Thanks man! I was wondering if there would be a big difference with a 4670k? And obviously an OC compatible motherboard is a bit dearer. And do you know any good cheap RAM? I would love an SSD but I'm on a pretty tight budget

[Whos_Dan]

Do you need a copy of windows?

 

No, already have a W7 key

[TeKNiQue]

Thanks man! I was wondering if there would be a big difference with a 4670k? And obviously an OC compatible motherboard is a bit dearer. And do you know any good cheap RAM? I would love an SSD but I'm on a pretty tight budget

I just wanted to say that I wouldn't get a SSD if I were you. Just save for one in the future. 

[TheRoss0411]

Thanks man! I was wondering if there would be a big difference with a 4670k? And obviously an OC compatible motherboard is a bit dearer. And do you know any good cheap RAM? I would love an SSD but I'm on a pretty tight budget

You will get a bit better performance, a good OC board isn't much more. You also don't need to OC straight away.

I would reccomend Kingston HyperX RAM, really good value for money

You could get an 840 Evo later and move your OS onto it

[s3ns3]

Is there any point? That would mean I have to get an overclockable mobo as well?

if you don`t OC there is no point and yes you need a good z77 mobo and a cooler. however the build looks good but i would get hd 7870.

[Vader]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/23dZb

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/23dZb/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/23dZb/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£113.99 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£95.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£71.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.00 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  (£228.43 @ Dabs) 

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.84 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£54.61 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £760.81

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-16 17:44 GMT+0000)

[Whos_Dan]

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/23dZb

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/23dZb/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/23dZb/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£113.99 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£95.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£71.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.00 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  (£228.43 @ Dabs) 

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.84 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£54.61 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £760.81

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-16 17:44 GMT+0000)

 

 

That is a great build but £760 is about €910 so that is way over my budget 

[Vader]

That is a great build but £760 is about €910 so that is way over my budget 

sorry ill fix it. 

[s3ns3]

sorry ill fix it. 

just make a 750$ build couse in eu everything cost more

[Whos_Dan]

just make a 750$ build couse in eu everything cost more

 

I hate it...  :angry:

[Vader]

That is a great build but £760 is about €910 so that is way over my budget 

i believe this is close to your budget.  http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/23eaF

[Whos_Dan]

i believe this is close to your budget.  http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/23eaF

 

That's really good! Do you think I could get away with a cheaper motherboard?

[Vader]

That's really good! Do you think I could get away with a cheaper motherboard?

You could if you'd like. how much cheaper do you want to go?

[s3ns3]

That's really good! Do you think I could get away with a cheaper motherboard?

it has like same performance if not worse(cpu must be OC`ed) like the one you did. with yours just get hd7870/r9 270X but the gtx 660 is very good too(just a liltle behind the 7870) and you get shadowplay

[Whos_Dan]

You could if you'd like. how much cheaper do you want to go?

 

Not much cheaper, maybe £60/70 if that is reasonable

[Vader]

Not much cheaper, maybe £60/70 if that is reasonable

Edits: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/23eOp

[WoodenMarker]

Where are you shopping?

[Whos_Dan]

Where are you shopping?

 

A German website called Hardware Versand. It's quite popular in Ireland because of the lower VAT in Germany and a fixed shipping cost, but I would be willing to use other sites too.