Black and White PC

[mp4-25]

II have about £600 to spend and am looking to do some gaming, photo editing and very basic music production. I want a PC in a white case and for it to have black and white internals. I could stretch to £700 if that is any help. Thank you.  

[Oshino Shinobu]

How about the NZXT Phantom 410 for the case?

 

[ERSCreeper]

Please read this thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

[mp4-25]

Please read this thread: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

Thanks for highlighting this.

 

I am based n the UK (hence £)

Aims as stated above. mostly games like F1 2013 and the Dirt franchise

I will be using 1 1600*900 monitor and also my 720p tv

I have all the peripherals i will need

[ERSCreeper]

Thanks for highlighting this.

 

I am based n the UK (hence £)

Aims as stated above. mostly games like F1 2013 and the Dirt franchise

I will be using 1 1600*900 monitor and also my 720p tv

I have all the peripherals i will need

Awesome I will get working on a quote

[mp4-25]

Awesome I will get working on a quote

Thanks

[TheSLSAMG]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£109.31 @ Ebuyer) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.90 @ Ebuyer) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£103.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£54.98 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Video Card:  Gainward GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  (£196.49 @ Ebuyer) 

Case:  NZXT NZXT H230 White ATX Mid Tower ATX Mid Tower Case  (£55.48 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply:  EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£48.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £694.92

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

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This thing will fly for what you want to do.

[ciprian97pop]

II have about £600 to spend and am looking to do some gaming, photo editing and very basic music production. I want a PC in a white case and for it to have black and white internals. I could stretch to £700 if that is any help. Thank you.  

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£109.31 @ Ebuyer) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.90 @ Ebuyer) 

Motherboard:  ASRock 970 PRO3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£54.50 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£54.98 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Video Card:  XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  (£239.04 @ Amazon UK) 

Case:  NZXT NZXT H230 White ATX Mid Tower ATX Mid Tower Case  (£55.48 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£57.67 @ Dabs) 

Total: £696.87

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-05 20:18 GMT+0000)

[ERSCreeper]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£109.31 @ Ebuyer) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.90 @ Ebuyer) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£103.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£54.98 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Video Card:  Gainward GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  (£196.49 @ Ebuyer) 

Case:  NZXT NZXT H230 White ATX Mid Tower ATX Mid Tower Case  (£55.48 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply:  EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£48.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £694.92

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-05 20:16 GMT+0000)

 

This thing will fly for what you want to do.

 

 

 

Thanks

This build above should be perfect (Damn it SLS and your faster internet)

[TheSLSAMG]

This build above should be perfect (Damn it SLS and your faster internet)

My internet is too fast for you.

[Oshino Shinobu]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£109.31 @ Ebuyer) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.90 @ Ebuyer) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£103.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory:  Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£54.98 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Video Card:  Gainward GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  (£196.49 @ Ebuyer) 

Case:  NZXT NZXT H230 White ATX Mid Tower ATX Mid Tower Case  (£55.48 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply:  EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£48.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £694.92

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-05 20:16 GMT+0000)

 

This thing will fly for what you want to do.

 

Definitely this. Was putting together the exact same build before I saw this  

[mp4-25]

would using a FX6300 impact performance too much?

 

This build above should be perfect (Damn it SLS and your faster internet)

[TheSLSAMG]

would using a FX6300 impact performance too much?

No, it shouldn't impact it too much. Keep in mind the 8320 will be a bit better for gaming/editing though.

[mp4-25]

No, it shouldn't impact it too much. Keep in mind the 8320 will be a bit better for gaming/editing though.

will i see a perceivable difference when working or is it only very slight

[Oshino Shinobu]

would using a FX6300 impact performance too much?

It won't too much, but there isn't too much difference in price. Bear in mind that games like BF4 are taking advantage of more cores now, so you might start to see bigger differences in the nearish future. 

[mp4-25]

It won't too much, but there isn't too much difference in price. Bear in mind that games like BF4 are taking advantage of more cores now, so you might start to see bigger differences in the nearish future. 

I am mostly interested in the music production and photo editing side, the gaming is a bonus, anything above 45fps on decent settings is fine. What would the difference in productivity be?

[Oshino Shinobu]

will i see a perceivable difference when working or is it only very slight

You probably won't notice it unless you were benchmarking things. Provided that you're not using 1080p, you probably won't see much, if any dip in performance between the two. It really comes down to if you're willing to pay the extra £30 for the extra performance and potential increase in performance later on as games utilise 8 cores.

[TheSLSAMG]

will i see a perceivable difference when working or is it only very slight

You won't see much of a difference in gaming, but there is around a 15-30% difference in editing. If it's just image editing though, go for the 6300.

 

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/699?vs=698

[Oshino Shinobu]

I am mostly interested in the music production and photo editing side, the gaming is a bonus, anything above 45fps on decent settings is fine. What would the difference in productivity be?

For editing and such, you'd definitely want the 8320 as editing programs are more CPU intensive. 

 

EDIT: As shown by the link @TheSLSAMG provided.

[mp4-25]

would i need a sound card for the music production side?

[Oshino Shinobu]

would i need a sound card for the music production side?

Most people here will say no, they would recommend an external AMP/DAC setup instead. The sound card won't improve the audio much, if at all. It will mainly make the audio louder. 

 

Tek Syndicate has been releasing videos which explain this a bit better. 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1rXcJuEsy0

[lilc]

would i need a sound card for the music production side?

For music production no, for personal use, maybe but most people would recommend an external dac or to keep onboard.

[brob]

A black & white Intel gaming & editing build.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£163.34 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard:  ASRock H81M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£45.35 @ CCL Computers)
Memory:  Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£88.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£54.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card  (£191.98 @ Dabs)
Case:  Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£64.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply:  Fractal Design Integra R2 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£47.68 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £698.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-05 21:27 GMT+0000)

[WoodenMarker]

Thanks for highlighting this.

 

I am based n the UK (hence £)

Aims as stated above. mostly games like F1 2013 and the Dirt franchise

I will be using 1 1600*900 monitor and also my 720p tv

I have all the peripherals i will need

What about the OS?

[mp4-25]

What about the OS?

Sorry, slipped my mind, I would like a copy of Windows 8