Is this a good gaming Desktop build? Should I make it any cheaper?

Vindaloovians · Dec 6, 2013

Is this a good gaming build?

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2g0gT

I want to get a new computer in Autumn 2014. I've chosen the parts here but I Want to be spending about £600. I'm fine a bit over, which is why it's £700 but by autumn it should be a bit cheaper. Can you guys point out any compatibility issues or part alternatives that may be a bit cheaper and/or better?
Will I be able to play any game on at least medium settings for the next 4 years? Also, is the power supply enough or not? Could I even make it smaller? I will be playing Crysis 3, BF4, Skyrim etc.
Many thanks, Louis.

nick3232 · Dec 6, 2013

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2g12m 100x better,7870 is the best gpu for the budget and psu is the best also ram.You were gonna make a wrong choice there!

Hit the best answer button if I helped you!

mouad · Dec 6, 2013

it' a good build but you should think about spending more money on the gpu if you think about using the pc for gaming
and i don't think that it will be enough for 4 years (game are getting better, graphic are getting better ...)
even a beast coumputer will not have the same efficiency after 4years

barto · Dec 6, 2013

I agree with mouad, I think you could save some cash on the motherboard and get a better GPU. Also, I think you save a few more quid by getting the FX 8320 rather than the 8350. They have similar performance as is. Considering you have the H60, I'm assuming you plan on overclocking. The 8320 can easily achieve 8350 speeds when OC'd.

mouad · Dec 6, 2013

and i don't think that you would really need a water cooling system you could buy a cheaper cpu cooling fan

Vindaloovians · Dec 6, 2013

mouad :

I've changed it a bit...What do you think about this one?

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2g2mc

mouad · Dec 6, 2013

it's a solid build but, are you planning to SLI it any time soon?and are you going to OC it?

Vindaloovians · Dec 6, 2013

mouad :

Might overclock, If i do only to 4.2GHz, Should I swap out the 3GB GPU for 2 2GB GPUs? If so which?

barto · Dec 6, 2013

You can SLI two graphics cards as long as they have the graphics processor. Clock speed or GPU RAM size will not hinder SLI.

Also, don't limit yourself to a particular CPU frequency. OVERCLOCK TO DESTROY GAMES! (sorry for over doing it)

If you plan on SLI, you may want a 750w PSU to support both cards.

mouad · Dec 6, 2013

i think you can keep the 3GB GPU if you can afford it because it will be usefull in newer games since you wont make it until Autumn 2014 and it will be enough for you to play BF4 and crysis 3 on medium

BTW you can't SLI with this motherboard (you can't add another NVIDIA graphics card in the future)

mouad · Dec 6, 2013

i think you can keep the 3GB GPU if you can afford it because it will be usefull in newer games since you wont make it until Autumn 2014 and it will be enough for you to play BF4 and crysis 3 on medium

BTW you can't SLI with this motherboard (you can't add another NVIDIA graphics card in the future)

Rammy · Dec 6, 2013

A 3Gb GTX660 is completely pointless, you will never use the Vram so it's just a waste of money.

The PSU you have is plenty for GTX660 SLI, but I don't see why you would want to do that. For significantly less than the price of two of them, you could have an R9 280X or GTX770 which is a far more elegant solution.

mouad · Dec 6, 2013

it says here that it does not support SLI
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970pro3r20

Rammy · Dec 6, 2013

mouad :

Yeah it doesn't (well, not officially). And I still don't see why you would want to. But if you did, you'd have to change to a 990FX chipset (or 970 Extreme4)

Vindaloovians · Dec 6, 2013

barto :

Could you modify as you see best to dual card SLI, I can't figure out why but I can't add another card, please keep it under £700! http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2g2mc

Rammy · Dec 6, 2013

It's £11 over, but as ways to spend £700...£711...go, it's pretty good

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£113.20 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£63.29 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (£227.46 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.98 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.08 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£67.93 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £711.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-06 20:11 GMT+0000)

mouad · Dec 6, 2013

if you want to SLI you would need more than £700 i think your last build is the best for your current budget

Vindaloovians · Dec 6, 2013

Rammy :

mouad :

Thanks for the help, you were nearly the solution

mouad · Dec 6, 2013

u're welcome don't forget to click on best solution button if this helps you

Rammy · Dec 7, 2013

I know this isn't really the place, but the ability for people to unselect the best answer selected by the OP, then change it to something that, and I quote, reads

u're welcome don't forget to click on best solution button if this helps you

Is a pretty ridiculous situation

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