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2250$ gaming pc budget, what you think? (solved)

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March 28, 2014 10:55:28 AM

Hey all

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Telwen/saved/4bXv

As for missing parts, i own a 750w chieftec PSU(will upgrade), 250gb silicon power SSD, 27" monitor (2560x1440)

what you think? I'm very interested in knowing if something isn't compatible!

Tel

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March 28, 2014 11:09:59 AM

Everything is compatible, and will work fine. However i would think about getting a different cpu cooler if you do plan on overclocking or anything in the future. I would research the temps on that cpu, im guessing that it runs pretty hot. My FX 8350 ran pretty warm with the havik 140 on it. If you are willing to spend that much on a computer, spend a little more on your cooler. =] other than that looks good!
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March 28, 2014 11:18:31 AM

Hey, you haven't exceeded your budget yet. Add more until you reach it. I'd say a Samsung EVO 250Gb SSD for the primary drive. And a 1tb Hard Drive of your choice as a secondary. Additionally, you should go for an Intel i7 if you want to. I know some people have fights (I'm not trying to start one) but if you can (or want to) you should go for that GPU. As for the case, you should check out the Corsair 500R. And for the GPU, get a 780 Ti. Trust me, it's great.
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March 28, 2014 5:26:39 PM

Yea i was thinking of a better cooler... ill check out the case aswell.

a 780 ti is too spicy for my budget.. its hard pressed with what ive chosen already. I should be able to spend a wee bit more on a cooler and case though... but video card is 420£ where ill need to buy it.. IIRC the gtx 780ti's was 550£+ its a huge gap, and in all honesty the Evga geforce gtx 780 classified that i chose isn't far behind a 780 ti.

The 780 TI is about on pair with a Titan in my opinion, just for a bit less money. this review tests the GTX 780 Classified and compares it with a lot of different cards.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/evga_geforce_gtx_7...

As a side note, I'm not planning on any heavy OC, if any at all. Maybe just some small stuff here and there. I'm to scared ill burn it all off :) 
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March 28, 2014 5:59:38 PM

I would trash that whole rig. I would not get an FX-9590 for gaming (that kind of processing power is wasted on a gaming rig, as is DDR3-2400), get an Intel i5 instead and put the extra money into a better GPU. And trash that PSU - a Chieftec PSU with any decent graphics card would most likely blow up or short out on you and take your rig down with it. Do not - repeat - DO NOT - use that power supply on your new rig. It will be more useful as a paper weight. :lol: 

Do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£103.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£103.45 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£55.36 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£62.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£399.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.98 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.69 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)
Total: £996.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 00:57 GMT+0000)

Less expensive while providing a complete system and no junk. And again I cannot emphasize enough not to use the power supply you already own. It will end very badly.
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March 28, 2014 6:36:09 PM

g-unit1111 said:
I would trash that whole rig. I would not get an FX-9590 for gaming (that kind of processing power is wasted on a gaming rig, as is DDR3-2400), get an Intel i5 instead and put the extra money into a better GPU. And trash that PSU - a Chieftec PSU with any decent graphics card would most likely blow up or short out on you and take your rig down with it. Do not - repeat - DO NOT - use that power supply on your new rig. It will be more useful as a paper weight. :lol: 

Do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£103.46 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£103.45 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£55.36 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£62.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£399.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.98 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.69 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)
Total: £996.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-29 00:57 GMT+0000)

Less expensive while providing a complete system and no junk. And again I cannot emphasize enough not to use the power supply you already own. It will end very badly.

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+1 with your budget, going Intel makes more sense, might even go the 4770K and a little higher end mobo
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March 28, 2014 10:01:34 PM

Telwen said:
Hey all

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Telwen/saved/4bXv

As for missing parts, i own a 750w chieftec PSU, 250gb silicon power SSD, 27" monitor (2560x1440)

what you think? I'm very interested in knowing if something isn't compatible!

Tel


Chieftec? I suggest getting a new PSU because I've personally never heard of it.
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March 29, 2014 4:47:28 AM

Parts have been updated, but I will stick to AMD cpu's.

Is the cpu cooler sufficient or i need something stronger? I'm aware water cooling would probably be better but I've never tried it so I'm a bit reluctant in trying it out.
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March 30, 2014 12:31:05 AM

Have updated the parts list once more, changed a few things most noticeably the motherboard, I don't know if its a typo from the manufactures part but the asrock 990fx extreme9 was the only motherboard that support 220w cpu I could find. The rest was max 140watt cpu support. The 140watt CPU support motherboards still showed up as compatible, maybe it just checks for socket?

I changed the cpu cooler to Corsair H100I LCS, its quite a big radiator which means the fans will have to be put on the outside of Corsair 600T case. I may look for a different case, if anyone have something nice in mind in same price range, please do tell.

Changed PSU so something bigger in case I ever want to add another video card for SLI.

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April 9, 2014 7:21:19 AM

Ok ive scrapped this build and come up with something completely different. Will start a new thread to avoid confusion. Thanks all for your help.
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April 9, 2014 10:02:32 AM

Telwen said:
Parts have been updated, but I will stick to AMD cpu's.

Is the cpu cooler sufficient or i need something stronger? I'm aware water cooling would probably be better but I've never tried it so I'm a bit reluctant in trying it out.


Is there any reason for that?
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April 10, 2014 12:21:08 PM

g-unit1111 said:
Telwen said:
Parts have been updated, but I will stick to AMD cpu's.

Is the cpu cooler sufficient or i need something stronger? I'm aware water cooling would probably be better but I've never tried it so I'm a bit reluctant in trying it out.


Is there any reason for that?


Ive always been an AMD CPU person, but recently I've been swayed by friends to go for an Intel.

You can check it out here if you wish:
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