I need a little help

Sheddemon · Apr 2, 2014

So Im not sure if this build is the best build for the price/performance ratio -

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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£58.05 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£49.18 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.19 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card (£153.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£31.73 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.69 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£81.72 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£5.30 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£5.30 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£5.30 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £543.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-02 16:52 BST+0100)

Can anyone reccomend anything else that will yield better performance but at the same £600 budget?

rolli59 · Apr 2, 2014

I do not see a PSU but other than looks to be nice mATX build.

Sheddemon · Apr 2, 2014

Oh yeah I removed the PSU because It was a bad brand, What PSU would you reccomend that can handle 2 r9 270x's?

cdrkf · Apr 2, 2014

Sheddemon :

Well you're a little under budget there. Personally I'd go for an AMD FX6300 on socket AM3+ (the motherboard you should be able to get for same price, Ebuyer has that CPU for approximately £80). The FX has level 3 cache and 2 more cores than the FM2 based chip you have there.

Alternatively for similar money you could get an Intel i3 4130 which should perform similar in games and has the upgrade path to the more powerful i5 and i7 chips.

Don't get me wrong that's not a bad set-up, it's just there is little upgrade path above that processor whereas with AM3+ you can go up to the 8 core 9570, and with the intel 1150 socket you have up to the quad core / 8 thread i7 4770k.

rolli59 · Apr 2, 2014

Why 2 270X?
Quality one that will handle one http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9 Budget one http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr
For two cards which I would not do on your board http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750xxxb9

cdrkf · Apr 2, 2014

Sheddemon :

Yeah you need to get a good PSU- main rules are:
80+ Bronze Certified and a SINGLE 12V rail (manufacturers produce high wattage PSU with cheap bits by providing several low current 12V rails to make the supply look better than it is).

Something like this should handle 2 x R9 270X cards:
http://www.ebuyer.com/584216-corsair-cs650m-modular-650w-atx-psu-cp-9020077-uk

For just one 270X the cosair CX500 would be fine as it's much cheaper but you need at least the 650 for 2 cards I think.

Sheddemon · Apr 2, 2014

Well 2x r9 270x's in the future when i have the money to get a second. and thanks for the advice on the CPU's

rolli59 · Apr 2, 2014

Make sure the board you get can run CF at X8 X8 because not really worth doing it at X16 X4 with 10% performance penalty. I can not think of AMD mATX board that will allow that though.

cdrkf · Apr 2, 2014

rolli59 :

Yeah you're right there- it would probably be better to get a bigger case and a full ATX board if you want to go Crossfire in the future (as even *if* you find an mATX board that's compatible 9 times out of 10 the small case will mean that the bottom slot is only single width and you won't find a single slot R9 270X.

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