Which of these three builds is best?

bizitaq · Aug 6, 2014

With the help of some guys on another thread I have come up with a few builds and I am not sure which to go with. I will be using the PC for light gaming and media, and later on recording and mixing music(for fun, not professionally).

I am indecisive and want to make sure I have a really good build for my budget.

Here are the builds:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/bizitaq/saved/p9xbt6

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/bizitaq/saved/JLkWGX

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/bizitaq/saved/vMpzK8

Give me feedback and if you think I should make any tweaks let me know.
Thanks.

Alex Kelly · Aug 6, 2014

Here you are, the middle one was the best but I made some changes, to make it perform much better.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GXG3NG
Hope you like it! If you have any questions please just let me know.

bizitaq · Aug 6, 2014

Thank you.
The Radeon R9 270 seems to be the better choice from reviews and comparisons that I read.
I did pick a different motherboard from the one you suggested.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zWTwmG
The price difference isn't much and within my budget.
What do you think? Good or not?

bizitaq · Aug 6, 2014

Alex Kelly :

Thank you.
The Radeon R9 270 seems to be the better choice from reviews and comparisons that I read.
I did pick a different motherboard from the one you suggested.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zWTwmG
The price difference isn't much and within my budget.
What do you think? Good or not?

tiny voices · Aug 6, 2014

That z97 board is pointless as it is designed for overclocking and you cannot overclock that locked i5.

I would also change that EVGA PSU. EVGA make some great units, but that is not one of them. I recommend an Antec, XFX, Seasonic instead for better quality and reliability.

Alex Kelly · Aug 6, 2014

^ Yep. But if it's not much more expensive, I suppose it doesn't matter.
That PSU is fine, you are right though. It's not one of their best units, but it certainly isn't bad.
an XFX 550W would be a better choice if you can afford it, though.

bizitaq · Aug 6, 2014

Okay I will look into a different motherboard but first the PSU.

What do you think about these?

Corsair
CX500M vs

Corsair
CS550M vs

Antec
BP550 Plus vs

XFX
P1-550S-XXB9

Thanks.

tiny voices · Aug 6, 2014

The XFX and Antec are the best. The XFX is the very best but only slightly.

Alex Kelly · Aug 6, 2014

Yup. The Corsairs you have listed use very cheap capacitors, have coil whine issues and get loud under heavy loud.

bizitaq · Aug 6, 2014

Okay I will go with the XFX.

Now lastly, the motherboard.

Here's one that I have found.
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah81mds2v

Alex Kelly · Aug 6, 2014

Yep, that's a decent motherboard and will work just fine. It only has 2 RAM slots so you wouldn't be able to add more RAM later on, though.

tiny voices · Aug 6, 2014

What CPU will be paired with that board?

bizitaq · Aug 6, 2014

Sorry I made a quick last edit to the text, it seems it didn't go through.

I asked your suggestions on a motherboard.

@ Alex Kelly You suggested this one in the parts list Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H

Here is the current list as it stands.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/bizitaq/saved/p9xbt6

Alex Kelly · Aug 6, 2014

Looks great! I do recommend you go with the Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H.

bizitaq · Aug 6, 2014

Well I'm still pretty undecided about the motherboard but since I'm buying each part separately and at different times(as soon as I've saved enough for each particular part) I have time to choose which motherboard to go with.

Thanks for your help. I'm really happy with the build.

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