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September 4, 2014 3:39:08 AM

So what are the best cpu's out there right now? I have £800 to spend on my new gaming computer. I was thinking Fx8-8350 but some have said it might not be the best option, I dont want to spend more than £200-220 on the cpu unless i really have to. Also about the graphics card, r9 290 or gtx 770?? Or something else which is better without an extremely big price tag?
That being said, obviously i dont want one to bottleneck the other, so no point buying a super good graphics card if my cpu if bottlenecking it. Thanks a lot.

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September 4, 2014 3:46:51 AM

Ok heres what I recommend. Not sure if your £800 includes other components too?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£208.56 @ YoYoTech)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£278.75 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £487.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 11:44 BST+0100

The above has the best CPU for your budget and the R9 290. The 290 and 770 are pretty much equal but the 290 can take advantage of mantle for games like battlefield 4. Therefore, I would recommend the 290. If you can spend more, I would suggest the GTX 780 or R9 290x.

If you want an even better cpu, you can get the i7 4790k but that will cost a little more.

Let me know if you want a motherboard to go with this as well (and other components?)

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September 4, 2014 3:54:43 AM

A R9 290 is better than a GTX770 per http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1068?vs=1037

A FX8350 or i5 4690k would power them no problem.

But I doubt you can put together a reasonable build with a 290 in it for 800 quid.

Try -

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£121.49 @ YoYoTech)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.90 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£66.51 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (£232.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.39 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£78.71 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer (£15.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.98 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £804.50


or with r9 290 -

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£121.49 @ YoYoTech)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.90 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£66.51 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£299.15 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.39 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£78.71 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer (£15.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.98 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £870.66
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September 4, 2014 3:59:01 AM

@i7Baby I was wondering that too - £800 might be difficult. But since oskar didn't mention the rest of the components IN that budget I wasn't sure :??: 
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September 4, 2014 3:59:22 AM

tambeshakunt said:
Ok heres what I recommend. Not sure if your £800 includes other components too?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£208.56 @ YoYoTech)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£278.75 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £487.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 11:44 BST+0100

The above has the best CPU for your budget and the R9 290. The 290 and 770 are pretty much equal but the 290 can take advantage of mantle for games like battlefield 4. Therefore, I would recommend the 290. If you can spend more, I would suggest the GTX 780 or R9 290x.

If you want an even better cpu, you can get the i7 4790k but that will cost a little more.

Let me know if you want a motherboard to go with this as well (and other components?)




Hi thanks for the reply. Yes £800 is the budget for the whole computer ( not including monitor mouse keyboard hard drive and dvd reader )
I will need 16gb of RAM too because i do a lot of programming, designing 3D etc etc.

So the i7-4770K will be good to go with r9 290? they wont bottleneck eachother?


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September 4, 2014 4:01:38 AM

Oh then no chance for £800. You can't have the 4770k AND 290 for that.
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September 4, 2014 4:02:20 AM

For an i7 with r9 290 you'll need 1000 quid - OK?
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September 4, 2014 4:02:29 AM

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A R9 290 is better than a GTX770 per http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1068?vs=1037

A FX8350 or i5 4690k would power them no problem.

But I doubt you can put together a reasonable build with a 290 in it for 800 quid.

Try -

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£121.49 @ YoYoTech)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.90 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£66.51 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (£232.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.39 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£78.71 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer (£15.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.98 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £804.50


or with r9 290 -

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£121.49 @ YoYoTech)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.90 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£66.51 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£299.15 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.39 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£78.71 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer (£15.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.98 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £870.66

Hi, thanks for your reply, I already have Windows 64 bit, optical drive and hard drive. so take that away it will come up all together close to £800

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September 4, 2014 4:05:28 AM

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/YDVdGX

CPU

Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
£142.65

Video Card

XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card
£349.99

Base Total: £818.50
Shipping: £3.99
Total: £822.49
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September 4, 2014 4:09:53 AM

Have a look at this though

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£149.14 @ YoYoTech)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.90 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£82.31 @ YoYoTech)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£111.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£278.75 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.39 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£55.30 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £756.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 12:09 BST+0100
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September 4, 2014 4:10:10 AM

OK - no OS, HDD or ODD with i7 -

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£367.33 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.90 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£103.35 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£66.35 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£299.15 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.39 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£78.71 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £994.18
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September 4, 2014 4:13:05 AM

drkatz42 said:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/YDVdGX

CPU

Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
£142.65

Video Card

XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card
£349.99

Base Total: £818.50
Shipping: £3.99
Total: £822.49


I believe that GPU is reference cooler - they are dreadful on the 290 and 290x cards. A complete leaf blower in your PC!!! Incredibly loud and irritating.

Also, not sure how you can get that AsRock board for that price - its around £107 if you search on amazon.
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September 4, 2014 4:22:16 AM

II can get the Fx8-8350 for £130 on ebay, whilst the 4770K is £210, Is there a big difference between these two?? Is it worth the extra £80?? and IF i go with Fx8-8350 + r9 290, will one bottleneck another??
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September 4, 2014 4:34:45 AM

Don't buy on ebay unless it is a proper retailer's shop on ebay. Yes if you aren't doing much gaming the fx 8350 will be better but it runs a lot hotter and you will need a different motherboard. I would never suggest the 8350, instead I would always recommend the 8320 as it is basically identical but with a lower clock and much cheaper price.

With the 8320, you will be able to run any graphics card pretty much -don't need to bother about bottlenecking. If you go down 8320 route, I suggest a 990FX motherboard such as the M5a99FX pro r2.0 and a good cooler.
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September 4, 2014 4:43:22 AM

tambeshakunt said:
Don't buy on ebay unless it is a proper retailer's shop on ebay. Yes if you aren't doing much gaming the fx 8350 will be better but it runs a lot hotter and you will need a different motherboard. I would never suggest the 8350, instead I would always recommend the 8320 as it is basically identical but with a lower clock and much cheaper price.

With the 8320, you will be able to run any graphics card pretty much -don't need to bother about bottlenecking. If you go down 8320 route, I suggest a 990FX motherboard such as the M5a99FX pro r2.0 and a good cooler.


Gaming is mostly what i will be using it for. So what cpu do you recommend? The i7-4770k ?? Also, what motherboard? And is 550W power enough to power it all??

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September 4, 2014 4:53:08 AM

Here is an fx8320 config:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£97.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£30.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£111.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£278.75 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.39 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£55.30 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £735.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-04 12:50 BST+0100


550 is enough for this but if you plan on overclocking or adding more graphics card, you may need more.

Gaming mostly = i7
Gaming plus 3D work (like you mention) = FX 8320

i7 side of things does offer newer, more feature packed components though.

Have look at this too http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4770K-vs-AMD-FX-8...
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