New to building Gaming pcs.

Dazzah · Sep 7, 2014

i am very new to building pcs and when i have all the parts i will know how to build it i just don't know if all the parts are compatible or if i could get more bang for my buck?

Case
Sharkoon BD28 PC case - Red

CPU
AMD FX8320 Black Edition 8 Core 3.5/4.0GHz, AM3+

Motherboard
ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Gaming Motherboard

GPU
Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB

HDD
Seagate ST31000524AS 3.5 inch 1TB Hard Drive (Serial-ATA, 6Gb/s, 32Mb, 7200RPM)

RAM
Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB)

Disk Drive
Lite-On Super AllWrite 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive - Bulk - IHAS124-04 (Black)

PSU
sair VS Series 550W Power Supply Unit

Sound Card
Asus Xonar DGX 5.1 Sound Card (PCI Express 1.0, Smart Volume Normalizer, Xear 3D Virtual Speaker Shifter, Magic Voice)

Mains Cable
Mains Cable/ Lead/ Power Cable 1.5m UK TV/LCD/Kettle HD

All this is going to cost £636

I hope this is a good enough build to play some demanding games on good settings.

tiny voices · Sep 7, 2014

This will play games at high, not max settings.

It is a pretty decently designed system.

PSU is not great and I would change to an XFX, Antec, Seasonic unit.

RookieOfTheYear · Sep 7, 2014

I agree with tiny voices. Also, will you need an operating system, mouse, keyboard, or monitor?

RookieOfTheYear · Sep 7, 2014

Here would be my tweaks to your build. I didn't include a sound card as most people don't need them unless you are into recording music or something with your computer. This should get you closer to max settings on quite a few games, and was able to squeeze in a SSD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£99.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.86 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£104.04 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.46 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£55.14 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£151.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.54 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.98 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.22 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £637.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-07 18:44 BST+0100

tiny voices · Sep 7, 2014

That build looks good. I would recommend going with something similar to that for sure.

RookieOfTheYear · Sep 7, 2014

Thanks tiny voices. Here is the same build without the SSD. And with money saved, I upped the GPU to a 280x. I personally would rather have the SSD and just overclock the 280 as much as I could.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£99.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.86 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£104.04 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.46 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£194.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.54 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.98 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.22 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £625.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-07 18:51 BST+0100

RookieOfTheYear · Sep 7, 2014

Ok, here is definitely the build I would go with. It's just better all around.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£47.84 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.46 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£55.14 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£194.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.54 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£43.48 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.22 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £642.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-07 18:59 BST+0100

tiny voices · Sep 7, 2014

I DO NOT recommend that board. It is VERY low end for a z97 board and will not overclock barely at all.

The PSU is also low quality. The EVGA B series is no better than the Corsair Cx units.

This is not a very good build, honestly.

RookieOfTheYear · Sep 7, 2014

tiny voices :

Yea I knew the PSU is not that great. I only recommended it because I had one that lasted me about 2 years of use and is still going. But that doesn't mean they are all like that. I don't know much about that board though, so thanks for filling me in.

I suppose he would have to spend another $20-40 to get a nice board. And I think the XFX 550 watt non modular is like $46...so only another $3 more than the EVGA I listed. Do you think 550 would be enough for that build with an 280x?

tiny voices · Sep 7, 2014

I would trust the XFX 1000x over that EVGA. That EVGA is not a very good unit.

Dazzah · Sep 7, 2014

Do you guys think this will have better graphics than the ps4?

tiny voices · Sep 7, 2014

Yes the r9 280 will be better than the PS4 for sure.

Dazzah · Sep 7, 2014

what about the gtx 760?

tiny voices · Sep 7, 2014

It will be slightly better, but yes it will still be better. Plus anything looks better on a monitor, than a TV anyway.

Dazzah · Sep 7, 2014

Got any suggestions on a 24inch monitor for a dual setup?

tiny voices · Sep 7, 2014

Just look for something that is IPS and LED. That is really all you need.

Also, make sure you know you will only be gaming on one monitor.

Dazzah · Sep 7, 2014

Okay thank you, after when i have everything with a mouse and keyboard too, I will buy another monitor.

tiny voices · Sep 7, 2014

Sounds good! I use 2 monitors personally and find it very useful.

Dazzah · Sep 7, 2014

I hear you can play some type of games like racing games on a triple monitor setup, do you know any other games like this?

tiny voices · Sep 7, 2014

You can play most games on 3 monitors, but you will need ALOT more than a single gtx760 to do that though.

Dazzah · Sep 7, 2014

by that time i will maybe have a job and since i will be earning my own money and i will have upgraded my pc altogether so i hear there is these amazing gpus called titans or whatever so i might get 2 of them just depends how much they cost.

Dazzah · Sep 7, 2014

Never mind they cost £800 haha

Watch your language please.

tiny voices · Sep 7, 2014

Nah, don;t bother with titans. They are for editing and rendering more than gaming. Don't worry about that now.

Dazzah · Sep 7, 2014

What high end gpu would you suggest...around £400

tiny voices · Sep 7, 2014

there is no way to even give you an answer ans by the time you are upgrading everything will be different.

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