Help with setup

Stalthos · Oct 4, 2014

Hi guys,
Here is a set-up I've came up with and I would like to know what you think, and would like some suggestions to make it better!

A few notes, I was going to make a build a while back, but lost my job, and had already bought the CPU, cooler and HDD so they need to stay in the final build that I'm making now.
I wasn't sure about which graphics card to get, i.e. one good one or 2 cheaper ones and bridge them.

End goal is to have a PC that will run full HD maxed out settings on the latest games with high Frame rate.

Obviously cheaper the better, but if a notable difference will be seen and it will cost a little bit extra then please do suggest it.

Thanks guys, here is the link:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Pw9jvK

Steven

anti-duck · Oct 4, 2014

I think you could save a couple of quid on the motherboard and RAM; I'd personally go for a GA-990FXA-UD3 and a single kit of 2x4GB RAM and then invest the money saved into a GTX 970.

LukaBoki · Oct 4, 2014

Your budget is 1000 quid?
And you already have the CPU,the CPU cooler and the HDD?

LukaBoki · Oct 4, 2014

This would be a better setup:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Kp32zy
But I would try and sell that FX-8350 and get this:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/yFXsvK
Because AM3+ socket is dead right now.

Vic 40 · Oct 4, 2014

For a one gpu system could you go even cheaper without having bad specs,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£125.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.86 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£82.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£119.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£74.39 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£72.40 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card (£219.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£51.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£60.16 @ More Computers)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-208DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£65.63 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £896.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-04 12:29 BST+0100

I assume that the r9 290 is a legit deall,it also comes with a game promo=three free games
http://sites.amd.com/us/promo/never-settle/Pages/never-settle.aspx.

Do you btw really need a blu ray player? Otherrwise could you just buy this,
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe

Stalthos · Oct 4, 2014

LukaBoki :

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

LukaBoki, £1000 all in is what im wanting to go for, so that's including what ive already spent on the CPU etc.
I think ill keep the CPU I already have as I would hate for it to go to waste, its never been used afterall!

There was something that I forgot to mention, Im wanting 16GB worth of RAM straight away, and I left the 32GB worth on the list just so I knew how much it would cost, I forgot to take it off before doing this post!
Was there any particular reason you would have picked the viper over the Kingston ones I suggested and also why the different PSU?

Thanks

Stalthos · Oct 4, 2014

Vic 40 :

Thanks for letting me know about that deal, ill look into it and check out the games, If it is legit that's an awesome offer (Though it makes you wonder how much profit they're getting on the GPU's to be able to throw games away!)

The BR player isn't necessarily need to have more nice to have, but it may come in handy for my parents who run their own photography studio and they're filling external hard drives quick! So could be an alternative for them.

LukaBoki · Oct 4, 2014

Get 2x8GB of RAM if you want that much RAM.
Patriot is cheaper.

sora · Oct 5, 2014

Vic 40 :

For a one gpu system could you go even cheaper without having bad specs,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£125.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.86 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£82.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£119.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£74.39 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£72.40 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB TurboDuo Video Card (£219.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£51.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£60.16 @ More Computers)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-208DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£65.63 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £896.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-04 12:29 BST+0100

I assume that the r9 290 is a legit deall,it also comes with a game promo=three free games
http://sites.amd.com/us/promo/never-settle/Pages/never-settle.aspx.

Do you btw really need a blu ray player? Otherrwise could you just buy this,
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe

The R9 290 is definitely a legit deal... Ebuyer is legitimate in general.

Vic 40 · Oct 5, 2014

sora :

Yeah,i figured that.They get supported by that amd deal so really should be.I just wondered at first because of that price which is very low.

@Stalthos,

if the BR player is something you want just go for it.It was worth mentioning it looking at the price difference.

If the deal with the r9 290 doesn't appeal could you with the budget on mine even go for a gtx 970 which is about the best gaming card price/performance wise,
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp40972kr
it's not that much more expensive.

Stalthos · Oct 5, 2014

LukaBoki :

Hi guys, thanks for the replies, Ive took both of your suggestions into consideration and came up with this
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/6jCyLk

There was only one game in there that I actually want (that i dont already have) and I want that on xbox, So I went for the GTX 970.

Let me know what you think and Luka, why would you get the more expensive PSU?

Thanks

LukaBoki · Oct 5, 2014

So you can SLI.
And get the ASUS Strix GTX 970,it's one of the best 970s out.

LukaBoki · Oct 5, 2014

And I would change to an i5 4460 and an ASRock Z97 Extreme4.
That would be a better choice for gaming.

LukaBoki · Oct 5, 2014

Oh,I forgot you already have the FX.
Then forget this post above. ^

Stalthos · Oct 5, 2014

Thanks for your replies guys, ill buy it when i next get paid

Thanks,

Steven

Vic 40 · Oct 5, 2014

Stalthos :

LukaBoki :

Do you want to sli?

LukaBoki · Oct 6, 2014

I would definitely want to SLI the 970.

Stalthos · Oct 6, 2014

Vic 40 :

I would like to, but not straight away. Like to keep my options open for the future

LukaBoki · Oct 6, 2014

You will be abke to with that MoBo and that PSU.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/BtZRqs
Oh,and you will have to OC the 8350 to 4.5+ GHz,so you don't get bottlenecking when you get another 970.
Or get an i5.

Stalthos · Oct 6, 2014

LukaBoki :

I'll compromise with you. Ill upgrade to the i5 when I get a second GPU

LukaBoki · Oct 6, 2014

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