An ITX PC?

Le_goose · Oct 12, 2014

I'm experimenting with different PC builds and would like all of your opinions on this build here. My budget is around 650-700 dollars, including an OS.

Case: COOLER MASTER Elite 110

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K Quad-Core 3.7GHz

GPU: MSI R9 270X GAMING 2G ITX

Memory: HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB 240-Pin DDR3

Hard Drive: Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB

PSU: CORSAIR CXM series CX750M 750W

Motherboard: MSI A88XI AC (Looking for a cheaper one)

Always open for suggestions.

TopLuca · Oct 12, 2014

I don't think this platform will deliver the best performance in its tier/budget.

CPU isn't strong , PSU is made of cheap capacitors known to fail under load and last but not least MSI motherboards aren't the greatest especially in AMD builds.

Here's my project :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/772WK8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/772WK8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($186.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($45.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $693.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 20:26 EDT-0400

Le_goose · Oct 12, 2014

TopLuca :

I don't think this platform will deliver the best performance in its tier/budget.

CPU isn't strong , PSU is made of cheap capacitors known to fail under load and last but not least MSI motherboards aren't the greatest especially in AMD builds.

Here's my project :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/772WK8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/772WK8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($186.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($45.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $693.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 20:26 EDT-0400

Thanks! Is this semi future-proof would you say? Will it run these games at at LEAST medium settings: Far Cry 3, Battlefield 3 and 4, Skyrim, Wolfenstein?

HomerThompson · Oct 12, 2014

Nevermind. That previous build above by TopLuca is way better. That looks like a hell of a deal on an R9 280.

Le_goose · Oct 12, 2014

HomerThompson :

Know if it's sort of future proof and will run the games I listed above?

TopLuca · Oct 12, 2014

Le_goose :

Yes , It will handle these games on Ultra with No AA 60+ FPS .

It will serve you well for a couple maybe 3 years with good settings.

HomerThompson · Oct 12, 2014

I think 60 FPS may be a bit much for BF4 at 1920x1080 Ultra, based on this benchmark done on another R9 280 using an I7 CPU

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sapphire-radeon-dual-x-r9-280,3914-3.html

TopLuca · Oct 12, 2014

HomerThompson :

They use FXAA and AA in general in most games , when you turn those off 60 FPS is very manageable .

Le_goose · Oct 12, 2014

TopLuca :

I don't think this platform will deliver the best performance in its tier/budget.

CPU isn't strong , PSU is made of cheap capacitors known to fail under load and last but not least MSI motherboards aren't the greatest especially in AMD builds.

Here's my project :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/772WK8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/772WK8/by_merchant/

I switched the motherboard with a ASRock H81M-ITX LGA to fit my budget more. Will this do?

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($186.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($45.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $693.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 20:26 EDT-0400

HomerThompson · Oct 12, 2014

TopLuca :

Do you have a good source on that, TopLuca? Because Tom's Hardware's review on that R9 280 doesn't mention any kind of AA in their BF4 result where they get min 40 FPS, max 49 FPS at 1920x1080. I ask because I'm seriously considering this card myself, and don't really know whose benchmarks to trust. I mean half the internet says BS like G3258s are as good as i7-4790k's when you overclock them to 4.5 GHz!

TopLuca · Oct 13, 2014

Here's the Solid proof :

BF4 High Settings :

Ultra Settings :

Sapphire-R9-285-Dual-X-OC-MSI-Radeon-R9-280-Gaming-Battlefield-4.jpg

No AA

Watch Dogs High W/FXAA which is very taxing :

Far Cry 3 with 4xMSAA which is extremely taxing , I don't even use it on my 290 :

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