looking to build a pc

zeoflex · Nov 6, 2014

hey for Christmas and my birthday im getting a new pc i am going to build it myself so i have been looking at parts but im not really sure what im looking at, the pc will be used for gaming and some video editing, this is what i have so far- http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ysjnjX

i would prefer to keep the build under around £1300 excluding OS, mouse, keyboard and monitor.
this will be the first time i build a pc so any tips would be appreciated, also i was wondering about overclocking, would i need a better cooling system is it difficult or damaging to the pc, i have read
that this particular cpu can comfortably go up to GHz.

clutchc · Nov 6, 2014

Looks good. I would suggest another PSU than the CX line of Corsairs. And if the PC is mainly for gaming, you won't gain anything by going to the i7. One of the unlocked i5 CPUs is the way to go if you want to save some money.

tsuneo6 · Nov 6, 2014

seeing as you will also be doing video edditing you made some good choises with that CPU and RAM. an I7 4470k and even an i5 4690k with a z87/z97 mobo and DDR3 memory will do a good job aswell for a lower price. so you may want to look into that if you arent a very serious video editer.

and take a better PSU. that PSU uses cheap components.
xfx, seasonic and evga make good quality units. more info about that you can find here: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

*edit* there are other good brands aswell, corsair itself has some good series aswell. that's why I linked the other htread so you can have a look yourself

matt1-0-1 · Nov 6, 2014

The build looks generally good, although I would get a higher efficiency power supply (e.g. 80plus gold) with your budget. For overclocking, what you have would work, but again, at your budget, I would recommend a higher end CPU cooler, like a corsair h100i or any other all in one liquid cooler. As long as you go steadily, overclocking will not harm your pc.

zeoflex · Nov 6, 2014

so i have all the comments so far and changed my build a bit what do you think http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/8TqHJx

clutchc · Nov 6, 2014

zeoflex :

I like it. More CPU than I would spend for, but I like it.

zeoflex · Nov 6, 2014

clutchc :

hmmm is there a cheaper option that is still compatible with ddr4 ram and that motherboard ?

tsuneo6 · Nov 6, 2014

no cheaper option that supports ddr4 RAM no.

clutchc · Nov 6, 2014

Didn't pay attention to the fact that you opted for DDR4. Another expenditure you could do w/o and not notice. For gaming anyway.

tsuneo6 · Nov 6, 2014

also in editing you wont notice a HUGE difference, unless you are talking about actual movies ofcourse

if it's just putting some gameplay video's together i'd do what clutchc said

zeoflex · Nov 6, 2014

So if I was to go for ddr3 where would it be best to spend the saved money on? Also thank you everyone I didn't expect so many helpful answerers so quick

tsuneo6 · Nov 6, 2014

well just stick with an i5 4690k, 16 gigs dd3 memory and a decent mpotherboard and put the money you save in your saving account

if the money has to be spent, then just go for the build you have now.

zeoflex · Nov 6, 2014

Yeah I am only doing a bit of editing for a friend, have clips mostly

zeoflex · Nov 6, 2014

Is there any point in getting 32gb of ram? I assume not

tsuneo6 · Nov 6, 2014

zeoflex :

you answered your own question there

zeoflex · Nov 6, 2014

tsuneo6 :

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/d6FZGX is this better? also do you know how much i could overclock this? also thank you soo much for your help

tsuneo6 · Nov 6, 2014

you went a bit overboard there with the RAM. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f317000cl9q16gbzh
it's cheaper and there wont be any noticable difference.
and I have no idea how much you can overclock with a i5 4690k.
it also depends on the chip itself, some are better then others. it's a random "draw"
as for the gtx 970, it's the same as the i5, it depends on your chip but you should be able to add 150MHz to the clockspeed and a good 250MHz to the memory clock speed

zeoflex · Nov 6, 2014

tsuneo6 :

yeah after looking at it a bit more the ram seems excessive, i was listening to somebody who said overclocking is the silicone lottery :/

tsuneo6 · Nov 6, 2014

exactly. it's all about luck. you will be able to overclock non the less, but no idea about the max overclock. you can hawever google how much ppl are getting out of there i5 4690k so you'll have a basic idea

zeoflex · Nov 6, 2014

tsuneo6 :

after about 2 seconds i found a tomshardware forum discussing it with that exact cpu and mother board they said they can safely get it up to 4.4 and some got it up to 4.8. which i assume would also be overkill for my needs, btw you have been super useful thanks

tsuneo6 · Nov 6, 2014

anytime

and yes for now there wont be an overclock needeD. perhaps in some years to extend your systems "lifetime"

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