Is This A Good Build? (Starter)

MyNameIsWhatIWrote · Dec 4, 2014

Hey! I've just got around to putting the parts together for my PC
- FX 8350
- ASUS M5A99X
- 16GB HYPER X FURY 1866MHZ
- AMD RADEON 290X TRI X
- CORSAIR RM 750W (GOLD)
- 212 EVO COOLER
- 120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD
- 1TB SEAGATE
CASE - COOLERMASTER STORM ENFORCER
Now, my question is - Will everything fit and run well? I know for the TRI X to fit in this case, I'll have to take out the bottom bays. I don't really plan on Overclocking, just good gaming performance, good rendering speeds, and to be able to stream. Thanks A lot!

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 4, 2014

Great build except the PSU , not the best of quality.

MyNameIsWhatIWrote · Dec 4, 2014

Thanks for the quick response, do I actually need a 750W PSU? and could you suggest another PSU for the same price or lower? I don't want to exceed my budget! Thanks.

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 4, 2014

Here's a great one.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£87.60 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £87.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-04 17:31 GMT+0000

boosted1g · Dec 4, 2014

The only concern about fitment is the GPU into the case.

Now with that said a GTX 970 would be a better card for the same if not cheaper price and it only needs a 600w psu.

Don't get a Kingston V300, there is a reason those are on sale. Last holiday season Kingston played a bait and switch and a few months after releasing this great bang for buck performing drive that got good reviews, they switched the nram chips in them to low grade async chips that get 1/3 the real world performance. Now since the new chips "performed" at the same speed when using 1 specific benchmark (ignoring the others) that uses compression, Kingston decided it was not deceitful in any way to market it as the same well-reviewed and desired drive.

So for value go for crucial m500.

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 4, 2014

You could go to 650w.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £79.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-04 17:32 GMT+0000

holyrage · Dec 4, 2014

you're not gonna OC? than you're better off with intel imo and going with a GTX970 instead of the R9 290X

going with intel and nvidia setup will also save a lot of power and heat

u could get an E3 Xeon it is basically an I7 with out the Igpu and has 4 cores+hyper threading

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 4, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£125.00 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.38 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£68.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.22 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£265.95 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case (£62.87 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £846.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-04 17:44 GMT+0000

holyrage · Dec 4, 2014

here is a build a but together

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/s7NTNG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/s7NTNG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£110.39 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£68.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.22 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£265.95 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case (£62.87 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.97 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £885.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-04 18:39 GMT+0000

MyNameIsWhatIWrote · Dec 4, 2014

You think I could get away with this? http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-Supernova-Modular-Power-Supply/dp/B00LMAUZ6G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417719089&sr=8-1&keywords=EVGA+SuperNOVA+650W+PC+Power+Supply+-+Gold

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 4, 2014

That will work , but the quality is a step down from the two I linked.

MyNameIsWhatIWrote · Dec 4, 2014

Quality in terms of what? Sound?

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 4, 2014

Build quality , of the power supply, it's ok but the other 2 are superior.

Here's another great one.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-Supernova-BRONZE-MODULAR-Supply/dp/B00LMAUZ5C/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1417719449&sr=8-4&keywords=evga+supernova+750w

Get this ^

MyNameIsWhatIWrote · Dec 4, 2014

Now that is what I'm looking for! What's the difference between Modular and Semi Modular? And is that ATX? That'll fit in my case? thanks a ton by the way

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 4, 2014

The main power and cpu power will be connected , the rest is modular = cables not attached , you attach what you need.

It's a good PSU made by SUPER FLOWER.

MyNameIsWhatIWrote · Dec 4, 2014

So basically, what this means is that there might be some none used wires that come with the PSU? I'm a noob, I need it to be explained simply, thanks

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 4, 2014

Yes exactly , you will only use what is needed , keeps the build neat and tidy.

MyNameIsWhatIWrote · Dec 4, 2014

Thanks man, so to sum it up, all of these parts plus this PSU http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00LMAUZ5C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
Will all fit? I heard I'll need to take the removable drive bays from the bottom off to fit the GPU? THANKS A TON!

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 4, 2014

Yes it's a large card , cages aren't hard to remove.

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 4, 2014

Max GPU/PCI Card Length 270mm / 10.63 in with HDD cage
390mm / 15.35 in without HDD cage

MyNameIsWhatIWrote · Dec 4, 2014

Whats the length of that GPU again? It'll fit without the Cages though for sure though yeah?

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 4, 2014

Yes it will without cage 390mm.

Card is 304.8mm

MyNameIsWhatIWrote · Dec 4, 2014

Damn, that's quite an extra bit of space! So to sum everything up - This build will all fit, no extra parts needed than we've already discussed? Any other very minor tweaks to make? and will this PC be a beast, basically? (Sorry all is a bit excessive) Just dont want to get any bad pieces of equipment for my budget, thank you.

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 4, 2014

he build will fit , and it's a good one.

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