My new first build

newbuddypc

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Here is the new pc build I'm gonna make soon, I would like to know what you guys think about, my budget is from 1000£ to 1500£

Case : Corsair CC-9011030-WW Carbide Series Air 540 ATX High Airflow Cube

HDD : Seagate ST4000DM000 4TB 3.5 inch HDD

SSD : Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5 inch Basic SATA Solid State Drive

Windows : 8.1

Motherboard : Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 Motherboard (AMD 990FX, 4x DDR3 RAM, SATA 6GB/s, ATX, USB 3.0, MemOK!, Network iControl, Multi-GPU Support, Socket AM3+)

CPU : AMD FX8350 Black Edition 8 Core Processor (4.0/4.2GHz, 8MB Level 3 Cache, 8MB Level 2 Cache, Socket AM3+, 125W)

GPU : Sapphire AMD R9 290 TRI-X OC GPU (4GB, HDMI, PCI-E) x2 (don't know if to get 2 because I would like a triple monitor setup) also 4k

Cooler : Corsair Hydro Series H100i All-In-One 240mm Digital High Performance Rad Liquid Cooler

PSU : Corsair AX1200i Professional Series Digital AX 1200i ATX/EPS Fully Modular 80 PLUS Platinum PSU (not sure if this is the correct one if no what can I get as psu?)

RAM : Corsair CMY16GX3M2A1866C9R Vengeance Pro Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866Mhz CL9 XMP Performance Desktop Memory Kit Red (not sure even on this one, I know 8gb would be enough but for triple monitor or better performance are 16 ok or not needed?)

Sound card : Asus Xonar DGX 5.1 Sound Card (PCI Express 1.0, Smart Volume Normalizer, Xear 3D Virtual Speaker Shifter, Magic Voice) (don't know if to get 2x of this for separate audio in game and chat)

PCI : TP-Link TL-WDN4800 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter
 
Solution
Big mistake !

Get Core i5 4690(K)+Asus Z97-A + GTX 970+ 2x4GB RAM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£166.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.95 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£109.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£62.88 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£54.95 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card:...
Big mistake !

Get Core i5 4690(K)+Asus Z97-A + GTX 970+ 2x4GB RAM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£166.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.95 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£109.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£62.88 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£54.95 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£268.97 @ Ebuyer)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£76.79 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.60 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £932.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-20 11:40 GMT+0000
 
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matt1-0-1

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- A bigger SSD - perhaps the 250GB 840 Evo would suit this build better.
- For the high end, Intel is generally a better choice. I would go with a core i5 4690K, or if budget permits a core i7 4790K, paired with perhaps an ASUS ROG Maximus VII Ranger/Hero.
- For 4k gaming, you will really want to go with two GPUs, and at the moment, the GTX 970s offer more bang for the buck, as well as kicking out much less heat, so, budget permitting, I would go for them.
- 1200W is overkill for any dual GPU setups. 750W is more than enough for a single 290, and 1000W is probably enough for dual 290s, whereas 850W is enough for two GTX 970s
- If your system is only for gaming, 8GB is more than enough memory, and you can always add more if you find that, in the future 8GB is not enough