good enough for normal gaming?

sworga · Dec 27, 2014

http://www.scan.co.uk/3xs/configurator/cheap-amd-gaming-pc-next-day-delivery-uk-g30a
will that be good enough to play games on mid/high settings? games such as LoL, 4Story, Vindictus and other newer ones.
if i need to make improvement, please let me know or suggest me some better ones( price isn't the issue). i currently have a 2009 pc so i thought i would get a new one

Rafi Khan · Dec 27, 2014

I don't recommend you go for AMD, even an i3 is usually better. I don't know much about this specific processor, but the Graphics Card is very powerful and will easily enable you to play games in high-ultra settings. Just do some research on the processor. The RAM listed is also of high quality.

sworga · Dec 27, 2014

Rafi Khan :

i was suggested to go for 6/8 core processor for future games/apps but i will do some research about it thanks

Rafi Khan · Dec 27, 2014

sworga :

For gaming an i3 has more than enough power. i5's are more for future proofing whereas i7's are for work like 3D rendering, HD video editing and similar.

You can easily game with a nice i3. As you can see for gaming the differences are VERY minimal.

http://techbuyersguru.com/haswellgaming.php

Thanks!

Bhavneet Pannu · Dec 27, 2014

A fx 8320/8350 beats the I5 in rendering and live streaming (op might not do that). That build is perfect. I would 70% buy it because building is better. Are you scared of building? A 5 year old girl build one with a little help from her dad since he can't read manuals.

Rafi Khan · Dec 27, 2014

Bhavneet Pannu :

I agree, building is 99% of the time better than buying.

Bhavneet Pannu · Dec 27, 2014

If your building.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£103.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£82.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£56.57 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£39.45 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£177.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.30 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £626.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 21:33 GMT+0000

sworga · Dec 27, 2014

Bhavneet Pannu :

lol, i dont think building is problem for me but the patience is. i will have to make new accounts for those website and wait a week or two, to get all the pieces together...

Bhavneet Pannu · Dec 27, 2014

ahh. Alright don't worry. Buy one no problems.

sworga · Dec 27, 2014

Bhavneet Pannu :

If your building.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£103.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£82.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£56.57 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£39.45 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£177.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.30 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £626.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 21:33 GMT+0000

actually might build it myself :x will be a nice experiment

Bhavneet Pannu · Dec 27, 2014

go for it.

Mortg · Dec 27, 2014

The build Bhavneet recommended is top^^ Heck, I'm still holding strong with my old e8500! xD With that build you should last a while.

sworga · Dec 27, 2014

Mortg :

http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c01815023 currently using atm xD it's nearly dead so yeah, that should be a lot better for me

sora · Dec 27, 2014

Rafi Khan :

AMD in my opinion is better for a budget build.

sworga · Dec 28, 2014

sora :

Rafi Khan :

AMD in my opinion is better for a budget build.

yeah i bought that 8 core amd

Rafi Khan · Dec 28, 2014

Do not buy the Kingston SSD!!!!
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand

Thanks

sworga · Dec 28, 2014

Rafi Khan :

yeah thanks for that, i already canceled this one

and what would you recommend i get for this built?

Rafi Khan · Dec 28, 2014

sworga :

If you mean in terms of storage then get a Samsung EVO SSD. The barracuda mentioned is also good but I hear some people say to get a WD Green Instead (i think it was green). I'll get you some links in a bit.

Thanks

sworga · Dec 29, 2014

Rafi Khan :

sworga :

If you mean in terms of storage then get a Samsung EVO SSD. The barracuda mentioned is also good but I hear some people say to get a WD Green Instead (i think it was green). I'll get you some links in a bit.

Thanks

thanks

bought 120gb samsung evo 840.

Rafi Khan · Dec 29, 2014

sworga :

Rafi Khan :

thanks

bought 120gb samsung evo 840.

Cool. Let me know how the build performs and if possible please get back to us with benchmarks. I have never used AMD Processors before and would be very interested to see the results.

Thanks!

sworga · Dec 30, 2014

Rafi Khan :

sworga :

Cool. Let me know how the build performs and if possible please get back to us with benchmarks. I have never used AMD Processors before and would be very interested to see the results.

Thanks!

will do

once all of the parts will be delivered :x

sworga · Jan 6, 2015

Rafi Khan :

sworga :

Cool. Let me know how the build performs and if possible please get back to us with benchmarks. I have never used AMD Processors before and would be very interested to see the results.

Thanks!

the last total reached upto £700 (I bought few bits) but as for the performance it's a lot better than my previous pc. everything runs smoothly and the graphic is awesome

Rafi Khan · Jan 6, 2015

Happy to know it worked nicely. Can you possibly run some PassMark Benchmarks? or Cinebench. I'd be interested to know how it performs in tougher workloads than gaming, like 3D rendering or similar.

Rafi Khan · Jan 8, 2015

Link from the future :

sora :

I recommend the Intel i3 like was suggested. The 8350 is as good as it gets for AMD and is matched by an Intel core i3 in gaming. At leased with the Core i3 you can always upgrade to higher performance whereas the AMD it maxed out.

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