Planned new rig - opinions needed [~500€ budget] + Case/PSU recommendations?

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barraccuda

barraccuda

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Hello,
I am thinking about getting a new rig and threw together already something I think would suit my needs and work together well, but before I do any final decisions on buying the parts I would like to ask you for opinions, hints, clues, critic,...

PC purpose:
- mainly gaming @1600x900 - 1920x1080 px with medium to high/ultra details
- fraps video capturing during game & video editing afterwards
- mostly minecraft with HD pack & running a server at the same time + video capturing during play
- other possible titles: AvP, WoW, Metro 2033, Evolve, Path of Exile, etc.

PC PARTS
CPU: AMD FX-6300 - 6-core @3,5Ghz ~100€
GPU: Asus Strix GTX 750TI OC 2GB DDR5 ~160€
RAM: 8GB DDR3 Kingston HyperX Fury 1866MHz Black (single slot) ~65€
MoBo: ASrock 970 pro3 r2.0 ~60€
HDD: Seagate 1TB HDD Barracuda (ST1000DM003) Sata III ~55€
PSU: Corsair 450W CS Series CS450M, 80 PLUS Gold, modular, Intel Haswell ~69€
Case: Corsair Carbide Series™ SPEC-01 ~50€
In total: ~560€

Alternative (cheaper variant with a future upgrade)
GPU A: AMD Sapphire R7 250 2GB - with possible Cross-fire upgrade in future ~92€
GPU B: AMD Sapphire R7 250X 2GB - with possible Cross-fire upgrade in future ~101€

RAM: DDR3 4GB Kingston HyperX Fury 1600MHz Black (with the option to get another 1-3 memory slots summing up to 8/16GB) ~35€

PSU A: Corsair 430W (CX430M), 80 PLUS Bronze, modular ~53€
PSU B: Gigabyte Superb E470, GE-E470A-C4, 80Plus, SLI ~47€ (usefull when I plan Cross-fire?)

Case: ??? ~20-50€ - with USB 3.0 on front + side window, which one would you suggest?


I am really disapointed to find out that the Geforce GTX 750 series are not SLI capable... :(
Or are they?

Tell me folks what you think about that setup please.
 
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barraccuda

barraccuda

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Thanks for the tip ShadowR34per.
I have looked at the recommended MoBos. The Gigabyte has just 2.0 audio outputs, so I had to discard this one from the list, as I have a 5.1 audio system and I could not connect all the jacks that way.
Thus the Asus remained as the choice. Although a bit more expensive, but well, if it's worth it, gonna go with that one. So far I have seen pretty good reviews on it.
hmm... However, I gonna pick it probably only when I decide to go with the Asus Strix GPU, because the MoBo has the 2nd PCIe slot only 4x speed. Which is fine when I go with the GTX 750Ti as it has no SLI Support.
But for the R7 250 build I would probably stay with the ASRock MoBo as it has merely the same parameters as Asus, but also has the 2nd PCIe slot with 16x speed.

[strike]Btw.
Which option would be better please? To go with the dual GPU R7 250X in CrossFire or with the single GTX 750Ti?
(Ofc. I would buy the 2nd GPU only in future when I gonna need more performance)

Which variant would be more viable, taking into consideration my current needs I described in the first post?[/strike]

***edit***
Oh, I just found few topics that do not recommend going CF with lower-end cards + some issues with drivers, etc. and even the VRAM does not stacks as I did read.
Alright then, that summs it pretty much up.

GTX750Ti variant, here we go :)

Thanks one more time for the response ShadowR34per. :hello:
 
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