Building a Brand new pc for Gaming

CrazyGon · May 23, 2015

Hello guys im helping a friend of mine build his new gaming pc my elected parts are the following:

HDD: Western digital caviar blue 1tb 7200rpm 64mb sata III 3.5
PSU: Corsair CX 500m modular 500w 80 plus bronze
CPU: intel core I5 4690 3.5ghz 6 MB skt1150
GPU: MSI randeon r9 280 x twinfrozr gaming 3gb gddr5
CASE: Aerocool qs-202
RAM: Kingston pc3-19200 2400 MHz 8gb hyperx savage red cl11 (2x4 gb) DDr3
MOBA: Gigabyte H81m-HD3 skt1150

Please give me your opinion and try to help.If you can please tell me if this is a good build and if everything is going to fit together(MOBA and Case and the Gpu) and if he should or not buy the case optional fans (I think he should

).Tks in advance

Woody1999 · May 23, 2015

The power supply is of poor quality. It's a tier 3 in the PSU tier list, not recommended for gaming systems. Replace it with a Seasonic or XFX offering. The motherboard isn't good enough for an i5-4690. I would personally recommend it only for Pentium and Celeron builds - the H81 chipset is for budget builds only.

My recommendation:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.85 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£47.78 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.30 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.84 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £511.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-23 20:10 BST+0100

Woody

CrazyGon · May 23, 2015

Tks m8 the problem is where that build is 850 he has no more than that but i will try to fiind those cheap

CrazyGon · May 23, 2015

About the psu isnt corsair the best brand?And i really need a modular one

the motherboard im going to go with yours

Woody1999 · May 23, 2015

850 what? Dollars? Euros? Elephants?

And no, Corsair is one of the worst brands for power supplies. Only their extremely high end models (HX and AX) are any good, and they are ridiculously overpriced. The best power supply manufacturers at the low end are Seasonic and XFX.

Woody

Tchota · May 23, 2015

no corsair is not the best brand, if there is one its Seasonic, but each PSU's quality should be judged individually, not taking in account the brand's reputation.

How much is the budget, where do you live or planning on getting the new PC?

CrazyGon · May 23, 2015

850 euros in Portugal G.SKILL PC3-12800 1600MHZ 8GB AEGIS CL11 (2X4GB) DDR3 or these GEIL PC3-12800 1600MHZ 8GB EVO VELOCE CL9 (2X4GB) DDR3 im thinking about putting this rams what do u think

Woody1999 · May 23, 2015

http://www.pcdiga.com/2/11517/Intel-Core-i5-4440-3-1GHz-6MB-SK1150-BX80646I54440
http://www.pcdiga.com/2/16048/Motherboard-MSI-H97-PC-Mate
http://www.pcdiga.com/2/16083/Grafica-MSI-GTX960-Gaming-2G-912-V320-016
http://www.pcdiga.com/2/3418/Gskill-Ripjaws-X-DDR3-1600MHz-2x4GB-F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
http://www.pcdiga.com/2/7917/Fonte-XFX-Pro-450W-Core-Edition-P1-450S-X2B9
http://www.pcdiga.com/2/4972/Caixa-NZXT-Source-210-Elite-Branca-S210E-002

All of these come together to make $650. Considering I don't speak Portugese that's my best attempt

Woody

Tchota · May 23, 2015

CrazyGon :

You can go with GTX 970, no need to settle with the r9 280x. This build was made at www.pcdiga.com , but you can search for each item at http://www.kuantokusta.pt/informatica/Componentes to see if you can find them at lower price.
The PSU you select have average/low quality, so you should avoid it.

Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz 6MB Sk1150 (BX80646I54460) [Leiria - Envio Imediato] [Lisboa - Entrega imediata] [Porto - Entrega imediata] 192,00 €

Motherboard MSI H81M-E35 V2 [Leiria - Envio Imediato] [Lisboa - Entrega imediata] Por Encomenda 59,90 €

Gráfica MSI GTX970 Armor 4GB OC (912-V316-009) [Leiria - Envio Imediato] [Lisboa - Entrega imediata] [Porto - Envio imediato de ultimas unidades em stock] 379,90 €

Gskill Ripjaws X DDR3-1600MHz 2x4GB (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL) [Leiria - Envio Imediato] Por Encomenda [Porto - Entrega imediata] 63,90 €

Fonte XFX TS 550W 80PLUS Bronze (P1-550S-XXB9) [Leiria - Envio Imediato] [Lisboa - Entrega imediata] [Porto - Entrega imediata] 64,89 €

Caixa Nox Coolbay SX Preta (NXCBAYSX) [Leiria - Envio Imediato] [Lisboa - Entrega imediata] [Porto - Entrega imediata] 41,91 €

Disco Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA III 64MB (WD10EZEX) [Leiria - Envio Imediato] [Lisboa - Entrega imediata] Por Encomenda 60,50 €

Total IVA 161,37€
Total Encomenda 863,00€

Btw, where do you live (city) and where are you going to buy the PC?

CrazyGon · May 23, 2015

WOW man tks alot im going with those rams the only problem is the modular psu but np and also what is the difference between pc3 12800 and 19600 .I cant find the answer on google do you know ?

Tchota · May 23, 2015

Woody1999 :

nice

, but why 650€ when budget is 850?

CrazyGon · May 23, 2015

Thanks guys really helpfull let me do some research and i will speak to u in a sec SEASONIC M12II-520 520W MODULAR 80PLUS BRONZE? any good and 12800 and 19600? do u know?

CrazyGon · May 23, 2015

Tchota probably alientech or pcdiga in Porto

Woody1999 · May 23, 2015

The build I suggested doesn't include storage, peripherals or OS, that's why I left €200 spare.

OP, that is a very good power supply, I recommend it.

Woody

Tchota · May 23, 2015

Ah, ok, nice thinking.

Your friend needs OS and peripherals, CrazyGon?

CrazyGon · May 23, 2015

Woody1999 :

thanks u have helped alot I will do some research and i will give u some headsup ok?

CrazyGon · May 23, 2015

Final build
CPU: INTEL CORE I5 4690 3.5GHZ 6 MB SKT 1150 BOX
GPU: MSI RADEON R9 280 TWIN FROZR IV GAMING 3GB GDDR5
PSU: SEASONIC M12II-520 520W MODULAR 80PLUS BRONZE
HDD:SEAGATE BARRACUDA 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA III 3.5
MOBA: ASROCK B85M PRO4 SKT 1150
RAM: G.SKILL PC3-12800 1600MHZ 8GB RIPJAWSX CL9 (2X4GB) XL DDR3
CASE: AEROCOOL QS-202

Tks a lot guys u gave me a major help please give me a final opinion and Im done. This will be all for 808 euros

Woody1999 · May 23, 2015

That looks great. Should give you amazing performance at 1080p, maxing out most games.

Woody

CrazyGon · May 23, 2015

Woody1999 :

thats what we are expecting tks alot

Tchota · May 23, 2015

wait, do go yet

You can do better than that for your friend.

Buy parts at PCdiga, they have better prices.

For a gaming build you should put your money on the GPU before any thing else.

It will be better if you go with i5 4460 and r9 280x, for example.

That PSU is too expensive, go with the XFX I mentioned, its a tier 1 PSU (build by seasonic) and probably better than the M12II. http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Motherboard, if your friend really wants 4 ram slots he should go with this one: http://www.kuantokusta.pt/informatica/Componentes/Motherboards/MSI-B85-G41-PC-Mate-p-1-307258# (have better cooling system and PCIE x1, or this one http://www.kuantokusta.pt/informatica/Componentes/Motherboards/Gigabyte-GA-B85M-D3H-p-1-307223# (but this one have less heatsink.

As for the GPU, at least get him to buy a r9 290

That case you select is cheaper at Mooding World, if you are not buying it there, the nox I suggested would be better, it's bigger and seems to have more native fans.

Finally, caviar blue would be a safer option for HDD

Tchota · May 23, 2015

About the case, the one I suggested does not support long GPU's so this one would be better: http://www.kuantokusta.pt/informatica/Caixas/Caixas/Zalman-Z3-Plus-Black-p-1-315243#

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