Help with a gaming RIG (around £1.000 budget. )

Nefretiti · Jul 2, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£274.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£93.16 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£272.75 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£121.39 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£48.26 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£265.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1116.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 20:07 BST+0100

That is my current build, Im still a month away from buying it,

From my opinion I think that the motherboard is a bit of an overkill and I could switch the motherboard for a cheaper version and upgrade the graphics card to 980 TI? What would you suggest me?

utgotye · Jul 2, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£196.93 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£53.20 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£77.08 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card (£570.98 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNova B2 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1088.72

All this being said, I was HIGHLY recommend waiting for Skylake. You have nothing to lose by waiting at this point.

logainofhades · Jul 2, 2015

5280k is unnecessary for gaming. Being about a month away from purchase, skylake should be close to release, at that point. I would wait for that one. 980ti is a great card, but hopefully we shall see what Fury and Fury Nano have to offer by then. Might see some price shifts, then.

g-unit1111 · Jul 2, 2015

You don't want X99 for a gaming rig - the returns on performance vs. Z97 (soon to be Z170) just aren't worth the additional cost. I also saw no case or PSU listed - are you going to be reusing those?

I would do something like this for your budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£257.57 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£93.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£85.05 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (£389.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£71.80 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£87.28 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1137.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 20:22 BST+0100

Nefretiti · Jul 2, 2015

Yeah I have to wait until the 31st anyway until I get paid so probably few things will change. I am going Uni for 4 years as well, where I will be a broke ass student so I know the processor I am getting is an overkill, that PC will last me for a long time as well I have in mind a particular game Guild Wars 2, which is mostly CPU heavy in 200-300 players fight siege situations.

@g-unit1111

I have a Chief-tec 750W bronze certified from an old rig which isn't blacklisted and didn't burn any components for the past 8 years so I figured out I would stick with it.

utgotye · Jul 2, 2015

What model? 8 years is ancient for a power supply.

Nefretiti · Jul 2, 2015

It's an CFT-750-14C

utgotye · Jul 2, 2015

What graphics card(s) has it been powering? I can't imagine a whole lot.

Nefretiti · Jul 2, 2015

A Radeon 6870 HD 2GB, but recently while my graphics card been plugged in it just kind of died? Whenever I put it in it just says that there has been problem with power outage and sometimes nothing appears at all. You just made me realize that I will have to switch that PSU probably as the graphics card I am gonna get will be way better.

utgotye · Jul 2, 2015

Precisely. That PSU probably can't supply the need amperage on the 12v to power more modern cards.

Nefretiti · Jul 2, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£274.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£93.16 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£179.83 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£121.39 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£48.26 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (£589.98 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply (£95.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £1443.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 21:19 BST+0100

I've came up with this but I got £400 over a budget, You guys have any clues what I could go down a bit on, you said processor but I dont want it to affect Guild Wars 2 performance as its really CPU heavy.

utgotye · Jul 2, 2015

Well, what are your current rigs specs and how does it perform on it? Perhaps we can dispel that worry....

Nefretiti · Jul 2, 2015

Its AMD FX 8320 8-core 3.5GHz
2x4gb ram
6870 HD 2gb ram graphcis card.

In empty areas in wvwvw and small fight the fps are around 30-40 on med details but in a really big zergs in the middle casttle its about 3-5 fps.

The streamer I am watching has i7 5820k and in big zerg fights he has steady FPS without any troubles.

utgotye · Jul 2, 2015

What does this streamer have for a graphics card?

sora · Jul 2, 2015

Nefretiti :

+1; This is probably the best build you can get for under 1500 quids! Try getting an Intel i7-4790K or something rather than the Intel i7-5820K. Also, you could remove the SSD and also go to air cooling if you wish.

Nefretiti · Jul 2, 2015

It is only ATI 7950.

Guild Wars 2 focuses more heavily on CPU than on Graphics card so I don't think it matters that much.

Nefretiti · Jul 3, 2015

g-unit1111 · Jul 3, 2015

Nefretiti :

Absolutely not - those are some of the worst power supplies on the market. Doesn't matter if it burned any components in the past - you do not want to power any current components with it, especially if you plan on spending over $1500 on it.

Nefretiti · Jul 4, 2015

I just ordered Corsair 750W 80+ Gold certified so I already buy the small parts in before buyin the big components. I've read the reviews and its seems like one of the better power supplies.

utgotye · Jul 4, 2015

CX750(M)? Corsair has been known to use cheaper capacitors in their lower tier PSUs.

logainofhades · Jul 6, 2015

utgotye :

CX is bronze rated, so it is not those.

utgotye · Jul 6, 2015

Indeed, you are correct sir. I guess that would mean it's probably an HX.

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