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ASRock Mod 1150 H97M motherboard.
XFX ATX 550w PSU.
Intel Xeon E3 1231 v3.
Sapphire AMD R9 380 Nitro.
HyperX Fury Series 16GB (2 x 8gb).
Zalman Z3 Plus ATX White tower case.
Wester Digital Caviar Blue 1TB hard drive.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/dYK2wP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/dYK2wP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£138.31 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.01 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.90 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£199.38 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£24.90 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £564.88...
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for gaming and editing you should probably spend more on the GPU than the CPU. Put it together on pcpartpicker.
The r9 380 is good but i would get a 280x and manually overclock it. Or you should get a 290 or 290x and get a lower CPU.
 
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For gaming yes, but heavy editing is very CPU intense. It can take a LOT longer with a slow CPU.

I see why he picked the Xeon 1231. It's server grade so can handle repeated long work sessions, it's almost as fast as a 4690k for gaming, and has HyperThreading. The 4690k is slightly cheaper, but wouldn't really be any noticeably faster in games, and doesn't have HT, so it would be slower at editing.

The problem is, he'd have to go well over $300 to get a CPU that's both noticeably faster in gaming, and has HyperThreading. Thus the Xeon 1231 is a good fit for his needs.

That said, the Xeon chip is locked, and if he goes too high with the GPU, it will start showing a bottle neck, because it can't be OCed.

OP, you need to be more specific as to what types o f games you play, at what res, and what settings you're hoping for in game. That will tell us how powerful a GPU you need, and whether it will be too much to balance well with the Xeon 1231.

 
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I will be using this computer for mmorpgs as well at high to ultra but I kinda just need a good pc to help with school and start a YouTube channel. Nothing too crazy for gaming up to 8 hours at a time. The longest the pc would be on is when rendering videos. Just cutting the video and adding some simple effects sometimes is what I would do. Don't know how intensive that would be but take that how you will. Overall I'm expecting the pc to last around 5 years.
 
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What res is your display? The 380 Nitro is a $220 card that is basically just a R9 280 with 8GB vs 4GB VRAM. If you're just running 1080p, a R9 280X would be a MUCH better choice, and they start at only $190. It's a more powerful card and it's 4GB VRAM is plenty for 1080p.
 
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The 280x has 3gb of vram, not 4 and the 380 has 4, not 8.

You would have to OC the 280x to see a significant performance increase over the 380 so make sure you OC

If you think you will do heavy rendering and alot of it then you should invest in a good CPU but for light rendering you wont see a huge difference.

I think you should invest in a GPU if you want it to last for 5 years
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/dYK2wP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/dYK2wP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£138.31 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.01 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.90 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£199.38 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£24.90 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £564.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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this is what i have for you, the r9 290x consumes a lot of power but it is really powerful for the price.

the 4460 will do just fine for light video rendering
 
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There will always be people who dislike some builds. Important is, if it meets your requirements. Some people will hate Nvidia cards or AMD processors. What did they tell you, what is the reason it isn't very good? If they know that, then they know what is better. Important are the reason.

The build is not bad, its quiet good. But I would buy better case and cheaper graphics card.
 
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Frag Maniac

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LOL, seems we're trading my errors for yours here.

Correct, the 280x/7970 have 3GB VRAM. That was a typo. I have a 7970 and know that. DOH on my part.

I had assumed however the 380 got the added VRAM like the 390, but apparently not. What's strange is many if not most of them are actually 2GB models. They are based off the 280 chip though, which is less powerful than the 280x.

To my surprise, the 380 Nitro model he referred to, and I assume all 380s, since the Nitro is an aftermarket model, actually has less core/shaders enabled vs the 280. Also half as many ROPS! And it's slightly higher clocks don't make up for it.

This review shows both the chip specs and that it performs no better than a 280.

http://www.eteknix.com/sapphire-nitro-r9-380-4gb-graphics-card-review/

I maintain, I would still rather go for a 280x, which can be had for less and is more powerful. AMD's 300 series refresh is very lazy and insulting.

 
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