I have a £500 to £550 budget is this good

Devon_4 · Jan 12, 2016

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HvD86h will this build run gta 5 and is there anything that i could improve i would like to do a bit of editing and recording on this

Dapanji · Jan 12, 2016

If I were you I'd swap the FX-8350 with an i5 4460 and get a mobo with 1150 socket. The i5 will perform better in most games, has much lower power consumption and its single core performance is superior to 8350. Both of those CPUs will be able to run GTA 5 on R9 380 at high without problems.

RobCrezz · Jan 12, 2016

I agree with Dapanji. Swap out for an i5.

Devon_4 · Jan 12, 2016

will this record gta ?

RobCrezz · Jan 12, 2016

Yep. I would recommend changing to a nvidia card and using shadowplay to record as it barely impacts performance, but AMD may have a similar thing also? not sure.

Devon_4 · Jan 12, 2016

RobCrezz :

could you change my build to how you recomend it and leave a link

RobCrezz · Jan 12, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£55.63 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£34.02 @ More Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£149.99 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£59.87 @ Aria PC)
Total: £483.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-12 14:25 GMT+0000

razerg · Jan 12, 2016

AMD has Raptr but shadowplay is far better in terms of performance.

guanyu210379 · Jan 12, 2016

If you like to record games, high-end games, like GTA V, I would consider getting more powerful processors like Xeon E3-1231V3 or i7 4790k..or better...if you have the money.

RobCrezz · Jan 12, 2016

Or if you can spend a little more you could get a GTX 970 for even more performance

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£55.63 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£34.02 @ More Computers)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£243.59 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£59.87 @ Aria PC)
Total: £577.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-12 14:26 GMT+0000

RobCrezz · Jan 12, 2016

guanyu210379 :

Not really worth spending the extra if you use Shadowplay to record, as it uses the GPU directly.

Devon_4 · Jan 12, 2016

RobCrezz :

will this definitly work fine can someone back this up as well please as im only 14 and it has taken me a long time to save £500

Dapanji · Jan 12, 2016

For that budget, it cannot get any better. However, if you don't plan to use shadowplay to record (which you definitely should) there's no point in going for 960 over a 380. Overall, it's a good build and leaves room for future upgrades.

Devon_4 · Jan 12, 2016

is the motherboard rob mentioned better than the msi z97 mobo

RobCrezz · Jan 12, 2016

No, the Z97 board usually have a few more features but cost a little more, the choice is yours with that.

Devon_4 · Jan 12, 2016

would this be better than the 4460 http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B010T6CWI2?refRID=4AD86DTDQ48M97HFYCG2&ref_=pd_cart_vw_1_2_p

madmatt30 · Jan 12, 2016

You don't have a hard drive in your build ??

lucas_7_94 · Jan 12, 2016

Only for the record, i run the GTA V (everything low and with diferent screen size), with only the i5 graphics integrated, but, hey, its something.

RobCrezz · Jan 12, 2016

Yeah the 6600 is better but many mobos for the new skylake chips want ddr4 ram

Devon_4 · Jan 13, 2016

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-Z97-PC-Mate-Motherboard/dp/B00K8KLW3G/ref=pd_bxgy_147_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=1DHRH6MZNGJRFDX6WAX3 shouldi get this z97 board or the mobo u said rob

RobCrezz · Jan 13, 2016

Up to you mate, the MSI board is a bit nicer for the extra £10, both will give the same performance.

Devon_4 · Jan 13, 2016

is cx series psu good or not

RobCrezz · Jan 13, 2016

Devon_4 :

Average. Not the best but sufficient.

If you can get a xfx or seasonic for a similar price go for that.

Devon_4 · Jan 13, 2016

RobCrezz :

is the i5 the best i5 i can get for that price

RobCrezz · Jan 13, 2016

Yeah, you can go a bit higher and grab a 4570 or 4690k if you go for that Z97 msi board, but they are a bit more money.

If you want to go skylake (6400 6500 6600), then you would have to change the motherboard for either a H170/Z170 and change the ram for DDR4.

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