Is this a good Gaming pc

DoctorDomino · Jan 18, 2016

I am planning to make a gaming pc but i just wanted to know. Is this all compatible?

Intel Core i5-4460 - Boxed
Asrock B85 Anniversary
Kingston Technology HyperX Beast - DDR3 2400Mhz CL11 Kit - 16GB (dual channel)
Sandisk Ultra II - 480GB
Western digital Blue - 1TB
XFX Radeon R9 380 - Double Dissipation Edition - 4GB GDDR5
Antec GX500 Midi-Tower
Seasonic G-Series - 750W
Lite-On IHDS118
Microsoft Windows 10 Home NL 64bit OEM
Microsoft Office 2016 Home & Student NL

If you have a suggestion for a better pc, my budget is €1250

Thanks

Geekwad · Jan 18, 2016

The RAM is faster than it needs to be.....your motherboard selected will only support/run at 1600Mhz (which is just fine):

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B85%20Anniversary/?cat=Specifications

Gingerbread · Jan 18, 2016

Drop this ram, you can't run that highly clocked ram especially on a b85,alsk go for some h97 motherboard. Drop the 480gb ssd and get a 250gb samsung evo 850. Get a 550w psu version instead and replace the r9 380 with a gtx 970.

g1abhi · Jan 18, 2016

DoctorDomino :

Well my first and foremost suggestion , Go for Skylake. I5 6500 , B150, DDR4.
Can you tell why you are going for haswell?

g1abhi · Jan 18, 2016

Gingerbread :

Just curious to know , why h97 over b85 , what advantages do you see? plz support your answer with facts not subjective statements.

icehowler · Jan 18, 2016

I see a lot of people buying expensive RAM, CPU and Video Card but cheap Motherboard. This is not OK if you want everything to run flawless. Search for a better MB and get a cheaper RAM as other 2 suggested. 1866 MHz RAM would provide very good balance between performance and price. And there are plenty good MB supporting it. If you choose an ASUS they have the list of officially supported and tested RAM on their support website.

Sumo999 · Jan 18, 2016

This comes to 1100 but you will need an operating system,

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/Mc6FQ7

I put a 970 in there but you can get a r9 390 for same price if you prefer and swap the case. For the os I would buy a cheap win 7/8 key and just upgrade to 10.

Gingerbread · Jan 18, 2016

g1abhi :

More SATAs, more USBs, RAID support, 5th gen boardwell support. And it costs $10 extra at best.

g1abhi · Jan 18, 2016

Gingerbread :

FYI , the no of ports are same , for both h97 and b85. You have 6 SATA 6gbps ports and 2 USB 2.0 and 4 USB 3.0 ports on back panel in a h97 and 4 SATA 6gbps and 2 SATA 3gbps ports , and 4 USB 2.0 and 2 USB 3.0 ports on back panel, the only extra usb ports are achieved by a h97 is , via internal usb header which connects to the cabinet , which is always limited by the CPU chassis and hence remains same for both on the front end.

Raid support is not needed anymore since windows 8 since storage spaces is a very well implemented feature for Raid implementation on software level , ignoring the fact the no one even uses Raid for a gaming PC since it barely affects performance in gaming or load times .

Broadwell Desktop processors are so rare that they are not even marketed in most of the countries , since power consumption is hardly a factor for Desktops, and performance is exact same as haswell. So one would never upgrade to a broadwell .

Bottomline , If you have 6 Samsung SSD 850 pro and 6 USB 3.0 drives connected simultaneously you should go for an h97, but the no of devices that can be connected will be same, so even if two out of the six are mechanical / 2.0 USB , you are overspending.

DoctorDomino · Jan 20, 2016

Is this better?
Intel Core i5-6500 - Boxed
Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H
Corsair Vengeance LPX - DDR4 2133Mhz CL13 Kit Black - 8GB
Samsung 850 EVO - 250GB
Western digital Blue - 1TB
MSI GeForce GTX 970 - Gaming - 4GB GDDR5
Cooler Master N300 - Black
Seasonic S12II Series - 620W
Lite-On IHDS118
Microsoft Windows 10 Home NL 64bit OEM
Microsoft Office 2016 Home & Student NL

Geekwad · Jan 20, 2016

DoctorDomino :

Very solid looking build.

g1abhi · Jan 20, 2016

DoctorDomino :

Exactly what i would have got myself, and i did as you could see in the signature , could not get the B150 at that time. Also if you can get the r9 380/380X at similar prices , go for that one , since you can crossfire that on B150 boards, and its pretty much same performance , and good for future upgrades, since gtx 970 perfroms marginally better at Full HD but 380 has more edge in 2K and 4K gaming,
http://www.eteknix.com/amd-r9-380x-4gb-graphics-card-crossfire-review/9/

DoctorDomino · Jan 21, 2016

g1abhi :

so i got 2 GTX 750 Ti 2gb, is this still good? and do i need an better psu?

The is would be this
Intel Core i5-6500 - Boxed
Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H
Corsair Vengeance LPX - DDR4 2133Mhz CL13 Kit Black - 8GB
Samsung 850 EVO - 250GB
Western digital Blue - 1TB
MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti - Gaming - 2GB GDDR5
MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti - Gaming - 2GB GDDR5
Cooler Master N300 - Black
Seasonic S12II Series - 620W
Lite-On IHDS118
Microsoft Windows 10 Home NL 64bit OEM
Microsoft Office 2016 Home & Student NL

g1abhi · Jan 21, 2016

Nvidia SLI motherboards are different . they usually cost double the amount of a b150 board. they are all Z170 boards btw.
So you cannot SLI on a lower end motherboard, but you can crossfire on one since AMD allows vendors to use its technologies without a premium.

DoctorDomino · Jan 21, 2016

g1abhi :

So what i understand from your answer is: i need another motherboard an another graphics card (or crossfire combi)

g1abhi · Jan 21, 2016

DoctorDomino :

Let me make it simple.
B150 and H170 boards support only crossfire , which is using two AMD cards together.
z170 entry level boards can support crossfire, z170 higher end board (which cost around 40% more than an entry level z170) will support SLI also , which is using two Nvidia cards together.

DoctorDomino · Jan 21, 2016

g1abhi :

DoctorDomino :

Let me make it simple.
B150 and H170 boards support only crossfire , which is using two AMD cards together.
z170 entry level boards can support crossfire, z170 higher end board (which cost around 40% more than an entry level z170) will support SLI also , which is using two Nvidia cards together.

g1abhi, what would you suggest me? Because i'm out of ideas for what i could do

g1abhi · Jan 22, 2016

DoctorDomino :

First thing , nvidia gtx 750TI are not SLI compatible , so sell those if you have 2 of them .
second , buy the build you proposed , with replacing the graphics card to a radeon 380x.
Intel Core i5-6500 - Boxed
Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H
Corsair Vengeance LPX - DDR4 2133Mhz CL13 Kit Black - 8GB
Samsung 850 EVO - 250GB
Western digital Blue - 1TB
Sapphire's Nitro Radeon R9 380X 4GB
Cooler Master N300 - Black
Seasonic S12II Series - 620W
Lite-On IHDS118
Microsoft Windows 10 Home NL 64bit OEM
Microsoft Office 2016 Home & Student NL

For now buy a single card , in future if you need more graphical power , buy another 380X and corssfire

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