~£700 gaming and high RAM/cores build

RuNiFr0p · Feb 25, 2017

Hi, I am buying a new PC (from scratch) within the next 1-2 months, mainly for a high RAM/cores demanding computing and a decent performance of the Witcher 3. Will be used as a computing server as well.

Copying from the sticky thread:

■ Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: 1-2 months from now (March/April 2017)
■ Budget Range: ~£725 (total, would love to lower it a bit)
■ System Usage from Most to Least Important: high RAM/cores computing, gaming
■ Are you buying a monitor: No (recently bought an Asus VS248HR 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/9fvZxr/asus-monitor-vs248hr)
■ Do you need to buy OS: No
■ Location: UK, London
■ Overclocking: Yes (FX-8320)
■ SLI or Crossfire: Possible in the future, but not mandatory as gaming is of secondary importance
■ Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
■ Additional Comments: SSD + HDD (RAID 1 in the near future)
■ And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Simply need a (decent) PC

I made two builds, one based on AMD FX-8320 (for cores, with possible overclocking, hence the cooler), and the other on Pentium G4560 (it is a bargain, and could possibly be upgraded in 2-3 months).

I think the bigger issue here is whether I would be able to upgrade the G4560 easily to something with 4-6 cores with this build, because if not I am going for the AMD.

You will as well notice two different RAMs, I went for lower speed with G4560 because of the voltage, but would rather get the 2400.

AMD FX-8320:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£118.03 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.94 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock 970M PRO3 Micro ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard (£63.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£109.97 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£74.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.12 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£165.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£67.40 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £724.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-26 01:37 GMT+0000

Pentium G4560:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£54.07 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£52.80 @ Alza)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£74.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.12 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£165.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£67.40 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £614.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-26 01:38 GMT+0000

Aeacus · Feb 25, 2017

For number crunching machine, how about going with i7 instead?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£281.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B150M PRO-VDH Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£65.06 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£83.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: SK hynix SL308 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£46.98 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.92 @ More Computers)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB StormX Video Card (£129.54 @ Aria PC)
Case: BitFenix Nova ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.41 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £740.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-26 04:20 GMT+0000

Few words

Went slightly over the budget but it was best i could do without sacrificing the gaming performance. For number crunching, this build does far better than your AMD build,
CPU comparison: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-FX-8320-vs-Intel-Core-i7-6700/1983vs3515

Supahos · Feb 25, 2017

Wait for ryzen... Those 8core/16thread CPUs may be exactly what you're looking for

RuNiFr0p · Feb 26, 2017

Aeacus :

This is a really good point... This £700+ is stretching my budget already, but both i7-6700 and even i7-6700K(?) are definitely worth consideration. Especially along some savings on memory and storage and the GTX 1050 Ti (I have seen some benchmarks, looks like it performs even better on Witcher 3 than 960 and R9 380) proposed by you and @Supahos hint about Ryzens, as prices might drop soon.

Supahos :

This would be amazing, and it is currently just £50 more expensive than i7-6700 (£320 for Ryzen 7 1700 + £80 for the cheapest mobo), unfortunately this has only 2 RAM slots (if I get it right), which makes it harder to expand later.

Thank you both. Now I just need to find the cheapest accessories and some extra cash.

Supahos · Feb 26, 2017

If you'll wait a few weeks motherboard options will move around in price

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