Any Suggestions On Improvements For This Build?

[JTPowell1212]

So this is my first time building a computer but I have friends who have done so and are willing to help me. My real question is that does anybody have any suggestions on different parts or other components I should consider?

I've got the fan listed so I can remember it and purchase it as it is said to be one of the quietest fans around. I want to be able to play games at a high quality, possibly on a 1440p monitor if I have the cash for it! I would prefer it being quiet for running idle but I'm not fussed about when it's being used as I will have headphones on.

All comments & criticisms will be helpful!

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/37tU6

 

[Danbuscus25]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Danbuscus250/saved/40Oc

CPU AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core £131.99
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing £25.44
Motherboard Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ £125.85
Memory GeIL EVO CORSA Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 £92.79
Storage Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" SSD £101.25
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM (Purchased) £0.00
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB £380.99
Case Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower £45.90
Power Supply XFX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V £69.99
Optical Drive Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer £53.94
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) £69.96
Case Fan Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm £15.98
Total: £1114.08

ok, so i built you a gaming computer for the same price, but it has faster ram, a gtx 780 which you will need to run games at 1440p, and has a better psu. it is an amd based build, but you can just change the cpu/mobo to intel if you really want to.

 

[IDontUnderstand]

1. 8 GB of RAM will be enough for gaming only, that's if you're gaming only
2. There are quieter cooler out there
3. Cheaper PSU, but higher quality

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Be Quiet DARK ROCK PRO 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£65.96 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£103.20 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.79 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£101.25 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For £0.00)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£260.14 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.67 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.35 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£53.94 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.96 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£15.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1034.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-10 18:54 GMT+0000)

or if you want to spend a bit more on GPU,
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/37uMW

 

[JTPowell1212]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Danbuscus250/saved/40Oc

CPU AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core £131.99
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing £25.44
Motherboard Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ £125.85
Memory GeIL EVO CORSA Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 £92.79
Storage Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" SSD £101.25
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM (Purchased) £0.00
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB £380.99
Case Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower £45.90
Power Supply XFX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V £69.99
Optical Drive Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer £53.94
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) £69.96
Case Fan Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm £15.98
Total: £1114.08

ok, so i built you a gaming computer for the same price, but it has faster ram, a gtx 780 which you will need to run games at 1440p, and has a better psu. it is an amd based build, but you can just change the cpu/mobo to intel if you really want to.

Thanks, I think I'll stick with intel and have a look at another motherboard, but I've adjusted the GPU to what you've said. I was thinking of 16gb of ram so there isn't any need to update it in the future and I can use it in a future build, or should I drop to 8gb but slightly faster? And also are there any ways that you can tell which is a better CPU cooler or is it just down to reviews you read and what other people suggest? Thanks for the help though!

 

[IDontUnderstand]

CPU cooler is review based, since you can't tell how it will perform very accurately by it's physical looking.
Here is my favorite site for CPU cooler reviews and ranking
http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2764&page=5

 

[Danbuscus25]

both of these builds are great, but Idontunderstands build has a slightly better cpu but mine has a better gpu. so, if you are wanting to play games like bf3/4, CoD ghosts, crysis 3, etc get the one i built. but if you want to play games like gta 4/5, minecraft, then go with Idontunderstands build.

 

[JTPowell1212]

Thanks both of you, I'll probably do a mix of them all tbh! But glad to have some re-assurance I'm not missing something blatant and all of the parts are good. Thanks guys!

 

[Danbuscus25]

no problem, and happy building

 

[sora]

Happy building! Love the choice on the SSD

Samsung EVO 250gb is great