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July 10, 2014 4:54:27 PM

Hey guys. I wanted to build a gaming pc and wanted some help and suggestions so came here. I was thinking about this: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/KP7Tpg or the same build, but instead of the r7 260x, a gtx650 ti boost. Which is better?
How would it handel single 1080p monitor gaming on more recent titles?
Would it fit the chosen Fractal 1000 case?
I'm on a tight budget of 500$ to in a maximum of 550$ without os.
Thank You!

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July 10, 2014 4:59:00 PM

Go with that build. Perfect components for your price range. That's what I would go with.
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July 10, 2014 5:11:04 PM

Yeah that really is a great build. You can probably find some cheaper RAM though:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/G-Skill-Channel-11-11-11-30-Ext...

That would do great with a 1080p monitor. The Fractal 1000 is a good case, but it will be a bit cramped when you're building.
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July 10, 2014 5:42:24 PM

Thank you! This was a build from Austin Evans but i changed some small things. I was just looking for some opinions like yours!
July 10, 2014 6:51:31 PM

Austin Evans' build ?
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July 10, 2014 8:06:11 PM

AHBuser said:
Austin Evans' build ?


He's a popular youtube computer guy. I've watched some of his videos, and while I sometimes don't agree with him, his basic ideas are correct. In this case, for $500, the build is unbeatable.
July 11, 2014 5:33:48 AM

Zircoben said:
Yeah that really is a great build. You can probably find some cheaper RAM though:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/G-Skill-Channel-11-11-11-30-Ext...

That would do great with a 1080p monitor. The Fractal 1000 is a good case, but it will be a bit cramped when you're building.


Ok. Would you suggest a different case to have more room and air flow or is this one just fine?

July 11, 2014 7:12:17 AM

TechCIDLC said:
Go with that build. Perfect components for your price range. That's what I would go with.


Which graphics card would you say is better: the gtx650ti boost or the r7 260x?


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July 11, 2014 8:23:01 AM

Bi6Plays said:
TechCIDLC said:
Go with that build. Perfect components for your price range. That's what I would go with.


Which graphics card would you say is better: the gtx650ti boost or the r7 260x?




Why the 650 Ti Boost? I would get the GTX 750 Ti or the GTX 750. Both use NVidia's new Maxwell arcitecture, and use about half the wattage of the R7 260X or 650 Ti.

Unless you can find the 650 Ti Boost on an absolute steal, it is worth it to get a 750 Ti. The R7 260X is a good card, but it is weaker than all the cards mentioned here, and AMD's video cards are just not on the same level as NVidia's.
July 11, 2014 4:17:25 PM

Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
TechCIDLC said:
Go with that build. Perfect components for your price range. That's what I would go with.


Which graphics card would you say is better: the gtx650ti boost or the r7 260x?




Why the 650 Ti Boost? I would get the GTX 750 Ti or the GTX 750. Both use NVidia's new Maxwell arcitecture, and use about half the wattage of the R7 260X or 650 Ti.

Unless you can find the 650 Ti Boost on an absolute steal, it is worth it to get a 750 Ti. The R7 260X is a good card, but it is weaker than all the cards mentioned here, and AMD's video cards are just not on the same level as NVidia's.


I thought about the gtx650ti boost because i saw in websites and videos that it was better than the r7 260x, and than the gtx 750ti. Is that true? If so I guess it will all come down to prices.


July 11, 2014 4:24:47 PM

Ok. I have updated my pcpartpicker list according to the suggestions. I would only like to know if all the picked websites are trustworthy for i only know amazon.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PXpBGX
Also do you think gameplay recording would be possible with this rig? Thank You.
And last would the 430w power supply handle all this? with the gtx750ti?
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July 11, 2014 6:47:09 PM

Bi6Plays said:
Ok. I have updated my pcpartpicker list according to the suggestions. I would only like to know if all the picked websites are trustworthy for i only know amazon.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PXpBGX
Also do you think gameplay recording would be possible with this rig? Thank You.
And last would the 430w power supply handle all this? with the gtx750ti?


The 750 Ti is all around a better GPU than the 650 Ti Boost. It uses a max of about 65W, and your CX430 will be more than enough to handle it.

I would just go for Amazon as a whole, as long as the prices aren't too far apart. Unless you really want to have to make accounts for all those websites and stress over it, just look on amazon. Amazon likely has comparable parts that are cheaper anyway.
July 12, 2014 8:05:14 AM

Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Ok. I have updated my pcpartpicker list according to the suggestions. I would only like to know if all the picked websites are trustworthy for i only know amazon.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PXpBGX
Also do you think gameplay recording would be possible with this rig? Thank You.
And last would the 430w power supply handle all this? with the gtx750ti?


The 750 Ti is all around a better GPU than the 650 Ti Boost. It uses a max of about 65W, and your CX430 will be more than enough to handle it.

I would just go for Amazon as a whole, as long as the prices aren't too far apart. Unless you really want to have to make accounts for all those websites and stress over it, just look on amazon. Amazon likely has comparable parts that are cheaper anyway.


Ok. Thanks so much for your help! About the gameplay recording: would it be a thing at 1080p? I was thinking about using either fraps or dxtory.

July 12, 2014 8:10:45 AM

If your playing on using it for gameplay recording I reccomend The Elgato Game Capture. But Fraps is an Ok software to use alwell
July 12, 2014 10:33:34 AM

ZeroGravity78 said:
If your playing on using it for gameplay recording I reccomend The Elgato Game Capture. But Fraps is an Ok software to use alwell


Yeah but my doubt is if this rig will be nice for it, without huge frame drops.
July 12, 2014 11:30:59 AM

Also I have just changed the amd x4 750k for a x4 760k, which instead of 3.4ghz, delivers 3.8ghz for a difference of only a few bucks.
And also, would the price difference between the wd caviar blue and the caviar black be worth it?
July 12, 2014 11:34:32 AM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($74.24 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($34.69 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 500W ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $396.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
July 12, 2014 2:11:55 PM

Bi6Plays said:
Also I have just changed the amd x4 750k for a x4 760k, which instead of 3.4ghz, delivers 3.8ghz for a difference of only a few bucks.
And also, would the price difference between the wd caviar blue and the caviar black be worth it?


Performance. The Black is optimized for performance at the expense of noise and power consumption, the blue is a general use drive, designed to be a good balance of performance, power consumption, and noise, and the green is designed to use as little power and make as little noise as possible at the expense of performance.
But i would personally get an SSD drive if you don't already have one
July 12, 2014 3:59:56 PM

ZeroGravity78 said:
Bi6Plays said:
Also I have just changed the amd x4 750k for a x4 760k, which instead of 3.4ghz, delivers 3.8ghz for a difference of only a few bucks.
And also, would the price difference between the wd caviar blue and the caviar black be worth it?


Performance. The Black is optimized for performance at the expense of noise and power consumption, the blue is a general use drive, designed to be a good balance of performance, power consumption, and noise, and the green is designed to use as little power and make as little noise as possible at the expense of performance.
But i would personally get an SSD drive if you don't already have one


Ok Thank you. i think i am going with the blue. I am also considering on adding a 120gb kingston ssdnow v300 solid stat drive.

July 12, 2014 4:04:48 PM

Use Seagate Barracuda, you get almost same performance than WD Black for less money.
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July 13, 2014 6:44:17 AM

PandaBear270 said:
Use Seagate Barracuda, you get almost same performance than WD Black for less money.

Western Digital is more reliable.

July 13, 2014 10:49:52 AM

Does anyone now what framerates would I get approximately in bf4 and crysis3? And in what settings i would be able to run them?
Also is shadowplay a good option to record gameplay with the gtx750 ti?
July 13, 2014 1:38:58 PM

30-40 FPS with settings on ultra while recording with shadowplay also shadow play is good for recording
July 13, 2014 2:57:02 PM

Which version of the gtx 750 ti is better? Apart from the evga ftw.
July 13, 2014 3:05:01 PM

n all honesty they all have the same limitations and because of the low power draw the temps are not much different between them.

My favorite for the 750ti is the Asus because I like the Asus cooler better. I normally prefer MSI or EVGA if they release a classified or lightning version but beyond that Asus is the better choice IMO.
July 18, 2014 9:03:34 AM

Hello again guys. I am thinking about switching the case for a corsair spec-02. Would the build fit nicely?
July 18, 2014 12:13:58 PM

Yes, it will.
July 25, 2014 12:25:24 PM

Hello once again. I havent posted for a while and also havent built the computer yet, for i am still researching a bit. Probably the gfx i am going to go with is the gtx 750 ti ftw acx. Does t fit on the corsair spec 02?
Also i am starting to get worried about the processor. Will the athlon 750k be enough for modern titles? Is there another processor, amd or intel, not too far away from this price range (processor around 100$/€) that would increase gaming performance/ make a difference in performance against this one?
As always Thank You!
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July 25, 2014 12:30:25 PM

Bi6Plays said:
Hello once again. I havent posted for a while and also havent built the computer yet, for i am still researching a bit. Probably the gfx i am going to go with is the gtx 750 ti ftw acx. Does t fit on the corsair spec 02?
Also i am starting to get worried about the processor. Will the athlon 750k be enough for modern titles? Is there another processor, amd or intel, not too far away from this price range (processor around 100$/€) that would increase gaming performance/ make a difference in performance against this one?
As always Thank You!


The 750 Ti will EASILY fit in there.

This will perform a lot better on the graphics side, and the CPU is a better CPU in most tasks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£80.87 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£36.43 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £397.01

Going for Intel instead of AMD also lowers your power consumption and gives you an upgrade path if you have more money in the future.

Hope that helps! :) 
July 25, 2014 12:48:07 PM

Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Hello once again. I havent posted for a while and also havent built the computer yet, for i am still researching a bit. Probably the gfx i am going to go with is the gtx 750 ti ftw acx. Does t fit on the corsair spec 02?
Also i am starting to get worried about the processor. Will the athlon 750k be enough for modern titles? Is there another processor, amd or intel, not too far away from this price range (processor around 100$/€) that would increase gaming performance/ make a difference in performance against this one?
As always Thank You!


The 750 Ti will EASILY fit in there.

This will perform a lot better on the graphics side, and the CPU is a better CPU in most tasks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£80.87 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£36.43 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £397.01

Going for Intel instead of AMD also lowers your power consumption and gives you an upgrade path if you have more money in the future.

Hope that helps! :) 


Thanks for the advice on the processor. About the r9 270, I will have to see because I might decide on putting an ssd or getting that r9 270.
What is your opinion on the kingston ssdnow v300? Just asking because it is a cheap ssd.
Tanks.

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July 25, 2014 12:49:16 PM

Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Hello once again. I havent posted for a while and also havent built the computer yet, for i am still researching a bit. Probably the gfx i am going to go with is the gtx 750 ti ftw acx. Does t fit on the corsair spec 02?
Also i am starting to get worried about the processor. Will the athlon 750k be enough for modern titles? Is there another processor, amd or intel, not too far away from this price range (processor around 100$/€) that would increase gaming performance/ make a difference in performance against this one?
As always Thank You!


The 750 Ti will EASILY fit in there.

This will perform a lot better on the graphics side, and the CPU is a better CPU in most tasks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£80.87 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£36.43 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £397.01

Going for Intel instead of AMD also lowers your power consumption and gives you an upgrade path if you have more money in the future.

Hope that helps! :) 


Thanks for the advice on the processor. About the r9 270, I will have to see because I might decide on putting an ssd or getting that r9 270.
What is your opinion on the kingston ssdnow v300? Just asking because it is a cheap ssd.
Tanks.



The v300 is not a good SSD. They use low quality flash. A good cheap SSD is the Crucial M500 or MX100.
July 25, 2014 12:54:00 PM

Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Hello once again. I havent posted for a while and also havent built the computer yet, for i am still researching a bit. Probably the gfx i am going to go with is the gtx 750 ti ftw acx. Does t fit on the corsair spec 02?
Also i am starting to get worried about the processor. Will the athlon 750k be enough for modern titles? Is there another processor, amd or intel, not too far away from this price range (processor around 100$/€) that would increase gaming performance/ make a difference in performance against this one?
As always Thank You!


The 750 Ti will EASILY fit in there.

This will perform a lot better on the graphics side, and the CPU is a better CPU in most tasks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£80.87 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£36.43 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £397.01

Going for Intel instead of AMD also lowers your power consumption and gives you an upgrade path if you have more money in the future.

Hope that helps! :) 


Thanks for the advice on the processor. About the r9 270, I will have to see because I might decide on putting an ssd or getting that r9 270.
What is your opinion on the kingston ssdnow v300? Just asking because it is a cheap ssd.
Tanks.



The v300 is not a good SSD. They use low quality flash. A good cheap SSD is the Crucial M500 or MX100.


Ok thanks for your opinion.
I will have to reflect on the processor matter. I am from Portugal, and so you can know, this is where I will be buying my parts: http://www.alientech.pt/ It is all in portuguese but i believe it would be easy to navigate and you can probably use a website translator if you have to.
Also since I want a modular psu, I am going with a corsair cx500m, It should be just fine right?
Thanks.

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July 25, 2014 1:02:04 PM

Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Hello once again. I havent posted for a while and also havent built the computer yet, for i am still researching a bit. Probably the gfx i am going to go with is the gtx 750 ti ftw acx. Does t fit on the corsair spec 02?
Also i am starting to get worried about the processor. Will the athlon 750k be enough for modern titles? Is there another processor, amd or intel, not too far away from this price range (processor around 100$/€) that would increase gaming performance/ make a difference in performance against this one?
As always Thank You!


The 750 Ti will EASILY fit in there.

This will perform a lot better on the graphics side, and the CPU is a better CPU in most tasks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£80.87 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£36.43 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £397.01

Going for Intel instead of AMD also lowers your power consumption and gives you an upgrade path if you have more money in the future.

Hope that helps! :) 


Thanks for the advice on the processor. About the r9 270, I will have to see because I might decide on putting an ssd or getting that r9 270.
What is your opinion on the kingston ssdnow v300? Just asking because it is a cheap ssd.
Tanks.



The v300 is not a good SSD. They use low quality flash. A good cheap SSD is the Crucial M500 or MX100.


Ok thanks for your opinion.
I will have to reflect on the processor matter. I am from Portugal, and so you can know, this is where I will be buying my parts: http://www.alientech.pt/ It is all in portuguese but i believe it would be easy to navigate and you can probably use a website translator if you have to.
Also since I want a modular psu, I am going with a corsair cx500m, It should be just fine right?
Thanks.



That definitely makes it more difficult. You should be able to find most of the same parts, just stay with brands you trust.
July 25, 2014 1:05:00 PM

Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Hello once again. I havent posted for a while and also havent built the computer yet, for i am still researching a bit. Probably the gfx i am going to go with is the gtx 750 ti ftw acx. Does t fit on the corsair spec 02?
Also i am starting to get worried about the processor. Will the athlon 750k be enough for modern titles? Is there another processor, amd or intel, not too far away from this price range (processor around 100$/€) that would increase gaming performance/ make a difference in performance against this one?
As always Thank You!


The 750 Ti will EASILY fit in there.

This will perform a lot better on the graphics side, and the CPU is a better CPU in most tasks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£80.87 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£36.43 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £397.01

Going for Intel instead of AMD also lowers your power consumption and gives you an upgrade path if you have more money in the future.

Hope that helps! :) 


Thanks for the advice on the processor. About the r9 270, I will have to see because I might decide on putting an ssd or getting that r9 270.
What is your opinion on the kingston ssdnow v300? Just asking because it is a cheap ssd.
Tanks.



The v300 is not a good SSD. They use low quality flash. A good cheap SSD is the Crucial M500 or MX100.


Ok thanks for your opinion.
I will have to reflect on the processor matter. I am from Portugal, and so you can know, this is where I will be buying my parts: http://www.alientech.pt/ It is all in portuguese but i believe it would be easy to navigate and you can probably use a website translator if you have to.
Also since I want a modular psu, I am going with a corsair cx500m, It should be just fine right?
Thanks.



That definitely makes it more difficult. You should be able to find most of the same parts, just stay with brands you trust.


I know thnaks. This is just the website of my local tech store, which has things from most brands.
I just realized that the r9 270 was almost as cheap as the 750 ti. Could you just tell me which of the cards (sapphire, etc) would perform better?
And also, since I am planning on doing some gameplay recording, there will be the problem that this card, being an amd card, doen't have shadowplay. Do you think tere would be too big of a difference by using fraps instead of shadowplay?
I am asking because I have no experience with "able to record games at 1080p" computers.
And last but not least: the intel i3-4130 you suggested vs the amd fx-6300 which is a six core with 3.5 ghz for even a few bucks less.
Thanks for everything.
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July 25, 2014 1:24:48 PM

Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Hello once again. I havent posted for a while and also havent built the computer yet, for i am still researching a bit. Probably the gfx i am going to go with is the gtx 750 ti ftw acx. Does t fit on the corsair spec 02?
Also i am starting to get worried about the processor. Will the athlon 750k be enough for modern titles? Is there another processor, amd or intel, not too far away from this price range (processor around 100$/€) that would increase gaming performance/ make a difference in performance against this one?
As always Thank You!


The 750 Ti will EASILY fit in there.

This will perform a lot better on the graphics side, and the CPU is a better CPU in most tasks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£80.87 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£36.43 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £397.01

Going for Intel instead of AMD also lowers your power consumption and gives you an upgrade path if you have more money in the future.

Hope that helps! :) 


Thanks for the advice on the processor. About the r9 270, I will have to see because I might decide on putting an ssd or getting that r9 270.
What is your opinion on the kingston ssdnow v300? Just asking because it is a cheap ssd.
Tanks.



The v300 is not a good SSD. They use low quality flash. A good cheap SSD is the Crucial M500 or MX100.


Ok thanks for your opinion.
I will have to reflect on the processor matter. I am from Portugal, and so you can know, this is where I will be buying my parts: http://www.alientech.pt/ It is all in portuguese but i believe it would be easy to navigate and you can probably use a website translator if you have to.
Also since I want a modular psu, I am going with a corsair cx500m, It should be just fine right?
Thanks.



That definitely makes it more difficult. You should be able to find most of the same parts, just stay with brands you trust.


I know thnaks. This is just the website of my local tech store, which has things from most brands.
I just realized that the r9 270 was almost as cheap as the 750 ti. Could you just tell me which of the cards (sapphire, etc) would perform better?
And also, since I am planning on doing some gameplay recording, there will be the problem that this card, being an amd card, doen't have shadowplay. Do you think tere would be too big of a difference by using fraps instead of shadowplay?
I am asking because I have no experience with "able to record games at 1080p" computers.


Since you are recording, I wouldn't recommend an i3 anymore. I would bump up to an i5-4440. (Around 150 Euros...). The i3 may do fine, but given that it only has 2 cores, it can only get worse with time as games use more and more CPU.

You can jump down to the Athlon X4 760K and overclock it, but the i5 is a much better CPU and I cannot recommend AMD CPUs for the most part.

For Shadowplay, I guess the 750 Ti would be a better option, but the R9 270 is a more powerful card, and it costs nearly the same. At 1080P, you should have no issues though.
July 25, 2014 1:44:05 PM

150 euros is just too much for me and very unfortunately the 760k is not on that store's website. I will try to contact them and see if they hav it available in the store, or order it from amazon, because it is a more affordable option.
What about an overclockeed 750k?
And would i be able to record just fine with fraps or dxtory on the r9 270? Because just as you said it is almost the same price and significantly better in terms of performance.
a b 4 Gaming
a b À AMD
July 25, 2014 1:52:31 PM

Bi6Plays said:
150 euros is just too much for me and very unfortunately the 760k is not on that store's website. I will try to contact them and see if they hav it available in the store, or order it from amazon, because it is a more affordable option.
What about an overclockeed 750k?
And would i be able to record just fine with fraps or dxtory on the r9 270? Because just as you said it is almost the same price and significantly better in terms of performance.


I have no idea what i'm talking about with recording actually. All I know is that is that ShadowPlay uses less resources than the rest of them, and that a dual core isn't good for any recording or trying to do anything outside of the game while gaming.

The 750K is nearly the same as the 760K, either one will do. Because you are getting AMD, keep in mind that there is no upgrade path, and your power bill will be higher. Especially if you go with the R9 270, it uses about double the power of the GTX 750 Ti, and only has about 15-20% performance improvement. But, at the end of the day, power consumption is only going to be a few dollars difference (unless you game all day).

Okay, here's what i'd do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£44.25 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£102.03 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £391.81

You are going to want to overclock with that CPU, for sure. I included the Cooler Master TX3 cooler for that.
July 25, 2014 1:59:37 PM

Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
150 euros is just too much for me and very unfortunately the 760k is not on that store's website. I will try to contact them and see if they hav it available in the store, or order it from amazon, because it is a more affordable option.
What about an overclockeed 750k?
And would i be able to record just fine with fraps or dxtory on the r9 270? Because just as you said it is almost the same price and significantly better in terms of performance.


I have no idea what i'm talking about with recording actually. All I know is that is that ShadowPlay uses less resources than the rest of them, and that a dual core isn't good for any recording or trying to do anything outside of the game while gaming.

The 750K is nearly the same as the 760K, either one will do. Because you are getting AMD, keep in mind that there is no upgrade path, and your power bill will be higher. Especially if you go with the R9 270, it uses about double the power of the GTX 750 Ti, and only has about 15-20% performance improvement. But, at the end of the day, power consumption is only going to be a few dollars difference (unless you game all day).

Okay, here's what i'd do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£37.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£102.03 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £384.97


Even if I have that power difference, I will still preffer the r9 270 and it's higher performance. And also i did see that the card has zero core technology, saving power (at least the one that I chose on the amd size, the msi gaming model).
I would really like knowing the type of performance i would get with the 750k and r9 270 while recording with fraps/dxtory.


a b 4 Gaming
a b À AMD
July 25, 2014 2:02:31 PM

Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
150 euros is just too much for me and very unfortunately the 760k is not on that store's website. I will try to contact them and see if they hav it available in the store, or order it from amazon, because it is a more affordable option.
What about an overclockeed 750k?
And would i be able to record just fine with fraps or dxtory on the r9 270? Because just as you said it is almost the same price and significantly better in terms of performance.


I have no idea what i'm talking about with recording actually. All I know is that is that ShadowPlay uses less resources than the rest of them, and that a dual core isn't good for any recording or trying to do anything outside of the game while gaming.

The 750K is nearly the same as the 760K, either one will do. Because you are getting AMD, keep in mind that there is no upgrade path, and your power bill will be higher. Especially if you go with the R9 270, it uses about double the power of the GTX 750 Ti, and only has about 15-20% performance improvement. But, at the end of the day, power consumption is only going to be a few dollars difference (unless you game all day).

Okay, here's what i'd do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£37.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£102.03 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £384.97


Even if I have that power difference, I will still preffer the r9 270 and it's higher performance. And also i did see that the card has zero core technology, saving power (at least the one that I chose on the amd size, the msi gaming model).
I would really like knowing the type of performance i would get with the 750k and r9 270 while recording with fraps/dxtory.




Okay, this is your build then:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£37.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £397.93

Just read up a bit. Dxtory is better, uses less resources. The X4 760K should have no issues with it, and the R9 270 is a very capable card and should have no issues. It will be an awesome build for you.
July 25, 2014 2:58:56 PM

Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
150 euros is just too much for me and very unfortunately the 760k is not on that store's website. I will try to contact them and see if they hav it available in the store, or order it from amazon, because it is a more affordable option.
What about an overclockeed 750k?
And would i be able to record just fine with fraps or dxtory on the r9 270? Because just as you said it is almost the same price and significantly better in terms of performance.


I have no idea what i'm talking about with recording actually. All I know is that is that ShadowPlay uses less resources than the rest of them, and that a dual core isn't good for any recording or trying to do anything outside of the game while gaming.

The 750K is nearly the same as the 760K, either one will do. Because you are getting AMD, keep in mind that there is no upgrade path, and your power bill will be higher. Especially if you go with the R9 270, it uses about double the power of the GTX 750 Ti, and only has about 15-20% performance improvement. But, at the end of the day, power consumption is only going to be a few dollars difference (unless you game all day).

Okay, here's what i'd do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£37.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£102.03 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £384.97


Even if I have that power difference, I will still preffer the r9 270 and it's higher performance. And also i did see that the card has zero core technology, saving power (at least the one that I chose on the amd size, the msi gaming model).
I would really like knowing the type of performance i would get with the 750k and r9 270 while recording with fraps/dxtory.




Okay, this is your build then:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£37.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £397.93

Just read up a bit. Dxtory is better, uses less resources. The X4 760K should have no issues with it, and the R9 270 is a very capable card and should have no issues. It will be an awesome build for you.


Yes! Thank you so much for all of your help. My build has improved quite a bit from my inicial one. The only change that might happen is the processor: from a 760k to a 750k but i would like to get the 760k.
One more thing: does the motherboard i chose support 2133mhz ram? Because on that store i showed you later, 8gb of Gskill ares 2133hz is the same price as the other speeds of this model. Also what does the CL9 or CL10 mean?

a b 4 Gaming
a b À AMD
July 25, 2014 3:49:53 PM

Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
150 euros is just too much for me and very unfortunately the 760k is not on that store's website. I will try to contact them and see if they hav it available in the store, or order it from amazon, because it is a more affordable option.
What about an overclockeed 750k?
And would i be able to record just fine with fraps or dxtory on the r9 270? Because just as you said it is almost the same price and significantly better in terms of performance.


I have no idea what i'm talking about with recording actually. All I know is that is that ShadowPlay uses less resources than the rest of them, and that a dual core isn't good for any recording or trying to do anything outside of the game while gaming.

The 750K is nearly the same as the 760K, either one will do. Because you are getting AMD, keep in mind that there is no upgrade path, and your power bill will be higher. Especially if you go with the R9 270, it uses about double the power of the GTX 750 Ti, and only has about 15-20% performance improvement. But, at the end of the day, power consumption is only going to be a few dollars difference (unless you game all day).

Okay, here's what i'd do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£37.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£102.03 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £384.97


Even if I have that power difference, I will still preffer the r9 270 and it's higher performance. And also i did see that the card has zero core technology, saving power (at least the one that I chose on the amd size, the msi gaming model).
I would really like knowing the type of performance i would get with the 750k and r9 270 while recording with fraps/dxtory.




Okay, this is your build then:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£37.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £397.93

Just read up a bit. Dxtory is better, uses less resources. The X4 760K should have no issues with it, and the R9 270 is a very capable card and should have no issues. It will be an awesome build for you.


Yes! Thank you so much for all of your help. My build has improved quite a bit from my inicial one. The only change that might happen is the processor: from a 760k to a 750k but i would like to get the 760k.
One more thing: does the motherboard i chose support 2133mhz ram? Because on that store i showed you later, 8gb of Gskill ares 2133hz is the same price as the other speeds of this model. Also what does the CL9 or CL10 mean?



The CL rating is the latency of the RAM, so the lower it is, the better.

Here's a better motherboard, and I got some cheaper RAM. You don't need fast RAM, it doesn't help much in gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£45.60 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £394.78
July 25, 2014 3:59:17 PM

Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
150 euros is just too much for me and very unfortunately the 760k is not on that store's website. I will try to contact them and see if they hav it available in the store, or order it from amazon, because it is a more affordable option.
What about an overclockeed 750k?
And would i be able to record just fine with fraps or dxtory on the r9 270? Because just as you said it is almost the same price and significantly better in terms of performance.


I have no idea what i'm talking about with recording actually. All I know is that is that ShadowPlay uses less resources than the rest of them, and that a dual core isn't good for any recording or trying to do anything outside of the game while gaming.

The 750K is nearly the same as the 760K, either one will do. Because you are getting AMD, keep in mind that there is no upgrade path, and your power bill will be higher. Especially if you go with the R9 270, it uses about double the power of the GTX 750 Ti, and only has about 15-20% performance improvement. But, at the end of the day, power consumption is only going to be a few dollars difference (unless you game all day).

Okay, here's what i'd do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£37.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£102.03 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £384.97


Even if I have that power difference, I will still preffer the r9 270 and it's higher performance. And also i did see that the card has zero core technology, saving power (at least the one that I chose on the amd size, the msi gaming model).
I would really like knowing the type of performance i would get with the 750k and r9 270 while recording with fraps/dxtory.




Okay, this is your build then:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£37.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £397.93

Just read up a bit. Dxtory is better, uses less resources. The X4 760K should have no issues with it, and the R9 270 is a very capable card and should have no issues. It will be an awesome build for you.


Yes! Thank you so much for all of your help. My build has improved quite a bit from my inicial one. The only change that might happen is the processor: from a 760k to a 750k but i would like to get the 760k.
One more thing: does the motherboard i chose support 2133mhz ram? Because on that store i showed you later, 8gb of Gskill ares 2133hz is the same price as the other speeds of this model. Also what does the CL9 or CL10 mean?



The CL rating is the latency of the RAM, so the lower it is, the better.

Here's a better motherboard, and I got some cheaper RAM. You don't need fast RAM, it doesn't help much in gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£45.60 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £394.78


Thanks but in the store where I am buying the part that fast ram is even the same price as the kingston blu you recommended.
July 25, 2014 4:41:02 PM

And also wd blue vs seagate barracuda, in terms of speed?
a b 4 Gaming
a b À AMD
July 25, 2014 5:35:17 PM

Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
150 euros is just too much for me and very unfortunately the 760k is not on that store's website. I will try to contact them and see if they hav it available in the store, or order it from amazon, because it is a more affordable option.
What about an overclockeed 750k?
And would i be able to record just fine with fraps or dxtory on the r9 270? Because just as you said it is almost the same price and significantly better in terms of performance.


I have no idea what i'm talking about with recording actually. All I know is that is that ShadowPlay uses less resources than the rest of them, and that a dual core isn't good for any recording or trying to do anything outside of the game while gaming.

The 750K is nearly the same as the 760K, either one will do. Because you are getting AMD, keep in mind that there is no upgrade path, and your power bill will be higher. Especially if you go with the R9 270, it uses about double the power of the GTX 750 Ti, and only has about 15-20% performance improvement. But, at the end of the day, power consumption is only going to be a few dollars difference (unless you game all day).

Okay, here's what i'd do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£37.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£102.03 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £384.97


Even if I have that power difference, I will still preffer the r9 270 and it's higher performance. And also i did see that the card has zero core technology, saving power (at least the one that I chose on the amd size, the msi gaming model).
I would really like knowing the type of performance i would get with the 750k and r9 270 while recording with fraps/dxtory.




Okay, this is your build then:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£37.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £397.93

Just read up a bit. Dxtory is better, uses less resources. The X4 760K should have no issues with it, and the R9 270 is a very capable card and should have no issues. It will be an awesome build for you.


Yes! Thank you so much for all of your help. My build has improved quite a bit from my inicial one. The only change that might happen is the processor: from a 760k to a 750k but i would like to get the 760k.
One more thing: does the motherboard i chose support 2133mhz ram? Because on that store i showed you later, 8gb of Gskill ares 2133hz is the same price as the other speeds of this model. Also what does the CL9 or CL10 mean?



The CL rating is the latency of the RAM, so the lower it is, the better.

Here's a better motherboard, and I got some cheaper RAM. You don't need fast RAM, it doesn't help much in gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£45.60 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £394.78


Thanks but in the store where I am buying the part that fast ram is even the same price as the kingston blu you recommended.


What's the CL rating? Really, all the RAM will feel exactly the same, but sure, you might as well get it if it is the same price.
July 25, 2014 8:30:11 PM

Bi6Plays said:
Hello once again. I havent posted for a while and also havent built the computer yet, for i am still researching a bit. Probably the gfx i am going to go with is the gtx 750 ti ftw acx. Does t fit on the corsair spec 02?
Also i am starting to get worried about the processor. Will the athlon 750k be enough for modern titles? Is there another processor, amd or intel, not too far away from this price range (processor around 100$/€) that would increase gaming performance/ make a difference in performance against this one?
As always Thank You!


The FM2 Athlons are totally enough to handle games, do not worry. Better invest money on the GPU.
The 750ti is not a bad card, but is not really powerful. I would get a GTX 660 instead or a R9 270/R7 265.

Try to get the Athlon X4 760K if you can, the four cores at 3,8Ghz will not make any bottleneck. Or get the 750K and overclock a bit.
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a b À AMD
July 25, 2014 9:19:46 PM

PandaBear270 said:
Bi6Plays said:
Hello once again. I havent posted for a while and also havent built the computer yet, for i am still researching a bit. Probably the gfx i am going to go with is the gtx 750 ti ftw acx. Does t fit on the corsair spec 02?
Also i am starting to get worried about the processor. Will the athlon 750k be enough for modern titles? Is there another processor, amd or intel, not too far away from this price range (processor around 100$/€) that would increase gaming performance/ make a difference in performance against this one?
As always Thank You!


The FM2 Athlons are totally enough to handle games, do not worry. Better invest money on the GPU.
The 750ti is not a bad card, but is not really powerful. I would get a GTX 660 instead or a R9 270/R7 265.

Try to get the Athlon X4 760K if you can, the four cores at 3,8Ghz will not make any bottleneck. Or get the 750K and overclock a bit.


Yup, good analysis. The builds I have for him already have an R9 270, X4 760K, and a TX3 for overclocking. An unbeatable build for 400 pounds.
July 26, 2014 7:37:01 AM

Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
150 euros is just too much for me and very unfortunately the 760k is not on that store's website. I will try to contact them and see if they hav it available in the store, or order it from amazon, because it is a more affordable option.
What about an overclockeed 750k?
And would i be able to record just fine with fraps or dxtory on the r9 270? Because just as you said it is almost the same price and significantly better in terms of performance.


I have no idea what i'm talking about with recording actually. All I know is that is that ShadowPlay uses less resources than the rest of them, and that a dual core isn't good for any recording or trying to do anything outside of the game while gaming.

The 750K is nearly the same as the 760K, either one will do. Because you are getting AMD, keep in mind that there is no upgrade path, and your power bill will be higher. Especially if you go with the R9 270, it uses about double the power of the GTX 750 Ti, and only has about 15-20% performance improvement. But, at the end of the day, power consumption is only going to be a few dollars difference (unless you game all day).

Okay, here's what i'd do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£37.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£102.03 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £384.97


Even if I have that power difference, I will still preffer the r9 270 and it's higher performance. And also i did see that the card has zero core technology, saving power (at least the one that I chose on the amd size, the msi gaming model).
I would really like knowing the type of performance i would get with the 750k and r9 270 while recording with fraps/dxtory.




Okay, this is your build then:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£37.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £397.93

Just read up a bit. Dxtory is better, uses less resources. The X4 760K should have no issues with it, and the R9 270 is a very capable card and should have no issues. It will be an awesome build for you.


Yes! Thank you so much for all of your help. My build has improved quite a bit from my inicial one. The only change that might happen is the processor: from a 760k to a 750k but i would like to get the 760k.
One more thing: does the motherboard i chose support 2133mhz ram? Because on that store i showed you later, 8gb of Gskill ares 2133hz is the same price as the other speeds of this model. Also what does the CL9 or CL10 mean?



The CL rating is the latency of the RAM, so the lower it is, the better.

Here's a better motherboard, and I got some cheaper RAM. You don't need fast RAM, it doesn't help much in gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£45.60 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £394.78


Thanks but in the store where I am buying the part that fast ram is even the same price as the kingston blu you recommended.


What's the CL rating? Really, all the RAM will feel exactly the same, but sure, you might as well get it if it is the same price.


The CL rating is CL10. Should i get a different one with lower latency or performance won't be too afected y it?

a b 4 Gaming
a b À AMD
July 26, 2014 5:57:01 PM

Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
Zircoben said:
Bi6Plays said:
150 euros is just too much for me and very unfortunately the 760k is not on that store's website. I will try to contact them and see if they hav it available in the store, or order it from amazon, because it is a more affordable option.
What about an overclockeed 750k?
And would i be able to record just fine with fraps or dxtory on the r9 270? Because just as you said it is almost the same price and significantly better in terms of performance.


I have no idea what i'm talking about with recording actually. All I know is that is that ShadowPlay uses less resources than the rest of them, and that a dual core isn't good for any recording or trying to do anything outside of the game while gaming.

The 750K is nearly the same as the 760K, either one will do. Because you are getting AMD, keep in mind that there is no upgrade path, and your power bill will be higher. Especially if you go with the R9 270, it uses about double the power of the GTX 750 Ti, and only has about 15-20% performance improvement. But, at the end of the day, power consumption is only going to be a few dollars difference (unless you game all day).

Okay, here's what i'd do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£37.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£102.03 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £384.97


Even if I have that power difference, I will still preffer the r9 270 and it's higher performance. And also i did see that the card has zero core technology, saving power (at least the one that I chose on the amd size, the msi gaming model).
I would really like knowing the type of performance i would get with the 750k and r9 270 while recording with fraps/dxtory.




Okay, this is your build then:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£37.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £397.93

Just read up a bit. Dxtory is better, uses less resources. The X4 760K should have no issues with it, and the R9 270 is a very capable card and should have no issues. It will be an awesome build for you.


Yes! Thank you so much for all of your help. My build has improved quite a bit from my inicial one. The only change that might happen is the processor: from a 760k to a 750k but i would like to get the 760k.
One more thing: does the motherboard i chose support 2133mhz ram? Because on that store i showed you later, 8gb of Gskill ares 2133hz is the same price as the other speeds of this model. Also what does the CL9 or CL10 mean?



The CL rating is the latency of the RAM, so the lower it is, the better.

Here's a better motherboard, and I got some cheaper RAM. You don't need fast RAM, it doesn't help much in gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£45.60 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£30.14 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Total: £394.78


Thanks but in the store where I am buying the part that fast ram is even the same price as the kingston blu you recommended.


What's the CL rating? Really, all the RAM will feel exactly the same, but sure, you might as well get it if it is the same price.


The CL rating is CL10. Should i get a different one with lower latency or performance won't be too afected y it?



It'll do just fine. There is no noticeabler difference between any modern RAM.
July 26, 2014 6:06:30 PM

Really recommend a r9 270 if you can manage to squeeze in extra bucks or make a budget cut somewhere as the card can handle any game at 1080p. (varying in the settings and AA between games but mostly high is fine)
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