500-600 gaming/video editing pc

shadowsnypa1 · 20 Jul 2013 at 10:46

Morning all

I am looking to build a computer to do the above, I already have :
Monitor- Samsung bw206
Os- win7
Power supply - be quiet 650w
Cdrw

So will need :
Cpu
Mobo
RAm
Gfx
Hdd
Case
CPU cooler
Tim
Possibly an ssd

Have I forgotten anything ?
I cannot decide on the CPU or Mobo in particular. I know I want a K CPU but which one i cannot decide. I am after something I can overclock moderately for everyday use for gaming and video editing/encoding.
I will be selling bits of old pc so budget is flexible

I did build my last pc in sig. But that was some time back. Have been researching recently and it seems haswell may not be worth the premium. Can u suggest a build please. Many thanks is advance.

Doomedspeed · 20 Jul 2013 at 11:07

Something like this maybe:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £185.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785Q2G2M) £169.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G213C1K) £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £45.95
1 x Xigmatek Pantheon Mid Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Silverstone Argon SST-AR01 CPU Cooler - 120mm (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1150 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £28.99
Total : £604.91 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Mynight · 20 Jul 2013 at 11:14

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £159.95
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
1 x Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £149.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Black £49.99
1 x Scythe Ninja 3 High Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £39.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
Total : £649.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Went with the 8 core amd if your doing video editing.

Could probably save some on the case and get another 8gb ram depending on how heavy your editing is.
Can save a fair bit on the mobo but saber tooth is great

Edit: I missed the k series cpu

Still good for editing

Idleman · 20 Jul 2013 at 11:14

Gpu comes with 8 free games, so you can sell the ones you don`t want and recoup some money. Maybe, put it towards an ssd.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785Q2G2M) £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Thermalright Macho 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £660.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Can you not reuse your existing hdd.

shadowsnypa1 · 20 Jul 2013 at 11:17

Doomedspeed said:
Something like this maybe:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £185.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785Q2G2M) £169.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G213C1K) £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £45.95
1 x Xigmatek Pantheon Mid Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Silverstone Argon SST-AR01 CPU Cooler - 120mm (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1150 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £28.99
Total : £604.91 (includes shipping : £11.75).

I am surprised that msi don't do a Mobo for this CPU. Only 3 available at overclockers. As budget is flexible can a haswell build be had for 1-200 extra. I am only thinking of future proofing a little bit longer and possibly abit more energy efficient. Is this gfx better than the 660ti? I've always preferred nvidia, but like mentioned I've been out of the loop for a bit. Many thanks in advance

Idleman · 20 Jul 2013 at 11:22

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £215.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £89.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Thermalright Macho 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £796.97 (includes shipping : £11.75).

shadowsnypa1 · 20 Jul 2013 at 11:22

Idleman said:
Gpu comes with 8 free games, so you can sell the ones you don`t want and recoup some money. Maybe, put it towards an ssd.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785Q2G2M) £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Thermalright Macho 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £660.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Can you not reuse your existing hdd.

Thanks. Nice build with haswell. Can reuse current hdd but wanted a fresh drive for a new build will keep old hdd for extra storage. Will research the gfx vs the 660ti. Are msi mobos not good anymore ? They used to be with their military grade caps etc. thanks again

shadowsnypa1 · 20 Jul 2013 at 11:24

Mynight said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £159.95
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
1 x Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £149.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Black £49.99
1 x Scythe Ninja 3 High Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £39.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
Total : £649.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Went with the 8 core amd if your doing video editing.

Could probably save some on the case and get another 8gb ram depending on how heavy your editing is.
Can save a fair bit on the mobo but saber tooth is great

Edit: I missed the k series cpu Still good for editing

Thanks. But would really prefer an intel CPU

Mynight · 20 Jul 2013 at 11:25

Sorry should have read it more carefully

Idleman · 20 Jul 2013 at 11:28

shadowsnypa1 said:
Thanks. Nice build with haswell. Can reuse current hdd but wanted a fresh drive for a new build will keep old hdd for extra storage. Will research the gfx vs the 660ti. Are msi mobos not good anymore ? They used to be with their military grade caps etc. thanks again

They still make fairly decent boards, just that the 2 I would recommend in your budget are out of stock.

shadowsnypa1 · 20 Jul 2013 at 11:31

Idleman said:
They still make fairly decent boards, just that the 2 I would recommend in your budget are out of stock.

Thanks idleman, are u thinking the g43? Have there been any issues bugs with the new Mobo and haswell CPUs?
I was looking at the g43, I can always wait for it to come in stock

Idleman · 20 Jul 2013 at 11:38

shadowsnypa1 said:
Thanks idleman, are u thinking the g43? Have there been any issues bugs with the new Mobo and haswell CPUs?
I was looking at the g43, I can always wait for it to come in stock

Not heard of any issues. Here is a good review to read through.

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1791/pg7/msi-z87-g43-motherboard-review-crysis-3-grid-2.html

shadowsnypa1 · 20 Jul 2013 at 11:44

Thank you

shadowsnypa1 · 20 Jul 2013 at 12:27

Idleman said:
Gpu comes with 8 free games, so you can sell the ones you don`t want and recoup some money. Maybe, put it towards an ssd.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785Q2G2M) £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Thermalright Macho 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £660.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Can you not reuse your existing hdd.

Am I missing something? Can't see anything about 8 free games, which ones are they ?Thanks. Games will decide whether I get this or go for a 660ti.

Idleman · 20 Jul 2013 at 12:41

shadowsnypa1 said:
Am I missing something? Can't see anything about 8 free games, which ones are they ?Thanks. Games will decide whether I get this or go for a 660ti.

Sorry mate, forgot to add the link.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18524378

shadowsnypa1 · 20 Jul 2013 at 14:00

Idleman said:
Sorry mate, forgot to add the link.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18524378

Thank you. But without the free games would u recommend the 660ti over the Ati card? Thanks

Idleman · 20 Jul 2013 at 14:40

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-7850-vs-GeForce-GTX-660-Ti

http://techreport.com/review/23981/radeon-hd-7950-vs-geforce-gtx-660-ti-revisited/6

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/778?vs=860

I like my Nvidia cards tbh but the AMD counterparts do offer better performance/price ratio. And they OC very well to.
But considering the fact you will be video editing and rendering, I would most likely opt for the 660ti. But check out some of the benchmarks in the links above, might help you decide.

theforce · 20 Jul 2013 at 17:48

Depends on that software you are planning to use to do your video editing. Sony Vegas supports both Nvidia and ATI for quite some time now. Adobe with Premiere CC started supporting ATI cards via OpenCL.