PC Build For My Holidays just wondering if it is any good?

PMFU · 27 Jul 2013 at 11:48

Hello, I am building a PC over my summer holidays and i have some of the parts already

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Case= Purchased Z9 PLUS Zalman ATX Mid Tower PC Case
PSU= Purchased Corsair CX500M
Those are the parts i own already.
It has enough room for a 290mm Card.
My other parts are
AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core £140
Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 ATX AM3+ £85
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 £78
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM £44
MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB £311
DVD/CD Writer £11
I was just checking if i had missed any parts out? thanks I was told by a friend that my motherboard may not work with a GeForce because it is for AMD processors but i am pretty sure it does. If you know otherwise please say thanks

. Will my motherboard be able to handle 8 cores? Just curious? Thanks for any feedback if you have the time.
I already know that the graphics card fits and i have plenty of slots for my optical drives/hard drives ect.
Thanks for any help

I am doing a little bit of video editing and a lot of gaming but am on a budget

Thanks

mickyflinn · 27 Jul 2013 at 11:54

The 770 will work on that motherboard with amd cpu , it doesnt have to be an amd card on amd board. If you have any extra money then i would advise you to get an ssd.

Idleman · 27 Jul 2013 at 11:57

Looks good. And the 770 will play nice with the AMD Cpu.

PMFU · 27 Jul 2013 at 12:06

mickyflinn said:
The 770 will work on that motherboard with amd cpu , it doesnt have to be an amd card on amd board. If you have any extra money then i would advise you to get an ssd.

Thanks for the feedback

Sadly I have no more cash but I may add it in later thanks

ExRayTed · 27 Jul 2013 at 14:11

Save some money and get the Piledriver 8320. There will be no discernible difference in performance.

teppic · 27 Jul 2013 at 14:42

^^^ Yup, and the 8320 and 8350s will usually both manage 4.5GHz without much problem (they're identical performers at the same clock). You could spend the difference on a nice cooler.

PMFU · 28 Jul 2013 at 12:35

teppic said:
^^^ Yup, and the 8320 and 8350s will usually both manage 4.5GHz without much problem (they're identical performers at the same clock). You could spend the difference on a nice cooler.

Will my board be good enough to overclock that high with the 8320 then?
Thanks

teppic · 28 Jul 2013 at 12:43

Yep, it's a very good board. As long as you get a good clocker, you can take it to 4.7GHz on a £30ish cooler.

CreateNPlay · 28 Jul 2013 at 12:57

Could just add one of these.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Noctua NH-L9i CPU Cooler Low Profile - 92mm (Socket 1150 / 1155 / 1156) £34.99
Total : £38.90 (includes shipping : £3.26).

PMFU · 28 Jul 2013 at 13:14

CreateNPlay said:
Could just add one of these.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Noctua NH-L9i CPU Cooler Low Profile - 92mm (Socket 1150 / 1155 / 1156) £34.99
Total : £38.90 (includes shipping : £3.26).

Thanks it will be £30 cheaper getting the 8320 and the cooler but i have never overclocked before

but i guess i could give it a shot

ill just check if my parts have enough room thanks for all the feedback and all your help

CreateNPlay · 28 Jul 2013 at 13:16

PMFU said:
Thanks it will be £30 cheaper getting the 8320 and the cooler but i have never overclocked before but i guess i could give it a shot ill just check if my parts have enough room thanks for all the feedback and all your help

OC'ing is easy peasy dont worry. Just be sensible.

teppic · 28 Jul 2013 at 13:20

That Noctua's a great cooler (I've got one myself), but it's designed for very small systems rather than higher overclocking. I think it's Intel only though. These are good options, assuming they fit in the case:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x Silverstone Argon SST-AR01 CPU Cooler - 120mm (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1150 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £28.99
1 x Xigmatek Gaia CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM3 / FM1) £19.99
Total : £89.47 (includes shipping : £8.75).

Idleman · 28 Jul 2013 at 13:21

I would go with this cooler.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
Total : £42.89 (includes shipping : £8.25).

Sneakeh · 28 Jul 2013 at 13:34

I would try a Corsair A50 - It's pretty cheap and good performance for what it is. If you're not worried about high overclocking, it would most likely be a good purchase. I use one myself and have my X6 1055t OC'd to 3.3GHz from 2.8GHz and it keeps it relatively cool

PMFU · 29 Jul 2013 at 22:05

Idleman said:
I would go with this cooler.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
Total : £42.89 (includes shipping : £8.25).

Thanks but may i ask is am3 socket the same as a am3+ socket?
Thanks

RJC · 29 Jul 2013 at 22:07

PMFU said:
Thanks but may i ask is am3 socket the same as a am3+ socket?
Thanks

Yes

honosuseri · 29 Jul 2013 at 22:15

PMFU said:
Thanks but may i ask is am3 socket the same as a am3+ socket?
Thanks

Yes mate even the FM socket is the same really.

The Z9 plus is a great budget gamers case (I own one myself). The 612S is a mahoosive cooler at 163mm tall but fits in that chassis. Some sound advice dropping to the 8320. That mobo you picked can do dual GPUs but your PSU isn't man enough. Good mobo being made by Gigabyte (3 year UK based RMA and a Dual Bios) the 990 is better for overclocking too.

Intel alternative.....

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0K) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £48.95
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.95
Total : £713.34 (includes shipping : £11.25).

GPU comes with 5 games (offer ends 31st). You can OC it to close the gap on the 7970.

Idleman · 30 Jul 2013 at 11:02

PMFU said:
Thanks but may i ask is am3 socket the same as a am3+ socket?
Thanks

As already mentioned , Yes.
As well as being a good cooler, it also runs very quiet. I have one and used it for quite a while before getting a D14.

PMFU · 30 Jul 2013 at 20:15

Idleman said:
As already mentioned , Yes.
As well as being a good cooler, it also runs very quiet. I have one and used it for quite a while before getting a D14.

Hey thanks for all the replies

something came up and a friend has a spare mobo it is the gigabyte 970a-ds3 will my build still work? If so this means I will be able to spend £80 on a SSD
Thanks

teppic · 30 Jul 2013 at 20:17

Yeah, the board will be fine. You may not reach quite as high an overclock than on the other, but it'll still be all right. Can you post your full spec before buying so people can take a final look?