Please critique my budget spec

spanielgita

spanielgita

spanielgita

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YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £149.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £53.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £35.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
1 x Arctic F12 Case Fan - 120mm £3.98
Total : £428.90 (includes shipping : FREE).





Looking to build a gaming computer that will handle BF4 at around 60fps @ 1080p res.

PS I already have OS, hdd, keyboard etc.

Is there any hope with this build?
 
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The PSU is horrid, you can get a better case if you spend the same money as that case+fan costs together.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £149.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £47.99
1 x Antec VP450P 450W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £39.95
1 x Zalman Z9 Windowed Tower Case - Black £38.4
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
Total : £446.39 (includes shipping : £11.75).




The price is about £432 with free delivery.
 
stulid said:
The PSU is horrid, you can get a better case if you spend the same money as that case+fan costs together.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £149.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £47.99
1 x Antec VP450P 450W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £39.95
1 x Zalman Z9 Windowed Tower Case - Black £38.4
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
Total : £446.39 (includes shipping : £11.75).




The price is about £432 with free delivery.
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Aaah Stulid! You improved my last build haha! Thanks again for your input :)

Yeah I was wondering about the PSU..
 
 
stulid said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £47.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
Total : £613.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).




But some faster RAM would be good.

The D3HP includes a free aftermarket heatsink.

The NZXT has USB3.0
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I am liking this setup.

Is there much performance gain to be had overclocking the K chip?

Seems the included cooler with mobo is a nice one.
 
spanielgita said:
So with a potential 170 extra would you got intel with the cpu/mobo OR buy a better graphics cards.

I'm happy with 1080p res, just want at least 40 - 60 fps.
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Or you stick with the AMD bits and get the best GFX card you can afford,


YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 7970 DirectCU II TOP 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £257.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £47.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Windowed Tower Case - Black £38.4
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
Total : £587.32 (includes shipping : FREE).




I've had a quick look and it should fit in the case.
 
stulid said:
Or you stick with the AMD bits and get the best GFX card you can afford,


YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 7970 DirectCU II TOP 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £257.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £47.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Windowed Tower Case - Black £38.4
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
Total : £587.32 (includes shipping : FREE).




I've had a quick look and it should fit in the case.
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Pardon my ignorance, Would the 6300 potentially bottleneck the 7970?
 
spanielgita said:
I am liking this setup.

Is there much performance gain to be had overclocking the K chip?

Seems the included cooler with mobo is a nice one.
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Yes!! definitely get the chip overclocked, the board is capable of doing 4.6Ghz if the chip can do it and you can keep temps under control.
 
spanielgita said:
So with a potential 170 extra would you got intel with the cpu/mobo OR buy a better graphics cards.

I'm happy with 1080p res, just want at least 40 - 60 fps.
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AMDs "new" GPUs aren't really new at all it's more of a rebranding. The 270X is essentially the 7870LE, these GPUs OC'd could trade blows with stock 7950s so that's awesome bang for buck. In turn the 280X is the 7970 so check prices between the two.

So far I'm liking Stulids spec in post #7

I've not used the NZXT but I have a lot of experience with the Z9 chassis. The Z9 (maybe the NZXT too) has very little room behind the mobo tray for cable management, it's a common problem with budget cases. Something like the Corsair CX500M would make life much easier on you, the Antec is a better PSU but it's not modular.

Best of luck with the build :)
 
spanielgita said:
wow, very in-depth review. Nicely done.

Seems pretty easy to overclock with easytune!
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Very easy, or there are some preset options in the BIOS also.

The Vcore it uses is a little high when compared to setting the overclock yourself and seeing what is needed to be stable. It is the Vcore that makes the CPU hot so if you can do it yourself then it will help.
 
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