New Build What do you think ?

baz178 · 15 Jan 2014 at 17:20

What sort of pc controller do you recomend for playing games like crysis, call of duty, battlefield ? don't want to spend loads, as iv already gone over my budget.

baz178 · 16 Jan 2014 at 07:17

Can anybody recommend a controller then for playing above game, plus fifa,witcher ect cheaper the better gone over budget.

Idleman · 16 Jan 2014 at 10:32

baz178 said:
Can anybody recommend a controller then for playing above game, plus fifa,witcher ect cheaper the better gone over budget.

Any of these will be fine.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Logitech Wireless Gamepad F710 (940-000142) £44.99
1 x Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller - PC / Xbox 360 (JR9-00010) £32.95
1 x Logitech Gamepad F310 (940-000138) £24.95
1 x Microsoft Xbox 360 Wired Controller - PC / Xbox 360 (52A-00005) £23.99
Total : £136.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).

baz178 · 16 Jan 2014 at 11:56

Thanks, just bought all the components for the new build today, thanks everybody for your help, thank you and I'll keep you posted on the build in progress.

Idleman · 16 Jan 2014 at 11:58

baz178 said:
Thanks, just bought all the components for the new build today, thanks everybody for your help, thank you and I'll keep you posted on the build in progress.

You could`nt wait until tomorrow, eh!

Good luck with the build and have fun.

baz178 · 16 Jan 2014 at 13:02

No haha can't wait to start building, all getting delivered Saturday. Are R9 280x graphics cards very good ? What should I get out off it graphical wise ?

Idleman · 16 Jan 2014 at 13:10

baz178 said:
No haha can't wait to start building, all getting delivered Saturday. Are R9 280x graphics cards very good ? What should I get out off it graphical wise ?

Which 280x did you go for?

baz178 · 16 Jan 2014 at 13:16

Idleman said:
Which 280x did you go for?

Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefield 4 PC Game

Idleman · 16 Jan 2014 at 13:24

Have a read through the link.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gigabyte_radeon_r9_280x_windforce_review,16.html

baz178 · 16 Jan 2014 at 13:28

Idleman said:
Have a read through the link.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gigabyte_radeon_r9_280x_windforce_review,16.html

Is that a good review about the card ?

Idleman · 16 Jan 2014 at 13:36

baz178 said:
Is that a good review about the card ?

They do some very good reviews. There are others, if you google your card.

baz178 · 16 Jan 2014 at 13:44

Idleman said:
They do some very good reviews. There are others, if you google your card.

I did my best in reading it, but I don't understand all the tech terms. Is it saying it's a decent graphics card ? In the review you posted above.

Idleman · 16 Jan 2014 at 14:08

baz178 said:
I did my best in reading it, but I don't understand all the tech terms. Is it saying it's a decent graphics card ? In the review you posted above.

Yes it is a decent card.

We like the Gigabyte R9-280X WinDForce X3 OC edition. Most variables are right, the overall looks, the cooling and that nice the factory overclock. Our early sample however was rather noisy, once the GPU is under stress there's a lot of fan RPM, we do expect and hope to see this fixed with a BIOS update though. So aside from cooling added benefits are the factory overclock, the four outputs and overall just a really nice product that will guarantee you a pleasant gaming experience as these cards have plenty of juice to work with.

Update: Gigabyte is going to fit a new BIOS into the final mass production units that will lower noise levels.

baz178 · 16 Jan 2014 at 21:27

When I install windows 8, should I install it on main hard drive or solid state drive ?

BriT · 16 Jan 2014 at 21:31

SSD, will be much faster.

Idleman · 16 Jan 2014 at 21:31

baz178 said:
When I install windows 8, should I install it on main hard drive or solid state drive ?

Install it on your ssd. Make sure ACHI is enabled in the Bios, it will show you how in the manual. Also donT connect your hdd until your OS is installed.

edit: Link for your mobo, use the drivers from here as they will be up to date. You also get the manual and have a read through it while waiting for your parts to come.

http://uk.msi.com/product/mb/Z87I.html

baz178 · 17 Jan 2014 at 16:05

Thanks

Also should i put thermal paste on ?

and also overclock the system ?

stulid · 17 Jan 2014 at 16:11

Paste is pre-applied to the bottom of the stock heatsink.

Disconnect the HDD cable while installing windows to prevent any random files being written to it.

baz178 · 17 Jan 2014 at 16:15

stulid said:
Paste is pre-applied to the bottom of the stock heatsink.

Disconnect the HDD cable while installing windows to prevent any random files being written to it.

Will do, thank you

What about overclocking the system ?

Idleman · 17 Jan 2014 at 16:16

I would just get your system up and running first, before thinking about overclocking. Then do a bit of research and get some idea as to how to overclock.