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Skyline_43

Skyline_43

Skyline_43

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Hi guys, below is a little PC build i've marked up and i'd just like some advice. Whether it would be any good, improvements, anything really!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-171-PC
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-559-AS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-338-AM
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-117-CS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-255-SE
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-128-KS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-048-NX
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-090-LG

My aim is to spend around £600 to a max of £700. I would use it for MMO games, such as Diablo 3, and would like it to be a decent performer. I am well aware I won't be getting a top spec system but something to 'do the job' is ideal.

Cheers for any help guys!

Skyline
 
As far I know MMOs tend to be all about per-core performance, so you'd be better off with Intel. Locked chip, with an SSD:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £131.99
1 x Aero Cool Dead Silence Gaming White Mini Tower Windowed £72.95
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £67.99
1 x Gigabyte H87M-HD3 Intel H87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
Total : £695.88 (includes shipping : ).



Unlocked CPU, no SSD:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £92.99
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case (CC-9011036-WW) £57.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £700.87 (includes shipping : ).

 
I like fulaxs 4670k spec above but id make sone changes, to save money.

First the PSU (Saves around £14.)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-143-NX

Then the case (saves £10)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-107-CA&groupid=2362&catid=1489

Or this one (saves £20)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-174-CS&groupid=2362&catid=1489

And change the motherboard to this: (saves £10)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-438-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2574

Also the RAM (saving £4)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-033-TG

saving around £40-£50. :)

I wish I could spec on my phone. :).
 
Here we go then - 4670k plus an SSD for £20 over budget ;)

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £82.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £45.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £39.95
1 x Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01 Mid Tower Gaming Case (CC-9011050-WW) £37.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £720.83 (includes shipping : ).

 
 
Unless your benchmarking them in day to day operations users won't be able tell the difference. Also better is a subjective term, those reviews don't tell you anything about return rates, customer care, warranty comparison, endurance testing etc. Saying though wasn't Kingston one of SSD manufacturers that got caught out replacing the memory with cheaper modules that were significantly slower then review samples?
 
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