8 core build? Can I improve?

subbytna

subbytna

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Another person looking a spec so can anyone run the eye over this lot and if you think I've got some stuff wrong can you let me know?

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £109.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £71.99
1 x ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £62.99
1 x MSI Radeon R7 250 OC 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £61.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case (CC-9011036-WW) £57.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £55.99
1 x Asus Xonar DS 7.1 PCI Sound Card £39.95
1 x Akasa AK-CC4013EP01 Nero 3 V2 Premier CPU Cooler £25.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £643.40 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
With regards to that graphics card, it is just to give him SOME more gaming power. He doesn't really game apart from footy manager and the odd sim game. I figured this would give him SOME options without splashing out on a gpu when he isn't really a gamer per se.

I went with that case as it has plenty of fans and he will be putting the case in a fairly enclosed space so needs fans already in the case.

No OS needed.
 
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nkata said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
Total : £155.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).



The motherboard here is a much better choice. As is some quicker ram.

Not sure of your usage, but the R7 250 is not really a gaming choice, need an R9 270 really for gaming.

Also motherboard sound could be enough for your/his needs.

andy.
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also...much better psu and you dont need 600w also better cpu cooler :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Evo Professional CPU Cooler £27.95
Total : £97.54 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
I'd definitely suggest a better cpu cooler. Had the nero 3 on my 4670k and was slightly disappointed. If over clocking the piledriver, you definitely need a decent cpu cooler! Should be able to make 4.4 with a decent air cooler though
 
looking to get it to 4.4 for him. He doesn't really game....a bit of footy manager and some sim games but nothing what we would consider "gaming" I want him to have something better than onboard graphics but not spend a whack on it as it'll not really be gaming.

Will be used for streaming, internet, music mixing and some editing. Budget was total £750 so I thought I had got a decent setup
 
The extra couple of quid for the Raijintek one linked above would be worth it i think. Not had one myself but have heard decent things
 
subbytna said:
looking to get it to 4.4 for him. He doesn't really game....a bit of footy manager and some sim games but nothing what we would consider "gaming" I want him to have something better than onboard graphics but not spend a whack on it as it'll not really be gaming.

Will be used for streaming, internet, music mixing and some editing. Budget was total £750 so I thought I had got a decent setup
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You have a decent setup, really my only concern was the asrock board as it is not renowned for overclocking. The Asus 970 Evo R2.0 is good for the sort of OC you are thinking of and I would recommend it as a budget board. If you are only doing multiplier overclocking on the CPU, the ram you have chosen will be fine.
andy.
 
How does this look then?

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £109.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £71.99
1 x MSI Radeon R7 250 OC 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £61.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case (CC-9011036-WW) £57.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £55.99
1 x Asus Xonar DS 7.1 PCI Sound Card £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Evo Professional CPU Cooler £27.95
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £653.36 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
I'm only going to be using multiplier for overclocking and I'll not be touching the RAM. Basically the more I can save the better so 2400 RAM is just extra cost. The 1600 stuff would be fine for his use.
 
btw I went for the corsair as it was modular. Had that PSU for anothe rbuild and the amount of wires was mental. I might just put the corsair back...unless it's not a good idea with the cpu overclock drawing more volts?
 
Even overclocked you shouldn't be drawing anywhere near 600W I don't think (correct me if I'm wrong people), should be more like 300W at the wall all in? Card is only 65W and oc'd 83xx series at the extreme end can reach 250W.

I've got a Corsair AX series which I'm v. pleased with, though super flower seem to be the overclocker's favourite on here
 
If none of the programs he uses for music and editing uses the 8 cores, you are paying for a capable CPU which wont ever be under full load.

What software?

I would say to stick with the 550w golden green in case he wants to upgrade his card in the future.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £131.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £109.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £55.99
1 x Asus Xonar DS 7.1 PCI Sound Card £39.95
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £712.80 (includes shipping : £12.50).




Do you really need a soundcard ? Better to have a half decent gpu imo even though he is not a gamer as such.
 
Thanks Lee but yes he needs the sound card. He tinkers a fair bit with music so would be better to have one. He doesn't game that much so a 270 gpu isn't worth the outlay.
 
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