800/850 build.

pipson · 4 Jul 2014 at 20:37

Just the box and components, no ISO, mouse, monitor, keyboard needed.

Min 8gb ram, r9 280, an ssd, prefer aio cooler, over clocking potential not a big deal but if it doesn't make a difference by much I don't mind between a k or non k Intel CPU or don't mind Amd either. Would like to see both a normal atx built with a side window and a mini/micro atx. Purpose is for gaming and personal use.

William-Mathew · 4 Jul 2014 at 21:16

Budget?

RJC · 4 Jul 2014 at 22:05

Ocuk are doing Corsair manufactures refurbished models but I decided to use a new one.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Dual-X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97-HD3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £81.95
1 x Intel 335 Series 20nm 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (SSDSC2CT240A4K5) £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black (CC-9011017-WW) £69.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £10.99
Total : £863.77 (includes shipping : £12.50).

pipson · 5 Jul 2014 at 00:03

William-Mathew said:
Budget?

Title?

pipson · 5 Jul 2014 at 00:04

Forgot to add no need for cd/dvd rw and no HDD can never see myself getting one again! So a 256gb ssd as a start probably best. Personally would prefer a refurbished aio and spend the money elsewhere instead of a new one.
Build looks decent.

Fallen god · 5 Jul 2014 at 00:16

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 290 V2 X-Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (VXR9 290 4GBD5-DHX) £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97-HD3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £81.95
1 x Intel 335 Series 20nm 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (SSDSC2CT240A4K5) £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black (CC-9011017-WW) £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 1 Year Warranty £39.95
Total : £854.68 (includes shipping : £19.10).

pipson · 5 Jul 2014 at 00:28

I thought you coulndt fit an h100 on the 300r? And 550w for a r9 290?

Can someone do a bitfenix prodigy build real quick?

Fallen god · 5 Jul 2014 at 00:57

Doh, thought it was a 330r for a second, yeah the 300r can't handle that cooler.

the 290 is fine thou, but maybe better too go with a 650w to be safe.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/radeon_r9_290_review_benchmarks,10.html

Here is Guru3D's power supply recommendation:

AMD R9 290 - On your average system the card requires you to have a 550 Watt power supply unit.
AMD R9 290 Crossfire - On your average system the cards require you to have a 700 Watt power supply unit as minimum.
AMD R9 290X - On your average system the card requires you to have a 550~600 Watt power supply unit.
AMD R9 290X Crossfire - On your average system the cards require you to have a 800 Watt power supply unit as minimum.

lude1962 · 5 Jul 2014 at 09:34

Fallen god said:
Doh, thought it was a 330r for a second, yeah the 300r can't handle that cooler.

the 290 is fine thou, but maybe better too go with a 650w to be safe.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/radeon_r9_290_review_benchmarks,10.html

I'd go with a 650w gold rated psu, 550w is pushing it, psu performance degrades over time, ie in a year the 550w could be down to 500w.