Build plan - Your Opinion Needed

rikib004 · 26 Aug 2013 at 22:09

I have this build in mind

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £143.99
(£119.99) £143.99
(£119.99)
MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with FREE GAMES MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with FREE GAMES £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £76.99
(£64.16) £76.99
(£64.16)
Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £51.95
(£43.29) £51.95
(£43.29)
Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £28.99
(£24.16) £28.99
(£24.16)
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.95
(£13.29) £15.95
(£13.29)

Total - £547.93

Now I know I'm missing a PSU so would like a recommendation, preferably not too expensive and is there any issues recommendations you have for the build?

rikib004 · 27 Aug 2013 at 20:57

Just wondering if anyone has any ideas

RJC · 27 Aug 2013 at 21:00

Hello and welcome to the forum

What is your build going to be used for and your total budget.

snips86x · 27 Aug 2013 at 21:10

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T) with FREE GAMES £145.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £95.99
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £76.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45
1 x **B Grade** NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.95
1 x Alpenföhn Civetta CPU Cooler £12.98
Total : £709.46 (includes shipping : £10.50).

I would see if you can get the extra cash and get something like this. The Intel's are cooler, better to overclock and more efficient when paired with faster (1866+) RAM. I know there are some grade B parts, but it'll be worth it.

PSU wise, here are some decent units:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Thermaltake Smart 630W '80 Plus' Power Supply £59.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £55.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
Total : £177.97 (includes shipping : £10.00).

rikib004 · 27 Aug 2013 at 21:43

Hi and thanks for the welcome/suggestions

I have a budget of around £600 and would be using it for mild gaming. Football Manager and Sims 3/4 for the missus