Build Review - Mid Level

[TopOfTheWorld]

I've specced this system so far and am not looking to spend much more (800 max).

Looking to start PC gaming rather than buying a new gen console and perhaps mine a little

Case, HDD, monitor and peripherals are already sorted.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Asus M5A99X PRO R2.0 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Corsair CS750M 750W Semi-Modular 80+ GOLD Certified Power Supply (CP-9020078-UK) £79.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £59.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
Total : £766.52 (includes shipping : £8.00).




If in the future I wanted to crossfire with another 280x would it be worth it or would I get a cpu bottle neck?

also

Would the chosen PSU support this AMD system and crossfired 280x?

Thanks

 

[Fallen god]

Pretty awesome spec, recently not read great thing about Corsair PSUs but 750 is enough for xFire 280x.

I would go with this.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
Total : £109.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[lee32uk]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition LE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £59.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
Total : £808.39 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 

[Fulax]

You can get a 4670k for that price range:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £163.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £73.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
Total : £807.50 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Free AIO cooler with the motherboard.

 

[ndaar]

Personally id opt for the 4670K options and still offers xfire options down the line in budget.

 

[TopOfTheWorld]

Thanks, I'm leaning towards the i5 now. Will have to do some reading on the recommended products.

 

[The Only Beardy]

You can get a 4670k for that price range:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £163.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £73.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
Total : £807.50 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Free AIO cooler with the motherboard.

This build...

 

[arc@css]

You can get a 4670k for that price range:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £163.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £73.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
Total : £807.50 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Free AIO cooler with the motherboard.

+1

 

[TopOfTheWorld]

If i wanted to do a micro atx system running just one 280x with an i5 4670k what psu and micro atx board would you guys recommend?

 

[Fulax]

If i wanted to do a micro atx system running just one 280x with an i5 4670k what psu and micro atx board would you guys recommend?

Don't you already have the case?

Anyway, these would be my mATX motherboards of choice, depending on the budget:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £139.99
1 x Asus Z87 GRYPHON Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £107.99
Total : £257.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).



I've got the Sniper myself - it's great.

 

[TopOfTheWorld]

Thanks Fulax

Don't have case but I didn't include it in the spec since case choice is more personal choice

 

[Fulax]

Gotcha.

Unless you need to save space or you need the relative portability of an mATX system, I'd stick with ATX. More expansion options, and the Gigabyte UD4H motherboard plus free CM Seidon cooler is a great deal.

 

[TopOfTheWorld]

Yeah, thought it might work out a bit cheaper but I'll just go for a midi case, thanks for the help!