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The_Sprite

The_Sprite

The_Sprite

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Currently thinking about Building a New PC for Gaming / Unreal Editor 4 and thought I`d see if there was a Better Option or Deal available for what I want.

Upgrading from

Athlon X3 3.1
8gb Avexir Core Red 1600mhz DDR3
Nvidia GTS 450 1024 Gddr5
1.5TB HDD Space Combined.


I am looking to get this

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 - AMD Pildedriver FX-8 8350 8 Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle
Inno3D GeForce GTX 960 iChill X3 Air Boss Ultra 2048MB GDDR5 Graphics
Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (+Current 8 Gig Kit making 16gb Quad Channel)
Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

Having seen the 960 vs 770 Results I`m Tempted to Swap out for one if its still on offer Wednesday.

Looking to spend around £600 at the most.

Any Suggestions?
 
What case will you be using?
Do you have an SSD at the moment also?

The 770 is only a weekend deal I believe so you'll have to order today for that price
 
What case+drives do you have?

Go Intel, better CPU performance.

The GTX770 is on offer this weekend, not weekly till wednesday.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £277.98
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 770 "NVIDIA Reference" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Antec TruePower Classic 550w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001104G-2CIR) - Red Light £49.99
Total : £547.55 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).



4690K vs FX8350 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1261?vs=697

Did you need a cooler?
 
 
The_Sprite said:
I have never bothered using a Water Cooling kit before.
Just have the Corsair H40 Sealed Unit on my Current Processor
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Use it if you still have the intel socket 1155/56 fittings which are the same for 1150, just add new thermal paste.
 
The_Sprite said:
Currently using the Strike-X Full atx Case.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-017-AE&groupid=2362&catid=2226

Normal Sata HDD`s atm. 1 x 1TB and1 x 500g Sata
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770 will fit then which is good :)

I would want to add an SSD too

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £199.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 770 "NVIDIA Reference" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £89.99
1 x EVGA Supernova GS 550W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £64.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £63.95
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001104G-2CIR) - Red Light £49.99
Total : £628.50 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).



After today this is an okay price, or you could check on wednesday if any 960 cards go on offer - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-043-IN&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2379
 
Yeah I keep Everything Including Original Packaging lol.
I like to keep it All Immaculate just in case.
Spare Parts always look Better in their Original Wrappers.

I`m Considering Changing to an Intel Chipset.
My very 1st PC was an AMD and I have Always used the same Brand Religiously.
Same goes for NVidia Brand Gcards :)
 
The_Sprite said:
Yeah I keep Everything Including Original Packaging lol.
I like to keep it All Immaculate just in case.
Spare Parts always look Better in their Original Wrappers.

I`m Considering Changing to an Intel Chipset.
My very 1st PC was an AMD and I have Always used the same Brand Religiously.
Same goes for NVidia Brand Gcards :)
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Intel will give you generally better performance + upgradeability :) So in the future you could drop in an i7 4770k or 4790k no problem and there's a performance boost - with AMD this isn't as much as an option as the highest end you can get is the 9590 which is barely better than the 8350!
 
The_Sprite said:
Yeah I keep Everything Including Original Packaging lol.
I like to keep it All Immaculate just in case.
Spare Parts always look Better in their Original Wrappers.

I`m Considering Changing to an Intel Chipset.
My very 1st PC was an AMD and I have Always used the same Brand Religiously.
Same goes for NVidia Brand Gcards :)
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Look at the anandtech link I gave you.

Better performance, less power usage and cooler.

The GTX770 is a faster card overall than a GTX960 hence why I picked it.
 
PSU looks really Nice.
Wasn't sure if I could run all of that on a 550w but good to know.

I was thrown off when I saw the GTX 770 Results.
Had my heart set on the 960 to find it has an Equal a couple series below it lol.
Thankful I didn't rush out and Buy it Friday lol
 
Yes you can run it from a good 550W

The Antec is made by Seasonic with a 5yr warranty.

The GTX770 has better memory bandwidth which is why its a bit quicker.
 
The_Sprite said:
PSU looks really Nice.
Wasn't sure if I could run all of that on a 550w but good to know.

I was thrown off when I saw the GTX 770 Results.
Had my heart set on the 960 to find it has an Equal a couple series below it lol.
Thankful I didn't rush out and Buy it Friday lol
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550W will be more than enough :)
 
Well I decided to go the Whole Hog and Built myself an i7 :) .

New Specs are in my Sig and This is what it Looks like Now.

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You could always also just use 8GB of RAM saving money, then put it towards a 970. will be a bit more future proof than the 960.

edit: Listen to Stulid, go to a 770 and swap to intel :D
 
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