New PC , dragging myself into the present

orsonic · 4 Mar 2014 at 23:43

Hi all , wondered if i could get some feedback on this list of bits , should all work together ? Anything you would alter ? its £1,075.49 with shipping , thats about my budget limit.

"Grenadier GX8" AMD FX-8 8350 Black Edition @ 4.2GHz Eight Core Gaming Bundle , with the Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 and 8gb of teamgroup elite black

The Corsair H80i for a cooler

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce OC 2048MB

Corsair Force GT 120GB SSD

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache

Corsair RM Series- RM 750 '80+ Gold' 750W PS

Corsair Carbide 540 atx case

The machine i am replacing is a 2.5ghz Q9300 with 2gb of ddr2 and a GTX 260 2gb .

Thanks for any replies .

spoffle · 4 Mar 2014 at 23:53

Swap the GTX770, there's just no reason to buy in to a 2GB 256bit bus graphics card.

This is cheaper and quicker; http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-225-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1842

Everything else seems fine, but it seems like an awful lot of money for it.

Are you not willing to build it yourself?

lee32uk · 4 Mar 2014 at 23:59

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 290 V2 X-Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (VXR9 290 4GBD5-DHX) £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £143.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
Total : £1,065.94 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Haven't included operating system or optical drive as you didn't have them in your spec

You can overclock with a few clicks of the mouse in the bios.

spoffle · 5 Mar 2014 at 00:01

You'll save yourself some money by going for something like this

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-03-40G) £319.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £128.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 750 '80+ Gold' 750W Power Supply (CP-9020055-UK) £89.99
1 x Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £86.99
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
Total : £1,005.97 (includes shipping : £11.75).

You're getting a bit more for your money as well.

orsonic · 5 Mar 2014 at 00:19

couple of great alternatives , thanks guys . All seems to be around the £1k - £1.1k mark ...yep it is a lot , but its time for a new machine :cool:

I went for the H80i cooler as it looks like it will be far easier to maintain than an air cooler .

I do have an OS and optical drives

* you both went for an R 290 3gb - 4gb... good cards i presume ... is the 4gb worth the extra ?

As a reference for usage , 3d modelling and gaming ..leaning more towards gaming

lee32uk · 5 Mar 2014 at 00:27

A sealed water cooler such as the H80i or an air cooler won't require any maintenance, apart from cleaning the dust off once in a while

spoffle · 5 Mar 2014 at 01:24

orsonic said:
couple of great alternatives , thanks guys . All seems to be around the £1k - £1.1k mark ...yep it is a lot , but its time for a new machine

I went for the H80i cooler as it looks like it will be far easier to maintain than an air cooler .

I do have an OS and optical drives

* you both went for an R 290 3gb - 4gb... good cards i presume ... is the 4gb worth the extra ?

As a reference for usage , 3d modelling and gaming ..leaning more towards gaming

It's not the 4GB you're paying for, it's the faster graphics card in general that you're paying for, however the 4GB (and 512bit memory interface) will mean that the 290 has more longevity than cards with 2GB of RAM (with 256bit memory interfaces) and even 3GB (with 384bit memory interfaces).

tbyeah · 5 Mar 2014 at 22:23

Don't get an RM750, horrible power supply with cheap caps and high temps. I think it was HardOCP that described it as "Corsair have laid a turd" or something.

disi · 6 Mar 2014 at 09:28

I got Corsair RM 650 and it is awesome cool, so far the fan didn't come on.

Power consumption:
AMD A10 7850K, AMD R9 290X and G1.Sniper board, 1x SSD and 1x 4TB disk, 2x and 3x radiator plus one extra case fan, 4xRAM with LEDs, 1x water pump and some extra LED strips.

@tbyeah, Nice review. The shutdown between 50 and 75% load is weird, but these tests were all on ~110-120V and therefore more ampere (US standard).

Boomstick777 · 6 Mar 2014 at 18:55

Budget over £1000 and your considering an AMD FX. Please don't do it, read some reviews on Haswell CPU's, maybe an I5 or i7 plus cheaper mobo to keep the cost comparative with AMD.

Bart_Hunt · 6 Mar 2014 at 22:01

I'd go for SuperFlower or Evga psu.
I have the 750w evga, the modular one, and it's really great, quiet and stable. No problems at all.

orsonic · 7 Mar 2014 at 00:47

Thanks for all the advice so far all ...
after checking the board specs i saw it only supports 1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules , so i went for the kingston beast 1600 , more than likely going to put another 8gb in later ( presuming the suggested 2400MHz wont work ? )

1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £128.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £139.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case £129.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £71.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £67.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache £59.99
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive £59.99

Will the 750 psu be ok for that ?

@Boomstick .... dont hate me

..i just have decided to throw in with these AMD dudes this time around

lee32uk · 7 Mar 2014 at 01:04

Do you plan on adding a 2nd gpu anytime ?

orsonic · 7 Mar 2014 at 01:48

lee32uk said:
Do you plan on adding a 2nd gpu anytime ?

not at these prices :eek:

maybe next build (couple of years away)

by then it will be dx20 cards with a small nuclear reactor powering it all

lee32uk · 7 Mar 2014 at 02:03

An i7 would be better than the 8350. A 650W psu should be fine for a single 290 and i7 setup.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-40G) £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £82.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £79.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £43.99
Total : £1,135.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Avenged7Fold · 7 Mar 2014 at 02:30

lee32uk said:
An i7 would be better than the 8350. A 650W psu should be fine for a single 290 and i7 setup.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-40G) £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £82.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £79.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £43.99
Total : £1,135.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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ndaar · 7 Mar 2014 at 17:06

As suggested at £1000 I would suggest an intel build over an ati. The posted i7 4770k system is slightly over budget but a lot more powerful overall. If it really is a stretch there are a few bits you could shave down to make it closer to £1000 such as on the case. Its a good build though.