new system build check

Spinal2k2

Spinal2k2

Spinal2k2

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Im going to be ordering some parts (prob tomorrow or thursday), for a new system, been looking on the forums and picked a few parts and was looking to bet some feedback on what people think

(dont need dvd, drive, mouse, kb, monitor, os as i already have those)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270 "BF4 Edition" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £139.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Corsair CS550M 550W Semi-Modular 80+ GOLD Certified Power Supply (CP-9020076-UK) £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £29.99
Total : £510.89 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270X Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £155.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x EVGA 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0600-KR) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Zalman Z3 Midi-Tower - Black £34.99
Total : £511.93 (includes shipping : FREE).



For that budget, I'd go with this because it frees up a bit of money for one of the best 270X cards (with 3-year warranty not 2 like the Sapphire), keeps the same length of warranty for PSU anyway (3 years), and because I've had good experience with that EVGA PSU so far. Now, it only comes with two PCI-E connectors, not four like the Corsair, so if you are intending to CrossFire with it, then don't go for it. Then again, 550w seems slightly borderline for CrossFire, even with a 270/270X.

The BitFenix Merc case would be fine if you don't mind that it doesn't have USB 3.0 and only brings one fan. The Zalman comes with USB 3.0 and three fans and a (simple two-speed) fan controller.
 
I wont be doing cross fire, the only other things i will be adding from this PC will be the 1tb drive that is in it as a backup drive, dvdrw drive, and my SB audigy XFI with the front bay (only because it will have the headphone socket at the front of the pc, and mutes the speakers when plugged in).

I will prob also add an SSD at a later point

PSU i selected was thinking it been gold + it would be more efficient, but i think most will be more efficient than my current one (8 year) old tagan tg580-u15

I like the look of the Zalman case so i think i will go for that, (i was going to order some 120mm case fans for the case i selected so it woulds out better getting the Z3 if it comes with the fans)
 
Gold efficency is good trait but in a PSU which will only use 300w max what difference does 10% make (which is the difference between bronze and gold.

on a xfire/trifire rig pulling 700-1200 (quadfire 290xs can pull 1800w easy) 10% is a big difference there.

These ratings have no effect on life either, so dont think you're paying for an extra few years because you're not.

The CX will be spot on for you.
 
Thank you all for the advice, it is much appreciated.

With the Gfx card, ive now 3 choices what do i go for, Is there much different between them.

PSU, 2 votes for the CX so i will prob go with that.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X WindForce 3X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £161.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £55.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Zalman Z3 Midi-Tower - Black £34.99
Total : £523.93 (includes shipping : FREE).




The Gigabyte card also comes with BF4. I think it is worth the few quid extra, plus if you don't want the game you can sell it to bring the build price down a touch.
 
You might as well wait for the This Week Only deals to change later today - it could save you a bit.

EDIT: Have you ordered yet?
 
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