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Opinions on this PC build?

  • 25-11-2014 4:27pm
    #1
    LFC CONNAUGHTON
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 388 ✭✭


    My budget is very strictly £515 and this is my build:
    CPU: FX 8320
    GPU: XFX Radeon R9 290
    MoBo: Asus M5A78L
    PSU: EVGA 500W White
    HDD: 1tb WD Caviar Blue
    RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport (2x4gb)
    Case: Zalman Z1
    What are your opinions?


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  • #2
    Timmyctc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,825 ✭✭✭Timmyctc


    LFC CONNAUGHTON wrote: »
    My budget is very strictly £515 and this is my build:
    CPU: FX 8320
    GPU: XFX Radeon R9 290
    MoBo: Asus M5A78L
    PSU: EVGA 500W White
    HDD: 1tb WD Caviar Blue
    RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport (2x4gb)
    Case: Zalman Z1
    What are your opinions?

    You'd want a bigger PSU for an R9 290 imo. Think they recommend 700-750. Rest of it looks fine really.


  • #3
    LFC CONNAUGHTON
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 388 ✭✭LFC CONNAUGHTON


    Timmyctc wrote: »
    You'd want a bigger PSU for an R9 290 imo. Think they recommend 700-750. Rest of it looks fine really.

    Any recommendation on how to cut costs more on the build to get the better PSU?


  • #4
    Timmyctc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,825 ✭✭✭Timmyctc


    LFC CONNAUGHTON wrote: »
    Any recommendation on how to cut costs more on the build to get the better PSU?

    Hmm. Where are you getting these prices from and how much is the GPU costing you?


  • #5
    LFC CONNAUGHTON
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 388 ✭✭LFC CONNAUGHTON


    Timmyctc wrote: »
    Hmm. Where are you getting these prices from and how much is the GPU costing you?

    All from Amazon.co.UK and the GPU is £220.38 hoping for some similar parts to go on sale for black Friday :)


  • #6
    Timmyctc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,825 ✭✭✭Timmyctc


    I fired together the same parts with a weaker GPU on HWVS for around 580-585 Euro Here

    You can have a look at that and maybe actually get the same GPU for your budget.
    (Disclaimer: I'm not paying 100% attention so I may have missed a part :P)


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  • #7
    LFC CONNAUGHTON
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 388 ✭✭LFC CONNAUGHTON


    Timmyctc wrote: »
    I fired together the same parts with a weaker GPU on HWVS for around 580-585 Euro You can have a look at that and maybe actually get the same GPU for your budget.
    (Disclaimer: I'm not paying 100% attention so I may have missed a part :P)

    I want to keep the GPU and that ends up just as cheap on Amazon. I think I might just save up a little longer :)


  • #8
    Timmyctc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,825 ✭✭✭Timmyctc


    LFC CONNAUGHTON wrote: »
    I want to keep the GPU and that ends up just as cheap on Amazon. I think I might just save up a little longer :)

    With the original GPU and upgraded PSU From HWVS its £535.09 . Start saving boy :P


  • #9
    LFC CONNAUGHTON
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 388 ✭✭LFC CONNAUGHTON


    Timmyctc wrote: »
    With the original GPU and upgraded PSU From HWVS its £535.09 . Start saving boy :P

    See my dad is buying it for me and said I can spend £515 but I'd say I can get him to go a little higher ;)


  • #10
    Ninjah Tigah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 340 ✭✭Ninjah Tigah


    700-750 Power supply is absolute overkill. 500Watt would do just fine if you're not overclocking.

    Test System Setup
    CPU Intel Core i7-3960X Sandy Bridge-E
    Motherboard ASUS P9X79 Deluxe
    Memory Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 16GB
    Hard Drive OCZ Agility 4 256GB SSD
    Sound Card On-board
    Graphics Card AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB
    AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2GB
    Graphics Drivers AMD: 13.11 V8
    NVIDIA: 331.58
    Power Supply Corsair AX1200i
    Operating System Windows 8 Pro x64

    http://www.overclock.net/content/type/61/id/1761025/width/350/height/700/flags/LL

    I'd recommend going for:

    http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/500+-+600+Watts/151013/Corsair+VS+Serie+VS550%2C+Non-Modular%2C+80%2B.article

    To leave a little bit of room in the future incase you decide you want to overclock. If not, the EVGA psu is fine.

    The only issue I can see with your build is the motherboard. It will require a BIOS update to run the fx8320.


  • #11
    LFC CONNAUGHTON
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 388 ✭✭LFC CONNAUGHTON


    Ninjah Tigah wrote: »
    700-750 Power supply is absolute overkill. 500Watt would do just fine if you're not overclocking.

    Test System Setup
    CPU Intel Core i7-3960X Sandy Bridge-E
    Motherboard ASUS P9X79 Deluxe
    Memory Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 16GB
    Hard Drive OCZ Agility 4 256GB SSD
    Sound Card On-board
    Graphics Card AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB
    AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2GB
    Graphics Drivers AMD: 13.11 V8
    NVIDIA: 331.58
    Power Supply Corsair AX1200i
    Operating System Windows 8 Pro x64
    ]

    I'd recommend going for:

    To leave a little bit of room in the future incase you decide you want to overclock. If not, the EVGA psu is fine.

    The only issue I can see with your build is the motherboard. It will require a BIOS update to run the fx8320.

    That seems grand so, I might get a 600w to be safe. How would I update the BIOS?


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  • #12
    Ninjah Tigah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 340 ✭✭Ninjah Tigah


    Updating a BIOS can be... Stressful. Unless you have another CPU that's from that socket and that can be used until you update it. You could try putting the BIOS update onto a usb in FAT32 Format but that's by no means something that always works from what I know. I've always avoided the issue of having to update a BIOS to support a new CPU. Hence why I always suggest going for z97 chipsets for Intel.

    I think your best option would be to go for an Intel processor, an i3 perhaps and getting a better motherboard. There's far more room to update your computer with Intel as opposed to AMD and believe me, I'm not Intel fanboy by any means, especially after the stunt that Intel performed with the Pentium 4. However, there's no denying they're the top of the pile when it comes to processors. AMD are good in the processor market for budget rendering computers etc. However, anything other than that...

    I have to ask the question before I make any suggest in regards to a cpu/motherboard. What's the purpose of the machine?


  • #13
    LFC CONNAUGHTON
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 388 ✭✭LFC CONNAUGHTON


    Ninjah Tigah wrote: »
    Updating a BIOS can be... Stressful. Unless you have another CPU that's from that socket and that can be used until you update it. You could try putting the BIOS update onto a usb in FAT32 Format but that's by no means something that always works from what I know. I've always avoided the issue of having to update a BIOS to support a new CPU. Hence why I always suggest going for z97 chipsets for Intel.

    I think your best option would be to go for an Intel processor, an i3 perhaps and getting a better motherboard. There's far more room to update your computer with Intel as opposed to AMD and believe me, I'm not Intel fanboy by any means, especially after the stunt that Intel performed with the Pentium 4. However, there's no denying they're the top of the pile when it comes to processors. AMD are good in the processor market for budget rendering computers etc. However, anything other than that...

    I have to ask the question before I make any suggest in regards to a cpu/motherboard. What's the purpose of the machine?

    Gaming mostly and general use :) I think I'll stick with the CPU I have but what MoBo won't need a BIOS update?


  • #14
    LFC CONNAUGHTON
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 388 ✭✭LFC CONNAUGHTON


    New build
    CPU: i3 4160
    GPU: XFX Radeon r9 290
    PSU: Corsair CX600
    MoBo: Asus H61M-E
    Case: Zalman Z1
    HDD: 1tb Seagate Barracuda
    RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport (2x4gb)


  • #15
    Ninjah Tigah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 340 ✭✭Ninjah Tigah


    Something like: http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/DDR3/72465/MSI+970A-G43%2C+AMD+Sockel+AM3%2B%2C+ATX%2C+DDR3.article would be fine for the fx8320

    However, keep in mind that the fx 8320 would be quite hot as it expels a lot of heat.

    I think that for the new build you proposed you should swap out that motherboard for:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASRock-Mod-1150-H97M-Motherboard/dp/B00KAY66NG/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1416941338&sr=1-1&keywords=ASRock+H97+Pro4

    The other motherboard is £80 from what I can see, it definitely isn't worth that much.


  • #16
    LFC CONNAUGHTON
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 388 ✭✭LFC CONNAUGHTON


    Meant to say H81M-E


  • #17
    LFC CONNAUGHTON
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 388 ✭✭LFC CONNAUGHTON


    New Build (Again)
    CPU: FX8320
    GPU:XFX Radeon R9 290
    PSU: EVGA 500B
    MoBo:MSI 970A-G43
    HDD: Toshiba 1TB
    RAM:Crucial DDR3 (1x8gb)
    Case: Zalman T3 Mini


  • #18
    LFC CONNAUGHTON
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 388 ✭✭LFC CONNAUGHTON


    EDIT
    CPU: FX6300
    GPU:XFX Radeon R9 290
    PSU: EVGA 500B
    MoBo:MSI 970A-G43
    HDD: Toshiba 1TB
    RAM:Crucial Ballistix Sport (2x4gb)
    Case: CiT Spectre


  • #19
    Timmyctc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,825 ✭✭✭Timmyctc


    LFC CONNAUGHTON wrote: »
    EDIT
    CPU: FX6300
    GPU:XFX Radeon R9 290
    PSU: EVGA 500B
    MoBo:MSI 970A-G43
    HDD: Toshiba 1TB
    RAM:Crucial Ballistix Sport (2x4gb)
    Case: CiT Spectre

    If you're really looking to save money you could go for a cheaper MoBo on that build as the 6300 is a 95w tdp CPU and the mobo supports up to 140w TDP and 32g ram but you're only looking to use 8gb on it. Realistically you won't be using more than 16gb for quite some time either so if you planned on sticking with the same CPU for a while, downgrading could save you a few quid. But it would mean that if you ever wanted to upgrade you'd need to buy both the new mobo and CPU.

    The PSU would be just about fine if you're planning on sticking with that exact build. But you'd need to upgrade if you were planning on adding anything really. 500w would be right on the edge of comfort, and the xfx website recommends about 750w PSU for the GPU but they usually overshoot it.

    Using this http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine you can calculate your required PSU. Yours currently comes up around 430 I think.


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