800-820 euro build

[Raggisuer]

Hello everyone i got some questions about this build i live in Belgium,
Prices in euro are close to what you pay in dollar the main purpose of this build is gaming/video editing/streaming
and i'm currently using 2 displays 1080p.


The Build

CPU: Amd FX 8350

MOBO: ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0

RAM: Crucial Ballistix sport 8gb 1600 mhz

GPU: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 DUAL-X OC

CASE: Corsair Carbide SPEC-01

PSU: Be-Quiet Pure Power L8 730W Modular

HDD: Seagate Barracude 1TB 7200RPM

CPU COOLER: Artic Freezer 13 CO

SDD: Samsung Evo 840 120GB

TOTAL: 810,92 EURO



NOTE: I know i could have gotten with a gtx 970 and a i5 4460 for around the same price,
But i would have to use a 50 euro mobo no ssd lower tier psu so this is why i prefer this build over the other one.
I know the hyper evo 212 might be better to cool the cpu but the case is to small to fit it.

 

[plywrlw]

That motherboard is not a good choice. It doesn't have VRM heatsinks. A 990 chipset board would be better or change to an FX8320E.

Because the SPEC-01 is very narrow, you will be limited in your choice of aftermarket heaksink for your processor but the Arctic Cooling one you've picked is OK as it's only 130mm high and the case will take up to 150mm.

 

[jshoop]

heres my reccomendation, comes in at under 800 euros as well.

the xeon gives you the power of a i7 slightly downclocked, for a little more than an i5
h97 mobo (i suggest looking at micro atx sized builds if you go with h97, or substitute a z97 motherboard that supports crossfire and sli if thats what you want to do)
8gb ram, good speed and cas latency
less expensive ssd, gives great performance or its price
a 970, zotac isnt as bad as you may believe
650w xfx psu, one of very high quality


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1226 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£194.37 @ PC World Business)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£56.57 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£255.59 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£61.00 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £791.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-07 21:06 GMT+0000

 

[Raggisuer]

That motherboard is not a good choice. It doesn't have VRM heatsinks. A 990 chipset board would be better or change to an FX8320E.

Because the SPEC-01 is very narrow, you will be limited in your choice of aftermarket heaksink for your processor but the Arctic Cooling one you've picked is OK as it's only 130mm high and the case will take up to 150mm.

ok will probably change the motherboard then the case it's pretty cheap and looks decent to me but the store i'm gonna buy it from don't have a huge selection out of cases don't really want to find a new store because i will have to deal with higher prices costs to send the stuff you know ;s

 

[Raggisuer]

heres my reccomendation, comes in at under 800 euros as well.

the xeon gives you the power of a i7 slightly downclocked, for a little more than an i5
h97 mobo (i suggest looking at micro atx sized builds if you go with h97, or substitute a z97 motherboard that supports crossfire and sli if thats what you want to do)
8gb ram, good speed and cas latency
less expensive ssd, gives great performance or its price
a 970, zotac isnt as bad as you may believe
650w xfx psu, one of very high quality


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1226 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£194.37 @ PC World Business)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£56.57 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£255.59 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£61.00 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £791.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-07 21:06 GMT+0000

But that is pound tho that would be close to 1000 euro's for me ;p

 

[plywrlw]

Here's a build done entirely on Amazon.de. Would you be able to get it shipped to Belgium? It gives you the bigger case, 990 chipset and a nicer PSU and Hyper Evo 212 for less than your budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (€138.53 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€32.66 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (€97.61 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€77.14 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€59.65 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€54.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (€205.68 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case (€65.13 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€75.72 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €806.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-07 22:16 CET+0100

With overclocking you can get the FX8320 to perform as the FX8350 does...

 

[Raggisuer]

Here's a build done entirely on Amazon.de. Would you be able to get it shipped to Belgium? It gives you the bigger case, 990 chipset and a nicer PSU and Hyper Evo 212 for less than your budget

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (€138.53 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€32.66 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (€97.61 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€77.14 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€59.65 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€54.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (€205.68 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case (€65.13 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€75.72 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €806.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-07 22:16 CET+0100

With overclocking you can get the FX8320 to perform as the FX8350 does...

mhh i see well i could probably edit the current build i have with the fx 8320e and switch to the 990 with a r9 280x

 

[plywrlw]

If you're going with the FX8320E you'll be OK with a decent 970 Chipset board as the power consumption of the "E" chips is lower. That should save you some money.

I think these are good 970 boards http://de.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a97evor20 and http://de.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970extreme4

There's also the Asrock 970 extreme 3 but I've heard mixed things about it....

 

[jshoop]

But that is pound tho that would be close to 1000 euro's for me ;p

woops, i hope my non-europeaness doesnt show too bad....

plywrlw's build is pretty good, you can use this gigabyte motherboard for less and it will be fine. it has the same number of power phases as the 990fx ud3, so it supports the hungriest am3+ cpus

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p

 

[sora]

heres my reccomendation, comes in at under 800 euros as well.

the xeon gives you the power of a i7 slightly downclocked, for a little more than an i5
h97 mobo (i suggest looking at micro atx sized builds if you go with h97, or substitute a z97 motherboard that supports crossfire and sli if thats what you want to do)
8gb ram, good speed and cas latency
less expensive ssd, gives great performance or its price
a 970, zotac isnt as bad as you may believe
650w xfx psu, one of very high quality


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1226 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£194.37 @ PC World Business)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£56.57 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£255.59 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£61.00 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £791.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-07 21:06 GMT+0000

But that is pound tho that would be close to 1000 euro's for me ;p

You can switch the build on the PCPartPicker website to Euros.