Building a PC Please help

[Entrt4inment]

Well here are the specs and tell me if they're all good and also wether or not it can run games like Battlefield 4 maxed out.

CPU i5-2500(k) or 3570(k)
Graphics Card AMD 7870
Motherboard Biostar TZ68A+
PSU XFX ProSeries 450W Core
RAM Any, 4-8GB @1600MHz
Case Any, ATX Form Factor

If there is anything else you would like to know please do ask and as for a budget around the price of what I have listed above would be good.

 

[dustinhunt78]

Tell me your budget (how much you can spend on the computer) and I will build you the best system for the money.

 

[Ahmadjon]

Whats your budget and why not haswell build?

 

[Entrt4inment]

Tell me your budget (how much you can spend on the computer) and I will build you the best system for the money.

Well like I said around about the price of what I mentioned but no more than £500 or about $800

 

[Entrt4inment]

Whats your budget and why not haswell build?

Well like I said around about the price of what I mentioned but no more than £500 or about $800

 

[Ahmadjon]

If you aren't interested in overclocking then with this build you can play BF4 at max settings at 1080p, you didn't mention HDD so i didn't put HDD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£125.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.00 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£186.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £496.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 19:23 GMT+0000)

 

[dustinhunt78]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cHjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cHjX/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cHjX/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($152.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($209.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($21.14 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $815.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 15:29 EDT-0400)

Sorry! I built it then forgot to post! LOL

For the money, you can't beat this build. Generally I'm an Intel CPU fanatic, but for low budget builds AMD is the only way to go. Intel is for those who have a lot more "jingle" in their pockets.

 

[Ahmadjon]

AMD build!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£105.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£47.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.35 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£186.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £499.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 19:35 GMT+0000)

 

[dustinhunt78]

AMD build!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£105.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£47.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.35 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£186.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £499.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 19:35 GMT+0000)

That is very similar to what I suggested, but the HDD you suggested is slightly faster while the memory that I suggested is considerably better. And I don't know if he intends to overclock, but if so he definitely needs a better CPU cooler than the factory one.

 

[Ahmadjon]

Difference in RAM is only voltages 1.65v VS 1.5v, timings and frequencies are same! but it's also cheaper!

 

[dustinhunt78]

Difference in RAM is only voltages 1.65v VS 1.5v, timings and frequencies are same! but it's also cheaper!

So many times have I ordered RAM, installed it immediately, ran a memory test on it and it came back with errors. And yes, the only time I ordered Kingston RAM it had errors. Not ONCE have I ordered Corsair RAM and it had errors. There's got to be something to that. Corsair is (in my opinion) more expensive because it is simply better in quality.

 

[Ahmadjon]

Difference in RAM is only voltages 1.65v VS 1.5v, timings and frequencies are same! but it's also cheaper!

So many times have I ordered RAM, installed it immediately, ran a memory test on it and it came back with errors. And yes, the only time I ordered Kingston RAM it had errors. Not ONCE have I ordered Corsair RAM and it had errors. There's got to be something to that. Corsair is (in my opinion) more expensive because it is simply better in quality.

Maybe yes, but Corsair doesn't produce RAM chips different RAM kits has different chips
http://www.chipmunk.nl/dram/chipmanufacturers.htm

 

[dustinhunt78]

Difference in RAM is only voltages 1.65v VS 1.5v, timings and frequencies are same! but it's also cheaper!

So many times have I ordered RAM, installed it immediately, ran a memory test on it and it came back with errors. And yes, the only time I ordered Kingston RAM it had errors. Not ONCE have I ordered Corsair RAM and it had errors. There's got to be something to that. Corsair is (in my opinion) more expensive because it is simply better in quality.

Maybe yes, but Corsair doesn't produce RAM chips different RAM kits has different chips
http://www.chipmunk.nl/dram/chipmanufacturers.htm

That's a bit deep for my liking. I just know that other memory I've bought nearly always has errors, but Corsair does not. LOL I like to keep it simple. 😀

 

[Entrt4inment]

AMD build!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£105.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£47.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.35 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£186.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £499.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 19:35 GMT+0000)

That is very similar to what I suggested, but the HDD you suggested is slightly faster while the memory that I suggested is considerably better. And I don't know if he intends to overclock, but if so he definitely needs a better CPU cooler than the factory one.

Sorry for the late reply but yes I do intend to overclock. As long as it means that I won't **** up my computer I'm all for it.

I'd love to go cheaper if it means I can overclock and also intel core would be nice since I know nothing about amd I just picked the graphic card because my friend teold me that it is a good bang for the buck.

 

[dustinhunt78]

AMD build!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£105.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£47.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.35 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£186.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £499.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 19:35 GMT+0000)

That is very similar to what I suggested, but the HDD you suggested is slightly faster while the memory that I suggested is considerably better. And I don't know if he intends to overclock, but if so he definitely needs a better CPU cooler than the factory one.

Sorry for the late reply but yes I do intend to overclock. As long as it means that I won't **** up my computer I'm all for it.

I'd love to go cheaper if it means I can overclock and also intel core would be nice since I know nothing about amd I just picked the graphic card because my friend teold me that it is a good bang for the buck.

You definitely need an aftermarket CPU cooler then. Below is a link to overclocking for beginners. It will help you along so as in your own words you don't **** it up. LOL

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCoQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcstats.com%2Farticleview.cfm%3FarticleID%3D1804&ei=8xQqU879JOqT0AH7rYGABA&usg=AFQjCNH3o96rdWx-9LK4KsoAZWacQ7NDGA&sig2=gcrxWmD15wKqp32uRJEBuw&bvm=bv.62922401,d.dmQ

And don't be afraid to ask. It IS possible to fry your CPU, but not if you take your time, know the correct procedure, and ask questions where you doubt yourself.

 

[sora]

AMD build!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£105.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£47.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.35 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£186.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £499.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 19:35 GMT+0000)

That is very similar to what I suggested, but the HDD you suggested is slightly faster while the memory that I suggested is considerably better. And I don't know if he intends to overclock, but if so he definitely needs a better CPU cooler than the factory one.

Sorry for the late reply but yes I do intend to overclock. As long as it means that I won't **** up my computer I'm all for it.

I'd love to go cheaper if it means I can overclock and also intel core would be nice since I know nothing about amd I just picked the graphic card because my friend teold me that it is a good bang for the buck.

You definitely need an aftermarket CPU cooler then. Below is a link to overclocking for beginners. It will help you along so as in your own words you don't **** it up. LOL

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCoQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcstats.com%2Farticleview.cfm%3FarticleID%3D1804&ei=8xQqU879JOqT0AH7rYGABA&usg=AFQjCNH3o96rdWx-9LK4KsoAZWacQ7NDGA&sig2=gcrxWmD15wKqp32uRJEBuw&bvm=bv.62922401,d.dmQ

And don't be afraid to ask. It IS possible to fry your CPU, but not if you take your time, know the correct procedure, and ask questions where you doubt yourself.

You could do some really light OCing with the stock CPU cooler; the fan will just run a bit louder.

 

[dustinhunt78]

AMD build!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£105.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£47.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.35 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£186.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £499.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 19:35 GMT+0000)

That is very similar to what I suggested, but the HDD you suggested is slightly faster while the memory that I suggested is considerably better. And I don't know if he intends to overclock, but if so he definitely needs a better CPU cooler than the factory one.

Sorry for the late reply but yes I do intend to overclock. As long as it means that I won't **** up my computer I'm all for it.

I'd love to go cheaper if it means I can overclock and also intel core would be nice since I know nothing about amd I just picked the graphic card because my friend teold me that it is a good bang for the buck.

You definitely need an aftermarket CPU cooler then. Below is a link to overclocking for beginners. It will help you along so as in your own words you don't **** it up. LOL

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCoQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcstats.com%2Farticleview.cfm%3FarticleID%3D1804&ei=8xQqU879JOqT0AH7rYGABA&usg=AFQjCNH3o96rdWx-9LK4KsoAZWacQ7NDGA&sig2=gcrxWmD15wKqp32uRJEBuw&bvm=bv.62922401,d.dmQ

And don't be afraid to ask. It IS possible to fry your CPU, but not if you take your time, know the correct procedure, and ask questions where you doubt yourself.

You could do some really light OCing with the stock CPU cooler; the fan will just run a bit louder.

He is right, BUT.....you really need to watch it. Those stock CPU fans aren't designed to overclock. Make sure that you keep very close tabs on your CPU temps if you try this. A good, free program to use would be HWMonitor. I'm not sure if you're experienced at OC'ing or not, but make sure that you know all of the temperature boundaries and know them well. It is so very easy to fry your CPU if you don't know EXACTLY what you are doing.

 

[sora]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cHjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cHjX/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3cHjX/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($152.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($209.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($21.14 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $815.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 15:29 EDT-0400)

Sorry! I built it then forgot to post! LOL

For the money, you can't beat this build. Generally I'm an Intel CPU fanatic, but for low budget builds AMD is the only way to go. Intel is for those who have a lot more "jingle" in their pockets.

AMD build!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£105.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£47.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.35 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£186.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£35.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £499.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 19:35 GMT+0000)

That is very similar to what I suggested, but the HDD you suggested is slightly faster while the memory that I suggested is considerably better. And I don't know if he intends to overclock, but if so he definitely needs a better CPU cooler than the factory one.

Sorry for the late reply but yes I do intend to overclock. As long as it means that I won't **** up my computer I'm all for it.

I'd love to go cheaper if it means I can overclock and also intel core would be nice since I know nothing about amd I just picked the graphic card because my friend teold me that it is a good bang for the buck.

You definitely need an aftermarket CPU cooler then. Below is a link to overclocking for beginners. It will help you along so as in your own words you don't **** it up. LOL

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCoQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcstats.com%2Farticleview.cfm%3FarticleID%3D1804&ei=8xQqU879JOqT0AH7rYGABA&usg=AFQjCNH3o96rdWx-9LK4KsoAZWacQ7NDGA&sig2=gcrxWmD15wKqp32uRJEBuw&bvm=bv.62922401,d.dmQ

And don't be afraid to ask. It IS possible to fry your CPU, but not if you take your time, know the correct procedure, and ask questions where you doubt yourself.

You could do some really light OCing with the stock CPU cooler; the fan will just run a bit louder.

He is right, BUT.....you really need to watch it. Those stock CPU fans aren't designed to overclock. Make sure that you keep very close tabs on your CPU temps if you try this. A good, free program to use would be HWMonitor. I'm not sure if you're experienced at OC'ing or not, but make sure that you know all of the temperature boundaries and know them well. It is so very easy to fry your CPU if you don't know EXACTLY what you are doing.

You make a good point. I use RivaTuner to monitor my CPU temps.

 

[dustinhunt78]

Regardless of anything, I would use some sort of cooler besides the stock fan if you intend to overclock in the least bit. It's a heck of a risk to take. If you let your guard down even for a minute or so it could be too late. For something around 20 bucks, such as this Cooler Master model http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-TX3-RR-910-HTX3-G1/dp/B0028Y4S9K/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1395437312&sr=8-4&keywords=CPU+cooler+212 you can let your guard down and actually enjoy your PC a little. The peace of mind knowing you have something that offers legitimate protection is worth 20 dollars.