Computer Building, help please

[ToMsGaMeR]

Hi, to start off I'm going to build this pc and am looking for a nice white case to use with this build and would need some help,

also if you can build a better PC for similar price please tell me, thx (including case)


AMD A10-5800k
GIGABYTE GA-F2A75M-HD2
2X4GB RAM
corasir cx430
wester digital 1tb

 

[Chris977]

What do people think about this pc build for gaming and lite video editing 75.00 at bottom for oshttp://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GzQfkL

 

[ToMsGaMeR]

Yes it's a good build in my opinion, costly though. Is their any chance anyone can help me with mine, its for my brothers Christmas present.

 

[Eximo]

What is the intended purpose of the machine? What is your overall budget including the case? Do you require an operating system?

Chris977 I believe you already had a thread...

 

[ToMsGaMeR]

well for the PC my budget is £250-£350 (don't mind paying to 400 i guess), Other family members are getting the OS and stuff,

 

[Chris977]

Yea I was just seeing what other people were thinking about. Check the zalman line of case they offer a wide range of case with lots of little things which make the case very esy to work with also if you in the uk go to overclockers.co.uk and check out the masses of case there use pc particles to view the thousands of cases out there

 

[ToMsGaMeR]

well for the PC my budget is £250-£350 (don't mind paying to 400 I guess), Other family members are getting the OS and stuff, it is going to be used for PC gaming (doesn't matter about mad high graphics)

 

[Eximo]

Are we talking gaming? Media consumption?

Upgrade capability?

 

[ToMsGaMeR]

oh yes upgrade capability, just to start him of PC gaming on lower settings (for now)

 

[Eximo]

Plenty of extra power for larger video cards. Processor can be overclocked as is, but ideally you should get a new heatsink first.

Later on you can drop in an i5 or i7 processor.

And the case is white.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/T8dJRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/T8dJRB/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£49.14 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.34 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£86.41 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Silverstone PS08W MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£38.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.84 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £380.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-01 22:33 GMT+0000

 

[ToMsGaMeR]

thanks and if i need help ill let you know, your the man, thanks.

 

[ToMsGaMeR]

oh also just looking at the processor wouldn't their proberbly be a quad core 3.7+ghz processor (AMD) for just a bit more.

 

[Eximo]

Plenty of AMD Quad cores out there. Different socket types as well. Problem with them is that they only perform well on the high end.

APUs like the A10-5800k (definitely the best price/performance APU on the market right now) leave almost no room for upgrades. You can drop in an A10-7850k, but that would be marginal gains, and quite expensive. There are also the FM2+ CPUs. Athlon X4 760k and 860k. These are nice budget processors, but will require a video card. No upgrade path at all with those, fastest chips available for the socket right now.

AMD FX Series chips are in the same boat. FX6300 and FX8320 are the best price/performance, but are basically at the top of their series. 9000 series are just overclocked versions of the 8000 series.

Essentially with AMD the cost savings is in the platform. Motherboards are cheaper and overclocking is allowed at almost every price point. In general they use more power and are not quite as powerful as an mid-level Intel chip.

Intel Z97 socket gets you some guaranteed upgrades. Any Haswell or Devil's Canyon CPU, and the upcoming Broadwell desktop CPUs will all work in there.

That pentium may only be a dual core, but with a little tinkering it is fairly easy to run it as fast as 4.5Ghz. The majority of games still only utilize one or two cores. So in terms of single core performance, even at stock settings, it can hang with the quad, hex, and 8 core processors from AMD.

You are really paying for the motherboard's capabilities for the future.

 

[ToMsGaMeR]

oh thanks and im going to post another because my friend want to build a core budget PC (hope you read it eximo)

 

[Eximo]

Not really sure what you mean by core budget PC. That is basically what you have here. Maximum savings always puts you in a corner with no upgrade path.

H81 board would save a little over the Z97 Anniversary, Might be able to squeeze in an i5.

I made this one at the same time the other day while waiting for more details. an AMD alternative. Not something I would go for with the budget at hand.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ngXhBm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ngXhBm/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£54.52 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£43.68 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£68.35 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Silverstone PS08W MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£38.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.84 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £389.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-02 18:12 GMT+0000

 

[sora]

Not really sure what you mean by core budget PC. That is basically what you have here. Maximum savings always puts you in a corner with no upgrade path.

H81 board would save a little over the Z97 Anniversary, Might be able to squeeze in an i5.

I made this one at the same time the other day while waiting for more details. an AMD alternative. Not something I would go for with the budget at hand.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ngXhBm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ngXhBm/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£54.52 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£43.68 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£68.35 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Silverstone PS08W MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£38.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.84 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £389.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-02 18:12 GMT+0000

+1 although I am sure an i3 or a G3258 would outperform that CPU.

 

[Eximo]

Not really sure what you mean by core budget PC. That is basically what you have here. Maximum savings always puts you in a corner with no upgrade path.

H81 board would save a little over the Z97 Anniversary, Might be able to squeeze in an i5.

I made this one at the same time the other day while waiting for more details. an AMD alternative. Not something I would go for with the budget at hand.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ngXhBm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ngXhBm/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£54.52 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£43.68 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£68.35 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Silverstone PS08W MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£38.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.84 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £389.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-02 18:12 GMT+0000

+1 although I am sure an i3 or a G3258 would outperform that CPU.

Yes, thus the build found in the solution. Only way to get any sort of upgradeability on a budget right now.

 

[EmmaStone]

Plenty of extra power for larger video cards. Processor can be overclocked as is, but ideally you should get a new heatsink first.

Later on you can drop in an i5 or i7 processor.

And the case is white.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/T8dJRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/T8dJRB/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor (£49.14 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.34 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£86.41 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Silverstone PS08W MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£38.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.84 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £380.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-01 22:33 GMT+0000

I realy dont understand why to buy this chip processor and Z97 motherboard.

 

[Eximo]

For a computer with an upgrade path. Pentium is a nice chip for now, but dual cores will start having issues in the next few years. There are already games out that don't do too well on them. This allows for an upgrade to any class of chip the user could want in the LGA1150 socket. Including i5s and i7s Haswell and Broadwell. Not a large price difference amongst ASRocks Anniversary boards so getting the extra features of the Z97 chipset are worth it. With the right case it would also allow for Crossfire and SLI setups. Maximum upgradeability on a budget.

 

[EmmaStone]

For a computer with an upgrade path. Pentium is a nice chip for now, but dual cores will start having issues in the next few years. There are already games out that don't do too well on them. This allows for an upgrade to any class of chip the user could want in the LGA1150 socket. Including i5s and i7s Haswell and Broadwell. Not a large price difference amongst ASRocks Anniversary boards so getting the extra features of the Z97 chipset are worth it. With the right case it would also allow for Crossfire and SLI setups. Maximum upgradeability on a budget.

I realy didnt thought about it, its briliant.
thanks.