Evaluate this build please

[szary102]

Build

The build is to mainly be used for gaming, looking for relatively best price for performance build but it needs to run all games with high setting.
Any ammendments you guys would make? Thanks, Szary

 

[andy_Man]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£73.74 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£50.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£80.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (£287.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.70 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
Other: combo
Total: £819.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-20 22:28 BST+0100

 

[Lag]

Build

The build is to mainly be used for gaming, looking for relatively best price for performance build but it needs to run all games with high setting.
Any ammendments you guys would make? Thanks, Szary

Are you going to use it instead of the build you already have? the gtx 970 is way more powerful than the 260x, same goes for your cpu.

 

[spentshells]

For gaming? No I'm not a fan of this build.

1st get 2 sticks of ram not one.
2nd drop the aftermarket cooling, you won't be overclocking so that money can be used elsewhere in the build
3rd as you won't be overclocking the z97 motherboard is of no real use, look at an h97 or b85, they support sata 3 and usb3 along with pcie, really for a non overclock system an h81 is all you need for a single GPU setup.
You can get a smaller psu 500 watts from a quality manufacturer or oem will be plenty.

Use the money saved on a better GPU. with the amount saved on the cooler and getting a more affordable motherboard you might be able to afford an r9 280 or gtx 960 or at the very least an r9 270x.

If you wish to cut further as to afford a better gpu such as the 280x you might go with an i3, while the i5 is better for gaming purposes you want to go with a faster gpu.

 

[spentshells]

A lot of areas to improve, and unnecessary parts, here this will crush your build, you can install Windows through a USB Drive, just look it up on YouTube, and click on the link with NCIX

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-D2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£38.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£50.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£80.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.95 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£255.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£51.54 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
Total: £765.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-20 22:27 BST+0100

That will do!

 

[youssef 2010]

I assume high settings is 1080p with some increased detail settings. If so, I recommend you switch the GPU for an R9 285, R9 280X, or a GTX 960 depending on availability and pricing in your location to give your build some longevity.

 

[wolverine96]

Here's what I would get:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£76.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.21 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£80.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£61.19 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card (£159.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: SHARKOON T9 Value MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£53.28 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.36 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
Total: £776.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-20 22:59 BST+0100

You don't need a Z97 board, or a new CPU cooler, because you cannot overclock an i5-4460. Also, a 2x4GB RAM kit works better than a single 8GB stick. Also, you are spending way too much for that case if you want to get the most out of your money.

 

[andy_Man]

Here's what I would get:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£76.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.21 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£80.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£61.19 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card (£159.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: SHARKOON T9 Value MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£53.28 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.36 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
Total: £776.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-20 22:51 BST+0100

You don't need a Z97 board, or a new CPU cooler, because you cannot overclock an i5-4460. Also, a 2x4GB RAM kit works better than a single 8GB stick.

Why go this build over the one with the gtx 970? 970 > 960 by a good margin.

 

[wolverine96]

Why go this build over the one with the gtx 970? 970 > 960 by a good margin.

When I started that build, nobody had replied to his post. When I posted the build, the thread was already solved.