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[Jodydoc]

Hi guys, at present, I am upgrading my system. Could I ask for help in particular a windowed case to allow an optical drive aswell, with plenty of room. I will list what I have so far and then what I intend to buy. Any help is appreciated.

I have:

AMD FX6350
GeForce GTX 1050ti
Gigabyte 970a ud3p
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500gb

I intend to buy:
Ram: Hyper X Fury Savage (Red) 2x4gb 1866mhz
PSU: EVGA 750w
SSD: Samsung Evo 250gb
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Evo 212

Thanks

 

[Ali Tauseef]

What's your budget?

 

[Jodydoc]

Well I'm taking it in small steps as a little project so I would say 300 to 400 pounds

 

[Ali Tauseef]

Well I'm taking it in small steps as a little project so I would say 300 to 400 pounds

So to ensure, 300-400 pounds for Ram, PSU SSD and Cooler?

 

[Jodydoc]

And also a case. But of course all in all the cheaper the better for me. Thanks

 

[Ali Tauseef]

And also a case. But of course all in all the cheaper the better for me. Thanks

Okay, try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.94 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£134.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£63.47 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Silverstone 500W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply (£77.93 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £301.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-15 12:44 GMT+0000

 

[Jodydoc]

OK thanks, I don't think my mobo supports ram at that mhz tho I could be wrong.

And would I have a slot on that case for an optical drive?

 

[4745454b]

Why are you looking to buy a 750W PSU? Your system would use less than 300W under load. Buying a 750W PSU isn't a good idea. Ali's PSU isn't a bad one, but it's an SFX PSU. I'd look for a real ATX PSU. I don't have time to look one up as I'm heading off to work. I also wouldn't get DDR3-2400 ram, that's probably really expensive. 1600-1866 should be much cheaper and work just fine.

 

[Jodydoc]

Hi mate, thanks.

As stated in my first post, it is the 1866 ram I am getting.

I have a CiT 500w PSU, but was just looking something newer as mine is maybe 4 or more years old. There is also no inputs on the PSU block itself, the wiring is all internal. I wanted a good PSU which had all the cabling for the setup I need, and easy to manage just that is all.

My current HDD failed last night, and I need an optical drive also to download the windows 10 .iso so I can boot into windows again as well. Forgive me for lack of knowledge but its my first few steps into building systems, and learning as I go along.

Many thanks.

 

[Ali Tauseef]

OK thanks, I don't think my mobo supports ram at that mhz tho I could be wrong.

And would I have a slot on that case for an optical drive?

It will be supported, that I checked before I posted. Since you have a nice budget I wanted you to go with a fast RAM.

Why are you looking to buy a 750W PSU? Your system would use less than 300W under load. Buying a 750W PSU isn't a good idea. Ali's PSU isn't a bad one, but it's an SFX PSU. I'd look for a real ATX PSU. I don't have time to look one up as I'm heading off to work. I also wouldn't get DDR3-2400 ram, that's probably really expensive. 1600-1866 should be much cheaper and work just fine.

Exactly what I thought, I didn't wanna change it because maybe he bought it to make it more futureproof. I was thinking of EVGA Supernova 550w but I thought that would still be overkill and I couldn't really think of a better PSU since, also I am not so good with them.
Well his budget is 300-400 pounds that's why I went with it since it will help him squeeze in a bit more FPS. The whole stuff still ends up being only 300 pounds.

EDIT: I didn't realize the RAM wasn't available. But there's only around a 20 pounds difference between 1866 and 2400 MHZ Corsair Vengeance Pro RAM. Anyhow since that seems to be your desire, I went with 1866 instead. So check this one:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($99.99 @ Corsair)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $312.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-16 04:36 EST-0500

 

[Jodydoc]

Thank you for the answer mate you have helped. Future proof is definitely a good thing to have. I have put aside the thot of an optical drive so I'm torn between the nzxt s 340 or the h440 for the case. Then the psu, if I go big wattage do I have more cables or inputs? Maybe that doesn't even matter. So yeah psu is really the finish of my build now. Thank u

 

[Ali Tauseef]

Thank you for the answer mate you have helped. Future proof is definitely a good thing to have. I have put aside the thot of an optical drive so I'm torn between the nzxt s 340 or the h440 for the case. Then the psu, if I go big wattage do I have more cables or inputs? Maybe that doesn't even matter. So yeah psu is really the finish of my build now. Thank u

Depends on PSU not wattage.
You're welcome..

 

[Jodydoc]

Basically I want the psu to have all the cables I really need. And since I only have a small gpu I feel getting a 750 would give me the option sometime to put a much better card in there and maybe watercooling, obviously not until I buy a better cpu. So I just want options there for future upgrades to. So am I correct that my current mobo only supports 1866 then without clocking. Or can I still put the higher mhz ones in

 

[4745454b]

if I go big wattage do I have more cables

While it does depend on the PSU, the wattage also plays a part. Assuming we are talking about fixed cable PSUs and not modular ones, a higher wattage PSU of equal quality will have extra cables. A 750 will have more molex and PCIe cables than a 450W will. It's been awhile since I looked, but I think my 450W has the 24pin PCIe bundle, the 4+4 cable, A single PCIe cable with the two sets of 6+2 pin plugs on it, and then I think a total of 4 strands of SATA/molex plugs. A 750W will have more. Another strand of PCIe plugs, and more SATA/Molex plugs. Modular changes that of course as you don't have to have them plugged in.

And since I only have a small gpu I feel getting a 750 would give me the option sometime to put a much better card in there and maybe watercooling, obviously not until I buy a better cpu.

I thought that way once. Bought a 750W because I thought I was going CF/SLI. Here's the problem with your thought. First, you need to buy the new CPU. And the new cooling equipment. And the larger GPU. And even then you are looking at something that can be powered by a 550W PSU. That's a lot of money spent on upgrades and you still don't need the 750W PSU. Worse, if this takes you a lot of time, how will PSUs be changed by then? My first good quality PSU didn't have 6+2/8pin plugs on it because they didn't exist when that PSU was made. I had to go out and buy a new PSU to support my R9 280. By the time you go out and buy all this stuff (CPU, cooler, higher wattage GPU, etc.) what new things will your PSU need to support? I haven't even started talking about efficiency yet. 450-500W is really the sweet spot for a PSU.

So am I correct that my current mobo only supports 1866 then without clocking. Or can I still put the higher mhz ones in

The board I'm sure supports more. Because the memory controller is in the CPU that matters as well. You should be able to put 2400MHz RAM in there, but it wont' run at 2400MHz. Unless you are OCing and need the higher rated ram it isn't worth the expense.

 

[Jodydoc]

if I go big wattage do I have more cables

While it does depend on the PSU, the wattage also plays a part. Assuming we are talking about fixed cable PSUs and not modular ones, a higher wattage PSU of equal quality will have extra cables. A 750 will have more molex and PCIe cables than a 450W will. It's been awhile since I looked, but I think my 450W has the 24pin PCIe bundle, the 4+4 cable, A single PCIe cable with the two sets of 6+2 pin plugs on it, and then I think a total of 4 strands of SATA/molex plugs. A 750W will have more. Another strand of PCIe plugs, and more SATA/Molex plugs. Modular changes that of course as you don't have to have them plugged in.

And since I only have a small gpu I feel getting a 750 would give me the option sometime to put a much better card in there and maybe watercooling, obviously not until I buy a better cpu.

I thought that way once. Bought a 750W because I thought I was going CF/SLI. Here's the problem with your thought. First, you need to buy the new CPU. And the new cooling equipment. And the larger GPU. And even then you are looking at something that can be powered by a 550W PSU. That's a lot of money spent on upgrades and you still don't need the 750W PSU. Worse, if this takes you a lot of time, how will PSUs be changed by then? My first good quality PSU didn't have 6+2/8pin plugs on it because they didn't exist when that PSU was made. I had to go out and buy a new PSU to support my R9 280. By the time you go out and buy all this stuff (CPU, cooler, higher wattage GPU, etc.) what new things will your PSU need to support? I haven't even started talking about efficiency yet. 450-500W is really the sweet spot for a PSU.

So am I correct that my current mobo only supports 1866 then without clocking. Or can I still put the higher mhz ones in

The board I'm sure supports more. Because the memory controller is in the CPU that matters as well. You should be able to put 2400MHz RAM in there, but it wont' run at 2400MHz. Unless you are OCing and need the higher rated ram it isn't worth the expense.

Brilliant answer mate. Thanks very much. I think I'll go with a 500 or so evga.