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[KieranD365]

Hey Guys,

Looking to upgrade my PC almost completely!

This is the build
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/jzT2CJ

Is there anything you would change, in the same price range?

With this new build, id like to be able to record Games in HD i.e Minecraft, Skyrim, Call of Duty etc... and also Edit and Render in HD as well.

Note* any parts that are not filled, i already have.

Thanks!

 

[turbopiki]

If you can spend a bit more i would get this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£196.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.52 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£42.13 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.98 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£238.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£55.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.98 @ Novatech)
Monitor: Asus VS239HV 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£112.76 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £823.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-21 22:49 BST+0100

 

[boosted1g]

The v300 drive is a bad drive. Kingston pulled a bait and switch on the memory chips in the drive, all the drives made in the last 2 years get 1/3 the real world performance.

If the Samsung evo is to much then either get a crucial or sandisk drive, stay away from any drive cheaper then those.

Outside of that everything else looks really good. Only thing I would even change is GSklll over Kingston on the ram but that is more of just brand preference on my part.

 

[KieranD365]

If you can spend a bit more i would get this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£196.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.52 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£42.13 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.98 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£238.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£55.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£49.98 @ Novatech)
Monitor: Asus VS239HV 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (£112.76 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £823.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-21 22:49 BST+0100

Thanks for the reply you think the GTX 970 will make a big difference compared to the 960?
?

 

[KieranD365]

The v300 drive is a bad drive. Kingston pulled a bait and switch on the memory chips in the drive, all the drives made in the last 2 years get 1/3 the real world performance.

If the Samsung evo is to much then either get a crucial or sandisk drive, stay away from any drive cheaper then those.

Outside of that everything else looks really good. Only thing I would even change is GSklll over Kingston on the ram but that is more of just brand preference on my part.

Thanks for the reply, is there that big a difference between the evo and the crucial?

 

[turbopiki]

Yes there will be a big difference here you can check the diffrencs in FPS in games http://www.techspot.com/review/946-nvidia-geforce-gtx-960/

Here you can compare SSDs http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/

BX100 vs Arc100 http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/OCZ-ARC-100-120GB-vs-Crucial-BX100-120GB/3487vs3489
BX100 vs 850 EVO http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Samsung-850-Evo-120GB-vs-Crucial-BX100-120GB/3484vs3489
Arc100 vs 850 EVO http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Samsung-850-Evo-120GB-vs-OCZ-ARC-100-120GB/3484vs3487

 

[KieranD365]

Yes there will be a big difference here you can check the diffrencs in FPS in games http://www.techspot.com/review/946-nvidia-geforce-gtx-960/

Here you can compare SSDs http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/

BX100 vs Arc100 http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/OCZ-ARC-100-120GB-vs-Crucial-BX100-120GB/3487vs3489
BX100 vs 850 EVO http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Samsung-850-Evo-120GB-vs-Crucial-BX100-120GB/3484vs3489
Arc100 vs 850 EVO http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Samsung-850-Evo-120GB-vs-OCZ-ARC-100-120GB/3484vs3487

http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Plextor-M6V-256GB/Rating/3499#Comments

found this one, although not a named brand mentioned, still seems a good choice?

 

[turbopiki]

ARC is better and cheaper

 

[KieranD365]

ARC is better and cheaper

Sounds good to me! thank you.

On a side note, http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Xeon-E3-1231-v3-vs-Intel-Xeon-E3-1220L-v3

I cant see a massive difference. Is there?

 

[turbopiki]

in these comparing sites eve 0.3 is a big difference, that Xeon E3-1220L v3 is no way for gaming its only 2 core and only 4 threads even g3258 would perfrom way better in gaming.

Get Xeon e3 1231 v3 is the best CPU for you needs its perfroms same as i7 4770. Only Xeon that is worth for gaming is Xeon e3 1231 v3 mayve you can get Xeon e3 1230 v3 which is the same CPU but clocked just a bit lower, but dont get it if its only 10£ less atleast £20

 

[KieranD365]

in these comparing sites eve 0.3 is a big difference, that Xeon E3-1220L v3 is no way for gaming its only 2 core and only 4 threads even g3258 would perfrom way better in gaming.

Get Xeon e3 1231 v3 is the best CPU for you needs its perfroms same as i7 4770. Only Xeon that is worth for gaming is Xeon e3 1231 v3 mayve you can get Xeon e3 1230 v3 which is the same CPU but clocked just a bit lower, but dont get it if its only 10£ less atleast £20

The main reason i wanted the E3 1231 Is that is has hyper threading. I just read that the 1230 does not so may have to pay the extra and stick with the 1231

 

[turbopiki]

not true, E3 1230 v3 has hyperthreading. Its the same CPU as E3 1231 v3 the only difference is the stock clock and turbo clocked

http://ark.intel.com/products/80910/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1231-v3-8M-Cache-3_40-GHz
http://ark.intel.com/products/75054/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1230-v3-8M-Cache-3_30-GHz

So as you see Xeon E3 1230 v3 is only clocked lower

Anyway stick with 1231 it only £3 more

 

[KieranD365]

not true, E3 1230 v3 has hyperthreading. Its the same CPU as E3 1231 v3 the only difference is the stock clock and turbo clocked

http://ark.intel.com/products/80910/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1231-v3-8M-Cache-3_40-GHz
http://ark.intel.com/products/75054/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1230-v3-8M-Cache-3_30-GHz

So as you see Xeon E3 1230 v3 is only clocked lower

Anyway stick with 1231 it only £3 more

Thank you so much for you help