online pc part tester ?

[j4-1k]

does anyone know of a website that effectively combines pc part picker in the sense you can manually input pc parts of your choice, and system requirements lab ? so that you could build a pc online and then see how i would "roughly" perform in games. or even just say if it meets minimum requirements thanks

this is alll because i am looking to build my first pc and have spent the past months searching for an easy way to test what i am going to buy so to speak, this seems to be what i have settled on parts wise (ignore mouse, keyboard and headset) : http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/fvYLLk

 

[DasHotShot]

Corsair "CX" PSU's aren't bad however you can do better at the same price point. Try for a Seasonic or XFX unit perhaps.

The only suggestion I have is for you to look at scores achieved in 3d mark and other becnhmarks for systems with this spec. There are bound to be similar ones availabe to see.

 

[j4-1k]

Corsair "CX" PSU's aren't bad however you can do better at the same price point. Try for a Seasonic or XFX unit perhaps.

The only suggestion I have is for you to look at scores achieved in 3d mark and other becnhmarks for systems with this spec. There are bound to be similar ones availabe to see.

thanks, i will check, i didnt think about that and as far as a PSU i didnt reallly look to hard as i got a general "power is power" sort of vibe, i will look further into it though

 

[DasHotShot]

PSU's are a key are and you want to make sure you buy hjigh quality, 80+ rated and at least bronze certification. I think the Corwsair CX has that, however they aren't really all that, from what I can tell from some owners.

 

[Eximo]

http://www.userbenchmark.com/

They have decent numbers for all types of system configs. But it really only lets you do a relative comparison.

If you want game performance, just look at game benchmarks for the GPU, as that will be the most important factor in general.

Generally you'll want to building around Intel at the moment. If you want overclocking it would cost you about another 100, but this will do just fine for games.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.06 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£45.96 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£45.32 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£56.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£52.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£54.34 @ More Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Corsair Raptor M45 Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset (£66.35 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £887.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-29 16:33 BST+0100

 

[Eximo]

CX series is fine for your average person that isn't overclocking as long as the power supply is sized correctly. What you see a lot of is people getting the minimum size for the minimum cost and running it well above 80% capacity. Then they lose efficiency and overheat and cause early failure.

In the UK, they are basically a terrible option because they are over-priced. In the US they are usually the cheapest/best combination tier 3 supply.

For the same price I grabbed a 550W Gold rated XFX supply. Just no reason not to do it.

 

[j4-1k]

http://www.userbenchmark.com/

They have decent numbers for all types of system configs. But it really only lets you do a relative comparison.

If you want game performance, just look at game benchmarks for the GPU, as that will be the most important factor in general.

Generally you'll want to building around Intel at the moment. If you want overclocking it would cost you about another 100, but this will do just fine for games.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.06 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£45.96 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£45.32 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£56.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£52.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£54.34 @ More Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Corsair Raptor M45 Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset (£66.35 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £887.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-29 16:33 BST+0100

thanks a lot for that list , but i seem to be hearing that with dx12 it will be using the 8 cores of the fx 8*** more effectively and seems to out perform the intel in every case apart from a single core point of view. i know i dont know much but am i missing something where stats on a page dont always translate to performance in real life ? where yes when the 8 cores are used it is more "powerful" but as i only intend to game am i just not going to be using the benefits of having those 8 cores over the i5's 4. thanks for all the help as i said new to the pc world

 

[Eximo]

Those numbers are making huge assumptions that I have been pointing out for a while now. It is not a magic bullet, the games have to be designed to take advantage of DX12. It "can" do those things, doesn't mean any released products will be setup that way.

You'll be waiting a long while for the majority of engines and applications to support DX12, and it would have zero impact on all the existing titles available today. So what you get now is what you will get. Keep in mind that consoles tend to drive the lowest common denominator, so DX11 will be king for many years.