Optimal Gaming build. Need advice

[Valchovski]

Link - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Xw8ThM

Hello fellow users, I'm planning on buying a new system part-by-part, and I am mostly going to use it for games. I made a pcpartpicker list with the approximate items I would like having in my configuration. I thought I'd come here and ask experienced builders for advices on whether or not I can buy better items than the already picked ones, for the budget I have. I am willing to spend a maximum of 600 USD for a new build. In the list with which I will provide link to later, I have added another GPU which I have plans on 2-way crossfire, but I'll buy it on a later stage. I also have the RAM, Hard Drive and the Optical Drive but I added them so I can see the estimated power usage to choose a PSU.

Basically I need a new:
- Case
- Motherboard
- CPU
- CPU Cooler
- GPU (only one, ill buy another one later on)
- PSU
- Case Fans (Only 3 until I go Crossfire / SLI, then I'll switch to 5, I'd like to get advice on that as well)

If I have a few bucks left I can most likely afford a ~50GB SSD for my OS and work stuff, but I don't feel it like it's a necessity.

Anyways this is my first post here and I hope I can receive a positive feedback, also I am sorry for my English as I am not a native speaker and apologize for any mistakes. Thanks for reading, I'll be here to answer any questions asap.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Welcome.

You have specified a US budget, but where are you buying the parts (in what country)? Availability and relative price is very different in different markets. Do you have an OS?

 

[Valchovski]

Welcome.

You have specified a US budget, but where are you buying the parts (in what country)? Availability and relative price is very different in different markets. Do you have an OS?

Thanks for the warm welcome. Sorry about that, I live in Bulgaria and the main currency here is BGN. I already have Windows 10 though.

I'm willing to buy from eBay or a similar website because there's a significant amount of money I can save if I do, instead of buying from a local shop.

Here are some leading online shops in Bulgaria:
http://jarcomputers.com
http://sky.bg
http://reset.bg
http://plesio.bg

I think if you Google Translate the webpage it would be quite understandable :/

P.S. I added a link to the list.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

That's fine, I just wanted to offer the best advice.

You can't afford to start what you want, really. To efficiently allow for later Crossfire/SLI, your initial build needs a good motherboard and a PSU capable of supporting the two GPUs, otherwise, you will need to replace these. In particular, replacing a motherboard may require a new OS because the old one is keyed to the motherboard and not transferrable.

The parts in my list have US$ prices, but they come from German stores, so I assume they are available to you.

This is a base system which costs over 600 euros in Germany and lacks a GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $493.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 18:10 EDT-0400

Dropping down to an i3 would allow this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 285 2GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card ($167.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $602.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 18:13 EDT-0400

With crossfire, we could drop the motherboard down a bit too.

This costs 700 euros.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($91.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 285 2GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card ($167.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $563.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 18:15 EDT-0400

Computers are pretty universal. I'll look at those sites. What is your BGN budget?

 

[Valchovski]

Thanks for the recommendations up to now, my budget in our currency is a maximum of 1000BGN without taking in consideration the GPU. Actually I am not even sure if the GPU will be better than a R9 280, but I don't really think it would be worse. Reason is that I am not going to buy the GPU for myself, it's going to be a gift from my brother.
As a case I am looking forward to a clean design that allows decent airflow. Window & Cable Management container is preferable but not necessary.

The difference between an R9 280 and an R9 280X here is 200BGN (around 120USD) which in my opinion is really stupid.

My current config has an Intel Core i3 520, GTX 650 Non-TI. I can't give more info because I got that PC very long time ago and really haven't upgraded anything since, Ill use the 8GB RAM and disk from it though

 

[DonkeyOatie]

So you do not need RAM or HDD? 280 is a decent GPU. You have one already?

 

[Valchovski]

I dont need RAM or HDD, I dont have the GPU yet, but I will, or maybe a better GPU, doesnt really depend on me.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

OK. It will take me a while to come up with an answer. Dinner approaches.

 

[Valchovski]

Its alright, Im about to go to sleep. Ill see what you have cooked for me tomorrow, thanks for suggestions

 

[DonkeyOatie]

You'll be up long before me. I will be to bed myself in an hour and I won't be able to look at this until tomorrow.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Family issues have delayed my response and I have to go to hospital later.

For your 1000BGN you can get:

i5 4460 (390)
H97 motherboard, such as Gigabyte H97M Gaming 3 (250)
Memory - you got it
HDD - you got it too
GPU - you will get it
PSU - Antec 550W (170)
Case - anything you like (100)
DVD - anything you like (30)

This comes to 940.

Stock CPU cooler will be sufficient and case fans depend on how many come with the case. Many cases I do not know and it was tedious ploughing through the specs. in Bulgarian.