R9 380 build, GTX 960 or other build (£580>)

[SammyDodger24]

Build 1: (GTX 960)

ACCESSORIES

Mouse: Perixx MX-1000 Iron = £12

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B008YFXG9K%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJGZZEZH27SCMC24Q%26tag%3Dpcp0f-21%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D12734%26creativeASIN%3DB008YFXG9K
 
Keyboard: From Tom/Dan or

Logitech Comfort Keyboard K290 - UK layout = £20

 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Comfort-Keyboard-K290-layout/dp/B00EE7DVTM#immersive-view_1461590808927

TOTAL OTHER PRICE = £12 or £32


COMPUTER

CPU: i5 4690k= £175

 http://m.ebuyer.com/629960#fo_c=951&fo_k=964f05200218511d5a4058808cea94af&fo_s=gplauk?mkwid=sfZfoS9Iv_dm&pcrid=51482416739&pkw=&pmt=

GPU: Egva GTX 960 4gb = £165

 http://m.ebuyer.com/721812#fo_c=951&fo_k=7822ef2d758bcbd2089c9f3aea6c2d17&fo_s=gplauk?mkwid=smjKDo735_dm&pcrid=51482416259&pkw=&pmt=

OS: Windows 10 = £25

 https://softwaregeeks.co.uk/product/windows-10-pro/?gclid=CIWJvovjicwCFY4V0wodoxsHfQ

HARDRIVE: Seagate Barracuda 1TB HHD = £38

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-ST1000DM003-inch-Barracuda-Drive/dp/B005T3GRNW

MOTHERBOARD: MSI H81M-P33= £37

http://m.ebuyer.com/567708

MEMORY: 8gb Ram (Crucial) = £24

 http://m.ebuyer.com/480066#fo_c=951&fo_k=7c536f3b63648f2c9c61852e680d0dc0&fo_s=gplauk?mkwid=sWA3N2WiH_dm&pcrid=51630194939&pkw=&pmt=

CASE: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower = £34

 https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/ol/B00JZVTODY/ref=mw_dp_olp?ie=UTF8&condition=new

POWER: EVGA 430W ATX Power Supply = £33

 http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/powersupplies/450wandbelow/EVGA/100-W1-0430-KR.html?#utm_source=affiliatewindow&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=PCPartPicker

WIFI CHIP: i Adapter TP-Link TL-WN881ND = £13

 http://m.ebuyer.com/343318

OPTICAL DRIVE: Samsung SH-224FB 24x DVD Re-Writer SATA (OEM) = £15

 http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/opticaldrives/dvddrives/internaldvddrives/Samsung/SH-224FBBEBE.html?#utm_source=affiliatewindow&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=PCPartPicker

COMPUTER = £570

COMPUTER + Accessories = £580

Build 2: (r9 380)

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NvnRpg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NvnRpg/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£37.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£23.96 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB NITRO Dual-X OC Video Card (£169.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£41.99 @ Novatech)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.06 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£12.98 @ Novatech)
Mouse: Perixx MX-1000 Wired Optical Mouse (£15.66 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £560.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-30 13:42 BST+0100

Would you use different parts at this budget. Only flexible by a max £10 on £580 - to include Windows 10 at £26

Will it be able to play most games 50 FPS 1080p. Will it be able to play no mans sky? Thankyou in advance.

 

[Hlsgsz]

The 960 is a bit better. But you should go with skylake(i5 6500) and, if you can, wait a couple of months for the next generation of gpus from both nv and amd.

 

[SammyDodger24]

The 960 is a bit better. But you should go with skylake(i5 6500) and, if you can, wait a couple of months for the next generation of gpus from both nv and amd.

Thankyou, but which GTX 960 should I use?

 

[Martell1977]

I'd go with the 380 build. The R9 380 is a fair amount faster than the 960 and under load has about the same power draw.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-r9-390x-r9-380-r7-370,4178-6.html

However, unless you are planning to upgrade the memory soon after, I would suggest going with a 2x4gb or 2x8gb kit, to take advantage of dual channel.

 

[SammyDodger24]

I'd go with the 380 build. The R9 380 is a fair amount faster than the 960 and under load has about the same power draw.

However, unless you are planning to upgrade the memory soon after, I would suggest going with a 2x4gb or 2x8gb kit, to take advantage of dual channel.

In the end, is it about preference though?

 

[Martell1977]

In the end, is it about preference though?

Yeah, if you prefer nVidia and don't mind taking lower performance for the same or higher price. Some people don't mind as long as it says the name they like on the side. But from a Price/Performance standpoint, the R9 380 is the better choice. It wins every benchmark.

Personally, I'm a believer in going with whatever has the best price/performance ratio, I could care less about the name on the side. If you were asking about a performance tier lower, I'd be recommending the 950 over the R7 370.

 

[SammyDodger24]

In the end, is it about preference though?

Yeah, if you prefer nVidia and don't mind taking lower performance for the same or higher price. Some people don't mind as long as it says the name they like on the side. But from a Price/Performance standpoint, the R9 380 is the better choice. It wins every benchmark.

Personally, I'm a believer in going with whatever has the best price/performance ratio, I could care less about the name on the side. If you were asking about a performance tier lower, I'd be recommending the 950 over the R7 370.

Thankyou, you have finally given me a black and white conclusive answer!
I will look into this.

 

[SammyDodger24]

Is the saphire nitro the best r9 380x?

 

[Martell1977]

I have found the Sapphire, ASUS and XFX tend to have the highest quality GPU's. I usually go with whichever has the best price, but the Sapphire Nitro is a really nice card.

 

[SammyDodger24]

I have found the Sapphire, ASUS and XFX tend to have the highest quality GPU's. I usually go with whichever has the best price, but the Sapphire Nitro is a really nice card.

Anything else you would tweak on the build (changed memory to kingston hyper fury 2 x 4gb)

 

[Martell1977]

Anything else you would tweak on the build (changed memory to kingston hyper fury 2 x 4gb)

Sorry for the delay, just got home from an airshow.

The only other thing I personally would change is the motherboard or the CPU. You have the "k" version of the CPU but a motherboard that does not support overclocking. So either change to the non-k version of the CPU or get a Z87 motherboard to open the option to OC.
I would also not get an MSI motherboard, my experiences with them have been bad. I stick to ASUS or ASRock motherboard.

 

[SammyDodger24]

Anything else you would tweak on the build (changed memory to kingston hyper fury 2 x 4gb)

Sorry for the delay, just got home from an airshow.

The only other thing I personally would change is the motherboard or the CPU. You have the "k" version of the CPU but a motherboard that does not support overclocking. So either change to the non-k version of the CPU or get a Z87 motherboard to open the option to OC.
I would also not get an MSI motherboard, my experiences with them have been bad. I stick to ASUS or ASRock motherboard.

No worries, is this a good motherboard. I notice it has croasfire support so may cone in handy as I will get an r9 card!

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h81m

Thankyou for the help so far!

 

[SammyDodger24]

My near final revised list:

ACCESSORIES

Mouse: Perixx MX-1000 Iron = £12

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B008YFXG9K%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJGZZEZH27SCMC24Q%26tag%3Dpcp0f-21%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D12734%26creativeASIN%3DB008YFXG9K
 
Keyboard: From Tom/Dan or

Logitech Comfort Keyboard K290 - UK layout = £20

 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Comfort-Keyboard-K290-layout/dp/B00EE7DVTM#immersive-view_1461590808927

TOTAL OTHER PRICE = £12 or £32


COMPUTER

CPU: i5 4690k= £175

 http://m.ebuyer.com/629960#fo_c=951&fo_k=964f05200218511d5a4058808cea94af&fo_s=gplauk?mkwid=sfZfoS9Iv_dm&pcrid=51482416739&pkw=&pmt=

GPU: SAPPHIRE RADEON R9 NITRO 380 4096MB GDDR5=  £170

  https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapphire-radeon-r9-nitro-380-4096mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-with-backplate-11242-13-20g-gx-374-sp.html

OS: Windows 10 = £25

 https://softwaregeeks.co.uk/product/windows-10-pro/?gclid=CIWJvovjicwCFY4V0wodoxsHfQ

HARDRIVE: Seagate Barracuda 1TB HHD = £38

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-ST1000DM003-inch-Barracuda-Drive/dp/B005T3GRNW

MOTHERBOARD: MSI H81M-P33= £37

http://m.ebuyer.com/567708

MEMORY: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit= £29

 http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/memory-pc/ddr3memory/ddr3pc3-149001866mhz/Kingston/HX318C10FBK28.html?#utm_source=affiliatewindow&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=PCPartPicker

CASE: Deepcool TESSERACT SW PC Case = £30

http://m.ebuyer.com/730082

POWER: EVGA 60)W ATX Power Supply = £43

http://m.ebuyer.com/716703

WIFI CHIP: i Adapter TP-Link TL-WN881ND = £13

 http://m.ebuyer.com/343318

OPTICAL DRIVE: Samsung SH-224FB 24x DVD Re-Writer SATA (OEM) = £15

 http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/opticaldrives/dvddrives/internaldvddrives/Samsung/SH-224FBBEBE.html?#utm_source=affiliatewindow&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=PCPartPicker

COMPUTER = £565

COMPUTER + Accessories = £577


Now I have tweaked most things, is there anything else anyone might suggest? I only have am extra £3 budget :/