Simply, How Good Is This Computer?

[Howard1213]

Hi I'm looking to build my own computer with the following specs, i wanna know what fps i'll be getting on Arma 3, battlefield 4, advanced warfare, borderlands pre sequel and other new games at 1080p, high settings! Links to videos and pages would be great and also anything I can change. Also will I need to install a wall bracket for the components? Thanks

CPU - Intel Core I5-4690K

CPU Cooler - Arctic Cooler Alpine 11 Pro Rev

MOBO - AS Rock Z97 Anniversary

Memory - Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 X 4GB)

Storage - WD Caviar Bluje 1TB

Video Card - MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Twin Frozr

Case - Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply (Not Sure On This) XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

 

[davidarad02]

you should be able to run any game at 60FPS at ultra settings.
what do you mean by install a wall bracket?
also, get a better CPU cooler (like the hyper 212 evo), for a better OC.

 

[Howard1213]

My budget is £600 which is how much this build costs according to pc part picker UK

 

[Howard1213]

In some cases don't you have to install a wall bracket for the MOBO?

Btw I'm a noob at dis!

 

[davidarad02]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£62.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£50.51 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.79 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£179.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.09 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£50.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £642.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 17:26 BST+0100

this is 40 pounds over the budget, but you can remove the hyper 212 if you want, and getting a cheaper case if you are REALLY limited.

 

[davidarad02]

You could overclock better on this build, and as far as I know (correct me if Im wrong) the R9 280X is an overclocked version of the R9 280, and you can always overclock it yourself using MSI Afterburner or EVGA PrecisionX

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.97 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£94.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£51.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£139.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£50.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £602.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 17:27 BST+0100

the 280x is a fully enabled tonga GPU, and the 280 and the 285 are both cut down.

 

[Howard1213]

I'm not looking to overclock anything, so will I still need to buy a cpu cooler and will not overclocking affect the performance? :0

 

[Howard1213]

This build is definetly worth it if you could go an extra £40

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£70.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£51.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£258.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£50.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £641.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 17:53 BST+0100

If not, just go for this build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£70.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£51.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£174.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£50.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £556.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-30 17:54 BST+0100

Is my build going to run slower than this?