super budget build, opinions?

[extremecookay]

So I'm building my little bro a rig on a super tight budget, and this is what I've came up with -

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/v4h4xr

It's nothing fancy, but it'll do as a first PC he's only 12. I have a moderate amount of experience with building PC's as I've built a couple of my own and have built many friends, however I've never built one on such a tight budget. The PSU is actually a cit, one of my old ones, but it's compatible with the GPU etc. I also have a spare 120mm fan that's never been used for him. Basically what I'm asking is can anyone give me any suggestions on improving this, or any possible issues? bottlenecking etc. This is his absolute limit, as i'll be throwing in some money myself.

 

[Ecolouge]

Your build is all compatible. For the price, it is pretty dang good. I personally have that GPU and it does well for 1080p gaming.

I would recommend a hyper 212 because they are cheap and are fine for a mild overclock. At 12, i would have loved this build!

 

[extremecookay]

Thanks for the reply, okay good stuff! I guess it would be a good idea to invest a little more and pick up a CPU cooler, don't have any experiance using stock ones. I'll see if his budget can stretch for it

 

[James Mason]

I agree with Eco, that's a great entry level build, it should easily handle all modern games at some level of quality, with better performance if you play around with the settings to get the right mix.

Here's my list of game specs with that GPU:

Spoiler

Game benchmarks: (all @1080p)

All games below here were with 4GBs of Ram

Skyrim: Settings: Ultra Preset Avg:52 Min:35 Max:62

TF2: Settings: Default high settings. Avg:121 Min:0 (probably a loading screen) Max:300

GW2: Settings: Best Appearance Preset Avg:50 Min:8 Max:80

WOW: Settings: Ultra Preset Avg:76 Min:62 Max:96

Minecraft: Settings: High Settings Avg:191 Min:0 (loading chunks) Max:393

Rust: Settings: Fantastic Avg:64 Min:0 (being dead) Max:107

Battlefield 4 (x86): Settings: Low (x86 forces lowest settings it seems) Avg:115 Min:70 Max:201

Battlefield 4 (x64): Settings:Medium , no AA Avg: 94 Min: 49 Max: 168

Battlefield 4 (x64): Settings:Ultra Preset Avg: 40 Min: 19 Max: 66

Diablo 3: Settings: High, Medium Shadows Avg: 101 Min: 9 Max: 135

Watchdogs: (driving around town) Settings: High, see pics Avg: 35 Min: 30 Max: 42

Watchdogs: (boating around like a maniac) Settings: High, see pics Avg: 37 Min: 30 Max: 45

World of Tanks: Settings: Maximum, With FXAA Avg: 51 Min: 0 (most likely a loading screen when i went back to the garage) Max: 63

World of Tanks: Settings: Maximum, Without FXAA Avg: 47 Min: 35 Max: 62

ARMA2: Settings: Very Low Avg: 74 Min: 65 Max: 83

ARMA2: Settings: Normal Avg: 35 Min: 20 Max: 43

ARMA2: Settings: Very High Avg: 11 Min: 9 Max: 13

All games below here run with 8GBs of ram

FIFA '15 (demo): Settings: High rendering, 2x MSAA, no FPS cap, windows aero turned off Avg: 134.407 Min: 56 Max: 163

Witcher 3: Settings: Mix of Ultra and high, see pic Avg: 40-45

GTA V: Settings: high/very high Avg: 53-65

Fallout 4: Settings: Ultra Preset Avg: 40 Min: 30 Max: 61

 

[Ecolouge]

Yes, the Hyper 212 EVO isn't the best but for the price, it will provide you with a mild overclock.

 

[extremecookay]

do you reckon the CPU would be okay without overclocking with a stock CPU cooler? not sure we can stretch the extra 30 pounds.

 

[Ecolouge]

Definitely, the manufacturer's stock cooler will always cool the CPU paired with it at stock speed and voltage. Also, in the future...you can always pop a very nice cooler on when you have some more cash flow.

Either way, overclocking is not really that important.