Want to buy gaming pc - need opinions

[Ragna]

Hi, Im looking to buy a gaming pc around 800€, and I want to see others opinions about this build. Right now Im gaming on low laptop which will run mmos and some 2 year old titles on max 30 fps lowest settings, so I want to upgrade to a desktop PC, but at the same time run most multiplater/Mmo games on mid settings with min 30 fps

Here is the build:

CPU4: Intel Core i5-4690,socket LGA1150 3,5GH

Cooler CPU:Arctic Freezer 7 PRO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3,H97,DualDDR3-1600,SATA3,ATX,LGA 1150,

RAM: DDR3 RAM 8GB 1866MHz Kingston HyperX Blue Series

Hard Disk: HDD 1000GB 7200RPM Serial ATAIII.NCQ,AFT,Seagate Barracuda,

GPU: Gigabyte Geforce GTX960 OC 2GB GDDR5 PCIe HDMI,2xDVI,DP,

Power supply: ATX 600W Chieftec

 

[CTurbo]

Get an i5 4460 or 4590 instead. Get the cheapest H97 motherboard you can find. The 960 is good but check prices on the R9 280 and 285 as their performance is about the same. The R9 280x and R9 380 are a little better and may be about the same price.

GET A BETTER PSU. Anything by Seasonic, XFX, Antec, Super Flower, Rosewill Capstone, or EVGA's B2, GS, G2 series

 

[Archgaull]

Since I don't know what country you're in, this is using it.pcpartpicker.com, which is based in Italy.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (€186.75 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€77.10 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€52.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€58.79 @ Amazon Italia)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (€228.64 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case (€74.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (€92.48 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €771.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-16 02:01 CEST+0200

 

[Ragna]

Thank you for yor responses
Yes I forgot to mention. Im from Slovakia, and the pc cost is 838€ ( my country got really high prices). Also what is the difference between i5 4460/4590 and 4690? Most people recommended 4690 to me because of the power to owerclock.

 

[CTurbo]

You actually need the i5 4690K if you want to overclock. You also need a Z97 motherboard and an after market cooler as well. It's a lot more expensive to overclock and I don't recommend it. Go with one of the cheaper i5 mentioned above to get the most for your money.

 

[Archgaull]

The clock speed is the main difference. Also, the 4690 can not overclock. You would need a 4690K (note the "K" at the end) to overclock, as well as a Z97/Z87 motherboard over a H97/H87/H81 motherboard.

 

[Ragna]

Thanks a lot. I found 2 more pc builds that are without 4690 :

1 - AMD FX-8320 Eight Core\DDR3 RAM 16GB\HDD 1000GB\Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 OC 3GB\DVD-RW

2 - INTEL Core i5-4460 Quad Core\DDR3 RAM 8GB\SSHD 1000GB\SSD 8GB\Gigabyte Geforce GTX960 2GB\DVD-RW

Both same price, but 40€ cheaper than the 4690 one

 

[CTurbo]

Go with build # 2. The i5 is much better than the FX8320.

 

[Archgaull]

Build 2 is also my vote.

 

[Ragna]

Also I forgot to mention motherboards of the 2 final builds.

Build 1 got: GA-970A-DS3P

Build 2 got: Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3

Also last question. If I went (and I probably will) for the number 2 build, will I be able to upgrade components in the next 2-3 years?

 

[CTurbo]

Build 2 is even better than we thought if those are the motherboards. Yes you can upgrade anytime you want with either build.

 

[Ragna]

Thank you all so much. I was worried that the motherboard on Build 2 would be bad for upgrades, but now in assured. Thanks for all the responses. I should be getting the PC at the end of this month, so Im really excited.

 

[dtatarinov83]

Think about AMD proccesor if you want your PC only for games, but not for calculations, and better videocard like GTX 970. I have GTX 960, you will not play on fullHD max/ultra settings on all of the games.