My custom PC

13-09-2015, 12:22 PM

Harry Wrote: So I've finally begun to order things for my build, however I've switched it up quite a lot from the OP. Let me find what I've gone for

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Updated my build and begun the process of collecting parts :yus:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (140.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (61.82 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (59.16 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (37.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (29.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card (250.48 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (40.60 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: 657.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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why u being so cheap nigga... DDR3 1333 is so 1995

14-09-2015, 04:16 AM

Horizon Wrote:

13-09-2015, 12:22 PM

Harry Wrote: So I've finally begun to order things for my build, however I've switched it up quite a lot from the OP. Let me find what I've gone for

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Updated my build and begun the process of collecting parts :yus:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (140.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (61.82 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (59.16 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (37.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (29.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card (250.48 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (40.60 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: 657.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 12:56 BST+0100

why u being so cheap nigga... DDR3 1333 is so 1995

I didn't think there was particularly anything wrong with DDR3 1333?

13-09-2015, 12:22 PM

Harry Wrote: So I've finally begun to order things for my build, however I've switched it up quite a lot from the OP. Let me find what I've gone for

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Updated my build and begun the process of collecting parts :yus:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (140.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (61.82 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (59.16 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (37.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (29.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card (250.48 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (40.60 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: 657.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 12:56 BST+0100

It seems you went backwards on some components.

Doubling the price of the motherboard, for 2 extra DIMM slots? Pretty sure you could'vedone better on that. Although, 8GB in 2 slots would have been sufficient anyway.

Locked processor, meh. You'll likely regret that decision in the future. The freedom to get a noticeable performance improvement over making a small change to avalue in your BIOS makes it worth it by itself.If you had the old motherboard, it would havemade sense since it wasn't built for overclocking. The one you chosen now though, has better power phases and a heatsink on the VRMs. It's still not built for it, but it'd survive a moderate overclock.

Switching aSamsung 850 EVO for a Kingston SSDNow is the kind of shit that gives me nightmares, Samsung is the leader in the SSD market right now. Industry killing speeds, massively better reliability and longevity over any other SSD series.

A Seagate desktop drive, wow.Will spending a few more quid for a more statistically reliable (and likely faster) WD Blue really break the bank?

The rest is fine, if you've already bought it then fair enough. You'll understand what to do better, when you upgrade. Please note you posted this here, and so you're getting our opinions and/or advice. Don't take it as anything else.

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14-09-2015, 04:16 AM

Horizon Wrote: why u being so cheap nigga... DDR3 1333 is so 1995

DDR3 wasn't released until early 2007.

14-09-2015, 11:40 AM

Pulseeey Wrote:

13-09-2015, 12:22 PM

Harry Wrote: So I've finally begun to order things for my build, however I've switched it up quite a lot from the OP. Let me find what I've gone for

---

Updated my build and begun the process of collecting parts :yus:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (140.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (61.82 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (59.16 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (37.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (29.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card (250.48 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (40.60 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: 657.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-13 12:56 BST+0100

It seems you went backwards on some components.

Doubling the price of the motherboard, for 2 extra DIMM slots? Pretty sure you could'vedone better on that. Although, 8GB in 2 slots would have been sufficient anyway.

Locked processor, meh. You'll likely regret that decision in the future. The freedom to get a noticeable performance improvement over making a small change to avalue in your BIOS makes it worth it by itself.If you had the old motherboard, it would havemade sense since it wasn't built for overclocking. The one you chosen now though, has better power phases and a heatsink on the VRMs. It's still not built for it, but it'd survive a moderate overclock.

Switching aSamsung 850 EVO for a Kingston SSDNow is the kind of shit that gives me nightmares, Samsung is the leader in the SSD market right now. Industry killing speeds, massively better reliability and longevity over any other SSD series.

A Seagate desktop drive, wow.Will spending a few more quid for a more statistically reliable (and likely faster) WD Blue really break the bank?

The rest is fine, if you've already bought it then fair enough. You'll understand what to do better, when you upgrade. Please note you posted this here, and so you're getting our opinions and/or advice. Don't take it as anything else.

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14-09-2015, 04:16 AM

Horizon Wrote: why u being so cheap nigga... DDR3 1333 is so 1995

DDR3 wasn't released until early 2007.

I appreciate the comments, it helps me improve my build!

I'm looking into swapping the CPU out to potentially a i5-4690 @ 3.5GHz link, would that be a better option? :yus:

Also, I was only going on the reviews on PC part picker, as the Kingston SSDNow has more 5* ratings than the Samsung, however I have more faith in Samsung products, so I'll probably go for that. HDD really doesn't bother me as long as it works lol, only going to have games and files :p.

I was told that mobo would be better to have, ready for any upgrades in the future.. So I'm happy with that choice (I've already ordered it anyway)

Also on topic of overclocking, it doesn't particularly bother me all too much. Also I'll probably look into some upgrades by Summer time next year, so the CPU could be to only last me 6-8 months, however if it performs well for me then I may not bother upgrading anyway.

Anyway I appreciate the comments and thanks for the input, I've taken it all on board and will keep it in mind when ordering other parts or the build :noh:

14-09-2015, 12:28 PM

Harry Wrote: I appreciate the comments, it helps me improve my build!

I'm looking into swapping the CPU out to potentially a i5-4690 @ 3.5GHz (url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k]link[/url], would that be a better option? :yus:

Also, I was only going on the reviews on PC part picker, as the Kingston SSDNow has more 5* ratings than the Samsung, however I have more faith in Samsung products, so I'll probably go for that. HDD really doesn't bother me as long as it works lol, only going to have games and files :p.

I was told that mobo would be better to have, ready for any upgrades in the future.. So I'm happy with that choice (I've already ordered it anyway)

Also on topic of overclocking, it doesn't particularly bother me all too much. Also I'll probably look into some upgrades by Summer time next year, so the CPU could be to only last me 6-8 months, however if it performs well for me then I may not bother upgrading anyway.

Anyway I appreciate the comments and thanks for the input, I've taken it all on board and will keep it in mind when ordering other parts or the build :noh:

For the price difference of those processors, yes it's a better option. It will have more reviews as it's a budget SSD, thus more people buy it. It's not a bad SSD obviously, but you originally had a 850 EVO on there so I don't like when people go backwards. :hurr:

It is a better motherboard to have, I wasn't saying it isn't. However going up the price chain of motherboards when you have no intent of overclocking or using any of it's features, it becomes pointless to do so.

14-09-2015, 12:52 PM

Pulseeey Wrote:

14-09-2015, 12:28 PM

Harry Wrote: I appreciate the comments, it helps me improve my build!

I'm looking into swapping the CPU out to potentially a i5-4690 @ 3.5GHz (url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k]link[/url], would that be a better option? :yus:

Also, I was only going on the reviews on PC part picker, as the Kingston SSDNow has more 5* ratings than the Samsung, however I have more faith in Samsung products, so I'll probably go for that. HDD really doesn't bother me as long as it works lol, only going to have games and files :p.

I was told that mobo would be better to have, ready for any upgrades in the future.. So I'm happy with that choice (I've already ordered it anyway)

Also on topic of overclocking, it doesn't particularly bother me all too much. Also I'll probably look into some upgrades by Summer time next year, so the CPU could be to only last me 6-8 months, however if it performs well for me then I may not bother upgrading anyway.

Anyway I appreciate the comments and thanks for the input, I've taken it all on board and will keep it in mind when ordering other parts or the build :noh:

For the price difference of those processors, yes it's a better option. It will have more reviews as it's a budget SSD, thus more people buy it. It's not a bad SSD obviously, but you originally had a 850 EVO on there so I don't like when people go backwards. :hurr:

It is a better motherboard to have, I wasn't saying it isn't. However going up the price chain of motherboards when you have no intent of overclocking or using any of it's features, it becomes pointless to do so.

I'll probably get the Samsung SSD in the end anyway.. Also someone on here commented that the mobo was weak etc. So I decided to upgrade it and with this mobo, it gives me many different options for the future. Which is nice .

14-09-2015, 02:14 PM

Harry Wrote:

14-09-2015, 12:52 PM

Pulseeey Wrote:

14-09-2015, 12:28 PM

Harry Wrote: I appreciate the comments, it helps me improve my build!

I'm looking into swapping the CPU out to potentially a i5-4690 @ 3.5GHz (url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k]link[/url], would that be a better option? :yus:

Also, I was only going on the reviews on PC part picker, as the Kingston SSDNow has more 5* ratings than the Samsung, however I have more faith in Samsung products, so I'll probably go for that. HDD really doesn't bother me as long as it works lol, only going to have games and files :p.

I was told that mobo would be better to have, ready for any upgrades in the future.. So I'm happy with that choice (I've already ordered it anyway)

Also on topic of overclocking, it doesn't particularly bother me all too much. Also I'll probably look into some upgrades by Summer time next year, so the CPU could be to only last me 6-8 months, however if it performs well for me then I may not bother upgrading anyway.

Anyway I appreciate the comments and thanks for the input, I've taken it all on board and will keep it in mind when ordering other parts or the build :noh:

For the price difference of those processors, yes it's a better option. It will have more reviews as it's a budget SSD, thus more people buy it. It's not a bad SSD obviously, but you originally had a 850 EVO on there so I don't like when people go backwards. :hurr:

It is a better motherboard to have, I wasn't saying it isn't. However going up the price chain of motherboards when you have no intent of overclocking or using any of it's features, it becomes pointless to do so.

I'll probably get the Samsung SSD in the end anyway.. Also someone on here commented that the mobo was weak etc. So I decided to upgrade it and with this mobo, it gives me many different options for the future. Which is nice .

The people on here also think DDR5 exists and that DDR3was here in 1995. :hurr:

Anyway, sure.You should look for Gigabyte/MSI/ASUS boards in the future though, they tend to have more features for a decent price as well as build quality.

Looks like a nice build. I would change the processor as others have said - You will not have the freedom to Overclock. You may want more RAM depending on what you are doing... Many people say 8GB is fine but I constantly hit that limit so I had to purchase some more sticks.

Great specs mate. Good luck with the building!

I'm probably going to be getting 16gb of RAM next year or at Christmas, dependant on how it performs.