My custom PC

11-09-2015, 12:05 PM

Harry Wrote: Building this, should be done within a month or so as I'm building it in stages

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (140.95 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E35 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (34.00 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (31.44 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (51.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (35.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card (252.95 @ More Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (36.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (9.38 @ CCL Computers)
Total: 631.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-11 11:05 BST+0100

that's a cool build man :yay:

I'm building this soon!
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/tZ39mG

what do you think?

15-09-2015, 10:51 PM

Harry Wrote: i'd already changed the graphics card on the build :noh: Forgot to update it... Here's the one i went for..

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-vi...0dcmoc4gd5

Alright, good.

Personally do not like how it is small form factor, when you are not limited for size. Oh well, nice choice.

16-09-2015, 12:23 AM

Pulseeey Wrote:

15-09-2015, 10:51 PM

Harry Wrote: i'd already changed the graphics card on the build :noh: Forgot to update it... Here's the one i went for..

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-vi...0dcmoc4gd5

Alright, good.

Personally do not like how it is small form factor, when you are not limited for size. Oh well, nice choice.

Please elaborate on what you mean :noh:

16-09-2015, 10:04 AM

Harry Wrote:

16-09-2015, 12:23 AM

Pulseeey Wrote:

15-09-2015, 10:51 PM

Harry Wrote: i'd already changed the graphics card on the build :noh: Forgot to update it... Here's the one i went for..

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-vi...0dcmoc4gd5

Alright, good.

Personally do not like how it is small form factor, when you are not limited for size. Oh well, nice choice.

Please elaborate on what you mean :noh:

That card is small, it is designed for mATX cases. You are not limited for space, so it strikes me as strange.

It doesnt matter though. :spooky:

16-09-2015, 11:12 AM

Pulseeey Wrote:

16-09-2015, 10:04 AM

Harry Wrote:

16-09-2015, 12:23 AM

Pulseeey Wrote:

15-09-2015, 10:51 PM

Harry Wrote: i'd already changed the graphics card on the build :noh: Forgot to update it... Here's the one i went for..

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-vi...0dcmoc4gd5

Alright, good.

Personally do not like how it is small form factor, when you are not limited for size. Oh well, nice choice.

Please elaborate on what you mean :noh:

That card is small, it is designed for mATX cases. You are not limited for space, so it strikes me as strange.

It doesnt matter though. :spooky:

It won't affect performance? Also was thinking of cooling when I selected that GFX card :noh:

16-09-2015, 01:46 PM

Harry Wrote:

16-09-2015, 11:12 AM

Pulseeey Wrote:

16-09-2015, 10:04 AM

Harry Wrote:

16-09-2015, 12:23 AM

Pulseeey Wrote:

15-09-2015, 10:51 PM

Harry Wrote: i'd already changed the graphics card on the build :noh: Forgot to update it... Here's the one i went for..

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-vi...0dcmoc4gd5

Alright, good.

Personally do not like how it is small form factor, when you are not limited for size. Oh well, nice choice.

Please elaborate on what you mean :noh:

That card is small, it is designed for mATX cases. You are not limited for space, so it strikes me as strange.

It doesnt matter though. :spooky:

It won't affect performance? Also was thinking of cooling when I selected that GFX card :noh:

That card has a decent core clock anyway, it won't have much headroom to overclock further with that cooling system though.

If you wanted decent cooling, you're going to want a full sized card. It's just personal preference. I just don't see why you'd buy an ATX motherboard, and a mid tower case and then get a small GPU. It seems odd, but it's no big deal. It's just aesthetics, no performance difference as far as I know.

16-09-2015, 04:57 PM

Pulseeey Wrote:

16-09-2015, 01:46 PM

Harry Wrote:

16-09-2015, 11:12 AM

Pulseeey Wrote:

16-09-2015, 10:04 AM

Harry Wrote:

16-09-2015, 12:23 AM

Pulseeey Wrote: Alright, good.

Personally do not like how it is small form factor, when you are not limited for size. Oh well, nice choice.

Please elaborate on what you mean :noh:

That card is small, it is designed for mATX cases. You are not limited for space, so it strikes me as strange.

It doesnt matter though. :spooky:

It won't affect performance? Also was thinking of cooling when I selected that GFX card :noh:

That card has a decent core clock anyway, it won't have much headroom to overclock further with that cooling system though.

If you wanted decent cooling, you're going to want a full sized card. It's just personal preference. I just don't see why you'd buy an ATX motherboard, and a mid tower case and then get a small GPU. It seems odd, but it's no big deal. It's just aesthetics, no performance difference as far as I know.

I went for smaller due to the cooling but I guess you're right... I could look into swapping it.

16-09-2015, 05:22 PM

Harry Wrote:

16-09-2015, 04:57 PM

Pulseeey Wrote:

16-09-2015, 01:46 PM

Harry Wrote:

16-09-2015, 11:12 AM

Pulseeey Wrote:

16-09-2015, 10:04 AM

Harry Wrote: Please elaborate on what you mean :noh:

That card is small, it is designed for mATX cases. You are not limited for space, so it strikes me as strange.

It doesnt matter though. :spooky:

It won't affect performance? Also was thinking of cooling when I selected that GFX card :noh:

That card has a decent core clock anyway, it won't have much headroom to overclock further with that cooling system though.

If you wanted decent cooling, you're going to want a full sized card. It's just personal preference. I just don't see why you'd buy an ATX motherboard, and a mid tower case and then get a small GPU. It seems odd, but it's no big deal. It's just aesthetics, no performance difference as far as I know.

I went for smaller due to the cooling but I guess you're right... I could look into swapping it.

"I went for smaller due to the cooling"

Explain pls :yus:

16-09-2015, 05:53 PM

Pulseeey Wrote:

16-09-2015, 05:22 PM

Harry Wrote:

16-09-2015, 04:57 PM

Pulseeey Wrote:

16-09-2015, 01:46 PM

Harry Wrote:

16-09-2015, 11:12 AM

Pulseeey Wrote: That card is small, it is designed for mATX cases. You are not limited for space, so it strikes me as strange.

It doesnt matter though. :spooky:

It won't affect performance? Also was thinking of cooling when I selected that GFX card :noh:

That card has a decent core clock anyway, it won't have much headroom to overclock further with that cooling system though.

If you wanted decent cooling, you're going to want a full sized card. It's just personal preference. I just don't see why you'd buy an ATX motherboard, and a mid tower case and then get a small GPU. It seems odd, but it's no big deal. It's just aesthetics, no performance difference as far as I know.

I went for smaller due to the cooling but I guess you're right... I could look into swapping it.

"I went for smaller due to the cooling"

Explain pls :yus:

I was told that a smaller card would result in less need for cooling?

16-09-2015, 06:18 PM

Harry Wrote:

16-09-2015, 05:53 PM

Pulseeey Wrote:

16-09-2015, 05:22 PM

Harry Wrote:

16-09-2015, 04:57 PM

Pulseeey Wrote:

16-09-2015, 01:46 PM

Harry Wrote: It won't affect performance? Also was thinking of cooling when I selected that GFX card :noh:

That card has a decent core clock anyway, it won't have much headroom to overclock further with that cooling system though.

If you wanted decent cooling, you're going to want a full sized card. It's just personal preference. I just don't see why you'd buy an ATX motherboard, and a mid tower case and then get a small GPU. It seems odd, but it's no big deal. It's just aesthetics, no performance difference as far as I know.

I went for smaller due to the cooling but I guess you're right... I could look into swapping it.

"I went for smaller due to the cooling"

Explain pls :yus:

I was told that a smaller card would result in less need for cooling?

Who keeps telling you this bullshit?

The physical size of the card doesn't matter to how much heat it generates. The die (the processor) is still the same as it is on any other GTX 970. This one is overclocked so it will actually use more power, thus generate more heat than a reference model.

A cooling system is graded on how well it dissipates the heat into the air, this one seems to have a heat-sink and a single fan. Will it suffice? Yes. Is it ideal for you? Not when you have the space to accommodate a full sized card, you should be getting a normal sized card.

This is designed for tiny cases, for those who go to LAN parties and all that shite.