Spec Check!

[mandythesim]

Hi there, I posted on this forum a few weeks back regarding a pc for my then budget, however since then I have been able to increase my budget, I was not sure whether I should have posted again on my previous post or start a new one, (sorry if I should have). I have made a pc that I am looking to order at the end of october and was hoping you guys could check it over and make sure that none of the components I have chosen have any known issues etc, I am very happy with my processor and graphics, but unsure as to the motherboard. This is at my budget literally.

Hope to hear back from you, thank you in advance,

Mandy

Case
ZALMAN Z11 PLUS BLACK MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-9590 Eight Core CPU (4.7GHz-5.0GHz/16MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s, CrossFireX/Sli)
Memory (RAM)
32GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB AMD RADEON™ R9 290X - DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H55 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
AOC E2752VQ 27" WIDESCREEN LED TFT - 1920 x 1080, 2MS, HDMI, DP
Keyboard & Mouse
CM Storm Devastator Keyboard and Mouse
Speakers
Creative A250 2.1 Speakers with Subwoofer
Headsets
Razer Kraken Pro Gaming Headset
Surge Protection
MasterPlug SRG82 8 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Cable Tidy
3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
2 - 3 DAY DELIVERY TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Miscellaneous
FREE NSF - RUBY GAME VOUCHER with AMD R9 290 GPUs
Quantity
Price €2,326.00

 

[keynes]

It would be better to stick to one thread to get better feedback.

I am very happy with my processor and graphics

I wouldn't get the cpu you have chosen, not very good compare to the intel equivalent. I would also check what r9-290x PCS have in stock since the reference version is noisy and runs hot.
32gb ram seems excessive and I would be looking at spending more on the case.

 

[Pranny]

I agree with Keynes about the Intel CPU. AMD lean towards value for money but that's obviously not an issue here judging by this impressive looking set of specs. Also 16 gigs of RAM is usually plenty these days for most things.

I bought my custom desktop from PCS about 6 months ago and it cost £877 so it's definately a lesser rig than this but it runs The Sims 4 (which I got on the release day) very smoothly on the ultra detail preset. Just a by the way incase you'd be spending more than you need to. I am a bit jealous though.

 

[A314159]

I agree with Keynes about the Intel CPU. AMD lean towards value for money but that's obviously not an issue here judging by this impressive looking set of specs. Also 16 gigs of RAM is usually plenty these days for most things.

I bought my custom desktop from PCS about 6 months ago and it cost £877 so it's definately a lesser rig than this but it runs The Sims 4 (which I got on the release day) very smoothly on the ultra detail preset. Just a by the way incase you'd be spending more than you need to. I am a bit jealous though.

16gb is overkill for most thing. Also the 9590 is expensive and weak for the money, it has no place in the market period.

 

[mandythesim]

New specs!

Hi its been a while... stil haven't decided yet but I have narrowed it down to 2 specific buils and was just wondering if anyone could suggest which one 1 should go with, they are similar and within my budget.. thanks in advance!

PC 1
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4820K (3.7GHz) 10MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH X79: SOCKET 2011, R.O.G
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 - 1 DVI, 1 HDMI, 3 DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080
Keyboard & Mouse
Cyborg V.7 Gaming Keyboard with Illuminated Keys
Mouse
CM Storm Xornet Gaming Mouse
Gaming Mouse Pad
ROCCAT™ Alumic Double-Sided Gaming Mouse Mat
Webcam
Microsoft LifeCam Studio
Headsets
Razer Kraken Pro Gaming Headset
Surge Protection
MasterPlug SRG82 8 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Cable Tidy
Price €2,622.00

 

[mandythesim]

PC 2

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, XFIRE/SLI
Memory (RAM)
24GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (3 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 - 1 DVI, 1 HDMI, 3 DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080
Keyboard & Mouse
Cyborg V.7 Gaming Keyboard with Illuminated Keys
Mouse
CM Storm Xornet Gaming Mouse
Gaming Mouse Pad
ROCCAT™ Alumic Double-Sided Gaming Mouse Mat
Webcam
Microsoft LifeCam Studio
Headsets
Razer Kraken Pro Gaming Headset
Surge Protection
MasterPlug SRG82 8 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Cable Tidy
Price €2,539.00

 

[mandythesim]

and I was considering this build but remembered what people said before about the intel cpu's are better.

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-9590 Eight Core CPU (4.7GHz-5.0GHz/16MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s, CrossFireX/Sli)
Memory (RAM)
24GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (3 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 - 1 DVI, 1 HDMI, 3 DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080
Keyboard & Mouse
Cyborg V.7 Gaming Keyboard with Illuminated Keys
Mouse
CM Storm Xornet Gaming Mouse
Gaming Mouse Pad
ROCCAT™ Alumic Double-Sided Gaming Mouse Mat
Webcam
Microsoft LifeCam Studio
Headsets
Razer Kraken Pro Gaming Headset
Surge Protection
MasterPlug SRG82 8 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Cable Tidy
3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
Price €2,501.00

 

[keynes]

Are you overclocking the cpu? Is it just for gaming ?

 

[mandythesim]

well just for gaming but i will be doing videos for youtube - so video capturing, editing etc aswell as normal everyday stuff

 

[mandythesim]

no overclocking (no idea what it is) but may look to upgrade stuff in a few years (sorry i couldn't edit my previous post it won't allow me to edit/replay with quote etc as im using ps3 browser).

 

[keynes]

no overclocking (no idea what it is) but may look to upgrade stuff in a few years (sorry i couldn't edit my previous post it won't allow me to edit/replay with quote etc as im using ps3 browser).

I would go with the i7-4790 (non-k), triple copper heatpipe cpu cooler, 8gb ram and 850w PSU if you planning to add a 2nd gtx 980