New PC for work & Gaming

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Hi oc3d forums.

Wondering if anyone has any suggestions or feedback here.

I need a new computer for work and figured I might as well get back into PC gaming, since I’d be doing the whole computer building thing anyway.

Due to limited budget (and sense) I’ve been purposefully keeping myself out of the loop with regards to new hardware, knowing that I’d just want to throw all the latest components together which I can’t afford. Having done some research I really not sure what to go for, with Skylake and DDR4 around now. Are they worth it?

Anyway, I’ve pieced together a system and was wondering if anyone had any input or advice.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/kmb2cf

I already have the case (750D), so I won’t have to spend there.

My budget is around £700, but I don’t mind stretching slightly for the sake of quality/value for money.
 
The difference between the 4790K and the 6700K is very minor, so I think it's wise sticking with what you have.

Having said that, it may be beneficial to step down to the 4690K, depending on what type of work you'll be doing. With that change I think you'll be able to squeeze in a 970 or possibly even a R9 390. I know the latter is meant for higher resolution gaming (1440p/4K), but ultimately it's up to you.

Does the budget also need to account for a secondary drive, or do you already have that covered? Also, it seems that the PSU price hasn't been included in the PC Parts Picker list?
 
Hi,

Higher res isn't really an issue for me atm as i only have a 1080 monitor and guess I'm gonna be sticking with it for a while if I'm spending the money on a PC.

I have been looking at the 4690k but wasn't sure how big the performance difference was and figured since this is mainly for work I should prioritise CPU over GPU. (although the 4690k would probably be fine for what I do).

I have a few HDD's lying around atm that I'll probably just use until I can afford to update them properly.

Yes, I saw that the PSU price wasn't coming up on the parts list. Thats why I added the case which I already have. £125 should cover the RM650, which tbh is probably more than what I'll need anyway.

Thanks for replying.
 
The performance difference between the 4690K and the 4790K is negligible as most games won't utilize all of the available cores (physical or virtual).

I don't know how much the extra cores will help with the inevitable release of DX12 games, but only time will tell. The 4690K paired with the 970 is the better fit for gaming.
 
I was looking at the 970 before, but it was slightly more than I can really justify spending on a graphics card, when this is primarily a work rig. Although that all depends on performance, if the GTX 960 won't do the job or would be poor than I'd rather pay more for a card that performs.

I've been stuck with a laptop for the last 18 months so figured that any GPU would be a significant improvement for me. Although if I'm going to be spending £700+ I want to make sure I'm buying something thats going to last me a few years at least.

Also apparently I have two accounts for this place and my browser has remembered one that I haven't, if only it had done that before I made a new one ha.
 
It depends on the settings you want to play at. The 960 or 970 will last as long as you want it to. You can comfortably play on medium-high settings for at least a couple of years.

If the card starts to show its age after a couple of years, you can knock down your settings to low if you're not too concerned about how the game looks. The 970 will obviously be the better choice if you're worried about longevity, although the 960 is not a bad bet either.
 
Hi oc3d forums.

Wondering if anyone has any suggestions or feedback here.

I need a new computer for work and figured I might as well get back into PC gaming, since I’d be doing the whole computer building thing anyway.

Due to limited budget (and sense) I’ve been purposefully keeping myself out of the loop with regards to new hardware, knowing that I’d just want to throw all the latest components together which I can’t afford. Having done some research I really not sure what to go for, with Skylake and DDR4 around now. Are they worth it?

Anyway, I’ve pieced together a system and was wondering if anyone had any input or advice.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/kmb2cf

I already have the case (750D), so I won’t have to spend there.

My budget is around £700, but I don’t mind stretching slightly for the sake of quality/value for money.

Grab a differnt ssd kingston changed the v300 ssd's NAND thay are now slower than standard hardives.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand
 
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You can get a R8 380 4GB for the price of a 960. The 380 is faster too, by quite a bit. Much better value for money over a 960. The 960 is quite a weak card tbh
 
You can get a R8 380 4GB for the price of a 960. The 380 is faster too, by quite a bit. Much better value for money over a 960. The 960 is quite a weak card tbh

I'll have a look at them & see what there is. I've no real preference either way with the whole Nvidia/AMD thing.
 
I'll have a look at them & see what there is. I've no real preference either way with the whole Nvidia/AMD thing.

Good to hear your neutral:)
If you use any software for your work that uses OpenCL in anyway, AMD are the cards you want. They perform extremely well in OpenCL tasks due to the parallel nature of the language and architecture of the cards.
 
Here is what I would suggest for you mate,
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£252.00 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97 PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£99.99 @ Dabs)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£34.58 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£72.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£154.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case (Purchased For £0.00)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Newton R3 600W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£80.03 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £694.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-30 10:13 BST+0100
And yeah it's possible to swap in a 380 if you are okay with the increased power consumption and heat.
 
Here is what I would suggest for you mate,
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£252.00 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97 PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£99.99 @ Dabs)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£34.58 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£72.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (£154.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case (Purchased For £0.00)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Newton R3 600W 80+ Platinum Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£80.03 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £694.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-30 10:13 BST+0100
And yeah it's possible to swap in a 380 if you are okay with the increased power consumption and heat.


Cheers man.

I'm thinking of going with the 4690k instead of the i7, having looked into it more I think the i5 will be more than enough for me while the i7 would be expensive overkill. I'll probably just save the money and stay with the cheaper GPU though, give myself spare funds I can put towards future upgrades when I know exactly where I need to improve.

Is there any point in going for the 960 4gb over the 2gb? The extra memory doesn't seem to cost that much more, but can that card actually make use of it?

I'm still a little undecided on whether to go 960 or 380, all depends on the price/value for money.




Edit: Browsers decided to remember this account now... Both this and RB93001 are me, I'd just forgotten I already had an account and made a new one without checking.
 
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Cheers man.

I'm thinking of going with the 4690k instead of the i7, having looked into it more I think the i5 will be more than enough for me while the i7 would be expensive overkill. I'll probably just save the money and stay with the cheaper GPU though, give myself spare funds I can put towards future upgrades when I know exactly where I need to improve.

Is there any point in going for the 960 4gb over the 2gb? The extra memory doesn't seem to cost that much more, but can that card actually make use of it?

I'm still a little undecided on whether to go 960 or 380, all depends on the price/value for money.

Dropping down to the i5 could mean either more SSD storage or say a more powerful GPU. Could get upto say a 390 or 970.

The 960 4GB vs 2GB depends on the games you play. Personally I'd get a 4GB just incase

However the 380 vs 960, well the 380 is quite a bit faster. Noticeably too. They are extremely close in price which means the 380 gives better value for money here. It also comes with 4GB at a cheaper price than a 960 4GB. Nvidia are losing in the low-mid end GPU market in regards to pure performance. If you are on windows 10, AMD atm have more stable drivers especially when it comes to using DX12.
 
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