OC3D Recommended System Builds

[Mgutierrez33]

Nice build suggestions. I'm honestly kind of shocked that that APU is still a bit cheaper than the FX 4300 in a lot of places, but I definitely like that they seem to be getting more attention these days in multiple rig configurations. When utilizing an APU based build what would you suggest as the strongest video card before the processor starts to limit performance too much for it to be worth it? Still trying to wrap my head around what in the APU/FX 4/6-core CPUs holds back video card performance. I get that L2 cache sizes are different, there are variances in clock speeds and obviously fewer "cores", but beyond that with the architecture being the same it's still hard for me to explain to people why these lower tier processors can hold back GPU and overall system performance. I just know that they do, and that the benchmarks will definitively show that to be true.

 

[s3ns3]

not a fan of these builds. lol

 

[Cru]

not a fan of these builds. lol

i think it would be good to inlcude why

 

[s3ns3]

i think it would be good to inlcude why

it was stated before. the apu should be changed with the athlon X4 750K if you want a dedicated gpu couse its the same cpu without igp+a ssd should not be in the budget build.get better cpu. all the psu`s have too much W for the components,there are better and quieter video cards...dominator platinums... i`m just not a fan ... donno its just my opinion. we can all build them in so different ways

 

[tinytomlogan]

it was stated before. the apu should be changed with the athlon X4 750K if you want a dedicated gpu couse its the same cpu without igp+a ssd should not be in the budget build.get better cpu. all the psu`s have too much W for the components,there are better and quieter video cards...dominator platinums... i`m just not a fan ... donno its just my opinion. we can all build them in so different ways

I gave up trying to please everyone year ago. Im not about to explain everything about above. Sadly thats why we write these things and you read them not understanding :lol:

 

[AverageNinja]

I actually quite like those! Only thing I would change is indeed adding a £700 budget system.
A system I would get (and will get soon) would be:
AMD FX8320
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
MSI GTX 660 Twin Frozr
Corsair 8Gigs Vengeance Blue 1600MHz
CM Storm Scout 2 white
WD Blue 1TB
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Corsair CX600(m)
Could easily fit in that pricepoint, possibly even stretchable to a SSD / 660Ti

 

[Greenback]

Nice hope you do more of these, My only change would be the black dress system instead of the ssd getting a bigger hdd for storage as 64gb isn't practical for OS + games when you can get a 2TB hdd for the same money, I understand why you went with the SSD for performance speed.
Maybe even the rocky could go 64GB ssd and a storage drive, just the way I'd probably go

 

[FredEx]

Looks like great basic builds. People, don't take these as a literal build that all must absolutely be followed. As far as the SSD in The Little Black Dress, I don't see a problem with it being that small. Mine is 60 Gig and I have everything on it I need on it. Everything else is installed to a mechanical hard drive. There are some things on my SSD that could be moved from it.

 

[SPS]

I actually quite like those! Only thing I would change is indeed adding a £700 budget system.
A system I would get (and will get soon) would be:
AMD FX8320
ASUS M5A97 R2.0
MSI GTX 660 Twin Frozr
Corsair 8Gigs Vengeance Blue 1600MHz
CM Storm Scout 2 white
WD Blue 1TB
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Corsair CX600(m)
Could easily fit in that pricepoint, possibly even stretchable to a SSD / 660Ti

For a £700 system I'd expect a better GPU if it was me.

 

[Greenback]

Looks like great basic builds. People, don't take these as a literal build that all must absolutely be followed. As far as the SSD in The Little Black Dress, I don't see a problem with it being that small. Mine is 60 Gig and I have everything on it I need on it. Everything else is installed to a mechanical hard drive. There are some things on my SSD that could be moved from it.

This was my point the build doesn't include a storage drive so to keep the price bracket you would need to replace it for a bigger mechanical hard drive or increase the price slightly

 

[Spiderz]

I'm surprised there are people saying they would forgo an SSD in the £500 build, an SSD would speed day to day tasks up more than any upgraded GPU or CPU would.

Also a lot of people seemed to have missed the point that these systems are designed with upgradability in mind, hence the larger than required PSUs (however agree that 1200W is a bit overkill but hey, £3k build is overkill I suppose)

Last point - Should have a build in about the £750 mark imo, it is where a lot of the market will be.

 

[alpenwasser]

First off, very glad to see this, an excellent stopping point for people asking about this sort
of thing.

I gave up trying to please everyone year ago. Im not about to explain everything about above. Sadly thats why we write these things and you read them not understanding :lol:

The world we live in.:banghead:

People, don't take these as a literal build that all must absolutely be followed.

Exactly what I was thinking. Take these as a baseline and if you feel you need to change
something then do so without all the moaning. My take on these sorts of recommendations
is that they provide a good starting point for planning a build, and if you follow them you
should be able to be confident that you haven't made any egregious errors in component
choice. It's not that they're the only possible choice, but they are one possibility
which has been thought over by well-informed people.

 

[NeverBackDown]

Good idea and good way to advertise as many people always look up "best recommended pcs" on google so good way to get some more hits on the interwebs!

 

[murphy7801]

2400mhz ram on 3930k wouldn't recommend it my 3930k cant do it. 2133mhz is safer option.

 

[NeverBackDown]

2400mhz ram on 3930k wouldn't recommend it my 3930k cant do it. 2133mhz is safer option.

Silicon lottery... All cpus are different. I'm sure you know that but it still matters for the memory controller as well.

 

[murphy7801]

Its very well known that alot 3930k's wont do 2400mhz Tom mentions it himself.

 

[TheRealRicciRich]

Is there anychance of you doing something like this sometime soon? Really interested in your recommendations for a £1000 budget.

 

[jamesriley94]

Is there anychance of you doing something like this sometime soon? Really interested in your recommendations for a £1000 budget.

Make a thread in 'new build advice' and we'll give you all the advice you need there

 

[tinytomlogan]

Is there anychance of you doing something like this sometime soon? Really interested in your recommendations for a £1000 budget.

Early september there will be a revision to the old one after a certain Intel launch.

 

[Mr Muggles]

Is there another thread on the updated version?

The mid-range build has discontinued items.

Very nice idea this.