Custom PC Builds Thread

[Solidus1]

Yea. Not a lot different to my case which is even smaller, but happens to be the tidiest build I've done so far. Everything routes under the motherboard tray. I bought nice threaded cables too, looks great.

 

[Grams and Ounces]

Cable management is surprisingly easy on that case, even with a non modular power supply.
Grams, can you post all your parts here? Interested to see what you have.

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£141.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£106.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.57 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.99 @ Aria PC) x 2.
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£230.15 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£70.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £742.96

Ignore the prices they are just what they are listed as now on pcpartpicker.

 

[Solidus1]

Have you bought these already? If not, don't go with the V300 SSD, it sucks. I had one for a while.
Love the Shinobi case, Bitfenix make real quality stuff.

 

[Grams and Ounces]

Have you bought these already? If not, don't go with the V300 SSD, it sucks. I had one for a while.
Love the Shinobi case, Bitfenix make real quality stuff.

Yeah got them already, seems ok upto now the ssd, what did you not like about it?. I love the look of the shinobi case but shape wise I prefer the cooler master one.

 

[Solidus1]

Write speed was below 100mbps on mine, that's slower than some hard drives.
You gonna overclock that 8350?

 

[Grams and Ounces]

Maybe once I have installed that motherboard, I am using a crappy one at the minute, I might get a better cooler too.

 

[Jonathan]

AMD FX6300 £85
Corsair 500w PWU £41
Gigabyte GTX650 2GB DDR5 £89
CiT Vantage Midi Case £35
Biostar TA970 Socket AM3+ Motherboard £50
Kingston 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz £60

£360 total. Trying to keep it as cheap as possible. Any suggestions @Solidus

HDD & Disc Drive from old machine.

 

[Solidus1]

GTX 650 is weak, get this much more powerful 7790 for £1 extra. Link
Better motherboard for £4 extra. Link
430w PSU is fine. Save £8. Link
8GB ram. Save £23. Link
Better case, £8 more. Link
With your savings, a better cpu cooler. Link

£5 extra than what you posted.
If you can afford it, get an ssd too. Link

 

[Jonathan]

GTX 650 is weak, get this much more powerful 7790 for £1 extra. Link
Better motherboard for £4 extra. Link
430w PSU is fine. Save £8. Link
8GB ram. Save £23. Link
Better case, £8 more. Link
With your savings, a better cpu cooler. Link

£5 extra than what you posted.
If you can afford it, get an ssd too. Link

Knew I could rely on you finding the best deals 1:

Game-debate reckons the 7790 isn't capable for BF4, recommends the 7870.. will it handle it fine on high? 7870 is about another £50

 

[Solidus1]

You'll get around 40fps maxed out at 1080p. Turn down a couple settings and you'll get a comfortable 50-60fps. Game debate is very unreliable.

 

[Jonathan]

You'll get around 40fps maxed out at 1080p. Turn down a couple settings and you'll get a comfortable 50-60fps. Game debate is very unreliable.

40 on ultra at 1920x1080? I'll take that anyday! 1:

Cheers, love you xox

 

[Solidus1]

My bad, I meant high for 7790. A 7850 will max out BF4 at around 28fps, which is just about playable. Use a combination of high/ultra to get 40fps.
7850 for £114, a worthy upgrade for that 2gb memory - Link

 

[Solidus1]

Make sure to overclock it for a free 10% performance boost too.

 

[Jonathan]

My bad, I meant high for 7790. A 7850 will max out BF4 at around 28fps, which is just about playable. Use a combination of high/ultra to get 40fps.
7850 for £114, a worthy upgrade for that 2gb memory - Link

Ah right I see. Cheers for that.

Would you be able to do the OC or does it have to be done in BIOS? OC'ing isn't my specialty 1:

 

[Solidus1]

Use AMD Overdrive or MSI Afterburner. It's so simple.
Here are my OC settings in Overdrive,