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I'm putting together a new PC for the first time in many many years and I'd appreciate a quick once-over by the learned members here to make sure I'm not barking up the wrong tree.

This will be used for gaming. I don't plan on doing any overclocking. My original budget was R10k, but this comes to R11,5k, which I can stretch too.

Intel i5-4690*
ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance*
PowerColor AXR9 270X
Kingston Hyper X Fury 4GB x 2
Super Flower 5002 Golden Green PSU
CoolerMaster N500 Midnight Black case
WD Blue 1TB
Crucial MX100 256GB

Any glaring mistakes or bad choices in the above rig?

Appreciate the input guys!
 
Get a better graphics card, ditch the SSD and fancy motherboard if you need cash for a better one and won't be overclocking the 4690 (you didn't mention if it was a K version or non-K).
 
Thanks for the input.

Any suggestions on the motherboard? That was the part I was least sure about. The cpu is the non-K version. The PC won't be dedicated to gaming, so the SSD is there to help with general PC use. Is your suggestion for a better gpu just to beef up the gaming ability or is that card/price bracket bad value?
 
I pretty much have the same setup minus the ssd. The R9 270 is the best bang for buck (power vs price) card in my opinion.

I love it to bits and run most games maxed at very decent frame rates.

If you don't believe me check JayZtwocents on youtube. He did a review on the MSI version of the card.

The setup you mentioned looks great!
 
It depends how often you will be upgrading. I only upgrade once every 5 years or more, so it makes sense to buy the fastest CPU/Graphics you can.

270X is decent. If you can stretch to a 280X then you just get a decent amount more headroom for future games.

Any reputable R1000 motherboard from MSI/Gigabyte etc. should suffice for your 4690 non-K. Check the number of RAM slots, PCI slots etc. that you need and go for it.
 
I wouldn't ditch the SSD even for a gaming PC...I might drop the capacity to 128Gb maybe. Anytime you use a PC, you are going to notice the SSD - it's the single biggest performance differentiator.

If you are never going to use the PC for arbitrary stuff (browsing, Office type activities, messing around with media etc.) then by all means drop the SSD. Personally, I don't see myself building a PC again without an SSD in it.
 
Vetseun said:
Thanks for the input.

Any suggestions on the motherboard? That was the part I was least sure about. The cpu is the non-K version. The PC won't be dedicated to gaming, so the SSD is there to help with general PC use. Is your suggestion for a better gpu just to beef up the gaming ability or is that card/price bracket bad value?
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Here http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/677115-New-PC-build-advice-amp-recommendations-welcome!

Built that last month, browse through the thread and feel free to comment or ask questions there.

The gpu you mentioned above is not great, the MB is way overkill for a non-k cpu. with your budget I would really look at a gtx 970.
 
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I'm thinking of upgrading to a SSD soon. Been out of the loop regarding hard drives. What's a good brand and price/size to go for?

Current specs:

FX8350 4ghz
HD7870 crossfire
2x4GB RAM
2GB 7200RPM HDD
Corsair 650W psu
 
SaiyanZ said:
I'm thinking of upgrading to a SSD soon. Been out of the loop regarding hard drives. What's a good brand and price/size to go for?

Current specs:

FX8350 4ghz
HD7870 crossfire
2x4GB RAM
2GB 7200RPM HDD
Corsair 650W psu
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Really depends on your budget.
 
SaiyanZ said:
I'm thinking of upgrading to a SSD soon. Been out of the loop regarding hard drives. What's a good brand and price/size to go for?

Current specs:

FX8350 4ghz
HD7870 crossfire
2x4GB RAM
2GB 7200RPM HDD
Corsair 650W psu
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I bought the OEM version of the Samsung 840 Pro a week ago, R1500 for the 256GB version and it's been nothing but magic, everything happens instantly and boot to fully loaded Windows is around 12 seconds.
 
Dear All.

Forgive the ignorance but am new to the forum.

My first question has always been, what is the best rig a person could build now with no budget in mind?
Next is what is the best way to build a computer that will not need high maintenance and will last a little longer than just 2 years? I guess this is a general topic, but it is never ending and impossible to stay up to date all the time with the finical outlays a person encounters in the daily world we are living in.

Just a question though!
 
Forgotten Silence said:
Dear All.

Forgive the ignorance but am new to the forum.

My first question has always been, what is the best rig a person could build now with no budget in mind?
Next is what is the best way to build a computer that will not need high maintenance and will last a little longer than just 2 years? I guess this is a general topic, but it is never ending and impossible to stay up to date all the time with the finical outlays a person encounters in the daily world we are living in.

Just a question though!
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The best rig possible would have an i7-5960X processor, Haswell-E motherboard, 32GB or 64GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 RAM, two GeForce GTX Titan X's in SLI, a 1TB Samsung 850 Pro SSD, one or more 4K 27+ inch monitors, audiophile audio equipment etc. It would cost about as much as a new Polo.

The best way to future proof a PC is to buy at the point of diminishing returns, ie. where extra expenditure doesn't buy much in the way of additional performance. So an i5 processor, middle of the range motherboard, R3k+ graphics card, 27" monitor, mechanical keyboard, quality mouse, SSD etc. will last you a long time and provide a great experience during that time.
 
Forgotten Silence said:
Dear All.

Forgive the ignorance but am new to the forum.

My first question has always been, what is the best rig a person could build now with no budget in mind?
Next is what is the best way to build a computer that will not need high maintenance and will last a little longer than just 2 years? I guess this is a general topic, but it is never ending and impossible to stay up to date all the time with the finical outlays a person encounters in the daily world we are living in.

Just a question though!
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more than a question, it's a discussion.

why don't you go and get all the components required, go on takealot, build your dream pc, and then post it in here.

I'm sure a lot of people will have a lot to say about the components you've chosen, what's better, what's less expensive but still offers premium performance, etc etc.

Then we'll take it from there ;)
 
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