I'd appreciate if some more knowledgeable people on the hardware side of computing would give their input on this, if I can save some money without compromising performance too greatly please let me know. I can already save money by not getting the hard drive and putting the drives I'm using now into the new system, which I'm going to do anyway, it would just be nice to have that extra storage space, but anywhere else I could save would also be good.Processor1 x AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz 8-CORE 125w SKT AM3+ BULLDOZER CPU RETAIL £120.63Motherboard1 x Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z AMD 990FX AM3+ ATX 4 DDR3 CrossFire/SLI eSATA ROG £143.42Memory1 x CORSAIR VENGEANCE 16GB KIT (2X8GB) DDR3 1600MHz 1.5V LOW PROFILE DIMM £126.20Graphics Card1 x MSI NVIDIA GTX 760 GAMING 1150MHz 6008MHz 2048MB 256-Bit DDR5 HDMI DVI-I DP TF FAN PCI-E GRAPHICS CARD £161.07Power Supply1 x CORSAIR Builder Series CX 750 Watt Modular PSU UK Version £60.73Chassis1 x Cooler Master Elite 334U - USB 2.0 ATX Case £27.94Hard Disk1 x HDD Caviar BLK 4TB 3.5 SATA 6Gbs 64MB £152.85
If you're just going to be gaming and doing normal tasks, there's no point in getting 16GB of RAM. A 2x4GB kit will be more than enough for anything out there now and in the next year or two, and you can always pick up a second later. It's only going to really be worth the investment now if you're doing more specialized work like video editing or software development on the machine. If you don't, you'll be better off saving the difference or putting it towards a better video card.
Games built for 64 bit are only just starting to appear now, and so long as they still support 32 bit you can expect the benefits (and memory needs) to be more limited since they'll be made to work best within that limit. I haven't heard about any others that will be 64 bit only at this point other than GC3, and that's still quite a ways out from release.
Star Citizen, though that's also a ways away.
And thanks to that Hynix factory fire, prices for computer memory will be high for a while, whether they use Hynix chips or not, strangely enough.
I will just link you to this article, it is based on American prices, but maybe it can help you. The econobox and sweet spot would probably be where you want to look, and make sure to read the alternate parts at the bottom of each page.
http://techreport.com/review/25584/tr-fall-2013-system-guide
You forget the SSD disk! It's really important, you have to install windows on the SSD and then your computer will start up so much faster with it. Use a 256 GB sized one (because such a big one is faster than the smaller ones).
Also, buy a big cooler with a big fan, to reduce noise (it looks like your system will need a lot of cooling). If you use the (small and cheap) stock cooler, and your system is running at full speed, then your computer will probably sound like a small vacuum cleaner. You will need a big computer casing of course, otherwise the cooler won't fit.
Thank you very much for this, it's very helpful
Start up speeds are not an issue if the computer is going to be left on for prolonged periods of time, it never gets switched off unless the power cuts, and is only restarted to install updates. I don't need a SSD
You should turn it off when you don't need it, a computer like that consumes a lot of power (even if idle, could be as much as 200W doing nothing at all). That way, you can save some money on your electricity bill.
Your graphics card, about 110W:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2013/07/04/msi-geforce-gtx-760-twin-frozr-oc-2gb-revie/8
Your CPU, about 90W:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328-16.html
I think that you can choose more reasonable motherboard. Motherboards which costs less can offer the very same performance compared to this one. Of course if you will choose other one you must be confident that it will support this CPU (FX-8350).
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