Hi Tek Syndicate Community
I have been eagerly watching Luke's 'Kill your console build' and the videos successfully brought back a passion I haven't actively perused since I was 16: building PCs. At the time however I was too poor to actually buy the parts, so I never got to build one.
This will change now:
COUNTRY:
The only difficulty is that I am living in Thailand where I am working for an NGO. Things are priced in Thai Baht here. I don't expect anyone to make pricing suggestions, but the rule of thumb is, while deals may not apply, what is more expensive in the US is more expensive here.
Unfortunately I can't order in the US as the post office here tends to make technology disappear, or refer it to the customs department which likes to put horrendously high import taxes on IT components.
BUDGET
Working for an NGO I am on a budget. So I would like to start with something that is reasonably snappy but can be upgraded every six months.
I AM PLANNING TO USE THE PC FOR
- Gaming (Titanfall, Elder Scrolls Online)
- Expected resolution (as long as it looks better than on XBOX One ;D - is this expectation realistic?)
- Getting my feet wet with Linux (and Kernel compilation)
- A little editing (not professional level, its more of a hobby) of After Effects animations and Photoshopped images
SPECS:
You can find my PC picker-list here: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Z_101/saved/#savedbuild_950923
- CPU AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core [ALTERNATIVE: AMD FX 6350]
- CPU COOLER Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing
- MB MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+
- MEMORY: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 [ALTERNATIVE: KINGSTON HYPER-X (K2) 8GB (4x2) 1866 MHz CL 9 D. Beast]
- SSD: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" SSD
- HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
- GC: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB [ALTERNATIVE: ASUS R9 280X 3GB D5 DIRECT CU II TOP]
- CASE: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower
- POWER SUPPLY: EVGA 750W ATX12V / EPS12V
- OS: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)
YOUR FEEDBACK:
I would really appreciate your feedback, particularly with regards to possible computability issues and your preferred brands.
PCpartpicker seems to suggest that I would require a BIOS update? I don't assume this would be hard to do?
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you very much in advance!
Z