Set Up Of The Month Narwhal Question

[Raxiel]

So I want to buy a new computer and my budget is around $1000 or €750, so my eyes fell on the Narwhal build.

I'm not that good with computers so I'd like to know what this build is capable of.
The main games I will be playing are WoW and FPS like BF and CoD. I prefer to play them on a high resolution.
I have no parts to be reused, got Razer mouse, keyboard and a 23 inch screen. Oh and I saw I needed to listen my country, I'm dutch.

Thanks in advance for feedback.

[Tziva]

Moved this to Computer build forum!

[DarkBlade6]

I think theres only one problem with the Narwhal build, its meant to be overclocked! so if you dont know much about computer and dont feel confortable with overclocking, im not sure if this is the right build for you!

I think this build will suit you better!

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (€185.00 @ Pixmania DE)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€70.69 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€72.51 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€108.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€51.09 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: SAPPHIRE TECHNOLOGY R9 270X OC (€151.85 @ Pixmania DE)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case (€49.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€58.50 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €745
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

(note: couldnt find the video card and CPU on pcpartpicker, so i just linked directly to the site)

[Raxiel]

I think theres only one problem with the Narwhal build, its meant to be overclocked! so if you dont know much about computer and dont feel confortable with overclocking, im not sure if this is the right build for you!

I think this build will suit you better!

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (€185.00 @ Pixmania DE)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€70.69 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€72.51 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€108.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€51.09 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: SAPPHIRE TECHNOLOGY R9 270X OC (€151.85 @ Pixmania DE)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case (€49.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€58.50 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €745
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

(note: couldnt find the video card and CPU on pcpartpicker, so i just linked directly to the site)

I'm sorry if this is a dumb question but I don't see a Heatsink in your build? And 2x storage?

[CandyFresh]

I'm sorry if this is a dumb question but I don't see a Heatsink in your build? And 2x storage?

The i5-4670 comes with a cooler from Intel which is fine if not overclocking. '2 storages' have been mentioned...the SSD (Samsung 840 EVO) and a HDD (Western Digital Caviar Blue).

[chazus]

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (€185.00 @ Pixmania DE)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€70.69 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Erm... Not sure if you intended to, but that system can't be overclocked either. Neither the CPU nor board is designed for it.

[DarkBlade6]

Erm... Not sure if you intended to, but that system can't be overclocked either. Neither the CPU nor board is designed for it.

Yes thats what I said in my first post, since hes not very experimented with computer hardware and its probably its first time building a computer, I dont think we should recommend him to overclock. Thats why I chose a H87 board and locked 4670.

I'm sorry if this is a dumb question but I don't see a Heatsink in your build? And 2x storage?

No no its not a dumb question, so the first storage is a SSD, its very fast but as you can see it has limited amount of storage, you can only put the OS (its should be your primary boot drive) and a couple programs (like 8-10 games ish) then you got a 1TB HDD, which is kinda slow, but you can put ton of stuff on it, its usually used as a media storage for your music, video and photo! or stuff that you dont frequently use.

And since this build its Not meant to overclocked, the included heatsink with Processor should be more than enough to keep that thing cool

[Deleted]

Do you need an o/s at that budget?

[chazus]

Oops, realized it was E not P.

What websites do you plan on buying from?

[Deleted]

cpu:Intel® Core™ i5-4690K 209.90€
cpu cooler: Cooler Master Hyper212 Evo 32.99€
Mobo: ASRock Z97 Pro4 102.90€
Ram: Kingston HyperX 8 GB DDR3-1600 Kit 69.90€
hdd: Western Digital Blue, 1 TB harde schijf 51.90€
Gpu: SAPPHIRE DUAL-X R9 270X 2GB OC 169.9€
Psu: XFX PRO550W Core Edition, 550 Watt 61.90€
Case: Corsair Carbide 200R 54.90€
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Total: 754.29€

When you can buy a decent ssd.

[Deleted]

Really solid build above, pretty much as good as it gets for your budget.

[Raxiel]

Oops, realized it was E not P.

What websites do you plan on buying from?

Well whatever site has the best price for the product.

Do you need an o/s at that budget?

I don't need an OS for that price.

cpu:Intel® Core™ i5-4690K 209.90€
cpu cooler: Cooler Master Hyper212 Evo 32.99€
Mobo: ASRock Z97 Pro4 102.90€
Ram: Kingston HyperX 8 GB DDR3-1600 Kit 69.90€
hdd: Western Digital Blue, 1 TB harde schijf 51.90€
Gpu: SAPPHIRE DUAL-X R9 270X 2GB OC 169.9€
Psu: XFX PRO550W Core Edition, 550 Watt 61.90€
Case: Corsair Carbide 200R 54.90€
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Total: 754.29€

When you can buy a decent ssd.

So this build is 754.29 without an SSD if I'm right. If I had to buy the SSD with it It would cost me about 100 more, which is a little bit over my budget.

Between the 2 builds in this thread, what would be the best to get?

Thanks for all the info btw.