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£1050 - £1100 gaming/work station build

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The budget for this build is a maximum of £1100 and I will order the parts in the UK. I would want to use it for school work, programming and playing games such as: Minecraft, BF4 and Civ 5. I would like to run 1 monitor to start with but then buy 1 more at a later stage. I would like them to be full HD. Monitors also don't have to be included in the budget. I already have a keyboard, mouse ect.

 

Here is what I've come up with so far: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3sQC1

I would also like to last me at least  5 years with very few upgrades.

Thanks in advance! :)

My system: CPU: i5-4670k CPU-Cooler: be quiet Dark Rock Pro 3 Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H Ram: 8GB Kingston HyperX fury (red) SSD: Samasing 840 EVO 120GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Windforce Case: Fractal Define R4 windowed PSU: Corsair CX 600W Semi-Modular OS: Windows 7 Home Premium.

Laptop: Dell Laptop - Some crap i5 and 8GB of DDR3 ram. OS: Duel Boot - Windows 8 & Ubuntu! 

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Get better RAM, and PSU might be a little bit overkill.

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Get at least 1600mhz ram, and invest some more in better fans, also I'd look at Samsung or Intel SSD's.
And you really shouldn't run wireless. For the love of ping and reliability attach a cable to it.

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Is this ram better? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9b

My system: CPU: i5-4670k CPU-Cooler: be quiet Dark Rock Pro 3 Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H Ram: 8GB Kingston HyperX fury (red) SSD: Samasing 840 EVO 120GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Windforce Case: Fractal Define R4 windowed PSU: Corsair CX 600W Semi-Modular OS: Windows 7 Home Premium.

Laptop: Dell Laptop - Some crap i5 and 8GB of DDR3 ram. OS: Duel Boot - Windows 8 & Ubuntu! 

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Looks pretty good. I'd get 2x4 GB or 2x8 GB memory sticks, to get full dual channel bandwidth (unless I'm mistaken).

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Case: Fractal Design R3    Cooling loop:  360 mm + 480 mm + 1080 mm,  tripple 5D Vario pump   Storage: 500 GB + 240 GB + 120 GB SSD,  Seagate 4 TB HDD

PSU: Corsair AX860i   Display(s): Asus PB278Q,  Asus VE247H   Input: QPad 5K,  Logitech G710+    Sound: uDAC3 + Philips Fidelio x2

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Yes looks good, didn't see your post before :)

CPU: Intel i7 3970X @ 4.7 GHz  (custom loop)   RAM: Kingston 1866 MHz 32GB DDR3   GPU(s): 2x Gigabyte R9 290OC (custom loop)   Motherboard: Asus P9X79   

Case: Fractal Design R3    Cooling loop:  360 mm + 480 mm + 1080 mm,  tripple 5D Vario pump   Storage: 500 GB + 240 GB + 120 GB SSD,  Seagate 4 TB HDD

PSU: Corsair AX860i   Display(s): Asus PB278Q,  Asus VE247H   Input: QPad 5K,  Logitech G710+    Sound: uDAC3 + Philips Fidelio x2

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Yes looks good, didn't see your post before :)

Also does this SSD http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw look better than http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssdp128gg25

My system: CPU: i5-4670k CPU-Cooler: be quiet Dark Rock Pro 3 Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H Ram: 8GB Kingston HyperX fury (red) SSD: Samasing 840 EVO 120GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Windforce Case: Fractal Define R4 windowed PSU: Corsair CX 600W Semi-Modular OS: Windows 7 Home Premium.

Laptop: Dell Laptop - Some crap i5 and 8GB of DDR3 ram. OS: Duel Boot - Windows 8 & Ubuntu! 

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If you want us to see your responses, please quote the user, or tag them. :)

Whichever 1600mhz kit is good, 2x4 or 1x8. 

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Way better.

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CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£215.99 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Be Quiet Shadow Rock 2 87.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  (£33.42 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard:  ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£67.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory:  Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  (£118.86 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Sandisk  128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£53.97 @ Dabs) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.99 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  (£360.98 @ Dabs) 

Case:  Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.98 @ Dabs) 

Power Supply:  EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£45.76 @ Amazon UK) 

Optical Drive:  Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£11.52 @ CCL Computers) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£54.90 @ Amazon UK) 

Wireless Network Adapter:  TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter  (£7.98 @ Novatech) 

Total: £1084.35

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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Way better.D

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3sSzV does this look better than the original?

My system: CPU: i5-4670k CPU-Cooler: be quiet Dark Rock Pro 3 Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H Ram: 8GB Kingston HyperX fury (red) SSD: Samasing 840 EVO 120GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Windforce Case: Fractal Define R4 windowed PSU: Corsair CX 600W Semi-Modular OS: Windows 7 Home Premium.

Laptop: Dell Laptop - Some crap i5 and 8GB of DDR3 ram. OS: Duel Boot - Windows 8 & Ubuntu! 

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3sSzV does this look better than the original?

Can't you run a wire to your pc?

You really shouldn't be using wireless for gaming...

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Can't you run a wire to your pc?

You really shouldn't be using wireless for gaming...

Yeah I can. Any other improvements?

My system: CPU: i5-4670k CPU-Cooler: be quiet Dark Rock Pro 3 Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H Ram: 8GB Kingston HyperX fury (red) SSD: Samasing 840 EVO 120GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Windforce Case: Fractal Define R4 windowed PSU: Corsair CX 600W Semi-Modular OS: Windows 7 Home Premium.

Laptop: Dell Laptop - Some crap i5 and 8GB of DDR3 ram. OS: Duel Boot - Windows 8 & Ubuntu! 

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Yeah I can. Any other improvements?

Other than that, the build that you made there, is great.

Case:NZXT H440   CPU:3570k @ 4.4ghz   Cooler:Prolimatech Megahalems w/ ap121 p/p  GPU:Gigabyte Windforce GTX 770  RAM:Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 16gb 1600mhz  Mobo:Sabertooth Z77     PSU:Cooler Master Silent Pro M 700w   Wheel: Logitech G27 + joystick as handbrake Asus DGX 5.1        Mouse: Corsair M65     Keyboard: CM Storm Trigger Cherry MX black  Headphones: ATH-M50s    Phone: Nexus 5 32GB  Earphones: Sennheiser CX 400ii    SSD: 120gb 840 evo  HDD: WD Enterprise 2TB    AMP&DAC: Schiit Stack. 

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Other than that, the build that you made there, is great.

Also could you suggest any good monitors that are not very expensive but good?

My system: CPU: i5-4670k CPU-Cooler: be quiet Dark Rock Pro 3 Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H Ram: 8GB Kingston HyperX fury (red) SSD: Samasing 840 EVO 120GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Windforce Case: Fractal Define R4 windowed PSU: Corsair CX 600W Semi-Modular OS: Windows 7 Home Premium.

Laptop: Dell Laptop - Some crap i5 and 8GB of DDR3 ram. OS: Duel Boot - Windows 8 & Ubuntu! 

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Also could you suggest any good monitors that are not very expensive but good?

depends on what you call not expensive, but Dell U2412M is a GREAT monitor.

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depends on what you call not expensive, but Dell U2412M is a GREAT monitor.

 

Other than that, the build that you made there, is great.

 

It is quite expensive as I have no solid income as im only 13 -_-

My system: CPU: i5-4670k CPU-Cooler: be quiet Dark Rock Pro 3 Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H Ram: 8GB Kingston HyperX fury (red) SSD: Samasing 840 EVO 120GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Windforce Case: Fractal Define R4 windowed PSU: Corsair CX 600W Semi-Modular OS: Windows 7 Home Premium.

Laptop: Dell Laptop - Some crap i5 and 8GB of DDR3 ram. OS: Duel Boot - Windows 8 & Ubuntu! 

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It is quite expensive as I have no solid income as im only 13 -_-

Welcome to the club mate. (Another thirteen year old here).

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