£300 budget CPU, Mobo and RAM

[OGFatal]

So I'm looking to be upgrading my CPU, Mobo and RAM. I don't really want to spend more than £300. I want to overclock and play games like BF3, BF4, Star Citizen when it comes out. 

 

Note: System has a red and black theme to it so red and black is my preferred colour 

           I've just bought a R9 290 Tri-x also

 

This is what I've came up with so far and if you think I should change anything just add it

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£158.34 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£99.85 @ More Computers) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£61.74 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £319.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 19:05 BST+0100

[ShadowCaptain]

 Looks great!

[wildy]

yeah you got it

[jd_guy17]

Looks good 

[OGFatal]

 Looks great!

Thanks man

 

yeah you got it

Cheers

 

Looks good  

Thanks 

 

What do you guys think about upgrading after that?

 

AIO watercooler, was thinking the Kraken x61 since it blows the H100 out the water (no pun) and is compatible with the Carbide 300r.

SSD, I'm not too sure of but open to suggestions

Some LEDs for the case, probably some alchemy leds

And Static Pressure fans for the RAD

[ShadowCaptain]

Thanks man

 

Cheers

 

Thanks 

 

What do you guys think about upgrading after that?

 

AIO watercooler, was thinking the Kraken x61 since it blows the H100 out the water (no pun) and is compatible with the Carbide 300r.

SSD, I'm not too sure of but open to suggestions

Some LEDs for the case, probably some alchemy leds

And Static Pressure fans for the RAD

 

Yeah the krakens are great! I personally am using a h100i but only because I love the corsair block and it keeps my 4770k at like 40 degrees

 

SSD. samsung 840 evo, or crucial mx100

I have some cheap AKASA Leds and they look really sweet in the 300r!

Yeah I am using some corsair sp120 quiets, again for the aesthetics, not the quitest, but again my CPU stays under 50 degrees under gaming

[OGFatal]

Yeah the krakens are great! I personally am using a h100i but only because I love the corsair block and it keeps my 4770k at like 40 degrees

 

SSD. samsung 840 evo, or crucial mx100

I have some cheap AKASA Leds and they look really sweet in the 300r!

Yeah I am using some corsair sp120 quiets, again for the aesthetics, not the quitest, but again my CPU stays under 50 degrees under gaming

Yea Corsair are far better in looks, but then the x61 with a six year warranty, outstanding performance and it fits in the 300R without any modding. All that for £10 more is a no brainier 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£158.34 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£110.38 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£99.85 @ More Computers) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£61.74 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£79.50 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £509.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 20:21 BST+0100

 

Total, will probably take me to Christmas to save for but oh well

[ShadowCaptain]

 

Yea Corsair are far better in looks, but then the x61 with a six year warranty, outstanding performance and it fits in the 300R without any modding. All that for £10 more is a no brainier 

 

Total, will probably take me to Christmas to save for but oh well

 

 

Yeah I guess I just wanted the looks still has 5 years warranty too

 

Yeah and there will be new hardware by then haha

[GM_Peka]

Try get some higher frequency RAM with worse timings, like some 1866mhz stuff, will be about £2 or so more expensive, but for the extra 2 pound, it's obviously worth it, since with most things frequency>timings.

Don't forget that higher frequency RAM with worse timings still come with 1600mhz xmp profiles aswell, so if you want better timings with worse frequency, you can still do that.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy8gx3m2a2133c11 or  http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl9d8gbxl

 

In my opinion, getting 2133MHz ram is a no brainer, since it's not more expensive(well a few pound), and you still get 1600mhz profiles normally.

 

Edit: oh, looks like I'm abit late to the party.