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Hey guys! I am looking to build my first custom PC, I have a budget of around £1100 (I have gone over in my build because I was told it was a good build for the money). If possible I would like to save money, but if it mean a better, longer lasting build then so be it. I will be doing moderate to heavy gaming, and light college work, so I will exclude prices for Microsoft Office etc. I will be running it on one monitor with a resolution of 1920x1080. Peripherals are not needed as I already have some. I am upgrading because my current PC does not have the credentials to be upgraded to the level I wish. Two quick questions before I leave a Partpicker link. Firstly, is it worth waiting until the new series of graphics cards comes out? Nvidia said they were suppose to be 'cheaper and better' but that may not be the case. Finally should I wait until Windows 9 comes out, as I have heard Windows 8/8.1 is not exactly 'great'. Thank you in advance fellow members! 

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/YHfYRB - £1149.83

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£169.73 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£78.72 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£99.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 


Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£54.97 @ CCL Computers) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  (£383.74 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.99 @ Amazon UK) 


Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.22 @ CCL Computers) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£69.65 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £1151.53

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 20:52 BST+0100

 

Changed the mobo and CPU rest is good :D and Windows 8.1 is just fine.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£169.73 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£78.72 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£99.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£54.97 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  (£383.74 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.22 @ CCL Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£69.65 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £1151.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 20:52 BST+0100
 
Changed the mobo and CPU rest is good :D

 

Thanks man! D'you reckon it will match my listed needs then? Also, any advice on the GPU or OS? Should I wait or purchase it when I can?

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Thanks man! D'you reckon it will match my listed needs then? Also, any advice on the GPU or OS? Should I wait or purchase it when I can?

Yeah It'll do just fine. NVIDIA is apparently announcing their new GPU's soon but a 780 is just fine for your needs unless you feel the need to wait.

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Yeah It'll do just fine. NVIDIA is apparently announcing their new GPU's soon but a 780 is just fine for your needs.

Thank you, good sir!

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in regards to your 2 questions 1. there are high quality cards for both amd and nvidia for the price but there are things like thermals and power consumption you should be aware of.... amd video cards run a bit hotter than nvidia if your planning on a small build or if you dont have the extra for a non-reference card then i would go nvidia.... and 2. as far as windows 8/8.1 goes it does have a ton of differences from 7 that makes it hard for some people to get used to but if you arent using a touch screen the 8.1 OS as a whole uses less resources than 7 and therefor is a bit snappier in my opinion.

corsair 600t, msi z87-g45, intel 4770k, 16g patriot viper low-pro ram, asus direct cu2 780, crucial 256gig ssd, seagate baracuda 1tb,

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be aware that while i dont think the brand new nvidia line will fit your budget it may help bring down the price of 780s so if you can wait for a month or so until they drop it may be worth it. you could end up saving enough to upgrade your ssd to a 256gig

corsair 600t, msi z87-g45, intel 4770k, 16g patriot viper low-pro ram, asus direct cu2 780, crucial 256gig ssd, seagate baracuda 1tb,

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I would change the h100i to a h105. Its thicker and has better cooling power.

I would also get a 250gb ssd. The 120gb get full pretty fast. You could also get a windows key from g2a for example and safe a couple bucks there.

I once had one of these, now I've got this.

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I would go for @ThyFeared's machine, but swap the H100i for an H105 or Kraken X61. The H100i has mounting issues with LGA 115x sockets.

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be aware that while i dont think the brand new nvidia line will fit your budget it may help bring down the price of 780s so if you can wait for a month or so until they drop it may be worth it. you could end up saving enough to upgrade your ssd to a 256gig

Thanks for both answers, do you think the 780ti will drop in price or not?

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I would go for @ThyFeared's machine, but swap the H100i for an H105 or Kraken X61. The H100i has mounting issues with LGA 115x sockets.

It worked fine for me on the MSI Z87-G45, but I am kinda dissapointed of it's cooling power.

I once had one of these, now I've got this.

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I would change the h100i to a h105. Its thicker and has better cooling power.

I would also get a 250gb ssd. The 120gb get full pretty fast. You could also get a windows key from g2a for example and safe a couple bucks there.

Thank you, although I will probably only be using the SSD for things that aren't games, for example; my OS will probably be the first thing I put on there.

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Thanks for both answers, do you think the 780ti will drop in price or not?

Most likely not but we never know (it's like the stock market) also like @TheSLSAMG said change that to an X61 which is godly.

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yes... the price for the 780ti will drop too but for a price/performance perspective the 780 will still be a better bang for your buck pick. as a matter of fact both cards this week are on special sale so the next series may be even closer than we think

 

EDIT: on sale in America, where your at they may not be going on sale yet

corsair 600t, msi z87-g45, intel 4770k, 16g patriot viper low-pro ram, asus direct cu2 780, crucial 256gig ssd, seagate baracuda 1tb,

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I would go for @ThyFeared's machine, but swap the H100i for an H105 or Kraken X61. The H100i has mounting issues with LGA 115x sockets.

I'll take a look at the X61, thank you! 

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yes... the price for the 780ti will drop too but for a price/performance perspective the 780 will still be a better bang for your buck pick. as a matter of fact both cards this week are on special sale so the next series may be even closer than we think

Oh nice, where are they on sale?

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It worked fine for me on the MSI Z87-G45, but I am kinda dissapointed of it's cooling power.

It worked fine for me too, and mine cools quite well, but it has issues.

 

Are you sure it is tight enough?

 

I'll take a look, i haven't seen it before, thank you! 

No problem :D

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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the 780 and the 780tis are both on sale on amazon, newegg, and several other retailers in USA but im not sure about other countries

corsair 600t, msi z87-g45, intel 4770k, 16g patriot viper low-pro ram, asus direct cu2 780, crucial 256gig ssd, seagate baracuda 1tb,

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the 780 and the 780tis are both on sale on amazon, newegg, and several other retailers in USA but im not sure about other countries

Ah man, the USA :( thanks anyway!

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It worked fine for me too, and mine cools quite well, but it has issues.

 

Are you sure it is tight enough?

Yup it is. The temps aren't bad, just not what I expected from a dual-rad watercooler.

I once had one of these, now I've got this.

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you should check the retailers where your at since it seems it is an industry wide type of sale/price reduction

corsair 600t, msi z87-g45, intel 4770k, 16g patriot viper low-pro ram, asus direct cu2 780, crucial 256gig ssd, seagate baracuda 1tb,

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Does any think I would benefit more from a gaming motherboard than I would a more 'all-purpose' motherboard? 

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i prefer a "gaming" mobo pretty much because some regular boards wont give you an overclock capability, and often dont have the same aesthetics. also a gaming board may have better audio/ other things it realy all depends on which manufacturer and stuff. but i dont think there is a huge price dif between the two

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Does any think I would benefit more from a gaming motherboard than I would a more 'all-purpose' motherboard? 

The overclocking is surprisingly easy on the MSI gaming boards. I prefer these.

I once had one of these, now I've got this.

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i prefer a "gaming" mobo pretty much because some regular boards wont give you an overclock capability, and often dont have the same aesthetics. also a gaming board may have better audio/ other things it realy all depends on which manufacturer and stuff. but i dont think there is a huge price dif between the two

This is probably going to make me sound like a complete noob but hey-ho. I have no experience of overclocking (GPU, CPU, Motherboard. Nada) SO i don't know how hard it would and/or how much I would benefit from it, is it worht it or not? (From the perspective of a noob, is it worth it?)

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