Is this a good £900 build?

[Vidarus]

So this is my first time building a PC and before i order the parts i wanted to know how powerful this system is and whether it would be able to run most new titles with high fps at 1080p resolution. 

 

Here are the specs;

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/bVQbrH

 

Any feedback would be appreciated alot. Thanks

[iHammmy]

Looks good to me

[Litargirio]

You have to paste the "permalink". What you posted is the generic one for the partlist saved on your browser.

[ViruZ_HUN]

Choose a CPU

Choose a MB

Choose RAM

Choose a HDD

 

 

Well it seems like a well balanced build

[KRImSIN]

I don't see any serious problems in your build Everything seems pretty balanced.

 

If you like then get it.

[ForFour]

i would go for the 4790 instead of the 4770 other than that it's good

[C0LL0SS0S]

a non K CPU for a Z97 MoBo?

[Vidarus]

Thanks for the feedback. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[Litargirio]

The GTX 970 has a VRAM problem that doesn't allow you to use all of it. The R9 290 will perform the same, if not better at that res, and is much cheaper.

Also, I'd change the HDD to a WD caviar blue for more reliability.

[asim1999]

a non K CPU for a Z97 MoBo?

^^^^This

[SSOB]

I would change some thigs:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£173.94 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£79.50 @ Scan.co.uk)

Motherboard: MSI Z97 U3 Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£75.90 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.12 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Kingston SSDNow M.2 120GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£265.16 @ Scan.co.uk)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£78.73 @ Scan.co.uk)

Power Supply: Fractal Design Tesla R2 500W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£50.70 @ Scan.co.uk)

Other: Phobya white and/or blue LED lights (the pc has got to shine with such a nice case ) (£30.00)

Total: £908.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 22:15 GMT+0000

[SSOB]

And if tou decide ro build it, make sure to make a build log in the build log section of the forum

[asim1999]

The GTX 970 has a VRAM problem that doesn't allow you to use all of it. The R9 290 will perform the same, if not better at that res, and is much cheaper.

Also, I'd change the HDD to a WD caviar blue for more reliability.

True, but i have used seagate in all my PCs (OEM and custom)

In my Dell, the Seagate HDD has run for 10 years and is still running strong

It was a faulty batch that went wrong a few years ago, no issues with their current drives

And it is faster than the Blue, and is roughly halfway between a Blue and Black in terms of speed

[marat569]

no, because you waste $ on windows.

[asim1999]

£80 above budget but worth it:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3PPq99) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3PPq99/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k) | £244.94 @ Aria PC 

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | £25.44 @ Aria PC 

**Motherboard** | [MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97g55sli) | £88.99 @ Dabs 

**Memory** | [Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10fbk28) | £59.12 @ Amazon UK 

**Storage** | [samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e120bam) | £67.32 @ Amazon UK 

**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | £35.94 @ Aria PC 

**Video Card** | [Gainward GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Phantom Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gainward-video-card-4260183363057) | £323.70 @ Scan.co.uk 

**Case** | [Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr5bk) | £74.63 @ CCL Computers 

**Power Supply** | [Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-tp650c) | £59.98 @ Amazon UK 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £980.06

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 22:24 GMT+0000 |

[Fgtfv567]

Are you sure you don't want to get a 4770K? Seems like a waste with that Z97 board..... If you have any money left, get a 120 gb SSD

[Demons Wrath]

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£244.94 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  (£19.16 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£105.70 @ Dabs) 

Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£58.96 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  (£265.16 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£26.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£69.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£72.35 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £899.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 03:12 GMT+0000

 

Now you can SLI thanks to the beefier PSU. And you can also overclock the CPU thanks to the 4790k. Though an SSD wouldn't go amiss. If this spec is purely for a gaming PC, then drop the 4790k for a 4690k, and grab a decent but inexpensive SSD.

 

 

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