Hello!
So i'v wanted to join the PC Master Race for a while now, and iv just come into a bit of money from my job which would allow me to do this. So as someone who knows very little about PC hardware, i automatically went to Reddit for advice (it was the only site i knew where i could get help via /r/buildapc), so a few nice users there recommended this build to me (below). Now i removed the GPU component (which was originally a GTX 780 - Windforce by Gigabyte) because i'v seen great performance from other cards such as the Sapphire R9 290 (which is cheaper, by £75), so im kinda stuck and would like some help on exactly what i should be changing/leaving in the build to get the most out of it.
1. Budget & Location
England (UK)
Budget - £1100
2. Aim
To be able to max most new/upcoming games (Witcher 3 for example - looks sexy as hell) as well as to be able to handle small/medium amounts of programming work (nothing too intense). Not sure if you guys will need to know this, but the games i currently own and would like to play with max settings on are; Skyrim (been recommended to mod the crap out of it for a better playing experience), Borderland 1/2, Bioshock 1 - 3, Fallout 3, Just Cause 2, Red Faction Series, State of Decay, The Witcher 1, 2, Overlord 1/2 and GTA 4/5 when its comes out.
4. Peripherals
Have the ones i need.
5. Why are you upgrading?
Not upgrading, new build.
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Build i was suggested;
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.34 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£78.73 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£103.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.31 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£83.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case (£104.75 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.99 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£79.47 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Antistatic Wrist Band (£1.47)
Total: £793.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-20 16:43 BST+0100
*Gigabyte GTX 780 Windforce Rev 2.0 was removed from the above build!*
I guess im mostly asking for advice on which GPU to get but im open to other suggestions with the above build. Also would it be a good idea to wait for the new GTX 800 series cards to come out or no and just buy something now?
Thanks again.