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£800-£900 Gaming Computer for friend

LukeYNWA
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My friend has come to me and asked if I could put a build together for him, After he saw mine.

 

He wants a computer mainly for gaming but the ability to do some design for college.(Not a massive amount)

 

Budget of £800-£900

 

No peripherals needed, Although I would like to take a few suggestions on a monitor to get for my-self?

 

He does plan to overclock some time soon!

 

Thanks..

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2JfpK -1250$/765£

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Jgd0 ~1500$/~900£

 

The 1500$ build is more overclocking orientied.

CPU: i7-4770k (LM modded) - MB: GA-Z87X-UD3H - RAM: HyperX, 16GB 1866MHz - GPU: Palit GTX 980Ti Super - Storage: 1TB HDD + 500GB/120GB SSD (850 Evo/840) - Monitor: Predator XB271HU - PSU: 700W BeQuiet 80+ Gold

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Here is a good one, you could probably go 4670k if you wanted: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Msl2

 

Fixed, allows for SLI

 

 

A good monitor is the dell S2340M @LukeYNWA

CPU: i7-4770k CPU Cooler: NH-D14 RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8gb GPU: EVGA Superclocked 780 ti MOBO: ASUS Maximus VI Gene PSU: Corsair RM 850 Case: Bitfenix Prodigy M

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Just a wild pick didn't spend longer then 3 minutes on this, I'm pretty sure that there are things people would add onto it and maybe change. Maybe add a different CPU cooler or  add a optical drive, there's enough money left over to do that.

Keep in mind that I didn't add a case, that's something up to your friend to decide since it will be his build and he'll be staring at it for the rest of his life.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Mskv

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£172.53 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£105.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£60.72 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£68.60 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£46.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  (£242.90 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£53.61 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £750.35

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-03 14:52 GMT+0000)

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2JfpK -1250$/765£

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Jgd0 ~1500$/~900£

 

The 1500$ build is more overclocking orientied.

 

You can't just make the build on US PcPartPicker and then convert the currency. The prices are much more higher in Europe, or just about everywhere else other than US. Use the UK PcPartPicker, make the same build and you'll see that the final price don't match. (ex: for the second build, about 1150 pounds without the PSU/optical drive)

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CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£161.99 @ Aria PC) 


Motherboard:  ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£54.88 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory:  Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£110.34 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£39.41 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£82.57 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  (£260.12 @ Scan.co.uk) 


Power Supply:  EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.63 @ Amazon UK) 

Optical Drive:  Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£11.96 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £853.73

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-03 14:55 GMT+0000)

 

With the money you can save you could upgrade that i5 or cooler. You could also downgrade the graphic card to a GTX 760 to save a lot of money. That you can spend on other stuff.

"If violence does not work, try more violence"

 

 

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Why not go with a kaveri based system
Since its pretty Cheap on the fm2+ platforM

get a amd motherboard from asus the a**m_a

good amount of RAM, solid state drive for the time being
five hundred watt power supply matx case and a OS YOUR DONE :D

Please become a member of the Linus Tech Tips forum, keep writing smug remarks & let us love you. Peace out.


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You can't just make the build on US PcPartPicker and then convert the currency. The prices are much more higher in Europe, or just about everywhere else other than US. Use the UK PcPartPicker, make the same build and you'll see that the final price don't match. (ex: for the second build, about 1150 pounds without the PSU/optical drive)

That's the reason i also posted the 1250$ build, if prices vary too much.

CPU: i7-4770k (LM modded) - MB: GA-Z87X-UD3H - RAM: HyperX, 16GB 1866MHz - GPU: Palit GTX 980Ti Super - Storage: 1TB HDD + 500GB/120GB SSD (850 Evo/840) - Monitor: Predator XB271HU - PSU: 700W BeQuiet 80+ Gold

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That's the reason i also posted the 1250$ build, if prices vary too much.

 

But why even bother posting the other build? You could have made the build on UK PCPartPicker, using his budget and you would have been able to find better matches than what you propsed. (ex: a type of RAM will be on sale there, and not here. You didn't include it, but it would be better in his case)

 

But hey that's just friendly advice, do what you want with it ..

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My friend has come to me and asked if I could put a build together for him, After he saw mine.

 

He wants a computer mainly for gaming but the ability to do some design for college.(Not a massive amount)

 

Budget of £800-£900

 

No peripherals needed, Although I would like to take a few suggestions on a monitor to get for my-self?

 

He does plan to overclock some time soon!

 

Thanks..

Does this include OS?!

 

If not then something like this

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2MswD

 

Total: £764.25

PROFILEYEAH

What do people even put in these things?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£107.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£86.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£65.46 @ Amazon UK)
Memory:  GeIL EVO CORSA Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£60.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£38.97 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  (£374.99 @ Aria PC)
Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£76.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply:  XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£68.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £880.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-03 15:12 GMT+0000)

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Is a copy of windows needed?

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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