New PC Build / Help needed please

[CaptainCat]

Hello friends! I am planning to get a new PC after summer as I am able to work a lot, I will have a budget of around £1000. (I may be willing on spending a little more as I don't want to cheap out on something and lower the build standard) I aim to use it for gaming and college work. The games will vary, it could be Battlefield 4 or it could be Gamedev Tycoon. I hope for it to run at 1080p at 60fps on most games aon the 'high' setting (or the equivalent). The college work is nothing heavy, just things like Word and Powerpoint so Microsoft University will be a strong contender in that column. I only plan on running one monitor, which will run at 1920x1080. I will only be running one monitor, don't plan on upgrading anytime soon. I don't need any peripherals, I am fine there. I am upgrading because I feel my parts are outdated and I can't purchase parts and upgrade on my current motherboard. I also think my case won't fit anything better (or bigger for that matter) into it. I have a partlist lined up, but I'm not sure if it could be better for my budget.

 

CPU - Intel Core i5-4670K - £155.94

CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i - £80.99

Motherboard - Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 - £104.99

Memory - G.Skill Ripjaw X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866MHz - £58.55

Storage - Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive - £77.16

Video Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX (1.11GHz) - £264.98

Case - Corsair 300R ATX - £59.16 (need help here, not sure if this case is any good)

PSU - Corsair RM 650w 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply - £83.93

Optical Drive - Lite-On iHas124-04 DVD/CD Writer - £11.88

Operating System - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) - £69.95

 

The total is £967.23, this is excluding Microsoft University, but I will add that on top as long as everything else is below a £1000.

[Flight1sim]

Get a z97 motherboard for future upgrades The 300R is a good case.

[d3sl91]

@CaptainCat

 

That looks like a very well rounded system. +1 for taking a look at a Z97 board + a 4690K just because it's the latest and greatest.

 

What is you budget exactly? 

 

If you have a few extra bucks, I would HUGHLY reccomend a 128GB SSD, you will notice a great increase in performance in day to day tasks. 

[CaptainCat]

Get a z97 motherboard for future upgrades The 300R is a good case.

Any Z97's you recommend? I shall keep that in mind, thanks!

[CaptainCat]

@CaptainCat

 

That looks like a very well rounded system. +1 for taking a look at a Z97 board + a 4690K just because it's the latest and greatest.

 

What is you budget exactly? 

 

If you have a few extra bucks, I would HUGHLY reccomend a 128GB SSD, you will notice a great increase in performance in day to day tasks. 

My budget is £1000, thanks, I'll have a look at the prices! Do you recommend going down to 2TB and having a good SSD, or sticking to 3TB and a cheaper SSD?

[jaffacakes]

Hello friends! I am planning to get a new PC after summer as I am able to work a lot, I will have a budget of around £1000. (I may be willing on spending a little more as I don't want to cheap out on something and lower the build standard) I aim to use it for gaming and college work. The games will vary, it could be Battlefield 4 or it could be Gamedev Tycoon. I hope for it to run at 1080p at 60fps on most games aon the 'high' setting (or the equivalent). The college work is nothing heavy, just things like Word and Powerpoint so Microsoft University will be a strong contender in that column. I only plan on running one monitor, which will run at 1920x1080. I will only be running one monitor, don't plan on upgrading anytime soon. I don't need any peripherals, I am fine there. I am upgrading because I feel my parts are outdated and I can't purchase parts and upgrade on my current motherboard. I also think my case won't fit anything better (or bigger for that matter) into it. I have a partlist lined up, but I'm not sure if it could be better for my budget.

 

CPU - Intel Core i5-4670K - £155.94

CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i - £80.99

Motherboard - Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 - £104.99

Memory - G.Skill Ripjaw X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866MHz - £58.55

Storage - Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive - £77.16

Video Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX (1.11GHz) - £264.98

Case - Corsair 300R ATX - £59.16 (need help here, not sure if this case is any good)

PSU - Corsair RM 650w 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply - £83.93

Optical Drive - Lite-On iHas124-04 DVD/CD Writer - £11.88

Operating System - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) - £69.95

 

The total is £967.23, this is excluding Microsoft University, but I will add that on top as long as everything else is below a £1000.

I'd go for air cooling (Like a Thermalright Macho HR-02 Rev. A) and drop the 3TB HDD to a 1TB or 2TB HDD, and with the money saved get a 120GB / 128GB SSD. I you are going to play a lot BF4 I'd reccomend getting a R9 280X, since it's a beast with Mantle, and has more VRAM, but choose what fits you best and what features you want. 

[Flight1sim]

Any Z97's you recommend? I shall keep that in mind, thanks!

The Z97-A? That is ~140 USD, 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128715  - 

GIGABYTE GA-Z97-HD3 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130780 - 

MSI Z97M-G43 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132128 - 

ASUS Z97-K/CSM LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

 

EDIT: can you access newegg in Europe? And like said above, 2TB HDD to get a 128GB SSD, and maybe a 280X unless ur a Nvidia fanboy

[d3sl91]

My budget is £1000, thanks, I'll have a look at the prices! Do you recommend going down to 2TB and having a good SSD, or sticking to 3TB and a cheaper SSD?

A 128GB HDD will run you ~40 for a cheap one and ~55 for some of the most reccomended. 

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw

 

Can't go wrong with that Samsung Evo. If you need the 3TB, then keep it, otherwise, Downsize and just add another 1/2tb when you find one dirt cheap on sale or something.

[CaptainCat]

I'd go for air cooling (Like a Thermalright Macho HR-02 Rev. A) and drop the 3TB HDD to a 1TB or 2TB HDD, and with the money saved get a 120GB / 128GB SSD. I you are going to play a lot BF4 I'd reccomend getting a R9 280X, since it's a beast with Mantle, and has more VRAM, but choose what fits you best and what features you want. 

 Thank you very much for the tips! I'll start looking for the alternatives now, would you say that a R9 280X is better value for money?

[Guest]

 Thank you very much for the tips! I'll start looking for the alternatives now, would you say that a R9 280X is better value for money?

AMD cards in general offer far better value for money. Unless you need the features of an Nvidia card CUDA/Physx etc then go AMD. I will knock you up a spec from Overclockers, as i can't stand using Partpicker.Takes too long for me to find stuff 

[Guest]

Here you go. You can obviously save money by looking at different pc shops for these components, such as Aria, Scan, Dabs, Ebuyer, Amazon etc.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card  £217.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail  £173.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z97 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard  £119.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1)  £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black  £77.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733)  £73.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black  £69.95
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX18C9BRK2/8-OC)  £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003)  HDD  £39.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler  £29.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM  £13.49
Total : £972.34 (includes shipping : £12.50).
 

 

 

The Superflower psu has LED's in the connectors that light up white. Just thought i would mention it in case it is something that might get on your nerves 

[CaptainCat]

Here you go. You can obviously save money by looking at different pc shops for these components, such as Aria, Scan, Dabs, Ebuyer, Amazon etc.

YOUR BASKET

1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card  £217.99

1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail  £173.99

1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z97 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard  £119.99

1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1)  £79.99

1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black  £77.99

1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733)  £73.99

1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black  £69.95

1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX18C9BRK2/8-OC)  £59.99

1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003)  HDD  £39.98

1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler  £29.99

1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM  £13.49

Total : £972.34 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

 

 

The Superflower psu has LED's in the connectors that light up white. Just thought i would mention it in case it is something that might get on your nerves 

Thank you very much, I'll do the comparisons now!

[CaptainCat]

AMD cards in general offer far better value for money. Unless you need the features of an Nvidia card CUDA/Physx etc then go AMD. I will knock you up a spec from Overclockers, as i can't stand using Partpicker.Takes too long for me to find stuff 

Thank you for taking the time to do that!

[Guest]

Thank you for taking the time to do that!

No problem. If you want to go with the Corsair 300R case, then everything in the spec will fit. Both are great cases.