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Hey there. 

 

Okay, so basically, I plan on building my first gaming PC at the end of this month when I get paid. I am not the most knowledable person when it comes to building computers, which is why I have come here seeking for help from you guys. After spending countless amount of hours on websites like PCPartPicker and Amazon, I have given up on trying to find the best components without burning a hole in my wallet. I don't really have a budget for this PC, but there is no way that I am going over £1,000 unless it's absolutely essential. 

 

I have no computer hardware or peripherals at home, whatsoever. As such, I need help in picking a monitor, mouse, keyboard, headphones, etc. The mouse, keyboard and headphones don't have to be extravagant because I will most likely cheap out on them for now and purchase much better ones next month. The rest of the hardware, however, has to be good enough for my purposes; it should be upgradeable; and it the CPU/GPU should be overclockable. I'm not looking for an SSD right now, as they cost a lot, so I will most likely buy one next month. 

 

Now, moving on to the actual computer, the colour scheme that I am going for is along the lines of being black and blue or blue and white. With that being said, I would love to use an NZXT Phantom or NZXT Guardian case if possible. If not, then that's fine. The computer should be able to run games at high settings if not ultra at good, playable FPS (60+ FPS).

 

Main usage:

Playing games - online MMO's and others. For example, Roblox, APB Reloaded, Minecraft, DCUO, RS, Battlefield, CoD, and the new upcoming releases. 

Minor video and photo editing.

*coughs* Porn *coughs*

Browsing the web.

Watching movies online. 

 

I am not looking for the ultimate build, as I know that isn't possible without spending thousands. All I'm looking for is something that is good enough to run games at high FPS in high if not ultra settings, all whilst multi-tasking. 8 GB of RAM is sufficient for now, as I will most likely upgrade it to 16 GB next month. Like I said above, I have nothing, which means that I need everything, including a Windows 7 CD. I will most likely use Amazon.co.uk or PCPartPicker to purchase the components I need to build my PC, unless someone else can find a cheaper place and tell me about it. Also, I live in London, so when helping me find parts, please make sure that the currency is set to GBP/United Kingdom instead of Dollars. 

 

I appreciate all the help I can get from here. I look forward to reading your guys' replies! Thank you in advance.  :ph34r:

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Working on it now for you!

Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb,  4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii

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any specific taste? Like Msi, Asus, Gigabyte?

  • My System: MSI Z87-GD65 - CPU: I7 4770K OC 4.0 GHZ I7 4770 (3.9 GHz), Antec 620 watercooler - GTX 760 2GB/OC (MSI TwinFrozr IV) - 16 GB Kingston 2133 - 750w Energon - Zalman Z11+ HF1 - Storeage: 2x120 GB EVO 840, 3 TB Seagate Display: Asus 27" VE276Q | Planned upgrades: Gamdias Hermes ultimate, HyperX Cloud, MSI AMD R9 290x, 2x120 HyperX (Linux boot drives)

  • Pedro19reddit: "A good console exclusive is like a Ferrari that can only be driven on a swamp." SlickPc "i couldn't even under-clock my 5 year old GFX card to be as slow as a "Next-gen" console #PcMasterRaceProblems

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CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.13 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£89.99 @ Aria PC) 



Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card  (£279.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£65.99 @ Novatech) 


Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor  (£125.09 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K30 Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Mouse: Cooler Master CM Storm Xornet Wired Optical Mouse  (£14.40 @ Amazon UK) 

Mouse: Cooler Master CM Storm Xornet Wired Optical Mouse  (£14.40 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £994.59

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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You can get Windows key at G2A, the iso file for installation should be anywhere in the internet

My current rig for entertainment/gaming: i5 4570 3,2GHz; MSI B85M-E45; ZOTAC GTX760 AMP!; 8GB (2x4GB) by Kingston; Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm; Corsair 200R, Corsair VS650; Dell U2312HM, Samsung DVD R/W optical drive; CM Devastator; Corsair MM400 gaming pad

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CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.13 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£89.99 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£83.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  (£378.60 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£65.99 @ Novatech) 
Total: £988.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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You can get Windows key at G2A, the iso file for installation should be anywhere in the internet

 

You forgot the monitor and mouse, keyboard, headset...

  • My System: MSI Z87-GD65 - CPU: I7 4770K OC 4.0 GHZ I7 4770 (3.9 GHz), Antec 620 watercooler - GTX 760 2GB/OC (MSI TwinFrozr IV) - 16 GB Kingston 2133 - 750w Energon - Zalman Z11+ HF1 - Storeage: 2x120 GB EVO 840, 3 TB Seagate Display: Asus 27" VE276Q | Planned upgrades: Gamdias Hermes ultimate, HyperX Cloud, MSI AMD R9 290x, 2x120 HyperX (Linux boot drives)

  • Pedro19reddit: "A good console exclusive is like a Ferrari that can only be driven on a swamp." SlickPc "i couldn't even under-clock my 5 year old GFX card to be as slow as a "Next-gen" console #PcMasterRaceProblems

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This is what i would do in this situation:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/49KhvK

  • My System: MSI Z87-GD65 - CPU: I7 4770K OC 4.0 GHZ I7 4770 (3.9 GHz), Antec 620 watercooler - GTX 760 2GB/OC (MSI TwinFrozr IV) - 16 GB Kingston 2133 - 750w Energon - Zalman Z11+ HF1 - Storeage: 2x120 GB EVO 840, 3 TB Seagate Display: Asus 27" VE276Q | Planned upgrades: Gamdias Hermes ultimate, HyperX Cloud, MSI AMD R9 290x, 2x120 HyperX (Linux boot drives)

  • Pedro19reddit: "A good console exclusive is like a Ferrari that can only be driven on a swamp." SlickPc "i couldn't even under-clock my 5 year old GFX card to be as slow as a "Next-gen" console #PcMasterRaceProblems

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This is what i would do in this situation:

 

Dude UK prices are different to US
 
 
 
This is what I would do!!!!!!
 
£60 over budget, to get under £100 I would drop down to an i5 4440 and a B85 motherboard (which would go down by £40-£60)
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£160.00 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.13 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£73.13 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£79.50 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card  (£279.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  (£53.69 @ CCL Computers) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£11.05 @ CCL Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£72.77 @ Ebuyer) 
Monitor: Dell P2214H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (£78.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Zalman ZM-K400G Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£16.67 @ Aria PC) 
Mouse: Logitech G400 Wired Optical Mouse  (£43.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Headphones: Corsair Vengeance 1300 5.1 Channel Headset  (£29.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £1064.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb,  4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii

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I would also reccomend ESET smart security (Or NOD32) because of your... Research?

  • My System: MSI Z87-GD65 - CPU: I7 4770K OC 4.0 GHZ I7 4770 (3.9 GHz), Antec 620 watercooler - GTX 760 2GB/OC (MSI TwinFrozr IV) - 16 GB Kingston 2133 - 750w Energon - Zalman Z11+ HF1 - Storeage: 2x120 GB EVO 840, 3 TB Seagate Display: Asus 27" VE276Q | Planned upgrades: Gamdias Hermes ultimate, HyperX Cloud, MSI AMD R9 290x, 2x120 HyperX (Linux boot drives)

  • Pedro19reddit: "A good console exclusive is like a Ferrari that can only be driven on a swamp." SlickPc "i couldn't even under-clock my 5 year old GFX card to be as slow as a "Next-gen" console #PcMasterRaceProblems

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Dude UK prices are different to US

Uups :'3

  • My System: MSI Z87-GD65 - CPU: I7 4770K OC 4.0 GHZ I7 4770 (3.9 GHz), Antec 620 watercooler - GTX 760 2GB/OC (MSI TwinFrozr IV) - 16 GB Kingston 2133 - 750w Energon - Zalman Z11+ HF1 - Storeage: 2x120 GB EVO 840, 3 TB Seagate Display: Asus 27" VE276Q | Planned upgrades: Gamdias Hermes ultimate, HyperX Cloud, MSI AMD R9 290x, 2x120 HyperX (Linux boot drives)

  • Pedro19reddit: "A good console exclusive is like a Ferrari that can only be driven on a swamp." SlickPc "i couldn't even under-clock my 5 year old GFX card to be as slow as a "Next-gen" console #PcMasterRaceProblems

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You forgot the monitor and mouse, keyboard, headset...

Oops, fixed it

My current rig for entertainment/gaming: i5 4570 3,2GHz; MSI B85M-E45; ZOTAC GTX760 AMP!; 8GB (2x4GB) by Kingston; Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm; Corsair 200R, Corsair VS650; Dell U2312HM, Samsung DVD R/W optical drive; CM Devastator; Corsair MM400 gaming pad

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here m8

 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£73.10 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£63.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£63.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£61.76 @ CCL Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£173.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£65.99 @ Novatech) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£44.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: Asus VN248H 23.8" Monitor  (£154.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K30 Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Mouse: Asus GX850 Wired Laser Mouse  (£29.22 @ CCL Computers) 
Headphones: Corsair Vengeance 1500 v2 7.1 Channel Headset  (£74.17 @ More Computers) 
Total: £928.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Oops, fixed it

:)

  • My System: MSI Z87-GD65 - CPU: I7 4770K OC 4.0 GHZ I7 4770 (3.9 GHz), Antec 620 watercooler - GTX 760 2GB/OC (MSI TwinFrozr IV) - 16 GB Kingston 2133 - 750w Energon - Zalman Z11+ HF1 - Storeage: 2x120 GB EVO 840, 3 TB Seagate Display: Asus 27" VE276Q | Planned upgrades: Gamdias Hermes ultimate, HyperX Cloud, MSI AMD R9 290x, 2x120 HyperX (Linux boot drives)

  • Pedro19reddit: "A good console exclusive is like a Ferrari that can only be driven on a swamp." SlickPc "i couldn't even under-clock my 5 year old GFX card to be as slow as a "Next-gen" console #PcMasterRaceProblems

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£127.14 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£65.45 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£53.94 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£36.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£229.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£65.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£62.98 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£79.37 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2370Smh-LED 23.0" Monitor  (£137.60 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K30 Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Mouse: Cooler Master CM Storm Sentinel Advance II Wired Laser Mouse  (£32.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £986.32
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80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Thank you to everyone who replied here. However, due to some unfortunate events, I have had to reduce the budget for my PC by a lot. This means that I can no longer afford to spend £1000 on a machine right now, or any time soon for that matter. Which is why I have decided to post a new topic with up-to-date information and sample builds. 

 

If a member of staff could please delete this thread, I would appreciate it.

 

Thank you!

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