Building 1st Gaming PC

[aanders99]

Finally i have enough to build my 1st gaming setup with a budget of about £800 but I still can't decide on a final build! Ideally it would have an i7 4790k, a new gtx 970 and a SSD/Hard Drive combo. If needed though I would settle for the gtx 770 or the i5 4690k  (preferably the latter of the two). i am prepared to wait a bit for prices to come down with things like DDR4 and the Gtx 980 out but I would prefer not to need to upgrade any parts for the next couple of years so future proofing is a good idea to me. Any help would be greatly appreciated as getting the first PC right is crucial to me as a teenager!

 

p.s- I would be playing games like BF4, Civ, GTA V (when it's out) and Thief.

[CyanOG]

Do you edit a lot? If you dont a i5 4690k will be fine and you can still edit on that just not as heavily.

[aanders99]

Not planning to much, mainly for gaming but may do in the future.

[Coppercrawler]

Finally i have enough to build my 1st gaming setup with a budget of about £800 but I still can't decide on a final build! Ideally it would have an i7 4790k, a new gtx 970 and a SSD/Hard Drive combo. If needed though I would settle for the gtx 770 or the i5 4690k  (preferably the latter of the two). i am prepared to wait a bit for prices to come down with things like DDR4 and the Gtx 980 out but I would prefer not to need to upgrade any parts for the next couple of years so future proofing is a good idea to me. Any help would be greatly appreciated as getting the first PC right is crucial to me as a teenager!

 

p.s- I would be playing games like BF4, Civ, GTA V (when it's out) and Thief.

 

I'd say DDR4 is going to be out of budget for quite a while, definitely try to get the GTX 970 and prioritise an SSD in your build, they're great. Also, the CPU is a bit overkill you could probably take the funds out of there and push them into an area which will benefit your needs a bit more.

[SeriouslyMikey]

Not planning to much, mainly for gaming but may do in the future.

 

If this system is mainly for gaming, I would just stick to a i5 for now. Unless you're planning to do a lot in the future. Also, try and get the 970. It is cheaper now and thanks to it not needing much power, it will be cheaper in the long run. Plus it is about as powerful as a 780. 

[Trik'Stari]

You'd need an x99 chipset build for ddr4. Just go with a gtx 970 and a 4690k for now, if you really want the 4790k you can get one later and sell your 4690k online to make some money back. Definitely get at least a 120 gig ssd

[GarnetDevil]

Since your build prioritise gaming and future editing so I go with a different route for the 970

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£183.54 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper B5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£68.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£68.17 @ Amazon UK) 

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

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

Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.79 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£44.34 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £693.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 16:25 BST+0100

[nj4ck]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£239.94 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.96 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£68.17 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£83.65 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£43.50 @ CCL Computers) 

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

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  (£259.16 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  (£29.75 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£31.55 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £816.62

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 16:35 BST+0100

 

Its a few pounds above your budget but it has everything you wished for.