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[Combatman12]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/wKPwD3

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/wKPwD3/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£171.54 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£61.08 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£57.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£55.00 @ Aria PC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£38.98 @ CCL Computers) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£163.90 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case: Zalman ZM-Z9 U3 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£48.00 @ Kustom PCs) 

Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£44.25 @ Amazon UK) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.25 @ Ebuyer) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.25 @ Ebuyer) 

Total: £651.24

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-29 06:21 BST+0100

 

Could probably spend about £20 more on something.

 

Planning on playing new games hopefully on highish settings at 100 fps<

 

1 Monitor at 144hz 1920x1080

 

Windows 8, probably here: https://www.g2a.com/windows-8-professional-32-64-bit-cd-key-global.html

 

Peripherals:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Logitech-G502-Proteus-Core-Tunable-Gaming-Mouse-Customizable-Weight-Balance-/231330199801?pt=UK_Computing_ComputerComponents_JoysticksJoypadsGamepads&hash=item35dc5ab8f9

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Logitech-G710-Plus-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard-with-Tactile-High-Speed-Keys-/301101938796?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item461b12f86c

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Logitech-G430-Gaming-Headset-with-Dolby-7-1-Surround-Sound-/111465543391?pt=US_Computer_Headsets&hash=item19f3dd36df

 

[Geekazoid]

@Combatman12, seems pretty good. What's your max budget?

[Juganog]

Looks great maybe a bigger powersupply if you ever want to crossfire?

[CK_WD]

Hi Combatman12,

 

This looks really nice of a build.

Still, if you plan to overclock, you should get a good CPU cooler. You've made a great combination between the i5, 8GB RAM and 3GB GPU so you shouldn't worry about gaming. Also, the PSU is good, but @Juganog has a point that if you'd like to crossfire in the future, you should get a power supply with some more Watts.

The combination between your storage devices is also good, as long as you load OS, programs and games from the SSD and use the WD Blue HDD to store your files. If you could spend a bit more, maybe look into a 256GB SSD?

Other than that, the build looks great!

 

Cheers!

[Combatman12]

Looks great maybe a bigger powersupply if you ever want to crossfire?

I thought about it, but I hear that it's better to just have one better graphics card than multiple graphics cards.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WnDBFT

 

Also it's a really cheap GOLD powersupply right now.

[Juganog]

I thought about it, but I hear that it's better to just have one better graphics card than multiple graphics cards.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/WnDBFT

 

Also it's a really cheap GOLD powersupply right now.

it is without a doubt better to ahve one single powerful card im thinking upgrading to crossfire in the future as that could be an option 

[natelliot123]

i would sacrifice ssd for better gpu anyday ,but its just my opinion, u could fit in gtx 970 if u get locked i5