First Gaming Rig

[ollie3321]

Hi everyone, this is my first post on the forum and i thought i would share my idea of building a new pc later this year. I live in the UK and my budget is around £1000 which is just over $1500 US dollars.

I was wondering what parts people would suggest for a first time build. I already have purchased a ATX case, and i have two 23" 1080p monitors and all the peripherals. I am upgrading as my current PC struggles to play the games i love at  high frame rates and also at good quality. Thank you Ollie 

[virusal19]

Which case did you buy?

[virusal19]

CPU - i5 4670k - $275

Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H - $229

GPU - Galaxy GeForce GTX 770 - $469

PSU - Corsair HX-850 V2 (850W is wayyy more than enough, you can lower it to 650-750W)- $185

SSD - Samsung 840 (Non Pro) 120GB - $109

HDD - Western Digital WD Green 1TB - $69

RAM - G.Skill Rigjaws 2x4GB (1600mhz) - $82

CPU Cooler - Noctua NH-U14S - $92

 

Total - $1510 AUD / $1454 USD

[ollie3321]

The case is called Sharkoon T28, it's a budget case. I got the one with the blue LED fans

[WoodenMarker]

Here you go: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/12GhX

 

3570k & G43 because it's a solid mobo/cpu. Saving money to get what's coming up down below.

no need for dedicated cooler yet. You can get it later. Reason coming soon.

8gigs of CL9 600 Gskill memory. No complaints there.

Samsung 840 120GB ssd. Solid SSD.

Seagate Barracuda. You won't be sacrificing any speed by putting your games here. It's a full 7200 rpm drive.

Finally, the reason why there's no cooler, and not a G45 as a mobo: The GTX 780.

The 750w psu is plain overkill but the headroom is nice and it was pretty cheap.