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I'm wanting to buy my first fully custom built pc. However, I'm on a budget of £700/$1100 and i'm wondering what you guys think would be the best pc for that price(I have already got a few ideas :) ). I will be using the pc mainly for gaming, however I also need it for Photoshop, illustrator etc. A red and black theme is key as well as windows 8.1 and a keyboard. Any help will be great, thanks :P

 

 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  (£17.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.76 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£52.77 @ PC World Business) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£145.19 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.68 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.09 @ CCL Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£69.29 @ Aria PC) 
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£3.83 @ Aria PC) 
Keyboard: Zalman ZM-K500 Wired Mini Keyboard  (£30.60 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £723.11
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I'm wanting to buy my first fully custom built pc. However, I'm on a budget of £700/$1100 and i'm wondering what you guys think would be the best pc for that price(I have already got a few ideas :) ). I will be using the pc mainly for gaming, however I also need it for Photoshop, illustrator etc. A red and black theme is key as well as windows 8.1 and a keyboard. Any help will be great, thanks :P

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CPU: INTEL I5 4690K GRAPHICS CARD: GIGABYTE 970 G1 2.5GB CASE: NZXT S340|BLACK MOBO: MSI Z97S KRAIT EDITION CPU COOLER: CORSAIR H100i 


 RAM: HYPERX FURY 2X4GB|WHITE PSU: CORSAIR RM850 850W FULLY MODULAR STORAGE: 1TB WD BLUE HDD OS: WINDOWS 8.1

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I'm wanting to buy my first fully custom built pc. However, I'm on a budget of £700/$1100 and i'm wondering what you guys think would be the best pc for that price(I have already got a few ideas :) ). I will be using the pc mainly for gaming, however I also need it for Photoshop, illustrator etc. A red and black theme is key as well as windows 8.1 and a keyboard. Any help will be great, thanks :P

 

 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  (£17.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.76 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£52.77 @ PC World Business) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£145.19 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.68 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.09 @ CCL Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£69.29 @ Aria PC) 
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£3.83 @ Aria PC) 
Keyboard: Zalman ZM-K500 Wired Mini Keyboard  (£30.60 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £723.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Actually this might be better:

 


 
CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  (£104.34 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  (£17.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£69.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£52.77 @ PC World Business) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£179.14 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.68 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.09 @ CCL Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£69.29 @ Aria PC) 
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£3.83 @ Aria PC) 
Keyboard: Zalman ZM-K500 Wired Mini Keyboard  (£30.60 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £711.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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4690k, 280x, SSD, 1TB HDD, nice case +1 fan. Not too shabby.
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I shall do my utmost!

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! xD

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Actually this might be better:

 

 
CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  (£104.34 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  (£17.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£69.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£52.77 @ PC World Business) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£197.99 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.68 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.09 @ CCL Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£69.29 @ Aria PC) 
Keyboard: Zalman ZM-K500 Wired Mini Keyboard  (£30.60 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £701.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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why not r280x?

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I'm wanting to buy my first fully custom built pc. However, I'm on a budget of £700/$1100 and i'm wondering what you guys think would be the best pc for that price(I have already got a few ideas :) ). I will be using the pc mainly for gaming, however I also need it for Photoshop, illustrator etc. A red and black theme is key as well as windows 8.1 and a keyboard. Any help will be great, thanks :P

by fully you mean, monitor, keyboard, mouse, speaker,of, optical drives etc?

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Not build focused on looks. There is still room in your budget for keyboard but pick it for yourself as I dont know which one do you want. No CPU overclocking but a lot of performance. You may even fit SSD in here if you get cheap keyboard.

Get Windows from G2A.com preferably (but you get only key and you will have to download ISO and make your own bootable DVD/USB).

 

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£217.17 @ PC World Business) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler  (£13.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£33.35 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB ACX Video Card  (£239.41 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.34 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £665.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Not build focused on looks. There is still room in your budget for keyboard but pick it for yourself as I dont know which one do you want. No CPU overclocking but a lot of performance. You may even fit SSD in here if you get cheap keyboard.

Get Windows from G2A.com preferably (but you get only key and you will have to download ISO and make your own bootable DVD/USB).

 

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£217.17 @ PC World Business) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler  (£13.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£33.35 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB ACX Video Card  (£239.41 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.34 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £665.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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you have a thing with xeons, don't you?

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I think it is more worth it to get XEON than 4690k when they are the same price. You may lost OC ability but I dont think that it is really worth it over hyperthreading.

i agree, it performs the same in gaming and everyday use, even slower the i5, but much kids around don't know it or tested it, so all they know is K xD .. but hard to convince some 1 to get a xeon when all others suggest i5k. cuz after all is an i7 non k

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by fully you mean, monitor, keyboard, mouse, speaker,of, optical drives etc?

by fully i mean custom built basically. I just need a keyboard :)

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CPU: INTEL I5 4690K GRAPHICS CARD: GIGABYTE 970 G1 2.5GB CASE: NZXT S340|BLACK MOBO: MSI Z97S KRAIT EDITION CPU COOLER: CORSAIR H100i 


 RAM: HYPERX FURY 2X4GB|WHITE PSU: CORSAIR RM850 850W FULLY MODULAR STORAGE: 1TB WD BLUE HDD OS: WINDOWS 8.1

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i agree, it performs the same in gaming and everyday use, even slower the i5, but much kids around don't know it or tested it, so all they know is K xD .. but hard to convince some 1 to get a xeon when all others suggest i5k. cuz after all is an i7 non k

Yup. Also technicaly you can OC it if you know what you are doing by using BCLK but that is not really recommended (but you will probably not get it over 3.8-3.9 GHz on all cores which is plenty for any game even 3.4GHz stock).

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Actually this might be better:

 

 
CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor  (£104.34 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  (£17.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£69.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£52.77 @ PC World Business) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£179.14 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.68 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.09 @ CCL Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£69.29 @ Aria PC) 
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£3.83 @ Aria PC) 
Keyboard: Zalman ZM-K500 Wired Mini Keyboard  (£30.60 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £711.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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4690k, 280x, SSD, 1TB HDD, nice case +1 fan. Not too shabby.

 

 

Never thought of this, its great:3 ]

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CPU: INTEL I5 4690K GRAPHICS CARD: GIGABYTE 970 G1 2.5GB CASE: NZXT S340|BLACK MOBO: MSI Z97S KRAIT EDITION CPU COOLER: CORSAIR H100i 


 RAM: HYPERX FURY 2X4GB|WHITE PSU: CORSAIR RM850 850W FULLY MODULAR STORAGE: 1TB WD BLUE HDD OS: WINDOWS 8.1

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Not build focused on looks. There is still room in your budget for keyboard but pick it for yourself as I dont know which one do you want. No CPU overclocking but a lot of performance. You may even fit SSD in here if you get cheap keyboard.

Get Windows from G2A.com preferably (but you get only key and you will have to download ISO and make your own bootable DVD/USB).

 

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£217.17 @ PC World Business) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler  (£13.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£33.35 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB ACX Video Card  (£239.41 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£28.34 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £665.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Never thought of this, its great:3 ]

this is way better and cheaper. it will outperform the fx8320e or non e or even fx8350, the fx serie is way too old. the xeon is basically an i7 at the price of i5 which they perform the same in any way possible, the xeon may perform even better in some cases.

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this is way better and cheaper. it will outperform the fx8320e or non e or even fx8350, the fx serie is way too old. the xeon is basically an i7 at the price of i5 which they perform the same in any way possible, the xeon may perform even better in some cases.

 

He did want Red and Black though, I wish it were otherwise, but there we are.

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He did want Red and Black though, I wish it were otherwise, but there we are.

dem colors >.<

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dem colors >.<

 

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1246 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£215.57 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  (£17.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£55.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£52.77 @ PC World Business) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£179.14 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.68 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.09 @ CCL Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£69.29 @ Aria PC) 
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£3.83 @ Aria PC) 
Keyboard: Zalman ZM-K500 Wired Mini Keyboard  (£30.60 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £808.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This is pretty much the cheapest way to do a Xeon build and Red and Black theme, but look at the price  :(
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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1246 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£215.57 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  (£17.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£55.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£52.77 @ PC World Business) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£179.14 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.68 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.09 @ CCL Computers) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£69.29 @ Aria PC) 
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£3.83 @ Aria PC) 
Keyboard: Zalman ZM-K500 Wired Mini Keyboard  (£30.60 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £808.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This is pretty much the cheapest way to do a Xeon build and Red and Black theme, but look at the price  :(

 

i wish they discover in the future somehow so the color build and fancy looking shit around the case and inside or even a fancy case could improve your performance at least 666%

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thanks everyone, you're awesome<3

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CPU: INTEL I5 4690K GRAPHICS CARD: GIGABYTE 970 G1 2.5GB CASE: NZXT S340|BLACK MOBO: MSI Z97S KRAIT EDITION CPU COOLER: CORSAIR H100i 


 RAM: HYPERX FURY 2X4GB|WHITE PSU: CORSAIR RM850 850W FULLY MODULAR STORAGE: 1TB WD BLUE HDD OS: WINDOWS 8.1

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