First build.

[Kieran665]

Hi, as the title states this is going to be my first ever pc build. The intention is only to upgrade it in the future - not having to replace it.

My price I have in mind is £1,000 - £1,400 ($1,600 - $1,800) for the tower. I have set aside £500 ($800) for the monitor (4K only unless I have to use a 1080) and also the operating system. I have no intention to over clock currently however that could change after having the PC for a while, so I have no need to look at too great of over cooling currently. I will be playing recent release games, for example Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, with high graphics.

I live in the United Kingdom, so prices I am looking at are preferred in £GBP or $USD.

Here is a list of what I currently have in mind: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hyMw8d

Ideally I would like to keep the case and the monitor the same (unless better ones are available around the same cost). I will also be adding LEDs which are available at my local retailer, however if a suitable alternative is found I can add that to the parts list. (Preferably colour changing LEDs, if not, red or blue will be ok).

At some point in the future I would also like to add another monitor (1080p or 4k) so preferably the current specs should be able to run at least a 4k with potential of an additional 1080p monitor.

If there is a pre-built tower with near identical specs available for up to £1,400/$1,800, that would be a good alternative - but again, must be able to run a 4k monitor and potential of a second.

As you can probably tell I don't know too much about the components but am capable of building one myself. Any extra help and suggestions are extremely welcome and I am very thankful as you will be helping a lot.

Thanks for anyone who can help!

[Just The Tips]

A 770 won't be able to handle 4k gaming, not at all. Maybe 1440p or something and 970 in sli instead could run a single 4k at decent frames, also why 16gb of 1333mhz? 8gb is plenty if you're just gaming, and go for at least 1600mhz. There's not much of a price difference going up a notch in freq. Also how did it get so expensive? Something went wrong in the making of this list...

[PhantomDragon]

Here's what I would change. Saved some money in some places for a better gpu for 4k

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£233.94 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£89.99 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£112.97 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£116.83 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£75.54 @ Aria PC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£470.38 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  (£88.33 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£84.49 @ Amazon UK) 

Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (£79.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£72.35 @ Aria PC) 

Monitor: Samsung U28D590D 60Hz 28.0" Monitor  (£400.00) 

Total: £1864.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-09 05:31 GMT+0000

 

 

[Kieran665]

A 770 won't be able to handle 4k gaming, not at all. Maybe 1440p or something and 970 in sli instead could run a single 4k at decent frames, also why 16gb of 1333mhz? 8gb is plenty if you're just gaming, and go for at least 1600mhz. There's not much of a price difference going up a notch in freq. Also how did it get so expensive? Something went wrong in the making of this list...

As I said I'm not too great with the components. The price does include the os and monitor so I guess that adds a bit?

I don't suppose you could create/suggest a spec list I could use for an example which is able to run 4k? Thanks in advance.

Here's what I would change. Saved some money in some places for a better gpu for 4k

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

Would this need extra for an additional HD monitor?

[PhantomDragon]

Would this need extra for an additional HD monitor?

At what resolution?

 

From looking at benchmarks 2-way 980 SLI would be ideal for 4k. If you decide not to go 4k I would suggest going for 1440p since the 980 is overkill for 1080p.

[Kieran665]

At what resolution?

From looking at benchmarks 2-way 980 SLI would be ideal for 4k. If you decide not to go 4k I would suggest going for 1440p since the 980 is overkill for 1080p.

Well I'm hoping for 2 monitors preferably. The main monitor has to be 4k, but the second can be 1080/1440/4k. If it can only run 1 however, I would like it to be 4k without a doubt.