First PC Build

[alicarter]

Never built a PC before but for Christmas I've been allowed to build my own computer to last me until the end of my uni days.

 

I've been thinking somewhere along the lines of:

 

Intel Core i7 4790k

Gigabyte Z97-HD3

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4gb

8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz

Corsair H60 Water Cooler

1TB Seagate (hybrid 8gb SSD)

650W Corsair VS (not sure if I'd need more if I was overclocking both the cpu and gpu)

Cooler Master 690 III (fairly undecided on case but best one for cooling which means a lot for this build)

A 144hz monitor and decent gaming mouse and keyboard

 

I would use this PC for fairly intensive gaming, I'd likely want 60fps for BF Hardline. If anyone can give me advice on overclocking to it would help so much but if not any comments or changes I could make to my build would help me a ton. Thanks, Ali

[Rheinwasser]

there is something missing @alicarter.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Can't see after "along the lines of:" ):

[Laputacake]

Here it is on PCPP

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£244.94 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£54.72 @ Scan.co.uk)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.16 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.32 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£57.60 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£255.59 @ Aria PC)

Case: Cooler Master 690 III ATX Mid Tower Case (£85.78 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: Corsair VS 650W ATX Power Supply

Total: £840.11

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-16 15:15 GMT+0000

Whats the budget OP? @alicarter

[alicarter]

@Laputacake thanks very much that's cheaper than I would have expected, I'd imagine around £1000 but I thought that I had already gone past that - I must have made a bad miscalculation

[Laputacake]

@Laputacake thanks very much that's cheaper than I would have expected, I'd imagine around £1000 but I thought that I had already gone past that - I must have made a bad miscalculation

whats your budget? And which country, im assuming uk but you never know

[alicarter]

£1000 its only a loose budget though I could go £1050 or even £1100 at a push so say £1000 and yes I am UK

[Laputacake]

£1000 its only a loose budget though I could go £1050 or even £1100 at a push so say £1000 and yes I am UK

gimme a munte, do you need 144hz?

[dmegatool]

If it's for gaming, you could go with a 4690k instead. I guess there's gains to be made when rendering and stuff but for gaming... That's £77 in your pocket. 

 

Here's some numbers : http://www.anandtech.com/show/8227/devils-canyon-review-intel-core-i7-4790k-and-i5-4690k/5

[Laputacake]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.50 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler (£27.34 @ Scan.co.uk)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£94.98 @ More Computers)

Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.25 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.94 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£287.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Cooler Master 690 III ATX Mid Tower Case (£68.27 @ CCL Computers)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.31 @ Amazon UK)

Monitor: AOC E2460SD 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£99.99 @ Ebuyer)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£25.31 @ CCL Computers)

Total: £1024.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-16 15:42 GMT+0000

[alicarter]

Thanks, I was probably thinking of a 144hz monitor instead of a 60hz just because theres no point getting a graphics card that good if you can't actually see the difference it makes

[Laputacake]

Thanks, I was probably thinking of a 144hz monitor instead of a 60hz just because theres no point getting a graphics card that good if you can't actually see the difference it makes

With the setup i mentioned you could go triple when you add another 970 if you do