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I've designed this pc and I'm planning to guid this pc soon. Whilst still being within the price range that's said above, what could be changed in this build to make it better? It also needs to have the ability to over clock the CPU and will be used for gaming

Thanks for all your help :)

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Get a cheaper CPU cooler, and a newer GPU. 

 

For example, a 7950 could be had for $100 CAD if one knows where to look, you're over-paying for that 7950. 

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I've designed this pc and I'm planning to guid this pc soon. Whilst still being within the price range that's said above, what could be changed in this build to make it better? It also needs to have the ability to over clock the CPU and will be used for gaming

Thanks for all your help :)

Get the 4690k and a hyper 212 or tx3 cpu cooler will  be fine.





 
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£64.74 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£42.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£46.84 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£198.92 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£86.66 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: be quiet! 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£46.24 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £596.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

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Good options to upgrade later on aswell...
 
 
+ where the hell did you get those prices OP?

Case:NZXT H440   CPU:3570k @ 4.4ghz   Cooler:Prolimatech Megahalems w/ ap121 p/p  GPU:Gigabyte Windforce GTX 770  RAM:Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 16gb 1600mhz  Mobo:Sabertooth Z77     PSU:Cooler Master Silent Pro M 700w   Wheel: Logitech G27 + joystick as handbrake Asus DGX 5.1        Mouse: Corsair M65     Keyboard: CM Storm Trigger Cherry MX black  Headphones: ATH-M50s    Phone: Nexus 5 32GB  Earphones: Sennheiser CX 400ii    SSD: 120gb 840 evo  HDD: WD Enterprise 2TB    AMP&DAC: Schiit Stack. 

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£64.74 @ Aria PC) 
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£42.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£46.84 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£198.92 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£86.66 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: be quiet! 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£46.24 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £596.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

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Good options to upgrade later on aswell...

 

no, just no the pentium is useless, try to fit at least an Athlon X4 760k/860k

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no, just no the pentium is useless, try to fit at least an Athlon X4 760k/860k

OP wanted to OC, and this thing when OC'd performs real good.

Case:NZXT H440   CPU:3570k @ 4.4ghz   Cooler:Prolimatech Megahalems w/ ap121 p/p  GPU:Gigabyte Windforce GTX 770  RAM:Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 16gb 1600mhz  Mobo:Sabertooth Z77     PSU:Cooler Master Silent Pro M 700w   Wheel: Logitech G27 + joystick as handbrake Asus DGX 5.1        Mouse: Corsair M65     Keyboard: CM Storm Trigger Cherry MX black  Headphones: ATH-M50s    Phone: Nexus 5 32GB  Earphones: Sennheiser CX 400ii    SSD: 120gb 840 evo  HDD: WD Enterprise 2TB    AMP&DAC: Schiit Stack. 

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I've designed this pc and I'm planning to guid this pc soon. Whilst still being within the price range that's said above, what could be changed in this build to make it better? It also needs to have the ability to over clock the CPU and will be used for gaming

Thanks for all your help :)

 

Where do you get your prices from? Tried to put your build in PCPartpicker to see what I could change around but everything I find there is more expensive than what you've listed.

Came up with this: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/RpV3jX it's 60 pounds over budget though... You could go for AMD, gets you a better GPU http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/BbcCqs and is 10 pounds over your budget.

 

EDIT: I see someone else had a question about the prices too, PCPartpicker takes a component and looks where it is cheapest, so that build you've listed would probably be 100 pounds over your original budget.

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ebay and amazon

Show me, where can i get a 1TB WD HDD for £25?????

Case:NZXT H440   CPU:3570k @ 4.4ghz   Cooler:Prolimatech Megahalems w/ ap121 p/p  GPU:Gigabyte Windforce GTX 770  RAM:Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 16gb 1600mhz  Mobo:Sabertooth Z77     PSU:Cooler Master Silent Pro M 700w   Wheel: Logitech G27 + joystick as handbrake Asus DGX 5.1        Mouse: Corsair M65     Keyboard: CM Storm Trigger Cherry MX black  Headphones: ATH-M50s    Phone: Nexus 5 32GB  Earphones: Sennheiser CX 400ii    SSD: 120gb 840 evo  HDD: WD Enterprise 2TB    AMP&DAC: Schiit Stack. 

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