Gaming / All Round Awesome PC

[JoshTBG]

Hey Here's My Build;

 

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

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.34 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£125.20 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£120.20 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£47.79 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£69.98 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  (£291.68 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: NZXT Phantom 630 (Gunmetal) ATX Full Tower Case  (£119.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£61.19 @ Aria PC) 

Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  (£39.42 @ Aria PC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£71.60 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £1216.90

 

The Budget is £1,200 but less is better I will use this machine for streaming and gaming I play Minecraft Modded and would like to play more games... , I will also record for YT using this machine, using Fraps or OBS, I will be using two displays but I will use my TV as an extra display for stream monitoring and recording,  I would also like to be using GLSL Shaders.

 

      -Thanks JoshTBG 

[zinton]

I would try to get at least 1600 mhz memory.

[ilikemacandpc]

The only bad thing about it is that it's not color coordinated, but otherwise, the parts are ok. 

Aesthetics matter!

 

This build is color coordinated:   @JoshTBG

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

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

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£45.59 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£104.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£123.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£83.10 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£69.98 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£278.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  (£87.13 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£77.38 @ Amazon UK) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£71.60 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £1187.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 23:34 GMT+0000

[minibois]

It's personal, but I like a 256 GB SSD and a 1TB (or 2TB if you really need it) HDD.

Try to get 1600 MHz RAM too.

[JoshTBG]

What About this then;

 

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

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£59.99 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£125.20 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£123.84 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£47.79 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£69.98 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  (£291.68 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: NZXT Phantom 630 (Gunmetal) ATX Full Tower Case  (£119.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£61.19 @ Aria PC) 

Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  (£39.42 @ Aria PC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£71.60 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £1255.19