Help with First Build

[Panz]

Im looking to spend around £600 on a gaming rig. Im pretty new to the whole custom building of computers and was hoping to find some advice and recommendations for my budget.

 

I have been buying small components to put into my current rig just to extend the life until i build this new system,

Such as...

 

Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL9 XMP 

Crucial CT256MX100SSD1 256GB MX100 SATA

 

Any help is mucho appreciated 

[Starelementpoke]

Make a pcpartpicker list of what you already have and I'll see what I can do

[Lotus]

Assuming you already have your memory, storage (SSDs/HDDs) settled since the parts you linked to are fine, then this is what I'd do:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£183.08 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  (£199.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£69.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £602.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-09 23:09 GMT+0000

[Panz]

Essentially i only have Ram, SSD and HDD, everything else pretty much useless on this computer,  This is the partpicker http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GhpQxr

[johngo90]

What are you using your PC for? 

[Starelementpoke]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/tfzXWZ

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/tfzXWZ/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£183.08 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£51.03 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£73.24 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£79.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 970 4GB JetStream Video Card  (£264.94 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Silverstone RL01B-W-USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£41.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £729.26

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-09 23:36 GMT+0000

 

Excluding what you already have, cost about 580$ before rebate

[Panz]

Gaming will be the sole purpose of this PC.

 

What are you using your PC for? 

[Starelementpoke]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/RLmNZL

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/RLmNZL/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£183.08 @ Amazon UK) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler  (£16.48 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£51.03 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 970 4GB JetStream Video Card  (£264.94 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Silverstone RL01B-W-USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£41.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £593.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-09 23:49 GMT+0000

 

List without the parts you already have + non stock cooler

[Starelementpoke]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/dbMMrH

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/dbMMrH/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£183.08 @ Amazon UK) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler  (£16.48 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI H97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£51.03 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 970 4GB JetStream Video Card  (£264.94 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Silverstone RL01B-W-USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£35.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£41.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£3.83 @ Aria PC) 

Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£3.83 @ Aria PC) 

Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£3.83 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £604.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-09 23:52 GMT+0000

 

Realized it needed more fans for output and possibly input

[JoaoPRSousa]

Assuming you already have your memory, storage (SSDs/HDDs) settled since the parts you linked to are fine, then this is what I'd do:

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Spot on.

[Guest]

I would go with this PSU as it is fully modular and will make cable management easier.

 

http://www.morecomputers.com/extra.aspx?pn=P1-550B-BEFX&referer=PCPart

[Panz]

Many thanks for all the suggestions, Great to see a community with such helpful people