Gaming Build

[GameDragon]

Hello everybody, I am currently trying to find parts for a black and white themed build for £700 ish pounds with monitor and cheap keyboard. I was wondering if this is actually any good. thanks for your help

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£52.39 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 87.0 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.13 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97I AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£89.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£52.82 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  (£221.44) 

Case: Aerocool DS Cube Black/White Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£55.20 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£33.59 @ Aria PC) 

Monitor: Dell P2314H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  (£125.00) 

Keyboard: SHARKOON Skiller Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£14.99 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £708.51

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-26 20:19 GMT+0000

[C0LL0SS0S]

get something cheaper like the r9 280x and a ssd for sure

[johngo90]

This build is alright, however you can swap out the motherboard with a cheaper model and still be able to overclock. 

 

See this article.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2389948

 

I believe you can pay about half of what you are paying for a different motherboard, and put that money towards a stronger video card. 

 

Disregard my comments if you plan on upgrading to the i5/i7 in the future. 

[GameDragon]

This build is alright, however you can swap out the motherboard with a cheaper model and still be able to overclock. 

 

See this article.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2389948

 

I believe you can pay about half of what you are paying for a different motherboard, and put that money towards a stronger video card. 

 

Disregard my comments if you plan on upgrading to the i5/i7 in the future. 

Thanks for your help, I am planning to upgrade to an i5 4690k in the future so I will need that motherboard.

[GameDragon]

get something cheaper like the r9 280x and a ssd for sure

Why get a cheaper graphics card for a gaming build???

[Imakuni]

Why get a cheaper graphics card for a gaming build???

Because a 280x is stronger than the 960, but for cheaper.

[C0LL0SS0S]

Why get a cheaper graphics card for a gaming build???

because the 29 280x or 285 are performing kinda the same as the 960 but are cheaper and you missing a ssd and a good CPU so I thought I help you save money...

[GameDragon]

How about this then?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£52.39 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 87.0 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.13 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97I AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£89.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£52.82 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£225.54 @ More Computers) 

Case: Aerocool DS Cube Black/White Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£55.20 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£33.59 @ Aria PC) 

Monitor: Dell P2314H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  (£125.00) 

Keyboard: SHARKOON Skiller Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£14.99 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £712.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-26 20:32 GMT+0000

[CatzRuleZWorld]

 

How about this then?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£52.39 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 87.0 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.13 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97I AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£89.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£52.82 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£225.54 @ More Computers) 

Case: Aerocool DS Cube Black/White Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£55.20 @ CCL Computers) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£33.59 @ Aria PC) 

Monitor: Dell P2314H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  (£125.00) 

Keyboard: SHARKOON Skiller Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£14.99 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £712.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-26 20:32 GMT+0000

 

That looks good but you should probably get a mATX motherboard instead of a mITX since you have a case that can support it.

What games are you planning to play on it? I would probably get a 280x instead of a 290 and add a SSD.

 

edit:

I see why you went with the mITX board because it's the cheapest so sticking with that is fine unless you are going to crossfire in the future.

[GameDragon]

That looks good but you should probably get a mATX motherboard instead of a mITX since you have a case that can support it.

What games are you planning to play on it? I would probably get a 280x instead of a 290 and add a SSD.

 

edit:

I see why you went with the mITX board because it's the cheapest so sticking with that is fine unless you are going to crossfire in the future.

I may do crossfire in the future but I will be able to get a new motherboard then anyway.

[asusfan]

I may do crossfire in the future but I will be able to get a new motherboard then anyway.

You might as well get a good m-atx m/board now then you wont have to upgrade for a long time as upgrading a new m/board is basically a full re-install job and long process. and you can get more selection of m/board in m-atx format.

I would go for an i5 even if its not a K series, as long as you have a good m/board and graphics card then you can upgrade to an even better i5 or an i7 later on.

if you can't get a seperate SSD then look at a single SSHD which will give the same performance plus faster boot times for not much more cost.