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SparkySamZa
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look for two different builds, gaming orianted for games such as skyrim.

i madew a intel build here:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£176.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£115.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£54.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£98.42 @ Misco UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£279.98 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£46.39 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£66.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £864.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Has HHD he can salvage from old computer so SSD is a better choice

 

look for amd build as well no more than £870.

 

AMD Build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£109.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£54.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£79.90 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  (£239.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£66.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £690.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-20 21:03 GMT+0000

Current Build : 

 
CASE: Fractal Design R4 w/Window CPU: Intel 4930K,  RAM: 16GB Ripjaws Z 2133Mhz  Cooling: H100i  MotherBoard: Asus P9x79 Pro , PSU: CS750M   Storage: 2x Samsung 840 Pro 256Gb , 1Tb Seagate Barracuda, 500GB WD Black,  Graphics: Gigabyte GTX 780 Windforce 3GB,  Monitors: AOC G2460PG ( G sync monitor), Edge10 24" 1080p , 24" 1680*1020p monitor ( LCD)  Microphone: Blue Yeti  Keyboard: Cougar 700k  Phone: Samsung Note 3  Headphones: Sennheiser HD598

Laptop:

 CPU: 
4710MQ  Ram: 8GB 1600MHz Storage:120Gb 840 Evo + 1Tb 5400Rpm HDD  Graphics: GTX 850M 2GB   Screen: 1080p IPS  
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I wouldn't go for AMD at a budget like that. The parts that you chose are pretty decent. You can shave off some money by going for a locked i5 and an H-series motherboard if you don't care for overclocking. For around the same price, you could also go for a hyperthreaded xeon E3 and an H-series motherboard.

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I would prefer the intel build. Usually at mid-high end builds I like the processing power per core over the many cores that AMD provides.

Im so patriotic, I piss red white and blue. My doctor told me it was pancreatic cancer, I told him to SHUT HIS COMMIE MOUTH.

-A shotgun wielding redneck

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

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.00 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£115.99 @ Aria PC)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£53.15 @ Ebuyer)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£279.98 @ Novatech)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£46.39 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.99 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £865.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Go with the i5 4690k. I changed the RAM to 16 GB and the SSD. Otherwise you had a solid build.

Old Build 5/2018-12/2023 - https://pcpartpicker.com/user/kdmb1331/saved/9gFcf7

New Build 12/2023-? - https://pcpartpicker.com/user/kdmb1331/saved/XTY2kL

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8Gb of RAM is going to be alright for most casual tasks, but it is in my opinion the most underwhelming part of the build. I would cut down on the power supply (500W would be enough) and invest in a greater amount of RAM.

I would disagree with you because a 500w psu would only save ~$10. Most games do not use more than 4-5GB of RAM

Im so patriotic, I piss red white and blue. My doctor told me it was pancreatic cancer, I told him to SHUT HIS COMMIE MOUTH.

-A shotgun wielding redneck

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Such as skyrim?

 

look for two different builds, gaming orianted for games such as skyrim.

i madew a intel build here:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£176.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£115.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£54.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£98.42 @ Misco UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£279.98 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£46.39 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£66.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £864.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-20 20:58 GMT+0000

 

Has HHD he can salvage from old computer so SSD is a better choice

 

look for amd build as well no more than £870.

 

AMD Build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£109.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£54.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£79.90 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  (£239.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£66.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £690.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-20 21:03 GMT+0000

Such as Skyrim? Skyrim itself is very unique as it is is heavy on CPU more than GPU

the only other game i can think of off the top of my head that does that is Minecraft

I agree with kdmb about the processor but 8GB is enough for any game unless you are doing heavy video editing. 

Im so patriotic, I piss red white and blue. My doctor told me it was pancreatic cancer, I told him to SHUT HIS COMMIE MOUTH.

-A shotgun wielding redneck

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