Gaming Desktop Help

[Raxnos]

Hi LTT! I'm planning on building my first desktop soon (for gaming) and I was wondering what parts I should get.

Here's what I have so far.

 

CPU

i5-4690k

 

MoBo

MSI Z97 Gaming 5

 

CPU Cooler

Be quiet! Dark Rock 3

 

RAM

I don't have one yet.. So any suggestions for great quality RAM?

 

SSD

(Boot Drive) Crucial MX100 256Gb

 

HDD

Seagate Barracuda 1Tb 7200RPM

 

Graphics Card

MSI Twin Frozr V 970 4Gb (*cough* 3.5Gb *cough*)

 

Case

Also don't have one.. I know most of it is based on personal preference, but any suggestions?

 

PSU

Again, I don't have one.. Any great 750w-850w PSUs?

 

Wireless Network Adaptor (I can't get wired where I'm having the desktop in my house)

TP-Link TL-WDN4800

 

Keyboard

Corsair K95 MX Reds (Non-RGB)

 

Mouse

Razer DA Chroma (the 10,000 DPI max one)

 

Any thoughts? My budget is around £1050 by the way.. Thanks!

[CharlieR1]

On the subject of cases, I recommend you look at NZXT and Fractal Design if you want minimalism. 

Corsair's AX and RM PSU's are good, as well as EVGA's.

I recommend the EVGA GTX 970 SSC over MSI's Twin Frozr. 

[Imakuni]

Well, here. I recommend buying the peripherals on a physical store, as you HAVE to test then with your own hands. Just trust me on this one, you'll thank me later...

 

Also, I went a bit overkill on the case. Cuz why not?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£185.94 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£49.98 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£109.16 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£49.34 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Sandisk X110 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£42.83 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£38.34 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£274.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£87.54 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£73.72 @ More Computers) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£74.92 @ Amazon UK) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (£25.74 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £1012.49

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-12 19:54 BST+0100

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£185.94 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.31 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£89.99 @ Novatech) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£52.84 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£72.40 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£38.34 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (£274.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£63.61 @ More Computers) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£74.92 @ Amazon UK) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (£25.74 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £990.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-12 20:02 BST+0100

[Raxnos]

Sorry but I probably should have mentioned that no OS is needed..

[Sorfex0]

Would recommend WD blue 1TB instead barracuda.