Gaming Build

[Kopaii]

Howdy y'all!
 
I'm planning on getting a new gaming PC that will be able to;

• Play the latest games such as GTA V, Rust, Fallout 4, etc at decent settings, 60fps at 1080p
• Be fairly quiet and dust proof.
• Be small enough for me to be able to move to another house easily.
• Have a little video editing capability.

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I have come up with this and I wanted to know if I'd be achieving most of my needs.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zdzwnQ

 

I really have no idea what CPU's bottleneck what GPU's, but I hope that what I picked out is fairly decent.

I'd like to spend as close to £500 as possible, but I really don't mind saving up a little more if I'm going to be able to get a better part or something.

I don't need Windows or anything as I already have these, and I already have my keyboard, mouse and headset.

 

Also, if anyone could recommend any decent 1080p monitors for the money (preferably 60Hz+, low response times, low input delay, etc.) then that would be much appreciated.

 

- Thank you all

[Shhuks]

Howdy ya'll!

 

If you're going to say 'ya'll' and you aren't from Texas you could at least spell it right (y'all)

[Shhuks]

But the build looks fine. Maybe not max settings with GTA V, but you'll be alright. 

[BelgiumCast]

I'd recommend going with 2 4gb sticks instead of 1 so the cpu can benefit from dual channel ;-) the rest looks fine!

[Kopaii]

If you're going to say 'ya'll' and you aren't from Texas you could at least spell it right (y'all)

Thanks for the heads up

 

But the build looks fine. Maybe not max settings with GTA V, but you'll be alright. 

Alright nice one

 

I'd recommend going with 2 4gb sticks instead of 1 so the cpu can benefit from dual channel ;-) the rest looks fine!

I'll take a look at some of the 2x4GB packs, thanks for the suggestion

[No Nrg]

Howdy ya'll!

 

I'm planning on getting a new gaming PC that will be able to;

• Play the latest games such as GTA V, Rust, Fallout 4, etc at decent settings, 60fps at 1080p
• Be fairly quiet and dust proof.
• Be small enough for me to be able to move to another house easily.
• Have a little video editing capability.

​

I have come up with this and I wanted to know if I'd be achieving most of my needs.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zdzwnQ

 

I really have no idea what CPU's bottleneck what GPU's, but I hope that what I picked out is fairly decent.

I'd like to spend as close to £500 as possible, but I really don't mind saving up a little more if I'm going to be able to get a better part or something.

I don't need Windows or anything as I already have these, and I already have my keyboard, mouse and headset.

 

Also, if anyone could recommend any decent 1080p monitors for the money (preferably 60Hz+, low response times, low input delay, etc.) then that would be much appreciated.

 

- Thank you all

Just a couple adjustments. Switched you to a i5-4460 and a H97 board. Bit more current.

Switched your memory to a dual channel two stick set

Changed you to a better power supply

Dropped the CPU cooler, not needed if you won't be overclocking

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£143.99 @ Novatech)

Motherboard: MSI H97I AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£79.16 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£48.23 @ More Computers)

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

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  (£148.99 @ Aria PC)

Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case  (£34.98 @ Ebuyer)

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£34.50 @ Aria PC)

Total: £528.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-14 21:59 BST+0100

 

You'll probably be turning some settings down to keep 60fps though. I'd save some more money and get a 970 if you can wait.

[Kopaii]

Just a couple adjustments. Switched you to a i5-4460 and a H97 board. Bit more current.

Switched your memory to a dual channel two stick set

Changed you to a better power supply

Dropped the CPU cooler, not needed if you won't be overclocking

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£143.99 @ Novatech)

Motherboard: MSI H97I AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£79.16 @ Scan.co.uk)

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£48.23 @ More Computers)

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

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  (£148.99 @ Aria PC)

Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case  (£34.98 @ Ebuyer)

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£34.50 @ Aria PC)

Total: £528.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-14 21:59 BST+0100

 

You'll probably be turning some settings down to keep 60fps though. I'd save some more money and get a 970 if you can wait.

This seems like a pretty sweet suggestion, I'll keep it mind man

Are you sure that if I got a 970 there wouldn't be bottlenecking issues with the CPU? I'm not really sure about any of the bottlenecking stuff so I just want to make sure

[Mullen]

This seems like a pretty sweet suggestion, I'll keep it mind man

Are you sure that if I got a 970 there wouldn't be bottlenecking issues with the CPU? I'm not really sure about any of the bottlenecking stuff so I just want to make sure

I doubt there would be any bottlenecking issues with a 970 and an i5.

[No Nrg]

This seems like a pretty sweet suggestion, I'll keep it mind man

Are you sure that if I got a 970 there wouldn't be bottlenecking issues with the CPU? I'm not really sure about any of the bottlenecking stuff so I just want to make sure

You should be fine, but if you were able to save enough to upgrade the CPU to say an i5-4690k you pretty much be set for overclocking and better performance. (£36 more for CPU, £10 to bump your motherboard to a Z97, £24 for a CPU cooler and £121 to jump to a 970 = £191). I'd build something like below if saving for those changes.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£179.00 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.95 @ Amazon UK)

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  (£48.23 @ More Computers)

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

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  (£269.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case  (£34.98 @ Ebuyer)

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£34.50 @ Aria PC)

Total: £718.55

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-14 22:26 BST+0100

 

You'd be comfortably playing in 1080p with that setup, here are GTX 970 benchmarks for GTA V as example

[Kopaii]

I doubt there would be any bottlenecking issues with a 970 and an i5.

Alright, thanks dude

 

[snip]

I think that build is great and all but I think I can live with turning down a few graphical settings to save almost £200

[No Nrg]

I think that build is great and all but I think I can live with turning down a few graphical settings to save almost £200

For sure, no need in spending the extra cash if you're happy with the first. The first build is solid and will serve you well.