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Hello the world of Linustechtips!

I am in the market for my first gaming PC. The PC that I am currently looking at i have high hopes for. These are the specs:

Intel Core i5 4690K Processor overclocked to up to 4.2GHz

Corsair H55 Liquid Cooler

Gigabyte Z97-HD3 Motherboard

GeForce GTX 970 4GB Graphics Card

8GB PC3-12800 DDR3 Memory

1000GB Seagate SSHD Hybrid Drive

Corsair CX600 PSU

I'll be looking to play the most recent and popular games like GTA 5, Battlefield 4, Skyrim, Black Ops 3 etc...

Can you guys recommend that I change anything in this PC to give me better performance? I hope to play these games at their highest settings (or there abouts) and resolution.

Any help is much appreciated guys as i am a scrub when it comes to PC hardware.

Thanks!

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Hello the world of Linustechtips!

 

I am in the market for my first gaming PC. The PC that I am currently looking at i have high hopes for. These are the specs:

 

Intel Core i5 4690K Processor overclocked to up to 4.2GHzCorsair H55 Liquid CoolerGigabyte Z97-HD3 MotherboardGeForce GTX 970 4GB Graphics Card 8GB PC3-12800 DDR3 Memory1000GB Seagate SSHD Hybrid DriveCorsair CX600 PSU

 

I'll be looking to play the most recent and popular games like GTA 5, Battlefield 4, Skyrim, Black Ops 3 etc...

 

Can you guys recommend that I change anything in this PC to give me better performance? I hope to play these games at their highest settings (or there abouts) and resolution.

 

Any help is much appreciated guys as i am a scrub when it comes to PC hardware.

 

Thanks!

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Budget? Currency? Use the appropriate pcpartpicker.

if you look closely, you see that the text color is diffrent from the other letters where the specs are, and the "up to 4.2 Ghz" tells me that this is copied off a system builder's website...

 

here is the link though: pcpartpicker

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Hello the world of Linustechtips!

 

I am in the market for my first gaming PC. The PC that I am currently looking at i have high hopes for. These are the specs:

 

Intel Core i5 4690K Processor overclocked to up to 4.2GHz

Corsair H55 Liquid Cooler

Gigabyte Z97-HD3 Motherboard

GeForce GTX 970 4GB Graphics Card 

8GB PC3-12800 DDR3 Memory

1000GB Seagate SSHD Hybrid Drive

Corsair CX600 PSU

 

I'll be looking to play the most recent and popular games like GTA 5, Battlefield 4, Skyrim, Black Ops 3 etc...

 

Can you guys recommend that I change anything in this PC to give me better performance? I hope to play these games at their highest settings (or there abouts) and resolution.

 

Any help is much appreciated guys as i am a scrub when it comes to PC hardware.

 

Thanks!

what's your budget? location?

 

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H55 isn't really necessary when something like the Hyper 212 Evo exists.

And the Corsair CX600 is troublesome. XFX, Seasonic or EVGA (B2 models) are much better.

You didn't list a case either. A good case is essential. There are plenty to choose from, find something that piques your interest and check out reviews.

The rest of your proposed build is solid.

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if you look closely, you see that the text color is diffrent from the other letters where the specs are, and the "up to 4.2 Ghz" tells me that this is copied off a system builder's website...

 

here is the link though: pcpartpicker

Are you retarded?

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what's your budget? location?

 

please click the link in my signature and configure your computer there, thanks :)

 

I am in the UK. I can comfortably go up to £900. If you can recommend any other hardware to replace in the system to give me better performance, ill happily go over. I'd love for it to be a power house machine but also for it to be a relatively silent machine.

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H55 isn't really necessary when something like the Hyper 212 Evo exists.

And the Corsair CX600 is troublesome. XFX, Seasonic or EVGA (B2 models) are much better.

You didn't list a case either. A good case is essential. There are plenty to choose from, find something that piques your interest and check out reviews.

The rest of your proposed build is solid.

 

So you're saying that i should upgrade my cooler to a 212 Evo? How can the PSU be troublesome? What issues can it cause?

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I am in the UK. I can comfortably go up to £900. If you can recommend any other hardware to replace in the system to give me better performance, ill happily go over. I'd love for it to be a power house machine but also for it to be a relatively silent machine.

may i ask, what resolution will you be playing on?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£176.34 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£48.12 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97 PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£107.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  (£397.99 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  (£58.01 @ More Computers) 
Total: £938.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Samsung 850 EVO 500GB & 250GB - Crucial MX300 M.2 525GB / Fractal Design Define S / Corsair K70 MX Reds / Logitech G502 / Beyerdynamic DT770 250Ohm

SMSL SD793II AMP/DAC - Schiit Magni 3 / PCPP

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may i ask, what resolution will you be playing on? quote]

I'm hoping for 1080p.

the 980 will be able to handle everything then :)

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I'm hoping to have the 970? Sorry, made a mistake in the part builder. Should have been the 970

why the 970?

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why the 970?

I know people say 'build your own PC and it'll work out cheaper' but I don't have the slightest clue what to do when it comes to that. So the company that I am getting the PC from, Chillblast, will upgrade it to a 980 for something like £350. That's a bit steep I think.

The videos that I have watched of the 970 vs 980 there is sometimes just a 5-10 difference in FPS. Sometimes the 970 out-performs the 980. Do you think it could be a problem if I get a 970?

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So you're saying that i should upgrade my cooler to a 212 Evo? How can the PSU be troublesome? What issues can it cause?

The 212 Evo is cheaper and will work just as well (if not better) than the H55. And as for the CX600 I've had one personally go bad out of the blue, and multiple other users on this very forum have had them fail at random.

 

Just food for thought anyways. I have a new CX600 provided by Corsair running fine in a different system, but the one that failed has caused some damage to my main system. Took out my original 970 too.

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