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Staying under 1000BP

building for a friends birthday

This computer probably wont be upgraded for atleast a decade in which they'll probably just get a new one.

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£22.25 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£109.98 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£48.16 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£247.19 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£63.42 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£63.31 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  (£9.65 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  (£75.28 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor  (£113.99 @ Aria PC)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  (£54.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1089.12

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Why are you making a new thread?

Anyways.

You must add milk.

The cooler isnt that good. Neither is the PSU.

Do you need those fans?

"an obvious supporter of privacy"

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Staying under 1000BP

building for a friends birthday

This computer probably wont be upgraded for atleast a decade in which they'll probably just get a new one.

 

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.00 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£22.25 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£109.98 @ Aria PC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£48.16 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£247.19 @ Aria PC)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£63.42 @ Ebuyer)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£63.31 @ Amazon UK)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  (£9.65 @ Aria PC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  (£75.28 @ Amazon UK)

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers)

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers)

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers)

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers)

Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor  (£113.99 @ Aria PC)

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  (£54.95 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1089.12

Save some money get less fans, maybe get a cheaper mobo like the SLI krait, get the 390 if you want future proof and get a better PSU you can get the Seasonic M12II EVO for £66 on Scan

Also is he overclocking?

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CPU: i3 4160|Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE|RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 8GB(2x4GB)|GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB|PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W Modular|Storage: 1TB WD Blue|Case: NZXT S340 Black|PCIe devices: TP-Link WDN4800| Montior: ASUS VE247H| Others: PS3/PS4

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.00 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£22.25 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£109.98 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£48.16 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£247.19 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£63.42 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£63.31 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  (£9.65 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  (£75.28 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor  (£113.99 @ Aria PC)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  (£54.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1089.12

 

 

highlighted what I would change/remove.

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The build could be improved.cLet's start,

The PSU is not so great, If you look at the part number you noticed it will say "G1" and this means it was made by FSP. Big companies such as XFX, Corsair, and EVGA take PSUs from Delta, FSP, CWT, SeaSonic, or SuperFlower and rebrand them. FSP isn't the best of them and I suggest getting a EVGA GS which was made by SeaSonic or a EVGA G2 which was made by SuperFlower. Any XFX PSU would work as long would any SeaSonic PSU.

The Ram is blue but the rest of the build seems to be going for a red/black theme. I suggest getting some Kingston HyperX Fury Red or Black ram. 1600 or 1866mhz should be good as long a 1x8 or 2x4 kit.

The CPU cooler, I'd personally get the BeQuiet! Pure Rock, it's a great company and the fan that comes with it is much better then the stock one on the cooler master.

The GPU, absolutely nothing wrong with it but look into the R9 390. It's priced at around the same price point as the GTX 970 but the difference it the 390 has 8Gbs of VRAM for if you ever went 1440p and gets a little more FPS in games most of the time. It's all around a better card.

 

 

i7-6700k  Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe
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@ZetZet I see no problem with the fans. It's never a bad thing to have more fans. As for the HDD yeah it looks a bit expensive? Have you looked into the Caviar Blue WD Drives @JustAddMilk you should find them to be much cheaper. Also Zet why did you highlight the gaming 5? It's a perfectly good motherboard from a good brand.

 

 

i7-6700k  Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe
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This is what Id get.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£177.00 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.95 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£88.64 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£48.16 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (£255.70 @ Aria PC)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£63.42 @ Ebuyer)

Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.98 @ Aria PC)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£9.65 @ Aria PC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£75.19 @ CCL Computers)

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)

Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£113.99 @ Aria PC)

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset (£54.95 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1064.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.00 @ Amazon UK) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£22.25 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Game Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£98.58 @ CCL Computers) 



Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  (£178.99 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  (£56.41 @ More Computers) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£46.92 @ Aria PC) 

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  (£9.65 @ Aria PC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  (£75.28 @ Amazon UK) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (£24.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers) 

Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor  (£113.99 @ Aria PC) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  (£54.95 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £959.10

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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MacBook Pro 13" Mid 2012 w/Core i5 3210M and glorious HD 4000 Graphics

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Here's a better build. *UPDATED*

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£22.25 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£109.98 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  (£264.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£66.24 @ Amazon UK) 
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  (£9.65 @ Aria PC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  (£75.28 @ Amazon UK) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (£24.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.24 @ CCL Computers) 
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor  (£113.99 @ Aria PC) 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  (£54.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1091.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-20 20:21 BST+0100
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£49.99 @ Dabs)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£89.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£43.33 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£99.79 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  (£264.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£63.42 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£63.31 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  (£9.65 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  (£75.28 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor  (£113.99 @ Aria PC)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  (£54.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1130.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£92.70 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£89.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  (£259.99 @ Novatech) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£58.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: Asus VX279Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£185.99 @ Aria PC) 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  (£54.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1063.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£48.12 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£89.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  (£259.99 @ Novatech) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£65.99 @ Aria PC) 
Monitor: Asus VX279Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£185.99 @ Aria PC) 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  (£54.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1025.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-20 20:27 BST+0100
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.00 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£48.12 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£89.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£61.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  (£259.99 @ Novatech) 
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£65.99 @ Aria PC) 
Monitor: Asus VX279Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  (£185.99 @ Aria PC) 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  (£54.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1086.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-20 20:28 BST+0100
 
buy OS from G2A

"Sulit" (adj.) something that is worth it

i7 8700K 4.8Ghz delidded / Corsair H100i V2 / Asus Strix Z370-F / G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3200 / EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q

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

Old Rig

i5 2500k 4.5Ghz | Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P | Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Extreme | Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB 1866MHz

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I managed to build you a solid build that even fits a Titan X, for under 1000gbp

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Sempron 145 2.8GHz Single-Core Processor

Motherboard: Biostar A780L3C Micro ATX AM3 Motherboard  (£30.89 @ Ebuyer)

Memory: Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR3-1066 Memory  (£27.57 @ PC World Business)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£17.98 @ CCL Computers)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Superclocked Video Card  (£824.99 @ Aria PC)

Case: Xigmatek Aeos MicroATX Mid Tower Case  (£22.08 @ CCL Computers)

Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 450W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£47.71 @ CCL Computers)

Total: £971.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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The build could be improved.cLet's start,

The PSU is not so great, If you look at the part number you noticed it will say "G1" and this means it was made by FSP. Big companies such as XFX, Corsair, and EVGA take PSUs from Delta, FSP, CWT, SeaSonic, or SuperFlower and rebrand them. FSP isn't the best of them and I suggest getting a EVGA GS which was made by SeaSonic or a EVGA G2 which was made by SuperFlower. Any XFX PSU would work as long would any SeaSonic PSU.

The Ram is blue but the rest of the build seems to be going for a red/black theme. I suggest getting some Kingston HyperX Fury Red or Black ram. 1600 or 1866mhz should be good as long a 1x8 or 2x4 kit.

The CPU cooler, I'd personally get the BeQuiet! Pure Rock, it's a great company and the fan that comes with it is much better then the stock one on the cooler master.

The GPU, absolutely nothing wrong with it but look into the R9 390. It's priced at around the same price point as the GTX 970 but the difference it the 390 has 8Gbs of VRAM for if you ever went 1440p and gets a little more FPS in games most of the time. It's all around a better card.

OK so I took your Quote in consideration instead of the others who are like this is better *parts list*.

I forgot about the ram color and also bumped the fans up to 140mm. Switch the cooler to a beQuiet which looks so much better and added a different psu

here is what i have so far. Everyone says to remove the monitor so I did. But i still need a 1080p or higher monitor for this build that is under 150 BP

 

also the 390 looks a lot better and blends well with the color scheme

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OK so I took your Quote in consideration instead of the others who are like this is better *parts list*.

I forgot about the ram color and also bumped the fans up to 140mm. Switch the cooler to a beQuiet which looks so much better and added a different psu

here is what i have so far. Everyone says to remove the monitor so I did. But i still need a 1080p or higher monitor for this build that is under 150 BP

 

also the 390 looks a lot better and blends well with the color scheme

Where's the PCPartPicker link? Also for the monitor any 1080p IPS monitor will do. IPS is a must because the viewing angles are just so much better compared to that of a TN or VA

 

 

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your current build is pretty bad, sorry

  1. get a better cpu cooling solution. an h60 or a noctua u12s
  2. i would get a less expensive motherboard
  3. get an ssd
  4. get a r9 390 instead as it beats the 970
  5. your psu is not very good, get the gs or g2 series
  6. don't waste money on fans
  7. get a better monitor @ 1ms and 144 hertz @ 1080p at least

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Where's the PCPartPicker link? Also for the monitor any 1080p IPS monitor will do. IPS is a must because the viewing angles are just so much better compared to that of a TN or VA

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Jf69zy

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Jf69zy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.00 @ Amazon UK)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£22.74 @ Aria PC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£109.98 @ Aria PC)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£34.58 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.99 @ Dabs)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  (£264.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£63.42 @ Ebuyer)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£57.35 @ Aria PC)

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  (£9.65 @ Aria PC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  (£75.28 @ Amazon UK)

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)

Case Fan: Aerocool Shark 140mm Red 96.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  (£9.95 @ Amazon UK)

Case Fan: Aerocool Shark 140mm Red 96.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  (£9.95 @ Amazon UK)

Case Fan: Aerocool Shark 140mm Red 96.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  (£9.95 @ Amazon UK)

Case Fan: Aerocool Shark 140mm Red 96.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  (£9.95 @ Amazon UK)

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  (£54.95 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £972.72

 

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I changed the HDD to a Caviar blue http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/q7kYGX because you had chosen a Caviar green. The blue makes more sense for gaming because of its higher RPM. The green is made more for a office PC. Fans look good also.

 

 

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this will perform better and it has the monitor included. use ethernet

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£46.18 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£64.24 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£37.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£33.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  (£259.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.98 @ Novatech)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£223.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £983.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-20 21:01 BST+0100

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your current build is pretty bad, sorry

  1. get a better cpu cooling solution. an h60 or a noctua u12s
  2. i would get a less expensive motherboard
  3. get an ssd
  4. get a r9 390 instead as it beats the 970
  5. your psu is not very good, get the gs or g2 series
  6. don't waste money on fans
  7. get a better monitor @ 1ms and 144 hertz @ 1080p at least

 

not looking to overclock

mb could be downgraded but its dependable and aesthetically pleasing with the red and black

ssd too expensive with all the peripherals added

got a 390

switched psu to a EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W

more fans better cooling and aesthetically pleasing :P

Monitors at 1ms and 144hz are too expensive. found this one but it seems cheap https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-monitor-22mp55hqp

 

 
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not looking to overclock

mb could be downgraded but its dependable and aesthetically pleasing with the red and black

ssd too expensive with all the peripherals added

got a 390

switched psu to a EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W

more fans better cooling and aesthetically pleasing :P

Monitors at 1ms and 144hz are too expensive. found this one but it seems cheap https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-monitor-22mp55hqp

 

 

 

 

no point in spending 1000 bucks and getting a cheap monitor. absolutely no point. everything will look like shit

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not looking to overclock

mb could be downgraded but its dependable and aesthetically pleasing with the red and black

ssd too expensive with all the peripherals added

got a 390

switched psu to a EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W

more fans better cooling and aesthetically pleasing :P

Monitors at 1ms and 144hz are too expensive. found this one but it seems cheap https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-monitor-22mp55hqp

 

 

 

 

plus i just gave you a build with a good monitor for under 1000 pounds

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I changed the HDD to a Caviar blue http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/q7kYGX because you had chosen a Caviar green. The blue makes more sense for gaming because of its higher RPM. The green is made more for a office PC. Fans look good also.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/8cQkt6

 

current msot updated list. One question tho, the 390 too verkill for just operating at 1080p? should i downgrade gpu's so for a better 1080p monitor?

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plus i just gave you a build with a good monitor for under 1000 pounds

you build has an ugly case, no wifi, bad color scheme and no fans.

aslo you excluded and OS xD.

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/8cQkt6

 

current msot updated list. One question tho, the 390 too verkill for just operating at 1080p? should i downgrade gpu's so for a better 1080p monitor?

390 is good for 1080p. The monitor is also good

 

 

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