Advice on my components selection (first time builder)

[Chris.v.Uk]

hi all, I'm looking to build my first gaming pc. I have a budget of around £1000 for the completed system (including monitor, os)

I mainly play an older RPGMMO but I'd also like to play some of the newer games at 1080p around 50-60 frame rate. on mid to high settings

could you guys look at my components selection and give tips / advice. I do plan to OC the CPU

my main concern is my psu won't have the cable for the graphics card I believe mine takes an 8port. the psu says it has 6+2 port ( is this suitable for an 8 port)

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/pDjyP6

[Nonco]

hi all, I'm looking to build my first gaming pc. I have a budget of around £1000 for the completed system (including monitor, os)

I mainly play an older RPGMMO but I'd also like to play some of the newer games at 1080p around 50-60 frame rate. on mid to high settings

could you guys look at my components selection and give tips / advice. I do plan to OC the CPU

my main concern is my psu won't have the cable for the graphics card I believe mine takes an 8port. the psu says it has 6+2 port ( is this suitable for an 8 port)

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/pDjyP6

 

Unless if you need the better unlocked CPU, youd be better off just getting an i5-4460 and a H97 board and get a slightly better GPU.

 

Otherwise if you really want the CPU unlocked and to be able to OC, then definately get a more stable PSU like an EVGA 500W or 600W

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£178.98 @ Ebuyer)

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£101.94 @ Aria PC)

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£131.64 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£57.34 @ CCL Computers)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.98 @ CCL Computers)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£406.78 @ Scan.co.uk)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£92.46 @ More Computers)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer

Total: £1053.11

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[shanmu54321]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£178.98 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£109.98 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£33.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£52.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£23.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£277.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£63.31 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£9.36 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£121.45 @ Amazon UK)
Mouse: Razer Razer Naga 2014 Wired Laser Mouse
Total: £1008.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-26 13:14 BST+0100

[Chris.v.Uk]

hi magnesium your build is a little too expensive as it doesn't include an OS or monitor unfortunately my budget is pretty tight.

hi nonco thanks for the advice - ideally I did want to overclock but do you think I'll get better performance from a none OC CPU but a better graphics card?

I forgot to mention in the future once I have a little bit of spare cash I'll most likely get a second monitor

[Chris.v.Uk]

shanmu that looks really good thanks