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Hi this will be my first PC build. I would like to play the latest games at reasonably high settings, surf the internet and general home use.

 

I have a budget of around £1200 but could push it a little more if needed.

 

I have customised the following build from PC Part Picker for £1173

 

Processor - i7 4790k Quad

Motherboard - AS Rock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150

Cooler - Phanteks PHTC 12DX-BK 685

RAM - Corsair Vengence Pro 16Gb (2 x 8Gb) DDR3 1600

Graphics -  Gforce 980 4Gb

Case - Fractal Design Define ATX Mid Tower case

Power - EVGA Super Nova Nex 750w 80+ Gold

Network Card - intel exp19301CTBLK 10/100/1000Mps

Windows 8 64 bit - (Is this on a usb stick these days ?)

 

I plan to add a further graphics card in sli and double up the ram at some point in the future when the games demand it, ( i checked that the rest of the build will still be compatible with this and it seems ok )

(I will also need a new mouse, keyboard and headphones but will worry about that later.)

 

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I play alot of games on ps4, but i miss pc gaming and would like a PC that is noticably better than that. 

 

Thanks

David

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hi this will be my first PC build. I would like to play the latest games at reasonably high settings, surf the internet and general home use.

 

I have a budget of around £1200 but could push it a little more if needed.

 

I have customised the following build from PC Part Picker for £1173

 

Processor - i7 4790k Quad

Motherboard - AS Rock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150

Cooler - Phanteks PHTC 12DX-BK 685

RAM - Corsair Vengence Pro 16Gb (2 x 8Gb) DDR3 1600

Graphics -  Gforce 980 4Gb

Case - Fractal Design Define ATX Mid Tower case

Power - EVGA Super Nova Nex 750w 80+ Gold

Network Card - intel exp19301CTBLK 10/100/1000Mps

Windows 8 64 bit - (Is this on a usb stick these days ?)

 

I plan to add a further graphics card in sli and double up the ram at some point in the future when the games demand it, ( i checked that the rest of the build will still be compatible with this and it seems ok )

(I will also need a new mouse, keyboard and headphones but will worry about that later.)

 

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I play alot of games on ps4, but i miss pc gaming and would like a PC that is noticably better than that. 

 

Thanks

David

I don't think Windows comes on a usb stick but getting a dvd or blu-ray drive is still a good idea.

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get an i5 4690k

 

Get an EVGA G2 PSU

 

Get a 980ti

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Isn't that $60-$200 more for a cpu and/or mb?

it is. Stick with hasswell in my opinion.

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£245.94 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£86.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97 PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£103.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  (£559.99 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  (£77.16 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1436.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-06 21:49 BST+0100
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Isn't that $60-$200 more for a cpu and/or mb?

Not here

i find the prices really good, at least where i live

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I was thinking of the Gforce 980ti, but went for an i7 instead of an i5.

Is the ti worth the extra expense ? I do hope to upgrade my monitor for 4k at some point also.

 

That build above looks great but it doesnt include windows and its pushing £1500.

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z170 isn't worth it. Theres still an extra cash fee remember.

Its not all the same price.

Okay, Which GTX980 are you getting and I would get a 212 Evo instead of that Phanteks 

As i am trying to tell people, here where i live the price difference is around 15-20 eu for each part or less or in some cases lower)

Beware of him that is slow to anger; for when it is long coming, it is the stronger when it comes, and the longer kept. Abused patience turns to fury.
 
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£245.94 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£86.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97 PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£103.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  (£559.99 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  (£77.16 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1436.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-06 21:49 BST+0100
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Get the Cooler Master Nepton 240m.... its not that much more expensive, but it is A LOT more quiet... trust me, ive tested the difference between H100i and Nepton... its quite a difference indeed.. Nepton is slightly better at cooling then the H105 and H100i, but slightly worse then the H100i GTX....

 

Also, the Zotac AMP! Extreme is way faster then G1 Gaming... and costs less...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£245.94 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£76.98 @ Novatech)

Motherboard: Asus Z97 PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£64.48 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£72.34 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£47.94 @ Aria PC)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme Video Card  (£549.99 @ Ebuyer)

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£88.07 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£99.98 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1345.71

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-06 22:15 BST+0100

Current setup

Images of setup: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/183-show-off-your-setup/?p=5872590

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