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This is what I came up with. It is right at your budget, it looks great and would completely crush games you wanted to play at max setting, 60 fps. This is it,

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Mullen/saved/#view=rgPrxr   It has a window which you would like and includes a 250gb SSD for those fast load times. You could change the R9 390 to a 970 if you really want to get nvidia which I completely understand with driver issues, it would only cost a little bit more. Also, the 4690k is overclockable so you can get an aftermarket cooler for £20 like the Hyper 212 Evo when you have a bit of extra spare money which will give you great overclocks. Hope you have fun building this :)

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This is my first build, I don't have any experience with part picking.
 
1. Budget & Location: UK, £920 (1395 USD, 1895 CAD)

2. Aim: This is meant to be my gaming rig, built after Christmas, the budget is just an estimation. I'll mostly be playing last generation games (Far Cry 3, Payday 2, KSP and some others) and only a few newer ones (I like the look of Just Cause 3) which I'm happy to run at lower settings. An SSD would be nice for booting. I'll also be using it for some student work and internet browsing. Windows 10 is allso part of the budget.

3. Monitors: 1080p The monitor will be my only one and is part of the budget. I don't mind if it's not brilliant. I might add an extra monitor but I doubt I'd use it for surround gaming, just media and internet things.

4. Peripherals: A 1080p Monitor. My keyboard will last and I'll get a better mouse later.

5. Why are you upgrading: My current setup can only run games like Far Cry 3 and Payday 2 at 30 fps at low-medium settings. Also, my screen is 5:4 (1280x1024) so that needed replacing since most games don't support it too well (and it's ugly). I'm upgrading from a Home PC (which I can't upgrade permanently) with an AMD Radeon 6570, an AMD-FX-4100 Quad-Core at 3.6Ghz and 4GB of RAM.

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Do you need an OS? 

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/xpPqt6 something like this but just add a GPU something like a 970 or a 390 I'm not sure if you'll ahve the budget but something like a 380 could be a good choice. 

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Do you need an OS? 

Yes Windows 10 would be prefferable.

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/xpPqt6 something like this but just add a GPU something like a 970 or a 390 I'm not sure if you'll ahve the budget but something like a 380 could be a good choice. 

I could comfortably fit a GTX 970 with the monitor too!

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yh id look at what werto sent, and probably put in a 390 to save some money or just get a 970 if you prefer 970. Both are great for 1080p gaming =]

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I could comfortably fit a GTX 970 with the monitor too!

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£172.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£94.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£33.96 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£58.17 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  (£248.63 @ More Computers) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.98 @ Aria PC) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£9.00 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £812.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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What @werto165 said with a GPU :P Also, £100~ for a monitor.

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[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/LvHBXL) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/LvHBXL/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | £172.99 @ Amazon UK

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | £24.98 @ Novatech

**Motherboard** | [MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97g45gaming) | £94.98 @ Amazon UK

**Memory** | [Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10fbk28) | £33.96 @ More Computers

**Storage** | [samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam) | £58.17 @ Amazon UK

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | £34.98 @ Amazon UK

**Video Card** | [sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100382ntocl) | £298.77 @ PC World Business

**Case** | [Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-case-phes515pbk) | £50.54 @ Aria PC

**Power Supply** | [XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650gts3x) | £58.26 @ CCL Computers

**Optical Drive** | [samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | £9.00 @ CCL Computers

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-kw900140) |-

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **£836.63**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-12-09 17:07 GMT+0000

If you can stretch for this and a monster, it'll be better for

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[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vVrVxr) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vVrVxr/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k) | £248.34 @ Aria PC

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | £24.98 @ Novatech

**Motherboard** | [MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97g45gaming) | £94.98 @ Amazon UK

**Memory** | [Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10fbk28) | £33.96 @ More Computers

**Storage** | [samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam) | £58.17 @ Amazon UK

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | £34.98 @ Amazon UK

**Video Card** | [sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100382ntocl) | £298.77 @ PC World Business

**Case** | [Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-case-phes515pbk) | £50.54 @ Aria PC

**Power Supply** | [XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650gts3x) | £58.26 @ CCL Computers

**Optical Drive** | [samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | £9.00 @ CCL Computers

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-kw900140) |-

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **£911.98**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-12-09 17:09 GMT+0000 |

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What @werto165 said with a GPU :P Also, £100~ for a monitor.

 

Thanks looks great, I'll be coming back and checking this one after Christmas!

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Do you want a case with a side panel because if you do I'll have to color match the parts

I'm a beast

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Do you want a case with a side panel because if you do I'll have to color match the parts

I do think I'd like a windowed case. I would be adding led strips later if I did! :P Shiny

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This is what I came up with. It is right at your budget, it looks great and would completely crush games you wanted to play at max setting, 60 fps. This is it,

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Mullen/saved/#view=rgPrxr   It has a window which you would like and includes a 250gb SSD for those fast load times. You could change the R9 390 to a 970 if you really want to get nvidia which I completely understand with driver issues, it would only cost a little bit more. Also, the 4690k is overclockable so you can get an aftermarket cooler for £20 like the Hyper 212 Evo when you have a bit of extra spare money which will give you great overclocks. Hope you have fun building this :)

I'm a beast

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This is what I came up with. It is right at your budget, it looks great and would completely crush games you wanted to play at max setting, 60 fps. This is it,

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Mullen/saved/#view=rgPrxr   It has a window which you would like and includes a 250gb SSD for those fast load times. You could change the R9 390 to a 970 if you really want to get nvidia which I completely understand with driver issues, it would only cost a little bit more. Also, the 4690k is overclockable so you can get an aftermarket cooler for £20 like the Hyper 212 Evo when you have a bit of extra spare money which will give you great overclocks. Hope you have fun building this :)

Yeah I'm happy with that one! I'm fine to upgrade later with the OCing. I might pick up a 970 becuase of the possibilty to stream it to a PI setup. PIs use ARM and Steam in Home Streaming isn't compatible. Limelight streaming is but only for NVidia.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£172.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£94.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£33.96 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£58.17 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  (£248.63 @ More Computers) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.98 @ Aria PC) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£9.00 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £812.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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What @werto165 said with a GPU :P Also, £100~ for a monitor.

 

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Because I threw the budget at everything, not just a graphics card. I don't make sense, do I?

Not in the slightest. :')

I do agree with your build, though. Very balanced.

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Thanks looks great, I'll be coming back and checking this one after Christmas!

my build w/o SSD and peripherals and only 8gb ram is around 1000$ (change mobo and psu.)

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This is what I came up with. It is right at your budget, it looks great and would completely crush games you wanted to play at max setting, 60 fps. This is it,

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Mullen/saved/#view=rgPrxr   It has a window which you would like and includes a 250gb SSD for those fast load times. You could change the R9 390 to a 970 if you really want to get nvidia which I completely understand with driver issues, it would only cost a little bit more. Also, the 4690k is overclockable so you can get an aftermarket cooler for £20 like the Hyper 212 Evo when you have a bit of extra spare money which will give you great overclocks. Hope you have fun building this :)

Looked at this on NewEgg and found much better pricing so upped to Mobo and RAM (Here's the specs).

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Looked at this on NewEgg and found much better pricing so upped to Mobo and RAM (Here's the specs).

Nice, looks great, just wondering if you were doing video editing or anything because if not you could invest the money you spent on 16gb of ram on a nice cooler to get some more performance out of that cpu

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Nice, looks great, just wondering if you were doing video editing or anything because if not you could invest the money you spent on 16gb of ram on a nice cooler to get some more performance out of that cpu

It's not likely i will do any RAM intesive things so any cooler suggestions?

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It's not likely i will do any RAM intesive things so any cooler suggestions?

You would have around £50 extra because the dark rock shadow rock pro 3 is really high quality for just £50

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Looked at this on NewEgg and found much better pricing so upped to Mobo and RAM (Here's the specs).

 

Don't buy from Newegg if you are in the UK. You will pay a lot extra in shipping/customs.

 

Also don't get a Corsair CX power supply. You want a better quality unit such as an EVGA G2/GS/GQ, XFX XTR, Antec HCG, Corsair RMx etc

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Don't buy from Newegg if you are in the UK. You will pay a lot extra in shipping/customs.

 

Also don't get a Corsair CX power supply. You want a better quality unit such as an EVGA G2/GS/GQ, XFX XTR, Antec HCG, Corsair RMx etc

OK the total shipping came to £60 where else should I look just PC part picker suggestions?

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OK the total shipping came to £60 where else should I look just PC part picker suggestions?

 

Yes pcpartpicker is a good way to compare prices. Also you need to factor in delivery costs unless you can get free shipping. I find Amazon to be pretty good as you can get free delivery, and their prices are usually very competitive.

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Don't buy from Newegg if you are in the UK. You will pay a lot extra in shipping/customs.

 

Also don't get a Corsair CX power supply. You want a better quality unit such as an EVGA G2/GS/GQ, XFX XTR, Antec HCG, Corsair RMx etc

I just found a load with other UK sites, more expesive but total postage lower. I was about £70 worse off even with NewEgg's charge... £30 over budget.

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