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BenGill
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I have around £1000 that I can spend on a new setup. I would prefer a desktop, but if I can get a laptop that's noticeably better then I would go for it.

I need something that can run pretty much any current game at decent settings and also something relatively future proof and can cover me for any games that are released in the next few years.

Note: if it is a desktop I will also need to buy a keyboard and monitor.

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I made 2, one has a 970 and one has a 960. both are good GPUs but if you really want to game well than the 970 is better. If you could increase you budget you should also upgrade your powersupply or just take 8gb or ram instead of 16gb.

 

970 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n7FhsY

960 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WzdWMp

 

  • CPU AMD FX 8320E  Motherboard Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  RAM 8 GB Hyper X Fury 1866 mhz  GPU GTX 970 Strix 4gb OC  Case Antryx Verom  Storage 120 GB Kingston v300 and 1Tb Hard Drive  PSU Cooler Master GX750 80 Plus Bronze  Cooling Cooler Master Seidon 120v Plus  Mouse Logitech G602 and Roccat Kova  Operating System Windows 10

 

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1 minute ago, MLGTurnip said:

I made 2, one has a 970 and one has a 960. both are good GPUs but if you really want to game well than the 970 is better. If you could increase you budget you should also upgrade your powersupply or just take 8gb or ram instead of 16gb.

 

970 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n7FhsY

960 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WzdWMp

Both are in USD and both use an 8320. All I saw and I can say don´t get one.
 

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15 minutes ago, BenGill said:

I have around £1000 that I can spend on a new setup. I would prefer a desktop, but if I can get a laptop that's noticeably better then I would go for it.

I need something that can run pretty much any current game at decent settings and also something relatively future proof and can cover me for any games that are released in the next few years.

Note: if it is a desktop I will also need to buy a keyboard and monitor.

Thanks

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£200.99 @ Ebuyer) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£26.99 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£87.60 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (£64.18 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£53.98 @ Dabs) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.84 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  (£259.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£58.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: Dell P2314H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  (£135.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Logitech K120 - UK Layout Wired Standard Keyboard  (£14.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £1013.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-10 17:12 BST+0100

 

For gaming you really want a desktop. You'd have to pay at least twice as much for a laptop with similar horsepower.

 

Edit: Forgot the SSD first.

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4 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Both are in USD and both use an 8320. All I saw and I can say don´t get one.
 

sometimes people do that much wrong in one build you cant help but think they're trolling...

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Just now, manikyath said:

sometimes people do that much wrong in one build you cant help but think they're trolling...

ikr, I´m bouncing between 2 threads right now for build lists. No time for long responses.

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3 minutes ago, manikyath said:

looks good, i'd try to push for a 240GB SSD tho.

oh derp, I thought I got one of those oh well

to game or not to game, that`s the question

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3 minutes ago, manikyath said:

looks good, i'd try to push for a 240GB SSD tho.

So what's wrong with mine?

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1 minute ago, tataklee said:

So what's wrong with mine?

Nothing, just that better can be done, such as this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zGzxhM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zGzxhM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£200.99 @ Ebuyer) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£26.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£78.45 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston ValueRAM 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£54.58 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£55.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  (£259.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£58.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.99 @ Novatech) 
Monitor: Asus VS247HR 60Hz 23.6" Monitor  (£104.82 @ More Computers) 
Keyboard: Ducky Shine 4 Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£33.08 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £991.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-10 17:18 BST+0100

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1 minute ago, tataklee said:

So what's wrong with mine?

looks good too mate

to game or not to game, that`s the question

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12 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Both are in USD and both use an 8320. All I saw and I can say don´t get one.
 

I have an amd FX 8320 and it can easily handle all of the games I play and can also edit videos smoothly, and I did not see that he said he had 1000 pounds but the computer I listed is still great and I already have one like it and I have no problems.

 

  • CPU AMD FX 8320E  Motherboard Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  RAM 8 GB Hyper X Fury 1866 mhz  GPU GTX 970 Strix 4gb OC  Case Antryx Verom  Storage 120 GB Kingston v300 and 1Tb Hard Drive  PSU Cooler Master GX750 80 Plus Bronze  Cooling Cooler Master Seidon 120v Plus  Mouse Logitech G602 and Roccat Kova  Operating System Windows 10

 

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Just now, MLGTurnip said:

I have an amd FX 8320 and it can easily handle all of the games I play and can also edit videos smoothly.

Might not be the best benchmarks, but they work:

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/453/AMD_FX-Series_FX-8350_vs_Intel_Core_i7_i7-4790K.html

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-vs-AMD-FX-8350/2384vs1489

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2 minutes ago, MLGTurnip said:

I have an amd FX 8320 and it can easily handle all of the games I play and can also edit videos smoothly.

The games YOU play, keyword, YOU.

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Just now, Starelementpoke said:

Nothing, just that better can be done, such as this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zGzxhM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/zGzxhM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£200.99 @ Ebuyer) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£26.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£78.45 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston ValueRAM 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£54.58 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£55.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  (£259.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£58.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£79.99 @ Novatech) 
Monitor: Asus VS247HR 60Hz 23.6" Monitor  (£104.82 @ More Computers) 
Keyboard: Ducky Shine 4 Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£33.08 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £991.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-10 17:18 BST+0100

Lel. The Ducky is not the keyboard but a wrist rest, the BX200 is one of the very worst performing SSDs out there and your display is considerably worse and not IPS. Fantastic.

 

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1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

Might not be the best benchmarks, but they work:

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/453/AMD_FX-Series_FX-8350_vs_Intel_Core_i7_i7-4790K.html

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-vs-AMD-FX-8350/2384vs1489

I am not saying the amd FX 8320 is a better CPU but it is a great "Budget" Cpu and I persoonally don't need a 4790K for gaming.

 

  • CPU AMD FX 8320E  Motherboard Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P  RAM 8 GB Hyper X Fury 1866 mhz  GPU GTX 970 Strix 4gb OC  Case Antryx Verom  Storage 120 GB Kingston v300 and 1Tb Hard Drive  PSU Cooler Master GX750 80 Plus Bronze  Cooling Cooler Master Seidon 120v Plus  Mouse Logitech G602 and Roccat Kova  Operating System Windows 10

 

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2 minutes ago, MLGTurnip said:

I have an amd FX 8320 and it can easily handle all of the games I play and can also edit videos smoothly, and I did not see that he said he had 1000 pounds but the computer I listed is still great and I already have one like it and I have no problems.

 

27 minutes ago, BenGill said:

and also something relatively future proof and can cover me for any games that are released in the next few years.

 

AM3 is dead

to game or not to game, that`s the question

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Just now, tataklee said:

Lel. The Ducky is not the keyboard but a wrist rest, the BX200 is one of the very worst performing SSDs out there and your display is considerably worse and not IPS. Fantastic.

 

I believe the V300 has the title of the worst SSDs. I´ve heard nothing about the BX200 being ¨one of the worst¨, care to put your money where you mouth is? And I know shit about displays, so your probably right about that. And that ducky looks like a keyboard to me.

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2 minutes ago, MLGTurnip said:

I am not saying the amd FX 8320 is a better CPU but it is a great "Budget" Cpu and I persoonally don't need a 4790K for gaming.

Fair enough, but it doesn´t change the fact that AM3 is dead, and that it´s IPC is appalling.

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1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

I believe the V300 has the title of the worst SSDs. I´ve heard nothing about the BX200 being ¨one of the worst¨, care to put your money where you mouth is? And I know shit about displays, so your probably right about that. And that ducky looks like a keyboard to me.

Click the link, it is a wrist rest. As for the BX200:

 

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3000913/storage/crucial-bx200-ssd-review-good-for-casual-users-but-not-for-slinging-extra-large-files.html

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1 minute ago, tataklee said:

Click the link, it is a wrist rest. As for the BX200:

 

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3000913/storage/crucial-bx200-ssd-review-good-for-casual-users-but-not-for-slinging-extra-large-files.html

I´m aware that it slows down considerably when writing large files to it, that being said it´s much more cost effective, and far from the ¨Worst¨ SSD. As for the Keyboard, huh. Weird.

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1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

I´m aware that it slows down considerably when writing large files to it, that being said it´s much more cost effective, and far from the ¨Worst¨ SSD. As for the Keyboard, huh. Weird.

More cost effective than a Sandisk SSD Plus? I don't know. If you don't mind a TLC SSD the Trion 150 would be a better choice.

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3 minutes ago, tataklee said:

More cost effective than a Sandisk SSD Plus? I don't know. If you don't mind a TLC SSD the Trion 150 would be a better choice.

Still don´t know anything about monitors, going to assume this ones a little better:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HKT723
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HKT723/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£200.99 @ Ebuyer) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£26.49 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£78.45 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston ValueRAM 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£54.58 @ More Computers) 
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£52.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£257.43 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£58.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£68.77 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  (£105.84 @ Amazon UK) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard  (£57.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1000.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-10 17:40 BST+0100

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