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hez500

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Hi

After a few weeks or research I'm hoping to start my first build in the next few weeks. The intention is to get it up and running for around £1,000, then upgrade it every so often.

Approximate Purchase Date: Next Week

Budget Range: £1000 - £1200

System Usage: Gaming - Eg Rome 2 Total War

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Why Are You Upgrading: Current PC getting old (Struggling to play Company of Heros 2 on min settings)

My idea for parts:
CPU : Intel Core i7-3770K 3.40GHz £240
CPU Cooler: Prolimatech Megahalems CPU Cooler + Fan £ 65
Motherboard: Sabertooth Z87 £170
RAM: TeamGroup Vulcan Red 16GB (2x8GB) £120
GraphicsCard: Asus GeForce GTX 660 £170
Power Supply: Cooler Master V Series V1000 £150
Chassis: Cooler Master HAF 912 Advanced Windowed Midi £ 75
Total: £990

Havnt included DVD drive, Hard drive & Windows 7 above as I'll be getting standard ones, should be less than £200.

So I'd basically like to know if the above appears a reasonable build for the price?

Also:
How does it compare with the Alienware x51? (samilar price range)
Is it reasonable to assume I'll be able to upgrade this build in the future with additional graphics cards & SSD?

All feeback will be appreciated.

Thanks

 
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expl0itfinder

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You need a Haswell CPU with a Z87 motherboard. I suggest this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899
And this cooler:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835709001
This PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151102
You only need 8GB of RAM for gaming:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148544
If you could squeeze it, I would recommend the 760:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121775
Or even better, the 770:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121770
 
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babernet_1

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.93 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler (£61.48 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V PRO ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£158.12 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£100.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£104.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£65.00 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£330.96 @ Dabs)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.89 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£83.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1207.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-01 19:19 BST+0100)

Much, much more graphics processor power. A SSD to speed up boot times and load times. The Sabertooth attracts dust under the extensive shroud.
 
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Why get 16GB RAM for a pure gaming build though..
 
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babernet_1

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Samsung's latest software allows the generation of a huge ram cache for the SSD of 1GB or larger making it virtually instantaneous. Also you can make a ram disk and put your internet cache there to, again, make the internet even faster plus reduce wear on the SSD. Plus some future proofing as the most advanced games now are just about at 8GB.
 
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expl0itfinder

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Not worth the extra money, IMO. RAM is very easy to upgrade, unlike other parts that the money could be put into.
 
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g-unit1111

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Yeah I agree, you don't need it for a strictly gaming rig, and with RAM prices as volatile as they are that's the last place I'd spend money unnecessarily.

I'd do this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£184.24 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.85 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£139.22 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: OCZ Vector Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£99.81 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.32 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£347.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£60.06 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£75.96 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.15 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1050.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-01 19:39 BST+0100)
 
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maddog-3001

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Total: £1158.57
CPU Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core £184.24
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM £62.39
Motherboard Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 £116.27
Memory Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 £58.97
Storage Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" SSD £71.99
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM £65.00
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB £347.99
Case Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl ATX Mid Tower £59.98
Power Supply XFX 850W ATX12V / EPS12V £99.96
Optical Drive Lite-On iHOS104-06 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Drive £23.39
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) £68.39

within your budget, and including the os
 
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EasyTransfer

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Perfect build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£184.24 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.85 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£116.06 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.97 @ Dabs)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£72.96 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£65.00 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£318.50 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 600T White Graphite ATX Mid Tower Case (£144.46 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£74.09 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£12.97 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.59 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1139.69
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-03 01:28 BST+0100)
 
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