First PC build. 1000-1100$ Budget. I live in Sweden

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Deadran

Deadran

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As the title implies; I want to build my very first PC. On a budget of 1000-1100$ w/monitor

Approximate Purchase Date: After Xmas

Budget Range:10001100$ including the monitor

System Usage from Most to Least Important:Gaming - web browsing - skype - minesweeper

Parts Not Required: Mouse & Keyboard

Preferred Website(s) for Parts:any UK or EU site

Country:Sweden

Parts Preferences:

Overclocking: Will probably oc most things by just a tiny bit.

SLI or Crossfire:I don't mind, if it's the better choice then fine, ofcourse! :)

Monitor Resolution:1920x1080, don't need any better, Preferably 120hz? ->IF<- it's possible

Additional Comments: I want windows 8.1, from what I've seen it's better at new games than win7, I do not need an ssd. Might upgrade to 1 itf
 
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bigcyco1

bigcyco1

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Here you go bud. This is an excellent price for an extremely good gaming build that will play pretty much everything you throw at it at high to ultra settings. When looking at cards for serious gaming, this is the card offering the most bang for the buck. These cards run very quiet, and never get too hot. And now that AMD R9 series is out, the Nvidia cards seem downright chilly by comparison so that's one of the reasons i choose it over a amd card . The Core i5-4670K, based off the Haswell architecture, replaces the last generation Ivy Bridge based Core i5-3570K, which was among the top processors for gaming from both a value and performance standpoint. With the Core i5-4670K, this story hasn’t changed.

Despite Intel focusing on power efficiency with the new Haswell processors, the new Core i5-4670K is once again a performer, sporting the same 3.4 GHz clock speed with the ability to turbo up to 3.8GHz as the last generation Core i5-3570K. That said, despite the Core i5-4670K receiving identical clock speeds as its last generation counterpart, it’s still able to pull of up to a 10-20% performance improvement depending on the workload. Since Haswell’s overclocking ability is relatively similar to what we saw in last generation Ivy Bridge parts, a mild overclock of up to 4.0-4.6 GHz (~15-25%+ performance improvement) is easily achievable with proper cooling.



























PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£165.59 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£49.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£105.44 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£67.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£168.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£91.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.22 @ Dabs)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.99 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor (£140.69 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1008.02
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 13:07 GMT+0000)
 
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Swordkd

Swordkd

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£70.51 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£104.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.57 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (£232.03 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case (£61.45 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£69.02 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.22 @ Dabs)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£65.99 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2453mh-LED 24.0" Monitor (£134.87 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1010.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 22:50 GMT+0000)

To compare the two builds:

I've used the Ivy Bridge 3570k over the 4670k because it still offers great performance, and is a more consistent overclocker. The difference in price is only 10 dollars, so either one is an option. The motherboard I've listed is the same one I have, and the same one a friend of mine has with a 4.7ghz overclock on the 3570k Cpu using a custom cooling loop.

If you'll see in the multitude of graphs, the 7970 beats the 760, and the 280x performs slightly better than a 7970, so I saved money where I could to afford that video card.

Solid cases in either build, your choice. I opted for the same brand PSU at a lesser efficiency to save money. While you will save money with a better efficiency Psu, I don't think you'll save that much to justify spending the extra money for it. Essentially the same ram both builds.

He uses one of my favorite coolers for the price, while I went for a closed loop dual 120mm cooler. Performance should be better with the Cooler Master, but the Noctua is no slouch either. I used the Cooler Master to help attain the highest overclock reasonably possible for that Cpu.

Same response time for the monitors(2ms) while mine is slightly larger, and slightly cheaper. Either brand is solid too.

Win8 or Win7, your choice.


 
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