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gibby1690

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ok so i have a pal who stays in denmark and hes been talking about joining me in the world of PC gaming.

he has asked me to hit him with a few ideas for a rig, and have been told no expense spaired lol

so im not the greatest at this seeing as i ended up with an i3 lol

just wondering your opinions. he wants it to look nice aswell as be best he can get to try and future proof it as much as possible.

he doesnt want some mad hyper 2000£ machine though just a good solid performer for maybe 1000-1500

would be a reall help as im well under qualified for this stuff lol
 
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Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2f3YB/by_merchant/
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Z 70SB150200000 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1288.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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im guessing its only for gaming, he has a pc he uses at the moment for browsing and stuff but this would be his main rig for that aswell i suppose. Maybe movies and streaming but mostly gaming.



 
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gibby1690

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is there not a better GPU with maybe 3-4 gb vram i could pair with this, as most games are wanting that now are they not?
 
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we can do better than 770 -

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2f48w
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£156.87 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£104.66 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£103.04 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£96.59 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£152.70 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£61.00 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£287.75 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£58.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£55.35 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.18 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£67.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1158.09
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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lxgoldsmith

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how about 6?

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2f4df
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£156.87 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£104.66 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£103.04 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£96.59 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£152.70 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£61.00 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) (£287.75 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) (£287.75 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£58.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£78.99 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£13.18 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£67.97 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1469.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-04 22:30 GMT+0000)
 
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quiet like the sounds of this one lol think i will post him this see what he says :)

 
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gibby1690

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i would kinda hope he would maybe chose that stuff himself just general ideas im giving him ( well your giving him lol)

 
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 - http:// - $269.99

RAM: 8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - http:// - $29.00

GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7990 6 GB GDDR5 - http:// - $799.99

SSD: Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 1 TB - http:// - $521.00

PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1000W - http:// - $169.99

Motherboard: ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM - http:// - $98.00

PC Box: NZXT Technologies Matte Black CA-H630F-M1 - http:// - $155.00

DVD-ROM: ASUS DRW-24F1ST - http:// - $17.99

TOTAL: $2060.96 / 1 260.37£

This should be perfect for him and I guarantee that it will max out even the toughest games in a 5 year period, beginning in 2014.

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gibby1690

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looks pretty sweet :)
 
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gibby1690

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think its fair to say ive not got a clue about this stuff lol though i was getting some were aswell haha,

should be a good laugh us trying to figure it out, him in denmark me in scotland lol

 
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Don't worry, I can guarantee you with my 2 hands that there won't be a game in the next 5 years this beast won't demolish!
 
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gibby1690

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what about the 1333mhz RAm should it not be 1600 or 1866 MHz at least as obv its faster.

and 1000w is overkill for 1 gpu is it notthe rest looked good tho
 
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1333 MHz is absolutely fast enough, but if you want, of course, you can get RAM with higher speed (You still won't find 8 GB DDR3 RAM for $29.00 - 17.71£ like the one I chose). You shouldn't consider 1000W an overkill, 7990 is a dual GPU (made of 2 x HD 7970), so 1000W is definitely my recommendation + the components must have some Wattage to breathe in. Good luck! : )
 
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Btw, don't worry! I have fixed the links and they are now working on my first post!
 
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lxgoldsmith

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I know you don't want to spend more than 1.5k on this build

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2fBEK
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£165.90 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£87.41 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£108.03 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£96.59 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£154.23 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£154.23 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£59.49 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) (£210.98 @ Dabs)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) (£210.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£58.98 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£3.63 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Arctic Cooling Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (£3.63 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£78.99 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£67.93 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1473.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-05 22:58 GMT+0000)
 
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that looks like a very nice build and in budget aswell, only thing ive been thinking is the guys going to be even more of a noob than me lol so XFor SLI i think he should maybe stay away from at first as i know you can have alot of diffuculty with that compaired to just a single GPU. So maybe that build there but with the 7990 6gb card you suggested yesterday could be a good idea

 
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I suggested you the HD 7990, not lxgoldsmith!

 
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