Looking to build a decent pc for gaming and streaming.

Gaius Baltar

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As it says in the title, i'm looking to build a decent pc for both gaming and streaming. I have a budget of £1300. Help would be greatly appreciated.
 
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In that case you could build a brutal GTX590 SLI gaming PC. Something like that:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£235.40 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£57.89 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£101.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£63.50 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£62.01 @ Amazon UK)...
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£189.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£77.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£63.50 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£61.63 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£380.99 @ Dabs)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.65 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£64.38 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£17.35 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) (£81.50 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£267.89 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1286.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-23 02:05 GMT+0000)
 


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Also fits right under your budget!

Do you require an OS or Monitor? Do you want to include gaming peripherals in your budget?
 


In that case you could build a brutal GTX590 SLI gaming PC. Something like that:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£235.40 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£57.89 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£101.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£63.50 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£62.01 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case (£104.38 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£128.01 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£17.35 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£267.89 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1082.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-24 00:52 GMT+0000)

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-Graphics-768-bit-Display-Express/dp/B004SVJEQ8/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1390523724&sr=1-1&keywords=GTX+590
 
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