I think I have a basic idea of what I want (I could be completely off the mark with it though haha..) but I'd be very grateful if anyone could take a look over this list and tell me if I'm going for the right things or not! I want a PC that could handle simple games like Don't Starve, all the way up to the more demanding games like Battlefield 4, in a good enough quality to record and edit videos. I have around £1200 to work with which is around $1980 I think. I am flexible though, if I need to go a little higher I can, and the build I've put up as my example is £100 or so over but ideally I'd like to get that down. I don't need to include the mouse or keyboard in the build, but I would like a monitor! So far this is what I've got:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£172.53 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.95 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£105.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.43 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£70.06 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£66.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£398.35 @ CCL Computers)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£15.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case (£98.49 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.96 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.93 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: BenQ GL2450HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£117.98 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1317.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-24 23:27 GMT+0000)
Is there anything I should change? Is anything too powerful or not powerful enough for what I need? And, really, I'd like to cut corners on something to get the price down a little. Thanks in advance!
(EDIT - whoops forgot some stuff)
This is for the UK.
Not sure whether to overclock (I feel ridiculous, I know it's better to overclock but I'm not sure how to do it).
Monitor resolution - anything 1080+ , I don't mind paying a bit more for something better.
Upgrading because I currently have a laptop to game on (which is terrible) and I've started recording youtube gameplay footage.
And one more question - is this build ok for a 2 screen setup?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£172.53 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.95 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£105.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.43 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£70.06 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£66.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£398.35 @ CCL Computers)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£15.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case (£98.49 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£103.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.96 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.93 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: BenQ GL2450HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£117.98 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1317.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-24 23:27 GMT+0000)
Is there anything I should change? Is anything too powerful or not powerful enough for what I need? And, really, I'd like to cut corners on something to get the price down a little. Thanks in advance!
(EDIT - whoops forgot some stuff)
This is for the UK.
Not sure whether to overclock (I feel ridiculous, I know it's better to overclock but I'm not sure how to do it).
Monitor resolution - anything 1080+ , I don't mind paying a bit more for something better.
Upgrading because I currently have a laptop to game on (which is terrible) and I've started recording youtube gameplay footage.
And one more question - is this build ok for a 2 screen setup?
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