Budget gaming PC, opinion on parts for the build?

paul_hagan98

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Hi guys. I have been looking at parts for a gaming pc. Found a website and these came to £642(20% interest for building it), and I have a few questions.

The parts:
GIGABYTE Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 chipset ATX Mainboard /w 4 RAM slots, 7.1 HD Audio, HDMI, USB 3.0

Intel i5-4670K quad core 3.40GHz 6mb cache + HD graphics(over clockable)

8GB dual channel memory Kingston hyperX /w heat spreader

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 2GB 16X PCle 3.0 video card

Corsair 600 Watts CX600 gaming power supply

500GB SATA-III 6.0 Gb/s Cache Hard Drive.
(Haven't include case).

I just wondering if those parts were any good performance wise and would it be future proof? All considering my budget. Also would it be cheaper to buy parts myself and if so what websites are good for that?

Lastly, feel free to give me any other suggestions for parts, but explain the difference cause I know basically nothing about computers.

Note: I will be playing games such as CoD and world of Warcraft? Want to potentially max or run the games on bet high settings. Also, my budget is around the £600 mark, preferably NVIDIA/intel for processor/GPU(if you suggest parts).

Regards,

Paul Hagan.
 

PepitoTV

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Definitely better to buy everything separate, you can put together something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£104.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£94.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£55.83 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.11 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£179.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.69 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £604.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-03 23:04 BST+0100)
 
Or like this!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£77.78 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.04 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.11 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£179.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£58.49 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £629.35
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-03 23:07 BST+0100)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£104.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£98.48 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£62.26 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.11 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£179.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case (£63.97 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.69 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £632.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-03 23:11 BST+0100)
 
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