£700 Gaming Build

HyperactiveSeagulls · Apr 29, 2014

Building a gaming PC with a budget of £700 after shipping, though I can spare a bit more on shipping if you think it’ll be worth it. I’m looking to buy all the parts this weekend.

Preferences:

Intel & Nvidia only.
Also Amazon.co.uk if possible, although I really don’t mind shopping elsewhere if it’s cheaper.
I can't do pick up right now, so I'm also dependant on delivery, not that that's a problem though.

Stuff I already have:
OS, Monitor (1920x1080), Mouse/Keyboard, Speakers… Pretty much everything that isn’t inside the case.

The list of parts so far (£660)

So:
Will this all fit/work? (Wanted to double check that I haven’t made any mistakes)
Can I improve it at all? (I have £40 of budget left, but I guess that covers Dark Souls 2… haha~)

Suztera · Apr 29, 2014

The link shows a private list.

HyperactiveSeagulls · Apr 29, 2014

Suztera :

Updated, sorry >.<

Transmaniacon · Apr 29, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£151.14 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£92.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£50.08 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.82 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£185.82 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.94 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.52 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £708.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-29 19:04 BST+0100)

Non-OC Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£137.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£72.36 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£50.08 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.82 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£239.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.94 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.52 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £704.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-29 19:05 BST+0100)

Gutlesswolverine · Apr 29, 2014

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3ALKF

What if I say that you can oc and have the 770 at the same time

Suztera · Apr 29, 2014

Why not R9 280X, it is cheaper and performs similar to GTX 770

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£137.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus H87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£75.76 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£50.08 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.82 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£219.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£58.99 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £701.20
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-29 19:11 BST+0100)

AMD option:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£104.39 @ Aria PC)
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 (£82.86 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£66.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£59.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.82 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card (£221.49 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£58.99 @ Dabs)
Total: £706.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-29 19:14 BST+0100)

HyperactiveSeagulls · Apr 29, 2014

Gutlesswolverine :

<3

I don't feel the need for an SSD, so I'll probably stick with this one

SethJPC · Apr 29, 2014

HyperactiveSeagulls :

Are you sure? SSDs give a noticeable speed increase.

HyperactiveSeagulls · Apr 29, 2014

SethJPC :

I plan on getting an SSD in the near future, this is simply what I'm buying to begin with

EDIT: I phrased the first comment about SSD's wrong, sorry XD

Transmaniacon · Apr 29, 2014

It's much easier to get one now, then to have to reinstall windows later.

HyperactiveSeagulls · Apr 29, 2014

Transmaniacon :

Fair point. Let me quickly swap some parts around...

HyperactiveSeagulls · Apr 29, 2014

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/br00talsushi/saved/4wxd

The 120Gb SSD should be fine, right? I could fit all of my steam library that would benefit properly from an SSD on there, I think.

Just means I'll have to wait for next week's payslip first ;P

Suztera · Apr 29, 2014

HyperactiveSeagulls :

Don't put a locked multiplier cpu on a z78 motherboard. Either get a 4670k with a z78 and a cooler or a locked i5 with a H87 and stock cooler.
Also I would change the power supply to a XFX or Seasonic power supply. Corsair CX series aren't great.

HyperactiveSeagulls · Apr 29, 2014

Suztera :

Updated the list.

What don't you like about the Corsair CX series?

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/br00talsushi/saved/4wxd

Transmaniacon · Apr 29, 2014

HyperactiveSeagulls :

You just want to use it for your OS and applications, maybe a game or two. Games don't really see a big performance boost, you might have slightly quicker load times but that's it. You also want to maintain about 50-60% capacity so the SSD operates at maximum efficiency.

The second build I posted above is for an i5-4570 non-OC build with an SSD and GTX 770.

HyperactiveSeagulls · Apr 29, 2014

Transmaniacon :

HyperactiveSeagulls :

You just want to use it for your OS and applications, maybe a game or two. Games don't really see a big performance boost, you might have slightly quicker load times but that's it. You also want to maintain about 50-60% capacity so the SSD operates at maximum efficiency.

The second build I posted above is for an i5-4570 non-OC build with an SSD and GTX 770.

Updated again with the aforementioned build in mind

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/br00talsushi/saved/4wxd

Transmaniacon · Apr 29, 2014

I would bump your RAM up to DDR3-1600, and go with a 2x4GB kit so you can run it in dual-channel mode.

HyperactiveSeagulls · Apr 29, 2014

Updated again. I originally had 1 8Gb stick so I had room for upgrades, but when I think about it I won't be upgrading for around 3 or 4 years XD What's the benefits of dual channel mode?

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/br00talsushi/saved/4wxd

andrei65 · Apr 29, 2014

Personally I would go with AMD for that budget and sli two 760's

Intel CPU's get you about 5-10 more FPS in most games , and most of Intel cpu's aren't overclockable . Here's my build ( no SSD ) with two 760's

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£76.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard (£72.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£169.97 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£169.97 @ Aria PC)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£52.84 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £719.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-29 20:28 BST+0100)

Transmaniacon · Apr 29, 2014

Higher memory bandwidth, and that motherboard has 4 RAM DIMMs so there is still room for expansion.

Transmaniacon · Apr 29, 2014

andrei65 :

Personally I would go with AMD for that budget and sli two 760's

Intel CPU's get you about 5-10 more FPS in most games , and most of Intel cpu's aren't overclockable . Here's my build ( no SSD ) with two 760's

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£76.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard (£72.41 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£169.97 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£169.97 @ Aria PC)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£52.84 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £719.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-29 20:28 BST+0100)

I would always go with a single GPU system over SLI/Xfire unless you need it. Multi-GPU systems add more heat, noise, driver issues, micro-stuttering, and power requirements.

andrei65 · Apr 29, 2014

I tried to give him max performance for his budget , and I know that it adds more heat and noise and power requirements but driver issues and micro-stuttering ? Never heard of that .

HyperactiveSeagulls · Apr 29, 2014

Transmaniacon :

Awesome

I'll probably stick with this then, thanks everyone for your help!

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/br00talsushi/saved/4wxd

HyperactiveSeagulls · Apr 29, 2014

andrei65 :

I appreciate the thought, but I don;t plan on using SLI/Crossfire 'cause of power/heat/noise, and I'm not a fan of AMD cpu's. Thanks anyway

andrei65 · Apr 29, 2014

HyperactiveSeagulls :

No problem . If you really don't want an amd cpu then go with Transmacion's buldt

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