Need suggestions for my first PC Build

Raucous · May 15, 2014

Hi everyone!

I'm new to PC building and really want to get it right the first time.
Prepared to spend up to around £2000. But would prefer to be closer to £1000
I'm living in the UK.

I will mainly be using the PC for:

Playing League of Legends, editing videos and streaming.
However I would like to be able to play most games on the market on decent graphics.
I would like a mid-high range build that will last for a decent amount of time.
I don't think I want to overclock but if it is highly recommended I will try.

If anyone could help me with any suggestions at all that would be great.

Raucous

rgd1101 · May 15, 2014

first suggestions is to give tell us your budget.

Raucous · May 15, 2014

rgd1101 :

Have updated it

numanator · May 15, 2014

This is a good place to start:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£160.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£57.89 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£151.97 @ Dabs)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£61.01 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£58.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (£400.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£78.89 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£81.46 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£79.77 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1170.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-15 16:38 BST+0100)

If you plan to do a lot of editing, then upgrade the CPU to an i7-4770k and the RAM to 16 gb (2x8gb). This build will handle all games at max settings 1080p resolution. If you plan to play across 3 monitors, on a 144hz monitor or at 1440p then there are some (more expensive) upgrades that can be made. Let me know if you have questions about individual parts or anything.

Raucous · May 15, 2014

numanator :

This is a good place to start:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£160.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£57.89 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£151.97 @ Dabs)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£61.01 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£58.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (£400.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£78.89 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£81.46 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£79.77 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1170.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-15 16:38 BST+0100)

If you plan to do a lot of editing, then upgrade the CPU to an i7-4770k and the RAM to 16 gb (2x8gb). This build will handle all games at max settings 1080p resolution. If you plan to play across 3 monitors, on a 144hz monitor or at 1440p then there are some (more expensive) upgrades that can be made. Let me know if you have questions about individual parts or anything.

Thanks a lot thats really helpful. You've included windows 8, is it worth learning to use it rather than getting windows 7 which i'm used to?

TomDuncan · May 18, 2014

Raucous :

numanator :

Thanks a lot thats really helpful. You've included windows 8, is it worth learning to use it rather than getting windows 7 which i'm used to?

You can change the layout of windows 8 to look like the "normal" windows 7 home screen that most of us are used to. But it does look pretty snazzy

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