Building a gaming PC (possibly) for under £800...

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I was thinking of building a PC to play some fairly high end games at high settings. I've put together this build http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GJgwkL based on that I've seen around. However if anyone has any advice on how to improve this it is very welcome. The thing is I also saw this pre-built rig http://www.palicomp.co.uk/gaming-pcs/INTEL-Haswell-i5-Commander.html which seems to be very good and similar to what I have for a low price. Does anyone have any advice on this? Hopefully this is in the right place... Thanks a lot, Joe :D
 
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This would be a better alternative to the prebuilt one
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£127.19 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.24 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£53.95 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£119.98 @ Amazon...
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Wow so do you think the pre-built? It would mean I wouldn't have to build anything so I couldn't mess up... It is cheaper as well so I guess it's probably the way to go :D
 
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I feel that your custom build is better. The i5 will beat the 8350 in single core computations but the 4 extra cores will definitely be more beneficial as games begin to utilize more cores (eg. BF4 and Watch_Dogs). The GTX 770 outperforms the 270X. The one thing that I would definitely change is the PSU. Corsair Builder series have lower quality components. I would go with this PSU.

Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£77.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
 
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Most definitely, saves you the time and effort of building the pc. Go with the Intel and enjoy your new pc:)

 
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This would be a better alternative to the prebuilt one
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£127.19 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.24 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£53.95 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£119.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.59 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£56.99 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.84 @ Dabs)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£64.26 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £609.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-07 19:53 BST+0100)
 
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This seems like a really good build :) I was just wondering if there is any point of maybe going for another video card although I'm not sure how well this performs already. Would there be any real difference in the card I have in the build now and this one?

 
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As for the GPU, decide between Nvidia or AMD. AMD is generally cheaper, but Nvidia offers PhysX. Compare the GTX 760 and R9 270x. They perform similarly, but the 2 differences are price and PhysX. Some people really like PhysX.
Take a look at your game library. If the most played games are AMD enhanced, then go with an AMD card. Do likewise with Nvidia enhanced games.
 
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