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Lei Wulong

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Hi I'm currently looking at building a pc that will mainly be used for gaming (I'm investing in this instead of a next-gen console) and a teeny tiny bit of light programming work. The budget is under £900 (I live in the UK) but I'd like to save as much as I can if possible! I'd love to have it built within a week but I don't mind waiting for a little longer for certain parts.
I've already produced a rough guide on pcpartpicker: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/sephiroth0011/saved/9tYLrH

Some important notes:

  • I'm never going to overclock so I'm wondering whether I need to bother with a k processor or not? And I don't really need an amazing motherboard for the same reason or an aftermarket cooler

    I'm not going to be gaming at a higher resolution than 1080p for at least a few years either so is it even worth picking up an r9 290?

    I would kinda prefer a quiter computer so any advice to help with that?

    I'm also completely open to case recommendations because I honestly cannot decide!
 
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For the case, they are mostly personal preference. Good brands to look at for cases would be Corsair and CoolerMaster.

Not going to overclock? - Dont get a K processor.

For the graphics card, I would get that anyway, but you don't really need it.
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instead of going broke, i would just go for well-rounded balanced build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£127.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.88 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£210.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master K380 ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.59 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.34 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£12.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £584.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-16 13:35 BST+0100
 
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Get the parts you want but get an after-market cooler if you want quieter results. About the case.. i dont know.. check if the motherboard/psu/GPU fits in it and if you like the style too take it!
 
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For the case, they are mostly personal preference. Good brands to look at for cases would be Corsair and CoolerMaster.

Not going to overclock? - Dont get a K processor.

For the graphics card, I would get that anyway, but you don't really need it.
 
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