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Hi my current pc is constantly suffering from BSOD and struggles massively on ARMA, so I'm going to attempt to build a pc for roughly £850 ($1450). I have a very limited knowledge of parts and componants, hence me posting here :)

My friend has advised the following items;


Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 DirectCU II OC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card

Corsair CC-9011041-WW Carbide Series 200R Windowed Compact ATX Performance Computer Case - Black

Corsair Builder Series CX 600 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply Unit

Corsair CW-9060007-WW Hydro Series H60 High Performance 120mm Rad All-In-One Liquid CPU Cooler

Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5 inch Basic SATA Solid State Drive

G.Skill 8GBXL Main Memory DDR3 8 GB PC1600 CL9 Ram Kit 2x 4 GB

Asus Z87-K USB3.0 Motherboard (4x DDR3, ATX, 1x PCI Express 3x16, Intel, 6x Serial ATA 6.0Gbps)

Intel Core i7 4770 Quad Core Retail CPU (Socket 1150, 3.40GHz, 8MB, Haswell, 84W, Intel Graphics, BX80646I74770, 4th Generation Intel Core, Turbo Boost Technology 2.0)

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 x64 English 1 Pack DSP OEI DVD LCP (PC)

the total cost comes to £865.

I'm led to believe the performance of this would be great and more than suitable for a few years.
If anyone could suggest any improvement for my money, or alternate options It would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Tom
 
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The 3570k is very good but I don't recommend buying old parts. There's just no advantage to it. Get a 4th gen i5 and a Z97 or H97 motherboard.
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That psu is enough watts, but it's quality is mediocre at best. I recommend getting a better one in the 600-650w range.

That cpu will not overclock, and if you knew that and didn't intend to anyway, you don't need a Z87 or Z97 motherboard.

The GTX760 is very good, but in this price range, you should go for the R9 280x or GTX770. You can get the extra money to do so by dropping to an i5.
 
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Thanks for the replies, so far

CTurbo, what psu would you recommend?

Given the advice so far, would it make sense to go for the following in place of the I7 processor and GTX 760


- Intel Core i5 4670K Quad Core Retail CPU (Socket 1150, 3.40GHz, 6MB, Haswell, 84W, Intel Graphics, BX80646I74770, 4th Generation Intel Core, Turbo Boost Technology 2.0)

- Asus GTX 770 Nvidia GeForce DirectCU II OC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card (PCI Express 3.0, HDMI, DVI-I, DVI-D, Display Port, 256 Bit, 3D Vision Ready, GPU Boost 2.0)

The price is more or less the same but would give better performance right?
 
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Yes performance would be improved. Both are an upgrade to what you have listed. The I7 is hyper threaded and the I5 is unlocked for possible overclocking so they are a wash performance wise cosidering the 80$ price difference. The 770 is considerable better than the 760.
 
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The i5 + GTX770 would be much MUCH better in gaming than the i7 + GTX760. Really, for the same price, I would get a locked i5 + R9 290 and that would be even better.

Compare these-

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zthHRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zthHRB/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($76.66 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $646.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available


vs


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BsHMTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BsHMTW/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $669.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available


vs


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/h6ngQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/h6ngQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $669.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available




They are all 3 almost the same price, but the cheapest one is actually the best, and it's really not even close.

That is what I call best bang for your buck.




I recommend one of these psus. They are both $59 and are top notch quality.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg620m

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650snlb9
 
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