600£ Gaming PC. Looking for build

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Hello friends, heard this is a great place for questions about computers and hardware, so here we go:


Budget: 600£ +- 50£

Purchase date: probably this week

System usage: Games like rust/dayz/lol/sc2/ect as well as everyday casual usage

parts preference
1) would prefer intel cpu (more options for upgrade in the future given mb connection ? )
2) might consider buying a second monitor later on (DO NOT INCLUDE MONITOR IN BUILD). will be used for work and disabled. Gaming on single monitor. just wondering about connections to GPU
3) I am thinking about buying SSD ~240gb instead of hdd because ssd is nice, but im compact with space and don't need hundreds of GB of space.

do not need no monitor/mouse/keyboard/OS/ just the 'box'. Given future overclocking should I consider a separate cooler and some paste ?

Location UK mainland

Additional info Would prefer my tower not to make too much noise , also I have little knowledge about computer hardware and have never built a system myself. So my preferences might not make any sense - please let me know.


Thanks in advance to everyone's efforts
 
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This should do more than well:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.25 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£87.60 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.61 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.80 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£159.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.18...
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This should do more than well:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.25 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£87.60 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.61 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.80 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£159.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.18 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.11 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £647.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

EDIT: Just add the cheapest DVD-drive you can find (I forgot that in my build).
 
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Just a bit cheaper case and no CPU cooler (you can add that later). Also includes the DVD-drive this time:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£87.60 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.61 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.80 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£159.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.11 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.09 @ Aria PC)
Total: £616.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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thanks again for your quick response !

Do you think it would be a idea worth considering if we cut ~ 30pounds from cpu and add to gpu for something like Msi R9 280x ? is there a considerable difference between 280 and 280x ?

The only reasoning behind my thoughts is that I've heard that a most expensive component in gaming pc should be gpu ? or is it a silly rule to follow ?

EDIT: do you think I should consider a some kind of case cooler ? or they come built in ? Because now if I understand correctly the only will be aftermarket one for cpu and the ones on gpu ?
 
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Most cases will come with fans of their own, so no need to worry about that.

Generally it would be a good idea to spend more on the GPU than the CPU, but to do that you'll need to either get a non-overclockable CPU, or go AMD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£100.69 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£79.19 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.61 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.80 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£203.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£60.06 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.09 @ Aria PC)
Total: £612.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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Right.. I will do some read on overclocking and reconsider the benefits of it . Thank you vm! ( or I could just add £ 40 to the budget for gpu )

EDIT: considering im going with 280x what non overclockable cpu would be a decent choice ? ( the motherboard should be different as well ? )
 
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Non-overclocking build from Intel:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£119.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£57.23 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.61 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.80 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£203.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£60.06 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.09 @ Aria PC)
Total: £610.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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I am finally considering going with the build Eduello first recommended just swapping Gpu with R9 280x , and power supply to 650w.
Skipping on optical drive since it has been years since the last time i used cd's and I might also skip on off market cooler until i decide to overclock.

Final build looks like this:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/f6FFK8) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/f6FFK8/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | £155.94 @ Aria PC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97pro4) | £87.60 @ Scan.co.uk
**Memory** | [Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/team-memory-tlbd38g1600hc9dc01) | £55.61 @ Amazon UK
**Storage** | [Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct256mx100ssd1) | £76.80 @ Aria PC
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9280xgaming3g) | £203.14 @ Scan.co.uk
**Case** | [NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210002) | £31.18 @ Scan.co.uk
**Power Supply** | [XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650xxxb9) | £60.06 @ CCL Computers
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £670.33

would appreciate any final comments/suggestions on this build (maybe some part isn't really necessary, ect. ?)


EDIT: going with corsair memory due to more reliable brand/reviews ( http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9 )
 
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I have just noticed that in pcpartpicker website under my build it says that this NZXT case is not compatible with selected motherboard and GPU. should I pay attention to this ?
 
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