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Rob893

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I am looking at building a custom gaming rig. This will be my first build and I have about £900 ($1500) to play with.

All I am really looking for is a rig that can play the latest games on high/ultra at 60+ FPS. It will only be used for Gaming/Browsing.

This is what I have so far, it is based on an online system configurator as I don't really know what's good and what's bad so any feedback is much appreciated:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/C9r2WZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/C9r2WZ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£119.03 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£74.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£66.17 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.20 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£211.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case (£89.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£106.13 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.64 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.77 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £866.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-03 21:26 BST+0100

Any advice or changes to this setup would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Rob
 
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You could save alot of money by going for the r9 280 (non x) instead as it cost roughly £160-170 and you wont see much performance loss at all and perhaps use the money you save on an i5-4690k.

Just a suggestion.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/QMNJgs

also i don't recommend overclockers, they should be called 'overpricers' and bad customer service.
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very good components, good quality and reliability. Go with a WD blue, green or black hdd as seagate hdd:s get kind of loud and arent very reliable, go with the MSI or XFX R9 280x THE GIGABYTE R9 280X WINDFORCE GETS VERY, VERY LOUD!
 
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Here is what I would get with a 900£ budget:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/7qnst6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/7qnst6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£163.14 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.98 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£101.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.18 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.20 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£211.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£75.41 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.15 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.64 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.77 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £898.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-05 07:56 BST+0100

Or if you can go a bit over budget, the same build with a better card:

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£163.14 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.98 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£101.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.18 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.20 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (£225.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£75.41 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.15 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.64 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.77 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £913.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-05 07:58 BST+0100

I would not go for MSI as they have coil whine, and I hate that noise.
 
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Rob893

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I have tweaked my build a little bit. Changed the CPU for an i5 4690k, reduced the power supply down to 750w and changed the hard drive to a WD Black series.

What motherboard should I be looking at for this kind of PC? Also, what sort of CPU cooling should I get?

Thanks!
 
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Rob893

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Would help, if I actually posted my updated build!

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/CGd8bv
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/CGd8bv/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.94 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£66.17 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£101.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£211.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case (£89.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.99 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.64 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £857.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-07 16:05 BST+0100
 
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Great build for the price. Go ahead and get a Hyper 212 EVO if you would like.
 
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Rob893

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Sorry for going quiet guys, I moved house and have only just got internet back!

Here is my (hopefully) final build. It's creeping a bit over budget but it's all good:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QR6NG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QR6NG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.34 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.63 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£95.87 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£101.58 @ More Computers)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Tri-X Toxic Video Card (£267.74 @ CCL Computers)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case (£89.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£88.83 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.64 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1033.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-20 21:31 BST+0100

Any feedback is still welcome!
 
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