Good Gaming PC

UrBusted · Aug 12, 2014

Hi guys,
I am going to be building a gaming pc soon and these are the parts I have thought about as well as their prices. There is a £1350 budget to this. I would have gone with PcPartPicker UK but the prices there are more expensive compared to some of the places I go to. Please advise me on what to do with this gaming build.
I7 4790K + Asus Z97-K = £359.99
Samsung S22C150N 21.5 inch LED Monitor = £82.98
Kingston SSD 2.5" along with a bracket which makes it 3.5" = £50.00
Coolermaster HAF X V2 inc. side window = £125.10
Arctic Cooling F8 80mm x 4 = £15.16
Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Keyboard and Mouse = £29.99
Samsung 24x DVD writer = £15.99
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO = £30.95
Corsair Veganance 16gb RAM 8x2 1866MHZ = £131.46
2TB Western Digital 7200 RPM = £53.97
Total = £1,351.52
If you want to modify the setup, add it in and I'll check the price. I don't mind if it is made on PcPartPicker as long as it stays within the budget.
Thanks
UrBusted

UrBusted · Aug 12, 2014

Forgot to add, the PSU is Alpine 700W PC Power Supply Unit PSU and costs £17.94.

MeteorsRaining · Aug 12, 2014

Good build, but I've made some changes, you were spending too much on case and fans, and some imp upgrades too:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£227.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£63.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£100.52 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£138.62 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£56.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£369.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£66.80 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£77.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.64 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£79.37 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor (£151.67 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Microsoft 7ZJ-00001 Wired Ergonomic Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£28.01 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1423.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-12 18:45 BST+0100

i7 4790k, the best CPU.

16 GB 2133MHz/CL9 RAM Trident X.

A very good OCing MoBo

GTX 770 3GB

Liquid Cooling: H80i

120 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Tier 1 PSU, one of the best around

Better Case

Windows 8.1, DVD Writer, 23" FHD 1ms 60Hz, Mouse, keyboard

You said PCPartPicker was expensive so I hope you can fit the extra 75 bucks in that. Hope it helps

legend001523 · Aug 12, 2014

Why get a i7, cpu cooler isn't as good as air coolers its price, 16gb ram not needed, spend the money on a 780

MeteorsRaining · Aug 12, 2014

legend001523 :

Took your advice:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£166.54 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£100.52 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£138.62 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£56.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£375.59 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£66.80 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£77.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.64 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£79.37 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor (£151.67 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Microsoft 7ZJ-00001 Wired Ergonomic Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£28.01 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1370.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-12 19:00 BST+0100

Looks good isn't it?

legend001523 · Aug 12, 2014

Looks good, but take 16gb to a 8gb and spend the money on better motherboard

MeteorsRaining · Aug 12, 2014

legend001523 :

I don't see a reason in that,

You see, the MoBo is a very good solid one, with both SLI and CrossFire support, yes just 2933MHz RAM support.

For that concern, he may get this one (3200MHz):

Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£135.03 @ Ebuyer)

His budget increased only by 20 bucks. I don't think that'd bother him too much.

I don't see any betterment in Maximus VII series over this one, except a couple of more SATA ports.

legend001523 · Aug 12, 2014

I'go for a ranger or a gaming 5, but whatever happens, you still need tot take the ram down

UrBusted · Aug 12, 2014

Thanks for your replies! I want this PC to be future proof, which means running games coming out in the next 3-4 years on Ultra settings. After that, I will either build another PC or upgrade some of the parts, like the processor, the graphics card and maybe even getting SLI. That is why I am looking for 16gb of ram, and the good cooler so it can be overclocked.

UrBusted · Aug 12, 2014

Also I don't need the operating system since I have got 4 discs of Windows 8 and Windows 7 Professional left from my dads office.

legend001523 · Aug 12, 2014

Ram doesn'help woth fps even in the future, for 'future proofing', you would want to use more money on a 290x or a 780 ti, THAT is what will make your build last longer, not more ram

UrBusted · Aug 12, 2014

The RAM is important for me, since my current build doesn't allowed me to multi task that well. I've got a game open normally, minecraft or watchdogs while Photoshop or video editing software is open and currently, all my RAM is being used (8gb) which makes the game lag and the rendering a lot slower.

MeteorsRaining · Aug 12, 2014

Ok I got a 780 Ti without changing the RAM:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/mB7CZL

MeteorsRaining · Aug 12, 2014

UPDATE: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/yrPzXL 15 bucks less.

UrBusted · Aug 12, 2014

To the first build, that is infact a 780 ;p
The builds on top of me are good, but I am looking for a i7 4790k since it is well, a i7.

MeteorsRaining · Aug 12, 2014

UrBusted :

That's a Ti, look again.

legend001523 · Aug 12, 2014

The build above is okay, not too shabby

UrBusted · Aug 12, 2014

MeteorsRaining :

I'm talking about the one on the top. After my first post. Sorry for being so fussy though guys.

legend001523 · Aug 12, 2014

F yoour budget a i5 4690k and a 780 ti is very do able, the rest is up to you

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MeteorsRaining · Aug 12, 2014

Not a problem asker

And I agree with legend, this PC is a very powerful and adorable

UrBusted · Aug 13, 2014

I am deciding to redo this, as I have spent a few hours just watching PC builds on youtube. Inside of my budget is it possible to get the following.
I7 4790k
GTX 780/TI or the best 290x
NZXT H440
16gb RAM
Monitor
Keyboard and Mouse

legend001523 · Aug 13, 2014

UrBusted :

yes, I'd rather get the best r9 290x than a stock 780 ti

MeteorsRaining · Aug 13, 2014

A GTX 780 Ti should suit you just well. Also, i7 is irrelevant, but if it fits your budget with that card , not a problem

UrBusted · Aug 13, 2014

Once again the i7 is requested by me because its a i7. Games in the future will probably use hyperthreading and the fact that I am using this PC for the next 4ish years.

legend001523 · Aug 13, 2014

UrBusted :

kk, just try to fit a good r9 290x in there

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