For the past few months I've been researching building my first rig for gaming with decent specs. After numerous iterations I have come up with this and I'd simply like to know what you all think and whether I'm better off with different components.
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/gR8Jpg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/gR8Jpg/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£160.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.63 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£103.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£65.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£83.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (£229.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£58.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.74 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£79.47 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £915.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-18 20:47 BST+0100
PROBABLY DUMB QUESTIONS BELOW
I have a couple of questions about a few parts, sorry I just want to clarify a few details, such as the PSU. I have seen the tier list from Newegg and the XFX is right up at tier 1, but it seems to lack much coverage in terms of reviews and I was wondering why? It seems to fit perfectly in the price bracket I wanted and I couldn't really find any alternatives so I'm just curious as to why it seems quite unloved. Sorry, I just want to be sure that I'm not missing some important detail because I thought this would be an insanely popular choice but the facts state otherwise.
Anyway, I digress, another quick question is whether anyone can link me to help on how to set up my PC once its assembled. Aside from putting in the disc of windows I know I'll have to setup the SSD for booting up and everything else to the HDD, but I'm not really sure how to go about that so any help is appreciated.
Finally, I know I'll need a mountain of drivers so if anyone can link a page or video about what kind of drivers I'll need to search the internet for that would be great.
Thanks in advance.
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/gR8Jpg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/gR8Jpg/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£160.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.63 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£103.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£65.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£83.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£36.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (£229.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£58.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.74 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£79.47 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £915.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-18 20:47 BST+0100
PROBABLY DUMB QUESTIONS BELOW
I have a couple of questions about a few parts, sorry I just want to clarify a few details, such as the PSU. I have seen the tier list from Newegg and the XFX is right up at tier 1, but it seems to lack much coverage in terms of reviews and I was wondering why? It seems to fit perfectly in the price bracket I wanted and I couldn't really find any alternatives so I'm just curious as to why it seems quite unloved. Sorry, I just want to be sure that I'm not missing some important detail because I thought this would be an insanely popular choice but the facts state otherwise.
Anyway, I digress, another quick question is whether anyone can link me to help on how to set up my PC once its assembled. Aside from putting in the disc of windows I know I'll have to setup the SSD for booting up and everything else to the HDD, but I'm not really sure how to go about that so any help is appreciated.
Finally, I know I'll need a mountain of drivers so if anyone can link a page or video about what kind of drivers I'll need to search the internet for that would be great.
Thanks in advance.