Need Help with a PC gaming rig UK

JackNCFC · Aug 27, 2014

Hey guys! I have about £700 to spend on a gaming computer, however I have no idea what parts to use as I have never done it before could you guys show me some builds? I can also not overspend at all

Ps all parts must be purchased from Aria.com for convenience reasons.
Thanks in advance.

prit87 · Aug 27, 2014

well i can give u the parts list later you can buy it from your mentioned website.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.00 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.28 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£66.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£201.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case (£50.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer (£19.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £644.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 17:58 BST+0100

JackNCFC · Aug 27, 2014

prit87 :

well i can give u the parts list later you can buy it from your mentioned website.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.00 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.28 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£66.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£201.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case (£50.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.75 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer (£19.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £644.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 17:58 BST+0100

Thanks, what kind of graphic settings could this run on games like battlefield skyrim and planetside2?

prit87 · Aug 27, 2014

it can run any games at ultra settings with msaa x 2 with good fps i will say BF4 on 50+ fps .....

JackNCFC · Aug 27, 2014

prit87 :

damn that's sweet, but 1 question, what does anti aliasing do?

prit87 · Aug 27, 2014

well it smoothen the edges and refine the texture........for more detailed info visit this site...http://www.tweakguides.com/Graphics_11.html

plywrlw · Aug 27, 2014

Definitely cheaper to buy from several stores but this is all from Aria apart from Windows which isn't listed for Aria for some reason.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£62.34 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£64.79 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card (£200.59 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.98 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.21 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Total: £621.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 18:25 BST+0100

For Windows add about £70 to make it close to your £700 budget

JackNCFC · Aug 27, 2014

plywrlw :

Definitely cheaper to buy from several stores but this is all from Aria apart from Windows which isn't listed for Aria for some reason.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£62.34 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£64.79 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card (£200.59 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.98 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.21 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Total: £621.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 18:25 BST+0100

For Windows add about £70 to make it close to your £700 budget

Thanks for the help, what frames would you say this gets on battlefield skyrim planet side etc

prit87 · Aug 27, 2014

you will get almost equal fps in games in both the setup just the i5 4690 is a locked cpu and i5 4690k is a unlocked one so u can overclock it to boost its power.
and the evga g2 is a Superior PSU tier 1 PSU which have 10 solid years of warranty..we both have given same cards so performance wise u will see no difference unless u OC the processor.

JackNCFC · Aug 27, 2014

prit87 :

Ahh okay

JackNCFC · Aug 27, 2014

prit87 :

Would you say your build would fit into a nzxt case?

plywrlw · Aug 27, 2014

The XFX PSU is by no means a bad PSU, it's still tier 2a and made by Seasonic, it's just that limiting yourself to Aria makes the overall build more expensive so I went for a cheaper but still great unit! Aria don't actually sell the EVGA Supernova G2.

If you want to overclock your CPU you will need a "K" processor and a "Z" series board but it's only worth paying the extra if you are actually going to be overclocking!

JackNCFC · Aug 27, 2014

plywrlw :

Ok, say I wasn't limited to aria would would be the best build you could give me for £700?

prit87 · Aug 27, 2014

if the case have a cpu cooler height of 160 mm or more and a vga card clearance of more 285 mm then yes.
you have to remove the HDD cages of the 210 case to fit the card it have a clearance of 230mm With Drive Cages
330mm Without Drive Cages .

prit87 · Aug 27, 2014

plywrlw :

i am not telling that the xfx is a bad brand but i am just telling that g2 is superior.

plywrlw · Aug 27, 2014

JackNCFC :

That depends on whether you want an overclockable processor or not? Do you think you'll want to overclock?

plywrlw · Aug 27, 2014

This is the best I can do, I've limited it to about 3 merchants so some parts can be bought slightly cheaper elsewhere but there's less than a fiver in it which would probably be eaten up by shipping costs any way.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£126.14 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£38.90 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: GeIL EVO CORSA Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£296.34 @ Aria PC)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.96 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£58.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.39 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£71.60 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £738.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 19:32 BST+0100

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