Hi.
I would need some advice as its been many years since I was dealing with desktop parts/assembly and not really familiar with todays price/performance. Starting from scratch.
Approximate Purchase Date: september-october
Budget Range: 700 - 750 GBP, possibly with shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, be able to run anything for at least 3 years on high settings, multimedia, everything else
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: any UK retailers
Location: London
Parts Preferences: I would prefer Intel, unless someone can recommend a much better AMD build for the same price.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: does not really matters, just need a cheap starter monitor - will upgrade later
I dont need: Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers
Additional Comments: I would like to use this system for a few years before needed any major upgrades. Maybe a better MOBO and a spacious tower to make future upgrades possible.
Possible SLi or Crossfire and overclocking later on.
SSD not important at the moment, but if you can include it within the budget that would be cool.
I was trying to make a build myself, but was not sure about many things (PSU, GPU, tower, etc). I would love to hear some opinions on this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown 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 (£24.98 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£81.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£61.28 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£169.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£43.80 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.64 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor (£99.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £734.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 10:12 BST+0100
Thanks in advance
I would need some advice as its been many years since I was dealing with desktop parts/assembly and not really familiar with todays price/performance. Starting from scratch.
Approximate Purchase Date: september-october
Budget Range: 700 - 750 GBP, possibly with shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, be able to run anything for at least 3 years on high settings, multimedia, everything else
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: any UK retailers
Location: London
Parts Preferences: I would prefer Intel, unless someone can recommend a much better AMD build for the same price.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: does not really matters, just need a cheap starter monitor - will upgrade later
I dont need: Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers
Additional Comments: I would like to use this system for a few years before needed any major upgrades. Maybe a better MOBO and a spacious tower to make future upgrades possible.
Possible SLi or Crossfire and overclocking later on.
SSD not important at the moment, but if you can include it within the budget that would be cool.
I was trying to make a build myself, but was not sure about many things (PSU, GPU, tower, etc). I would love to hear some opinions on this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown 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 (£24.98 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£81.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£61.28 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£169.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£43.80 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.64 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor (£99.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £734.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 10:12 BST+0100
Thanks in advance