Help me build £800 gaming PC.

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Anthony D

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Approximate Purchase Date: This week

Budget Range: £800 inc. tax/shipping etc.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Pure gaming rig.

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Parts to Upgrade: I need all components and peripherals including mouse, keyboard etc.

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Ebuyer

Location: London, UK

Parts Preferences: Whatever is best.

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Not for now but would be nice to keep it open for the future. Not essential.

Your Monitor Resolution: I need a monitor and would like it to be full HD 1080p and 24"

Additional Comments: I would like a 24" monitor (is 120hz+ overkill for this build?) and would be interested in getting an SSD if it works into the budget without sacrificing much (or I can go slightly over budget if it's not that much more)

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Because I finally have money to get a gaming PC for the first time in many years!

Thank you in advance!
 
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This is what I would go for. If the build of just for gaming there isn't that much point in overclocking unless it's a really big overclock.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£153.00 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£65.94 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.46 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card (£197.59 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower...
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This is what I got. I'm sorry I couldn't keep your website preferrence:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£60.50 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X+ BTC ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£56.16 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£81.54 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£63.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card (£116.74 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£80.20 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ GL2450HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£113.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: SteelSeries Apex [RAW] Wired Gaming Keyboard (£68.86 @ Amazon UK)
Mouse: SteelSeries 62020 Wired Optical Mouse (£22.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £753.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-08 14:15 BST+0100

The graphics card is available for future crossfiring. Also, the PSU would be more than enough for a future upgrade.
 
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Here is my suggestion for your build:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/r278P6

I didn't know if you wanted to overclock at any point so I included the higher end CPU and board just in case. I also added an after market cooler for that reason, if you wont be pushing your system then you probably don't need the cooler.

The price comes in a good chunk over your budget but if that is a deal breaker we can slim down the list a bit. for example we can loose that CPU cooler and the SSD to bring you closer to 800 quid. let me know what you think.

Several of the parts, including the motherboard, were not available from ebuyer but there is a list of other merchants online that you can get it from.
 
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I was referring to my specific build. If he crossfired two of the cards I recommended, then he would need a larger supply then the one I recommended. I wasn't referring to anything you said as I would never attack another person's build.
 
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Instead of putting more money into the RAM, case and PSU you should put more money into the GPU and CPU, especially as this build is purely for gaming. The r7 265 and the CPU you have chosen won't cut it for modern games at 1080p and high settings.
 
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ZeusGamer

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He can always make changes if need be.

I stayed under the budget as asked.
 
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TomSkini

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This is what I would go for. If the build of just for gaming there isn't that much point in overclocking unless it's a really big overclock.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£153.00 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£65.94 @ More Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.46 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card (£197.59 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.93 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.64 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: BenQ GL2450HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£113.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Logitech K750 Wireless Slim Keyboard (£59.21 @ Amazon UK)
Mouse: Cooler Master CM Storm Xornet Wired Optical Mouse (£14.58 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £805.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-08 14:32 BST+0100
 
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Anthony D

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OK this is fantastic, I can definitely work something out with all of this thanks guys.

One question - would a 120hz+ monitor i.e. BenQ XL2411Z be worth getting? I don't mind spending the extra £100 if the quality in monitor is going to be significant. Any thoughts?
 
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