Spec a machine

breadbun

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Hello!

Firstly I apologise for the wrong location (if it is)

I am wanting to build my own PC, and unsure of what parts to buy, and was wondering if anyone wants to help spec out a PC for me.

Currently my budget is £1100 and the primary purpose of the machine will be gaming, however I need RAM for hosting VM's as well.

It would need to be an Intel chipset as well.

I basically need the following:
Case
Motherboard
RAM
CPU
Graphics card
SSD
PSU

I already have a monitor, and will purchase a better mouse, keyboard at a later date. And I already have an OS.

Now, I do have a hard disk already, for storage so if need be i can always wait until next month to buy an SSD and pump more into the main build. I do currently have an i7 2600 (non K) so that may be something to consider, however the motherboard is quite rubbish (£30 AsRock)/

I'm not entirely sure where to start. But for an SSD I have been looking at the following:

Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5 inch Basic SATA Solid State Drive for £94

Possibly a 5820 CPU, but i believe that require DDR4 RAM? And I would require at least 16GB of RAM for my VMs.

I was thinking nVidia 780 / 970? Not sure what's at the top now.

I am open to any suggestions!

Thanks,

James
 
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Edit: This is a re-edited build.. its 133 EU over what your budget is.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£279.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling ACFZI30 74.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£32.24 @ Amazon UK)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 Tri-Linear 2.7g Thermal Paste (£4.52 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£164.08 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£150.01 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£87.84 @ CCL Computers)...
Edit: This is a re-edited build.. its 133 EU over what your budget is.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£279.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling ACFZI30 74.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£32.24 @ Amazon UK)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 Tri-Linear 2.7g Thermal Paste (£4.52 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£164.08 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£150.01 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£87.84 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (£299.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 730T Black ATX Full Tower Case (£103.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£58.78 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer (£15.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Total: £1233.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-29 16:57 BST+0100

Or this, new parts and a bit cheaper.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£279.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling ACFZI30 74.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£32.24 @ Amazon UK)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 Tri-Linear 2.7g Thermal Paste (£4.52 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£156.82 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£150.01 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£87.84 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£259.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 730T Black ATX Full Tower Case (£103.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£58.78 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer (£15.60 @ Kustom PCs)
Total: £1185.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-29 17:01 BST+0100

 
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