Custom Self Built Gaming Computer £1000 Budget

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jdmmorton

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Budget = £1000
Including Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, Monitor

I want it to last at least 3-4 Years and is able to play demanding games such as battlefields and payday 2.I wish to self build as i like the challenge.
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plywrlw
To offer an alternative suggestion, if you don't want to overclock, this build benefits from 8 threads over the i5's 4 (the Xeon is basically an i7 without integrated graphics) and also has an SSD for lightning-fast loading times and responsiveness.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£62.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.79 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM...
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KalTorak

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Hi jdmmorton

This would be a nice build that will last quite a while, I wasnt sure if you needed an OS, so this wasnt included.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.86 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£66.77 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£59.66 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.38 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£61.86 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.65 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: BenQ GL2450HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£113.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 - UK Layout Wired Standard Keyboard (£11.00 @ Ebuyer)
Mouse: Logitech M500 Wired Laser Mouse (£30.71 @ Amazon UK)
Speakers: Logitech Z313 25W 2.1ch Speakers (£56.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £972.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 11:08 BST+0100
 
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prit87

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£173.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.86 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£88.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.00 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.38 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.80 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.65 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£119.99 @ Aria PC)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard (£12.89 @ More Computers)
Mouse: Cooler Master CM Storm Xornet Wired Optical Mouse (£15.03 @ Amazon UK)
Speakers: Logitech Z313 25W 2.1ch Speakers (£56.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £989.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 12:39 BST+0100
 
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To offer an alternative suggestion, if you don't want to overclock, this build benefits from 8 threads over the i5's 4 (the Xeon is basically an i7 without integrated graphics) and also has an SSD for lightning-fast loading times and responsiveness.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£62.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.79 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.80 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.93 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.29 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Zalman ZM-K400G Wired Gaming Keyboard (£15.99 @ Ebuyer)
Mouse: Cooler Master CM Storm Xornet Wired Optical Mouse (£15.03 @ Amazon UK)
Speakers: Logitech Z323 30W 2.1ch Speakers (£43.28 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £999.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 13:31 BST+0100
 
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You won't benefit from the Xeon's hyper threading if you aren't processing large files and doing editing and stuff, and with a CPU cooler and the fun and satisfaction overclocking can give you, the i5-4690K is an unbeatable choice and i5 4690k when oced can give the same performance as i7 4790 .

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g-unit1111

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Yeah I agree, no reason for a Xeon for gaming. I also agree about not purchasing cheap speakers and putting more money back in the tower. You can always use the speakers built into your monitor and get some much better ones later on.

Maybe try something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler (£42.41 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£67.79 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£56.90 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card (£260.05 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£81.87 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.31 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £896.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-22 18:04 BST+0100

Then you can add whatever monitor, keyboard and mouse you want.
 
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Gtx 770 form gtx 970 is a serious downgrade.
 
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Whilst I agree that a lot of current games will perform the same on an i5 there is an increasing trend towards newer games, especially console ports, demanding an i7 (or Xeon) to play on ultra. This trend is sure to continue and if the OP has no plans to overclock then they would be better investing their money into extra threads. After all, the price of the Xeon is almost the same as the i5 4690K anyway.

Some examples are The Evil Within and Watch Dogs plus there are some multiplayer games like BF4 that will also utilise the extra threads.

As for the motherboard, the price between the ATX and mATX H97 Pro4 is very similar so if you think you'll need the extra PCIe/PCI slots go for it!
 
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