£1700 gaming build

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£249.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£78.88 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£127.61 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£142.84 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£115.36 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£131.28 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£289.64 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£289.64 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XM (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£102.67 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£77.38 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.25 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.29 @ Aria PC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£22.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1709.82
 

iamlegend

Admirable
Here you go buddy:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pqgMyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pqgMyc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Formula ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($243.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: AMD 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($355.91 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($355.91 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1716.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-24 03:28 EDT-0400
 

KalTorak

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A build using Real money, not that funny stuff :p

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£249.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£78.88 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£94.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£130.00 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£74.39 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.38 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£424.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£424.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£94.96 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1669.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-24 12:06 BST+0100
 
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This build is pretty solid for 1700 quids although it definitely is overkill as it will max out games for years on end.