Best gaming pc for around 1200 pounds?

Liamynwa · Nov 10, 2014

I'm looking to build a gaming pc to play games like arma, dayz and Bf4, please can you help?

okcnaline · Nov 10, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£243.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£84.12 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: EVGA Z97 FTW ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£194.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£125.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£89.72 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (£275.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.88 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£84.49 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1213.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-11 00:02 GMT+0000

iamlegend · Nov 10, 2014

Here you go buddy.

You can add another GTX 970 if you like, or you can purchase a monitor.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor (£169.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Scythe SCSMZ-2100 55.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£23.52 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£139.90 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Beast Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£65.91 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£47.93 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (£288.72 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case (£74.88 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£84.49 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £935.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-11 00:25 GMT+0000

rockie_ · Nov 10, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£233.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.82 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£129.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£89.72 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (£436.38 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£76.44 @ More Computers)
Total: £1191.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-11 01:02 GMT+0000

okcnaline · Nov 10, 2014

But I thought GTX 980 is a bit too much...

Kohwali · Nov 10, 2014

This is it:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.50 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.82 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.20 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£288.72 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£288.72 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£88.33 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£94.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1173.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-11 01:57 GMT+0000

-970s in SLI will eat up any game. Here are benchmarks in BF4:http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_970_sli_review,16.html
For £500 you can get the performance in games a Titan Z (£1200) would give.

-4 strong cores is all you'll need for 99% of PC games. So your money would be better spent on GPUs instead of an i7. Especially since you asked for a gaming build. Shots fired haha.

-Enthoo Pro is the best value full tower: http://youtu.be/cBhmn21ylkc

-EVGA G2 850W is all you'll need for CPU overclocking + GTX 900s SLI. 9.9/10 by JonnyGURU: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=377

Any questions?

rockie_ · Nov 10, 2014

@Kohwali , only 8GB RAM and no ssd for 1200 pound rig ? i dont trust SLI/Crossfire .

MasterDell · Nov 10, 2014

Only 8GB of RAM? What do you even mean? 8GB is more than enough.. Why spend money for no reason when you dont need to? Why dont you trust SLI? I still dont understand why people are so stuck on the past. SLI and Crossfire and SLI have no issues anymore.

Kohwali · Nov 10, 2014

MasterDell :

Thanks bro!

SSDs will cut 15-20 seconds off your boot time, but give no performance boost in games. OP asked for a gaming rig. I personally view them as an unnecessary luxury, especially when the money could be better spent elsewhere.

rockie_ · Nov 10, 2014

MasterDell :

i know a guy with Titan SLI and i7 and he is so furious at SLI

Kohwali · Nov 10, 2014

rockie_ :

Then he should update his drivers. NVIDIA has straightened out a lot of the kinks that were in SLI.

rockie_ · Nov 10, 2014

Kohwali :

Ha , he did everything . He cant figure out why some games stutter and there are FPS drops to 5 FPS on Ultra . The rig costs several thousand $ . i know him from Internet and watched the video he had made of the gameplay

Kohwali · Nov 10, 2014

rockie_ :

Is he playing Watch_Dogs? :'D

rockie_ · Nov 10, 2014

Kohwali :

This is one of the "bad" games . The gameplay was of it.

MasterDell · Nov 11, 2014

rockie_ :

Titan SLI, A non-gaming SLI.

Kohwali · Nov 11, 2014

MasterDell :

Exactly.

Titans have a lot of computing power. Using it for pure gaming is a waste - there's a reason why NVIDIA created the GTX 780ti. GTX 780ti two-way SLI should outperform GTX Titan two-way SLI in games. Unless you consider computing a game.

Liamynwa · Nov 25, 2014

rockie_ :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£233.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.82 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£129.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£89.72 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (£436.38 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£76.44 @ More Computers)
Total: £1191.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-11 01:02 GMT+0000

Cant get that motherboard from ebuyer could you tell me another motherboard i can get from ebuyer please

rockie_ · Nov 25, 2014

http://www.ebuyer.com/643685-asrock-z97-extreme4-socket-1150-vga-dvi-hdmi-displayport-7-1-channel-audio-z97-extreme4
http://www.ebuyer.com/644617-asus-z97-ar-socket-1150-hdmi-displayport-8-channel-hd-audio-atx-motherboard-z97-ar

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