First gaming PC (£1000)! Last opinions!

gibsonryan96 · Nov 27, 2014

Here's the buld!

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/4GMZrH) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/4GMZrH/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | £167.50 @ Amazon UK
**Motherboard** | [MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z87gd65gaming) | £99.60 @ Scan.co.uk
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9b) | £62.39 @ Aria PC
**Storage** | [Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct256mx100ssd1) | £76.20 @ Amazon UK
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | £35.94 @ Aria PC
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g) | £265.95 @ Amazon UK
**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r) | £43.48 @ Aria PC
**Power Supply** | [XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1750xxxb9) | £66.50 @ Amazon UK
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | £75.37 @ Scan.co.uk
**Monitor** | [BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/benq-monitor-rl2455hm) | £125.99 @ Amazon UK
**Keyboard** | [Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-keyboard-sgb3010kkmf1us) | £24.36 @ Amazon UK
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £1043.28
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-27 15:18 GMT+0000 |

What are your opinions on the build? Is it good? Mostly using it for gaming!

Not planing on overclocking so is there no need for a cpu cooler?

How will this perform in terms on fps on high/ultra settings on games such as battlefield 4?

Will this system be good for gaming for the next 3 years?

Dunlop0078 · Nov 27, 2014

Its a good build. If you dont plan to overclock there is no point in getting an unlocked processor i would go for a i5 4560. You dont need anywhere near 750watts i would get the 550watt version of that psu. It should be good in bf4 i would guess 1080p at 60fps with a mix of high and ultra. And yes it should be good for 3 years at least depending on what settings you expect to play on. As far as a cooler you dont need one if your not overclocking but the stock intel coolers are garbage so it might be a good idea to get one anyway.

Dunlop0078 · Nov 27, 2014

You dont really need a z87 motherboard either a h97 mobo would be fine for your purposes.

gibsonryan96 · Nov 27, 2014

I can't find the Intel i5 4560?

Will the H97 still leave room for upgrade in the future?

Dunlop0078 · Nov 27, 2014

gibsonryan96 :

The i5 4460 sorry. And yes depends on the upgrade do you plan to get another 970 to run in sli in the future? If so stick with z87.

gibsonryan96 · Nov 27, 2014

This came up in the notes is this a problem? 'Some Intel Z87 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Haswell Refresh CPUs.'

Final build:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hd7WP6) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/hd7WP6/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460) | £130.94 @ Aria PC
**Motherboard** | [MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z87gd65gaming) | £99.60 @ Scan.co.uk
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9b) | £62.39 @ Aria PC
**Storage** | [Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct256mx100ssd1) | £76.20 @ Amazon UK
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | £35.94 @ Aria PC
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g) | £265.95 @ Amazon UK
**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r) | £43.48 @ Aria PC
**Power Supply** | [XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9) | £44.84 @ Amazon UK
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | £75.37 @ Scan.co.uk
**Monitor** | [BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/benq-monitor-rl2455hm) | £125.99 @ Amazon UK
**Keyboard** | [Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-keyboard-sgb3010kkmf1us) | £24.36 @ Amazon UK
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £985.06
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-27 16:13 GMT+0000 |

Dunlop0078 · Nov 27, 2014

Oh yes. Thats a devils canyon cpu sorry they are only compatible with z97 mobos and z87 with a bios update. you could go with an i5 4570 (there's basically no difference between the two in terms of performance).

http://us.msi.com/support/mb/Z87GD65_GAMING.html#support-cpu

gibsonryan96 · Nov 27, 2014

Okay thanks! So is this all good? You'd make no other reccomendations?

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HmTB4D) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HmTB4D/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54570) | £142.99 @ Aria PC
**Motherboard** | [MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z87gd65gaming) | £99.60 @ Scan.co.uk
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1600c9b) | £62.39 @ Aria PC
**Storage** | [Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct256mx100ssd1) | £76.20 @ Amazon UK
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | £35.94 @ Aria PC
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g) | £265.95 @ Amazon UK
**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r) | £43.48 @ Aria PC
**Power Supply** | [XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9) | £44.84 @ Amazon UK
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | £75.37 @ Scan.co.uk
**Monitor** | [BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/benq-monitor-rl2455hm) | £125.99 @ Amazon UK
**Keyboard** | [Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-keyboard-sgb3010kkmf1us) | £24.36 @ Amazon UK
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £997.11
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-27 16:34 GMT+0000 |

Dunlop0078 · Nov 27, 2014

That looks good to me if i had had one gripe it would be the case the 200r doesnt have very good airflow. Have you checked out the corsair 230t? Its what i have its got plenty of room and great airflow and it shouldnt be that much more than the 200r.

gibsonryan96 · Nov 27, 2014

I've changed the case! Thank you for your help!

Dunlop0078 · Nov 27, 2014

gibsonryan96 :

No problem.

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