£800 Budget Gaming Desktop - Need a Build for this

Jacob Millard

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Sep 27, 2014
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I want this to be able to handle the most recent games, excluding racing, and to be sort of future proof so when i upgrade the GPU or CPU, my PSU and case and such can handle them.

Approximate Purchase Date: Sometime during May/June maybe July if new stuff comes out then, so i can get my components cheaper.

Budget Range: £800 Total

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, YouTube/Twitch, Surfing the Internet

Are you buying a monitor: No (Will be using my 32inch TV, HD Ready)

Do you need to buy OS: Yes - Windows 7 preferred

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon/Overclockers (Overclockers for main components - they offer good warranty, Amazon for the rest)

Location: London, UK

Parts Preferences: Intel i5 CPU

Overclocking: Maybe (If games seem to go slow due to processor)

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1280x720 or 1280x768 I'm not entirely sure what one it is as i can't find out from my tv as i don't have the model number nor the manual for the tv. All i know is that it is HD ready and can do 16:9 aspect ratio. The tv is made by technika if that helps.

Additional Comments: 8GB of ram minium (2x4GB). At least 1TB HDD please

Edit - Made a new thread as i forgot some details here and also changed a few things, sorry if it seems like i'm spamming.
 

logainofhades

Titan
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Non overclocking, i7 performance. The future is multithreaded.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£208.37 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£63.95 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£50.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.45 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£259.99 @ Novatech)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.59 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£60.36 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.50 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£74.95 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £797.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-12 17:52 GMT+0000

Overclocking capable, but would need to install an aftermarket cooler before doing so.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£183.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£50.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.45 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£259.99 @ Novatech)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.59 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£60.36 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.50 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£74.95 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £797.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-12 17:54 GMT+0000
 

Mattios

Honorable
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£183.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£97.20 @ Kustom PCs)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.66 @ More Computers)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£52.93 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£59.98 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (£239.56 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£38.80 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.50 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £852.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-12 17:55 GMT+0000

Windows 8 because it is more up to date, you can get 8.1/10 for free, and buys you more years of support before you have to upgrade OS. Really, I thought I'd hate 8 but I got it and I like it. If you want to discuss the advantages/disadvantages please feel free to PM me/continue this thread. :)
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£173.88 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£70.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.21 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.45 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£274.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.49 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£74.95 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £774.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-12 18:16 GMT+0000
 
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