£800 Gaming Desktop (Will be my first time building a desktop)

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Jacob Millard

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Approximate Purchase Date: May/June/July

Budget Range: £800. £850 (only if the performance difference is significantly better)

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

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: N/A

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Has to be from overclockers uk (they were recommended and also offer decent warranty), don't worry about the shipping price if using part pickers, the max the shipping should cost is £13.50 for everything together so just subtract the total shipping cost and add £13.50, i can then choose from that.

Location: London, UK

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU

Overclocking: No (If the motherboard that can be overclocked costs the same as the motherboard that can't be overclocked then get the one that can be overclocked)

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: I'm using my tv and i can't find the exact resolution but it's 720p, will be upgrading it to a 1080p tv (latest of February 2016)

Additional Comments: I will need a wireless networking card (PCI-E) with 300mbs, I will also need a wireless keyboard/mouse and also a mouse pad. The case colours need to be either Black/Black or White/White.
 
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Looks good. Doesn't really stick to a colour theme, though. One thing you could change is the motherboard. The z97 is unnecessary as you're not overclocking. It's also a very cheap Z97 board that could DOA. I'd recommend the Z97S KRAIT SLI(MSI) or Z97X-SLI(Gigabyte) if you want a Z97 board OR get a H97 Pro4 (AsRock)
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When i've been looking around if i were to get it all from the cheapest places overclockers was only like £40 more, so i'm basically paying £40 for convenience and also decent warranty (lowest time on warranty was 2 years, main components had 3-5 years). + the shipping price on part picker makes it out like i'm ordering each piece separately (which i'm not) so that adds and extra what like £60-£80 to what i'd actually be paying, and some prices on part picker aren't exactly up to date to what the prices on the website are, for example the avexir core series 2x4gb 1600 are £49.99 on overclockers but £65.99 + another £8.70 for shipping on part picker.
 
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One second, I'm trying to make a build now
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-352-AS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-535-IN
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-279-MS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-014-SF
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-042-AR
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-148-NX
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-366-WD
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-024-CM
Best I could do while sticking to a colour theme. Totals up to £850, without OS. The reason I didn't include OS is because I'd recommend getting SteamOS for free.
You can get any decent wireless adapter for ~£10
 
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Something like this could work for you, comes to £810 but couldnt find a wireless keyboard on overclockers.

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

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54590) | £167.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah87nwifi) | £98.69 @ Overclockers.co.uk
**Memory** | [Kingston Fury Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx313c9f8) | £53.90 @ Overclockers.co.uk
**Storage** | [Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dx001) | £71.69 @ Overclockers.co.uk
**Video Card** | [PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr92904gbd5ppdhe) | £209.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk
**Case** | [Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-300r) | £75.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk
**Power Supply** | [Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg520m) | £69.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SN-208DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sn208dbbebe) | £17.97 @ Overclockers.co.uk
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | £85.73 @ Overclockers.co.uk
**Mouse** | [Gigabyte GM-M7700 Wireless Laser Mouse](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-mouse-gmm7700) | £20.97 @ Overclockers.co.uk
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **£871.31**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-02-16 12:00 GMT+0000 |

I didn't add a CPU cooler since you aren't overclocking. If you decided to in the future you could easily add a hyper 212 or something for 30 quid.

Chose a mobo with built in wifi as I haven't had good experience with adding cards, maybe its just me though :p
 
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So i tried to make my own build and this is what i came up with:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£157.99)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G43 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.95)
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£49.99)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.95)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card (£199.99)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.95)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.99) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-052-SS (for some reason part picker seems to thing ocuk doesn't sell this)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£14.99)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£77.99)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£14.99)
Other: Keyboard/Mouse Combo (£19.99) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-009-GI
Other: Mouse pad (£5.95) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GS-013-OZ
Total: £757.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 12:31 GMT+0000

When adding all these pieces onto overclockers it came up to £774.22 (This includes VAT and shipping)
 
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Looks good. Doesn't really stick to a colour theme, though. One thing you could change is the motherboard. The z97 is unnecessary as you're not overclocking. It's also a very cheap Z97 board that could DOA. I'd recommend the Z97S KRAIT SLI(MSI) or Z97X-SLI(Gigabyte) if you want a Z97 board OR get a H97 Pro4 (AsRock)
 
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