Looking for a mid-high end gaming PC - suggestions?

Serchu_

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Hi there guys,

This is the first time I write here, I have read the forum rules but anyway let me know if there is some wrong about my post. So, this is my situation: I arrived several months ago to the UK, I have saved some money and now I would like to buy a mid-high end desktop gaming PC.

I don't need a gaming beast, nor the very best graphic card at all, since the games that I use to play are kinda "old": League of Legends, Age of Wonders 3 and Starcraft 2 mostly, but I like to play on ultra settings with a good performance. This is a brief list of my requirements:

  • Cooling: this is probably my highest priority, the PC must be as silent as possible.
    Graphics: as I said I don't need the very best, but I would rather go for an NVIDIA card.
    Case: nothing fancy, it can be the ugliest, I only care for price & cooling.
    Hard drive: I was thinking about a solid state drive, and maybe a secondary hard disk.
    Optical drive: I don't need a Blue-Ray.
    Monitor: I will use just one display, in case that matters.
    OS: I already own a Windows 7 license, so I don't need any.
    Budget: about £1000, and up to £1300 if the computer really worths it.
I would appreciate if you could tell me where to buy such a PC online or in the UK (I live in Bristol). Honestly I prefer to buy a pre-built PC instead of buying independent parts and building it myself.

Thanks a lot!
 
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two builds, two different graphics cards, choose which you prefer based on price, both will perform well, and are quiet

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/B9BYt6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/B9BYt6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£180.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£141.08 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£86.02 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive...

ExOArTiE

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£180.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£99.98 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£115.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£99.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£52.76 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (£461.11 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£84.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£80.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1219.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-07 13:39 GMT+0000

I didnt put an optical drive in there because I don't really think you need one, I havent used mine.
 

Serchu_

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Thanks a lot! My only concern is, wouldn't it be kind of noisy? My knowledge of hardware is really limited, so I just wonder if that graphic card would turn my room in an airport...
 


I doubt that build will be that noisy, especially since it has a liquid CPU cooler.
 

r3v3ng3

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two builds, two different graphics cards, choose which you prefer based on price, both will perform well, and are quiet

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/B9BYt6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/B9BYt6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£180.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£141.08 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£86.02 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£56.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£289.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£87.13 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.78 @ More Computers)
Total: £1046.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 02:17 GMT+0000

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/j7dwFT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/j7dwFT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£180.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£141.08 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£86.02 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£56.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£476.80 @ Aria PC)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£87.13 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.78 @ More Computers)
Total: £1233.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 02:18 GMT+0000
 
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