GTX 970 Minecraft PC Build (shaders and intensive mods)

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guymarshall

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I am going to build a PC primarily for gaming on Minecraft using shaders and intensive mods like moretnt and worldedit. I will also play some other games such as CS GO, Crysis 3, Far Cry 4 and GTA V on ultra settings at 1080p. I was wondering what build will be good enough to run these games at max settings at 1080p for a budget of £600 (the operating system is separate)

My current ideas for the build:
GPU: I would love to have the GTX 970 from Gigabyte because of its immense efficiency.
CPU: Maybe the FX 8350 or i7 4790K
Motherboard: No idea at all (preferably ATX)
CPU Cooler: No idea either
Case: Maybe the ciT Vanquish in Red because of the perfect layout of USB 3.0 on the top
Any other parts: I guess a wi-fi card but I don't know anything about those. Sound card needed? PSU: No idea
 
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What about this black/white build? (CPU is better than an FX-8350 but worse than an i7-4790k although in most games the performance is similar to the i7)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($62.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce...
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What about this black/white build? (CPU is better than an FX-8350 but worse than an i7-4790k although in most games the performance is similar to the i7)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($62.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($338.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout with Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $982.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-15 16:27 EDT-0400
 
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Thanks for the build so quickly, is there any way to make it cheaper than £600? Maybe swapping the CPU to an FX 8350. Also do I need a Wi-Fi card?
 
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For 600 this is your best bet (CPU is still better than the FX-8350):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£144.00 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 V2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£38.17 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£49.90 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.95 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£223.90 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case (£41.47 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £600.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-15 21:46 BST+0100

This does not include an SSD, Wifi card, DVD-Drive and not an ATX mobo. You have to increase your budget if you want those features.

 
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