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islalr

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I am wanting to build my first desktop computer for casual use and gaming. I don't need it to be able to run on max settings but would prefer it to be comfortable at mid-high settings on quite recent games. This is the build I have, any opinions would be appreciated, It is over budget (£650) at £740 (damn uk electronics prices), and I was wondering if the graphics were overboard or any other parts could be swapped:

CPU: Intel Core i5 i5-4690K CPU
Motherboard: Mod 1150 ASUS Z97-A ATX Motherboard
Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GTX 970 Gaming Twin Frozr
Harddrive: WD 1TB 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive - Caviar Blue
Memory: Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600​C9 Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB)
Power: EVGA 600W Bronze PC Power Supply
Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (120mm)

 
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It's a solid build with a mediocre psu. If you want to get back to around your original budget without losing any significant performance, drop to a locked i5 like the 4460 or 4590 and a H97 motherboard. Overclocking is not going to make very much difference in anything and you will not miss it.
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It's a solid build with a mediocre psu. If you want to get back to around your original budget without losing any significant performance, drop to a locked i5 like the 4460 or 4590 and a H97 motherboard. Overclocking is not going to make very much difference in anything and you will not miss it.
 
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you do need to list a case and all, but if your only going to run mid-high on current games, r9 290, r9 280x, and gtx 960 should do you fine! You'll save 100 bucks going with the 960, and youll get witcher 3 free if you get the 960 (or the 970 and 980 for that matter. Try to save up money and get a 240-256 gig SSD, and instead of that cooler master, if you can get the cryorig h7 than get that. another thing is to get a better PSU, preferably a 80+ gold rating PSU.
 
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