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Hello there,

I'm looking to build a pc for some of the upcoming games, and some that are already at place.
I'd like to play these games at a high lvl being it graphics and smoothness overall.
Also, apart from that I'd like to be able to run stuff like visual studio for work based stuff and streaming.

What do I need to achieve such a goal?
What am I expecting in terms of watts? What about memory? 16GB or 8GB?

If you could also explain why on the answer I'd really appreciate, looking to jump head on onto pc biulding, got to start somewhere.

As for the budget something around 1200 €.

Kind regards
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://es.pcpartpicker.com/p/PPVwvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://es.pcpartpicker.com/p/PPVwvK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€222.95 @ Amazon Espana)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€116.37 @ Amazon Espana)
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€117.74 @ Amazon Espana)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€88.60 @ Amazon Espana)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€48.70 @ Amazon Espana)
Video Card: GALAX GeForce GTX 970 4GB EX OC Black Edition Video Card (€390.12 @ Amazon Espana)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case (€57.16 @ Amazon Espana)...
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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/xKfPTW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/xKfPTW/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£178.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£93.69 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£86.57 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£65.52 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (£509.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Antec 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£88.50 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1184.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 09:06 BST+0100

this doesn't include an operating system and you can take out the ssd if you need that

the 4690k is plenty powerful for gaming and most things.

The gtx 980ti is the best consumer grade gpu next to the titan x which is overpriced.

ask any questions about the rest

P.S. i dont live in the UK so i am not familiar with its pricing.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/93rrQ7 also consider the e3 1231 v3 if you are not overclocking
 
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£1184.17 is more than €1500...just to remind you.
I think if you really want to keep the budget to €1200, you can only go with GTX970.
if you do not OC, replace the i5 4690k with E3-1231V3 and the Z97 mobo with ASUS H97pro.
You can drop the SSD to reduce the price, if you want.
750W is only recommended for 2xGTX970 on SLI, if you plan to SLI GTX980Ti, take better 850W.
 
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ah crap, they look the same to me, give me a second
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/fbW3GX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/fbW3GX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (€259.88 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€113.31 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€121.56 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€89.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€54.16 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card (€372.92 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (€67.48 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€108.08 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1187.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 11:08 CEST+0200

there we go, this is in euros
 
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pcpartpicker gets the cheapest price for a part though, are you talking about tax?
 
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I built my E3-1231V3+GTX970 rig in October last year.
I looked manually at amazon.de, alternate.de, atelco.de, arlt.com, computeruniverse.net, KMComputer.de, etc. I do not really trust price portals.
I ended up finding that the prices by mindfactory were the cheapest at that time and amazon to be among the highest priced.
Not only that, those internet stores have excellent customer service. Mindfactory even called me personally because one of the parts had availability problems and ask me if I was willing to accept similar item from another brand or prefer to wait 1 week more.
Those kind of customer service, you can not get from amazon.de.

So, take a look at this:
according to pcpartpicker amazon.de has the best price for Galax GTX970 EXOC €377,47
http://www.amazon.de/KFA%C2%B2-GeForce-Black-GDDR5-256-bit/dp/B00P42ZRMU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435835801&sr=8-1&keywords=GTX970+EXOC
Now look at mindfactory.de , it costs only €331,40
http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/4096MB-KFA2-GeForce-GTX-970-EX-OC-Black-Edition-Aktiv-PCIe-3-0-x16--Retai_988938.html
So, price portals are not 100% good.
 
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Regarding the online store and the debate between mindfactory and amazon, is it possible to buy parts from them getting the site in English? My German is not top in class put it that way :)

Rhezner, the €1187.29 would be getting all from Germany right? getting it to Portugal would cost me much?

Thank you for your replies!
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://es.pcpartpicker.com/p/PPVwvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://es.pcpartpicker.com/p/PPVwvK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€222.95 @ Amazon Espana)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€116.37 @ Amazon Espana)
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€117.74 @ Amazon Espana)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€88.60 @ Amazon Espana)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€48.70 @ Amazon Espana)
Video Card: GALAX GeForce GTX 970 4GB EX OC Black Edition Video Card (€390.12 @ Amazon Espana)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case (€57.16 @ Amazon Espana)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€131.98 @ Amazon Espana)
Total: €1173.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 15:03 CEST+0200

how about from spain?
 
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hmmm...you can order in English from them.
Mimdfactory.de, alternate.de and atelco.de are serving in English too.
They ship usually to almost anywhere within EU. The delivery cost will be higher than within Germany of course.

However, I would rather pick the components locally from Portugal, if you live there.
It will be easier if you need to contact the customer service.
Unfortunately, I do not know which online stores, you can trust in Portugal.
If you can not find any, those online stores in Germany will do.
Actually, any online stores within EU will do if you can not find any online shops locally in Portugal. This includes the amazon from Spain too.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/k6VwvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/k6VwvK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£196.93 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£85.35 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£57.00 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card (£264.59 @ More Computers)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£67.48 @ More Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £857.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-02 18:10 BST+0100

If you can ship from the UK for the same price / cheaper then use this build
If you want this build to be cheaper then get a lower end case, like the 200r or the nzxt 220
 
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+1; This is a great build for under 1200 Euros!
 
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Yes, I'd like to ber able to OC aswell
 
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