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Strike7100

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Hello, my brother is looking to build a pc mainly for gaming. He already has a Zalman Z11 plus case and OS. He doesn't need a screen, keyboard/mouse.

Original target was 700 pounds but anywhere around that is fine. :)

Really like an upgradable build.
 
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Rhezner

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£139.67 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.00 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.88 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (£389.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£57.07 @ More Computers)
Total: £729.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 18:20 BST+0100

here is what i would get in that price range.

this will play any game you throw at it at ultra, most games at ultra 1440p

You should definitely overclock the GPU though.

If you really want to game you could upgrade to a gtx 980ti.

 
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If you are just using a 1080p monitor, I recommend the GTX970 instead which allows for a 250GB ssd and some saved money


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£154.92 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.00 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.88 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£63.15 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£32.40 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£264.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£38.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £664.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-08 18:24 BST+0100
 
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i know the antec HCG series is rated highly in the tier list but look it up and look at newegg or amazon and it has really bad reviews. I dont think this is a very reliable PSU from what the reviews are saying.

And the 4590 is barely better than the 4460 but it is up to OP whether he wants it.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371048
 
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When one power supply has almost all 5 star and some 4 star, and another has less than 50% 5 star and everyone is complaining about failure then you should be wary and buy the one with better ratings. If it is due to user stupidity then there wouldn't be PSUs with ratings like this.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438017

and that HCG PSU is rated badly on many websites.

Sure if there are only a few reviews then having less than 50% 5 star can always be trusted, but the more reviews it has the more likely it is that those are correct. It is the way statistics work. If you flip a coin 2 times and get 2 heads that is not a big deal, But if you flip it 500 times and get 75% heads that is a miracle of statistics.
 
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