Need a reliable build for playing new games and editing. I wish to use this build for a long time,so I want to get the best.

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Gabriel Belmont

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I had a build already which was really good for a £800 budget. Now (2015) I am looking for a better rig to play new H.D games and for editing. I also want to connect my P.S.4 to this monitor and play as my previous one is too big.(by the way I only want a 23 inch monitor,as it is optimum for gaming. I will be using this build for a long time, so I want a very reliable build that will last for ages. My budget is £1000 but I would be happy if the build is below £800, so I can buy other hardware related stuffs. Thank you in advance:ange:
 
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Can you reuse parts from your old build? Could you tell us your what is your system specs?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.86 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£42.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£64.80 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.91 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card (£262.99 @ Aria PC)
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Can you reuse parts from your old build? Could you tell us your what is your system specs?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.86 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£42.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£64.80 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.91 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card (£262.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.18 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.06 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£75.20 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£115.53 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £919.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This build will be really good 1080p performer, at highest settings.
Including SSD, for improving general use experience.
 
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See http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice to check whether you've provided all the info you need.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£109.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£44.63 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£74.64 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (£189.63 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.18 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-118CB/BEBE DVD/CD Drive (£9.98 @ Novatech)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) (£67.95 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £778.25
 
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Gabriel Belmont

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But i prefer nvidia video cards, is the one you mentioned reliable? and is i5 4590 enough for all day work/gaming- heavy use(not always, iam just exaggerating!)
 
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Gabriel Belmont

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Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
£170.14 Buy
Motherboard

Asus H87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
£96.32 Buy
Memory

Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
£63.90 Buy
Storage

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
£32.40 Buy
Video Card

MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card
Case

Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case
£71.83 Buy
Power Supply

EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive

Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive
£10.45 Buy
Monitor

Asus MX239H 23.0" Monitor
£139.99 Buy
Total: £585.03

This is my previous build, is your suggested one better than this?
 
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Well, your old build is totally capable to run everything you throw at it, i see no benefits to get new build (you won't notice any great improvement, except GPU), especially 2 weeks before Skylake 1151 release coming.
Just get new GPU, 980 ti (if you want the best). r9 390/ gtx 970 is also a great option for 1080p gaming.
 
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Gabriel Belmont

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so do you think my £585 build is better than the £800 - £1000 build you suggested, that sounds cool!!! can you just give me some components that make my current build a beast but not increasing the price rate over £900.
This is one of my old ideas:


CPU

Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor
£137.36 Buy
Motherboard

Asus H87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
£96.32 Buy
Memory

Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
£63.90 Buy
Storage

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
£32.40 Buy
Video Card

MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card
Case

Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case
£71.83 Buy
Power Supply

EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive

Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive
£10.45 Buy
Monitor

Asus MX239H 23.0" Monitor
£139.99 Buy
Total: £552.25
Is this better or worse?
 
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This build is not better than the builds we suggested to you. Have you already built it? Or you just planning?
If you need a whole new build and you don't plan on overclocking, my i5 4590 build is optimal within your budget.
 
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Gabriel Belmont

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i meant this build:

CPU

Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
£170.14 Buy
Motherboard

Asus H87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
£96.32 Buy
Memory

Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
£63.90 Buy
Storage

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
£32.40 Buy
Video Card

MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card
Case

Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case
£71.83 Buy
Power Supply

EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive

Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive
£10.45 Buy
Monitor

Asus MX239H 23.0" Monitor
£139.99 Buy
Total: £585.03

This build has a 4670 and a gtx 770, is that not good? if that is good i am happy to rebuild it because i used these parts to make another bad build, now i am struggling to get a better one!
 
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Gabriel Belmont

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I just realized some of the parts are gone! now I have changed it..and the price jumped! but see if this is fine. Please rate it out of 10 so i can understand how good my build is. And is it necessary to add a ssd? and is the motherboard alright. One answer and iam going to build it....

The build:
Component Selection Price
CPU

Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
£170.14 Buy
Motherboard

Asus H87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
£96.32 Buy
Memory

Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
£63.90 Buy
Storage

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
£32.40 Buy
Video Card

MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
£259.99 Buy
Case

Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case
£71.83 Buy
Power Supply

EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
£63.31 Buy
Optical Drive

Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive
£10.45 Buy
Monitor

Asus MX239H 23.0" Monitor
£139.99 Buy
Total: £908.33
 
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Then stick to these parts :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.86 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£42.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£64.80 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.91 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card (£262.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.18 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.06 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£75.20 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus MX239H 23.0" Monitor (£139.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £944.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-14 13:40 BST+0100

SSD is not necessary, but it will improve your overall experience by a lot.

i5 4679 and h87 are overpriced old series CPU/mobo.
 
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Gabriel Belmont

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i am only working on 1080p so isn't it fine with a 970 over r9 390? and is there a reason for sticking with 4590? otherwise iam happy with ur build.
 
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well, i5 4590 is on par with i5 4670(which cost 40 more) if that was your question. As i already mentioned i5 4590 is great value CPU which will be sufficient for high-end gaming. gtx 970 is great card, if you prefer it over r9 390, go for it, You can't go wrong with either.
 
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