gaming pc for £700-£750?

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Can I have help to make a gaming pc around that price range which can play latest games at max graphics, anti-aliasing probably won't be turned up so that will only be a bonus. Any help appreciated :)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£142.31 @ More Computers)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK AIDOS BLACK 48.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£14.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£65.74 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£63.22 @ More Computers)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£54.29 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£52.58 @ Dabs)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£251.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£55.56 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£9.00 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £748.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-10 16:57 BST+0100

Good luck !
 
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Mattz982

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Both of these builds are good, enough RAM, powerful GPU and CPU, liquid cooler gives better temps and enables overclocking, with the unlocked processor. Both great looking with a small ITX build and a slightly bigger mATX build, but with capability for ATX. Personally I would buy a window-less case and mod a window onto it, as I find that easier and it's always cheaper.
If you want a design for a full ATX build then I can do that!
Hope you like it

mITX

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/h2Cggs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/h2Cggs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£178.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Performer C + LNC 81.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£41.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H97I AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.39 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£33.08 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£62.85 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£251.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case (£32.42 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra M 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£46.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £756.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-10 20:15 BST+0100


mATX

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£178.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Performer C + LNC 81.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£41.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£33.29 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£32.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£62.85 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£251.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case (£68.98 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra M 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£46.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £747.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-10 20:22 BST+0100
 
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There are plenty of mistakes in your Build 1:
- No need for AIO (Better, get an air cooler, performs better & saefer). If people are on such tight budget try to ignore AIO
- That case doesn't support 120mm radiator (less space for mounting a AIO liquid cooler)
- Dual channel always helps in increasing performance.
- It's better to get good power supply (Tier 1 or 2)
- No reason to get a H81 chipset board with a devil canyon. (Build 2)

 
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You have a point, but from experience with an AIO, it has MANY performance advantages , plus I would just mod mount it, but I see where you're coming from if he's new

I would normally go with dual channel, but it is cheaper to get a single stick, and for future upgrades, in a board with only 2 slots, its better to do that than to use all the slots with two fours and have to get new RAM outright next time. Yes I know you have the 16GB but it's not necessary and money can be spent on a faster CPU

Fractal PSU's are good, trusted brand and it's modular, XFX however are, IMO, not the first place I would go to, I would try Corsair first but they're expensive. So there arent any problems with the PSU

The H81 was simply money saving measures, there isn't really a need for Z97 either but it's just a feature of the board. I could put in a better mobo if I spent less on the case, its always hard chosing a case because you dont know OP's taste

 
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