- Sep 22, 2015
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Hi, I am thinking about building my first gaming computer, the budget is £700 if possible but I can probably go to a little over £800 if needed. The parts I am thinking about are:
CPU: Intel i5 4690k
GPU: EVGA GeForce gtx 960
mobo: Gigabyte z97X gaming 5
PSU: Corsair CXM 600W modular
CPU cooler: cool master 212 EVO
RAM: 8gb HYPERX fury DDR3 1600MHz
HDD: 1tb seagate barracuda ST1000DM003
Case: Sharkoon BD28 ATX (green)
OS: Microsoft windows 8.1 home
Thermal paste: Noctua NT H1 thermal compound
Keyboard and Mouse: Logitech wireless combo
Optical drive: Lite on IHAS124-14 24x SATA internal DVDRW black
Wireless networking card: TP-LINK -WDN4800
They are the parts I have chosen, my reasoning for the wireless networking card and keyboard combo is because I am using a 47" TV and don't fancy sitting right in front of it lol and also the modem/router is at the other side of the house, so an Ethernet cable is out of the question. I am mainly going to use this PC for gaming and want to be able to run most games on high to ultra settings if possible. I chose the unlocked version CPU because I may do light overclocking in the future and just want to know that I have the option to do so, do you think the cool master 212 evo can sufficiently cool a slightly over locked CPU? I could do with some help with my CPU and GPU choice, I was wondering if I should look at possibly getting a slightly better graphics card(gtx 970) and a slightly cheaper CPU if possible, was wondering what CPU and graphics card you would recommend? Now I chose that motherboard because because it aparrently comes with a good onboard audio system, but was wondering if I should get a a different motherboard(gigabyte if possible) in green to match my case and just buy a separate sound card. Do you think the 600w power supply is a bit over the top or about right in case I decide to upgrade in the future? I was also thinking about getting a 120gb SSD drive to put my operating system on and a few games, would you recommend this and are there any particular ssd drives you would recommend?
Any other feedback on this PC would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for taking the time to read this, and thanks in advance for your suggestions.
CPU: Intel i5 4690k
GPU: EVGA GeForce gtx 960
mobo: Gigabyte z97X gaming 5
PSU: Corsair CXM 600W modular
CPU cooler: cool master 212 EVO
RAM: 8gb HYPERX fury DDR3 1600MHz
HDD: 1tb seagate barracuda ST1000DM003
Case: Sharkoon BD28 ATX (green)
OS: Microsoft windows 8.1 home
Thermal paste: Noctua NT H1 thermal compound
Keyboard and Mouse: Logitech wireless combo
Optical drive: Lite on IHAS124-14 24x SATA internal DVDRW black
Wireless networking card: TP-LINK -WDN4800
They are the parts I have chosen, my reasoning for the wireless networking card and keyboard combo is because I am using a 47" TV and don't fancy sitting right in front of it lol and also the modem/router is at the other side of the house, so an Ethernet cable is out of the question. I am mainly going to use this PC for gaming and want to be able to run most games on high to ultra settings if possible. I chose the unlocked version CPU because I may do light overclocking in the future and just want to know that I have the option to do so, do you think the cool master 212 evo can sufficiently cool a slightly over locked CPU? I could do with some help with my CPU and GPU choice, I was wondering if I should look at possibly getting a slightly better graphics card(gtx 970) and a slightly cheaper CPU if possible, was wondering what CPU and graphics card you would recommend? Now I chose that motherboard because because it aparrently comes with a good onboard audio system, but was wondering if I should get a a different motherboard(gigabyte if possible) in green to match my case and just buy a separate sound card. Do you think the 600w power supply is a bit over the top or about right in case I decide to upgrade in the future? I was also thinking about getting a 120gb SSD drive to put my operating system on and a few games, would you recommend this and are there any particular ssd drives you would recommend?
Any other feedback on this PC would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for taking the time to read this, and thanks in advance for your suggestions.
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