Is this a balanced Gaming PC ?

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Yes it's balanced, but you could drop the overclocking and get a locked i5 and a 390x or 980 that would be a better build overall.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.72 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£39.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£65.85 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.74 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB...

CTurbo

Pizza Monster
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Yes it's balanced, but you could drop the overclocking and get a locked i5 and a 390x or 980 that would be a better build overall.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.72 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£39.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£65.85 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.74 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (£372.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£57.10 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.98 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£72.89 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan (£14.99 @ Novatech)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan (£14.99 @ Novatech)
Monitor: AOC G2460PQU 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (£199.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1156.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-24 18:37 BST+0100
 
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