- Dec 8, 2015
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Hi,
I am looking to build a gaming PC for the first time and been looking around for weeks and reading reviews and finding it difficult what parts to buy. I've been using PC Part picker to make sure parts work well together but still not sure so would like some help and advice from people who are more experienced than me.
What I am looking for is a good spec machine to play minecraft on max settings and high render etc....and be able to work well with mods, but also able to record screen whilst playing and still get a good FPS. Other uses will be some video editing, some photoshop and maybe some other games at good to high settings.
I know I want an i5-4690 and not fussed about over clocking. Having a machine where I can upgrade the parts later if I want a beefier machine would be ace. Just want to make sure I get a motherboard which is right for the graphics card. Been looking at R9 280's and GTX 960's but which should I get? Also....which manufacturer as there are so many.
I did a rough build here ....£600 approx but would like to get cheaper.
Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core UK
ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video
Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case
EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power
Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
Also....could I still use for Minecraft and general windows WITHOUT the Graphics Card and then buy this part next month to split the costs or would i need that from day one?
Thanks in advance
I am looking to build a gaming PC for the first time and been looking around for weeks and reading reviews and finding it difficult what parts to buy. I've been using PC Part picker to make sure parts work well together but still not sure so would like some help and advice from people who are more experienced than me.
What I am looking for is a good spec machine to play minecraft on max settings and high render etc....and be able to work well with mods, but also able to record screen whilst playing and still get a good FPS. Other uses will be some video editing, some photoshop and maybe some other games at good to high settings.
I know I want an i5-4690 and not fussed about over clocking. Having a machine where I can upgrade the parts later if I want a beefier machine would be ace. Just want to make sure I get a motherboard which is right for the graphics card. Been looking at R9 280's and GTX 960's but which should I get? Also....which manufacturer as there are so many.
I did a rough build here ....£600 approx but would like to get cheaper.
Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core UK
ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video
Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case
EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power
Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
Also....could I still use for Minecraft and general windows WITHOUT the Graphics Card and then buy this part next month to split the costs or would i need that from day one?
Thanks in advance
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