£500 - £1000 Gaming PC, Advice needed on current rig

[Topdog2904]

Hello,

I'm a bit of a newbie, but after a bit of research I came up with the following;

Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP (before the end of June)

Budget Range: £500 - £1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Coding (App design), Movies

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference, but all quoted is from Aria

Location: Birmingham, UK

Parts Preferences: No preference, best value for my money

Overclocking: Yes, more than likely

SLI or Crossfire: No, it looks too expensive. May be good for upgrading in future?

Monitor Resolution: Highest Res possible, full HD. Looked at (1920 x 1080)

Additional Comments: Preferably quiet with a 'cool' looking case. Prepared to pay extra for value

Why Are You Upgrading: I purchased a £500 Laptop about a year ago, but it obviously struggles to run the games I now want to play. Diving into PC gaming as I don't like the look of the next-gen consoles (yes, I am a console gamer )


Here is the idea at the moment:
https://www.aria.co.uk/WishList/iYSAnaTzdcr4ppcMEQ30mA

Thanks for taking the time to read this. I welcome any and all responses

Andy

 

[Marcopolo123]

What about amazon ?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Core-i5-4670K-Box-LGA1150/dp/B00D13R8B2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370814491&sr=8-1&keywords=I5-4670k

http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-IPS224V-inch-Backlit-Monitor/dp/B008F7GVZS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370814681&sr=8-1&keywords=1080p+monitor+ips
Ips monitors are very good

http://www.amazon.co.uk/BenQ-GL2450E-Widescreen-1920x1080-Brilliant/dp/B00AK5F6LI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1370814628&sr=8-3&keywords=1080p+monitor

Better then xfx:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-11196-09-40G-HD7950-Vapox-X-Graphics/dp/B0091MFBZC/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1370814854&sr=1-1&keywords=Hd+7950

Great psu
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-Quiet-E9-CM-580W-Straight-Power/dp/B005LUXLUU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1370814946&sr=8-3&keywords=Be+quiet+e9

Nice case
http://www.amazon.co.uk/FRACTAL-DESIGN-FD-CA-DEF-R4-TI-W-Computer-Titanium/dp/B009XLMJBA/ref=sr_1_12?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1370815047&sr=1-12&keywords=fractal+design+define

 

[Topdog2904]

@Marcopolo123, firstly thanks for making some suggestions.

Not entirely sure why the new Haswell is better than the Ivy Bridge. Doing a little research seems to show that it doesn't seem to be worth any extra spend, it's mostly geared for laptops and lower power consumption. I read that it wasn't as good for overclocking either.

I thought Corsair was a good PSU, even though the one you have stated looks also very good. What would be the benefits of it over the Corsair?

You have given me a lot to think about with Monitors and GPU's. I'll definitely be looking around to alter the build in those departments.

 

[Marcopolo123]

http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/intel_haswell_core_i5_4670k_core_i7_4770k_review,1.html
Nice review

The corsair builder series isnt that good. The be quiet e9-series is gold certified, good quality, very silent, good reviews, very popular in germany.