New computer build for £650+

[lukaz lukas]

Hi
I want to build new pc main purpose is for major multitasking and running multiple virtual machines at the same time, here below are my chosen specifications that are not over my budget which is little over £600

CPU:Intel Core i5-4670K-3.4 GHz Quad-Core (£172.48 @ Amazon)
MOBO:MSI Z87M-G43 Intel Z87 Socket 1150 Micro ATX Motherboard (£74.24 @ Scan)
RAM:Corsair Memory Desktop 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz (£117.79 @ Scan)
PSU: XFX PRO(550W) P1-550S-XXB9 Power Supply (PSU) Core Edition (£49.86 @ Scan)
GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 760 1006MHz 2GB (£192.76 @ Scan) or Gainward GeForce GTX 660 NVIDIA (£162.19 @ Scan)
SSD: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5-inch Internal SSD (£64.94 @ Scan)

Total Amount - £672.07 GPU1
Total Amount - £641.05 GPU2

Advices, suggestions, recommendations are appreciated so feel free to give your opinion over this build.

Thanks for reading

 

[camohanna]

I think you want a Xeon for what you want. Choose whatever, gpu you want.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ea5J
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ea5J/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ea5J/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1240 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£204.73 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.02 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£122.11 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£70.09 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card (£153.98 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£47.12 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £667.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-20 03:22 GMT+0000)

 

[sora]

I think you want a Xeon for what you want. Choose whatever, gpu you want.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ea5J
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ea5J/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ea5J/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1240 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£204.73 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.02 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£122.11 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£70.09 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card (£153.98 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£47.12 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £667.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-20 03:22 GMT+0000)

+1, Intel Xeon processors are BEAST for multitasking + VMing