£600 Gaming Build Advice

[talan]

Hey guys,

I'm looking to put together a new rig but have been out of the hardware scene for awhile so I thought I'd run it past you guys for any advice.

It'll be used for gaming predominately.

From my old PC I'll salvage:
Gigabyte Aurora
Corsair HX650
Dell SP2309w 2048X1152

As to the new componenets I was thinking of:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/37TZq

I don't think I'll be overclocking this rig at any point.

I'm upgrading from an E6600 Core 2 Duo and a ATI HD5850 system.

My main questions are:
1) Is that GPU a decent upgrade to the HD5850 or should I go for a GTX 760?
2) Is the RAM appropriate? I can't remember how CAS timings work anymore.
3) Any general advice?

 

[HiTechObsessed]

The RAM is just fine, CAS9 at 1600 and 1.5v is perfect for gaming. Definitely want a 760 at that budget. You don't need a Z87 motherboard though if you're not overclocking. This will be a great upgrade from your old system I have the 4670k and 760 and get Ultra/Max in almost everything

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£149.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.34 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£64.50 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£189.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £586.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-11 13:18 GMT+0000)

 

[talan]

Thanks for the advice.

I hadn't noticed the distinction between H87 and Z87 motherboards, so thanks for saving me a few quid there.

 

[sora]

I'd get a 760 but the 5850 is good depending on the games you're going to play.