Looking to create my first Gaming PC.

[Tejx]

I have started looking for components for my first gaming PC I'd like to build. The link below shows all of the components I have thus far. It doesn't include things such as Peripherals, but it has (i think) the bare essentials to get it running.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3ejwt

Could anyone give my any suggestions on improving this? Someone told me that my CPU would bottleneck my graphics card? I'm just looking to run next gen games on Ultra settings.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Ahmadjon]

There is no graphics card in your list and i7 won't bottleneck any card, even top multi GPU setups!

 

[Ahmadjon]

Added GPU and PSU to part list

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£231.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£83.88 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£133.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£69.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£52.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£369.95 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Desktop Case (£105.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£85.36 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£15.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.96 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1262.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-22 14:46 GMT+0000)

If you don't plan on SLI 650W will be enough!

 

[Tejx]

Apologies, here is the Graphics card I would like; EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 4GB GDDR5 FTW with ACX Cooling Graphics Card (HDMI, DVI-I, DVI-D, Display Port, 256 Bit, 3D Vision Ready, SLI Ready).

As you can probably tell, I have limited knowledge of computer building. The person I was speaking to said either the graphics card or the CPU would be bottle-necked.

I appreciate your response.

 

[Ahmadjon]

Apologies, here is the Graphics card I would like; EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 4GB GDDR5 FTW with ACX Cooling Graphics Card (HDMI, DVI-I, DVI-D, Display Port, 256 Bit, 3D Vision Ready, SLI Ready).

As you can probably tell, I have limited knowledge of computer building. The person I was speaking to said either the graphics card or the CPU would be bottle-necked.

I appreciate your response.

No need on 4GB GTX-760 if you play at 1080p you can buy 2GB 770 and it will be significantly faster than 4GB 760, maybe that people meant that your CPU is overkill because your gaming will mostly depend on GPU!

 

[Tejx]

Thanks. Do you have any suggestions on things I could downgrade, but still keep my initial goal of getting ultra settings? £1200 is slightly above what I was hoping for. Lastly, do you think I would need anymore fans apart from the two used to cool the CPU.

 

[Ahmadjon]

Thanks. Do you have any suggestions on things I could downgrade, but still keep my initial goal of getting ultra settings? £1200 is slightly above what I was hoping for. Lastly, do you think I would need anymore fans apart from the two used to cool the CPU.

So your main target is gaming? if yes you could get cheaper motherboard and RAM, and for saved money you can get better graphics card which will improve your gaming at 1080p

Look at this build and if price higher than your budget you can choose GTX-770 card!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£231.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£83.88 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£95.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.85 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£52.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£369.95 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Desktop Case (£105.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£67.86 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£15.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.96 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1199.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-22 15:11 GMT+0000)

 

[Tejx]

I think I was looking at no more than £1000. This is what I've got at the moment, I can substitute the case for something less expensive.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£231.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£83.88 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£133.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£69.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£52.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£250.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Desktop Case (£105.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£15.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.96 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1057.74
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-22 15:25 GMT+0000)

 

[Ahmadjon]

OK, here you go!
212 EVO is good for mild overclock and i changed the case to windowed 300R

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£231.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£95.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£61.85 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£52.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£238.04 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case (£63.97 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£67.86 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£15.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.96 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £967.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-22 15:31 GMT+0000)

 

[Tobias Radford-Taylor]

Why not use an i5? The hyper-threading on the i7 is nice and will give better performance in some games but as far as I'm aware, is not NEEDED. However you will get better performance with an i5.

 

[Ahmadjon]

Why not use an i5? The hyper-threading on the i7 is nice and will give better performance in some games but as far as I'm aware, is not NEEDED. However you will get better performance with an i5.

You're right but with i7 he's still within budget so even with i5 he won't be able to get GTX-780

 

[sora]

Why not use an i5? The hyper-threading on the i7 is nice and will give better performance in some games but as far as I'm aware, is not NEEDED. However you will get better performance with an i5.

True. Keep in mind though that GPU > CPU in a gaming build.