Need help building a custom PC

[pjo71099]

I've recently decided to move off consoles and become a PC gamer. I was looking for a pc which can play the newest and upcoming games (like AC Unity) on high or ultra graphics. I have been given a quote by a local business who have offered to build it for me.
Specs

Case

BitFenix Colossus Big-Tower Venom GREEN LED - black Window (White or Black)


Power Supply

Be Quiet! BN211 Power Zone Power Supply (750 Watts) 80 Plus


Processor

Intel 4th Generation Core i5 (4690K) 3.5GHz Quad Core Proces


Cooling

Cooler Master Seidon 120V Closed Loop Liquid Cooling System


Motherboard

Gigabyte Z97 Gaming 3 Motherboard Full Size ATX 1150


SSD

Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD 2.5"


Hard drive

Western Digital Black 1TB (7200rpm)


Memory

Kingston HyperX FURY Blue 16GB Memory Module 1600MHz DDR3


Graphics Card

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 Overclocked with WINDFORCE 2GB


WiFi Card

TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adaptor


Optical drive

LiteOn DVD±RW


Operating System

Win 8.1 x64 Eng Intl 1pk DSP OEI DVD


Warranty

1 Year Return to Base

Are these good specs for the games I would like to play? I don't know much about computers and the last time I tried to buy one I ended up getting scammed so I'm a little cautious.
If I could get some help I would be very grateful.?

 

[nostall]

Decent build.
Only thing I would think about changing would be the video card; A new GTX970 will perform a bit better then the 770 and use less power. Only a tad more expensive.
How much do they want too charge you; parts, labor, install OS and get it running.

 

[pjo71099]

Decent build.
Only thing I would think about changing would be the video card; A new GTX970 will perform a bit better then the 770 and use less power. Only a tad more expensive.
How much do they want too charge you; parts, labor, install OS and get it running.

 

[pjo71099]

It would cost £1165.20 with labour and everything though I was thinking about only buying the parts and building it myself.

 

[nostall]

You can track down your parts using pc partpicker:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/
Just make certain that in the upper right corner of the opening page 'United Kingdom' is selected.
Amazon is a good place also:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/
Tracking down the prices is a good idea, even if you decide NOT to build it yourself: You will be able to see if your local shop is being fair and honest with their price quote. Do keep in mind they need to make a profit from their labor AND ordering, purchasing, and reselling the parts to you, so there should be some up-tick in the price they charge.
Their quote does seem a bit high (That's about $1889 USD) but it might be worth not having the stress of product warranties, having to troubleshoot your own problems, and the plus of being able to take it into a local shop if something does go wrong.
Many tutorials on how to build a PC, from complex to easy. MaximumPC magazine (www.maximumpc.com) has many and here's a good one from Tom's:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-your-own-pc,2601.html

 

[pjo71099]

You can track down your parts using pc partpicker:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/
Just make certain that in the upper right corner of the opening page 'United Kingdom' is selected.
Amazon is a good place also:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/
Tracking down the prices is a good idea, even if you decide NOT to build it yourself: You will be able to see if your local shop is being fair and honest with their price quote. Do keep in mind they need to make a profit from their labor AND ordering, purchasing, and reselling the parts to you, so there should be some up-tick in the price they charge.
Their quote does seem a bit high (That's about $1889 USD) but it might be worth not having the stress of product warranties, having to troubleshoot your own problems, and the plus of being able to take it into a local shop if something does go wrong.
Many tutorials on how to build a PC, from complex to easy. MaximumPC magazine (www.maximumpc.com) has many and here's a good one from Tom's:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-your-own-pc,2601.html

I'm mainly worried that I'm going to build this computer then find it doesn't play the things I want it to play

 

[pjo71099]

Thanks for the help, I just finally wanted to know if this PC would be able to play the games I want. (Basically all new games and newer upcoming ones within the new gaming generation on high and ultra graphics)

 

[nostall]

Thanks for the help, I just finally wanted to know if this PC would be able to play the games I want. (Basically all new games and newer upcoming ones within the new gaming generation on high and ultra graphics)

You are very welcome.

 

[pjo71099]

Hello again
I know it's been a long time but I'm getting close to buying my PC and I have a quote sorted, I've been told it can play next gen games (AC unity, far cry 4 etc) and 60 fps on ultra settings, is this correct?

Case COOLERMASTER CM690 III ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690K (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, XFIRE/SLI
Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card NONE
3rd Graphics Card NONE
1st Hard Disk 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
RAID NONE
M.2 SSD Drive NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
Memory Card Reader NONE
Power Supply CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Extra Case Fans NONE
Fan Controller NONE
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Router/HomePlugs NONE
USB Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Modem NONE
Firewire NONE
TV Card NONE
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve

 

[nostall]

Hello again
I know it's been a long time but I'm getting close to buying my PC and I have a quote sorted, I've been told it can play next gen games (AC unity, far cry 4 etc) and 60 fps on ultra settings, is this correct?

Case COOLERMASTER CM690 III ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690K (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, XFIRE/SLI
Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card NONE
3rd Graphics Card NONE
1st Hard Disk 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
RAID NONE
M.2 SSD Drive NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
Memory Card Reader NONE
Power Supply CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Extra Case Fans NONE
Fan Controller NONE
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Router/HomePlugs NONE
USB Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Modem NONE
Firewire NONE
TV Card NONE
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve

Probably be fine for what you want to do. Always hard to predict frame rate until it is actually built and you see how it runs. Only problem I see is your PSU is below the recommended minimum per Nvidia: PSU is not a place to go cheap. You would be better off to buy 2 sticks of 4GB RAM (so you can still run in dual channel mode) and put the saving towards a bit more powerful PSU, say 500-600Watts. The Corsair VS series would be fine.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cs550m

 

[pjo71099]

Hello again
I know it's been a long time but I'm getting close to buying my PC and I have a quote sorted, I've been told it can play next gen games (AC unity, far cry 4 etc) and 60 fps on ultra settings, is this correct?

Case COOLERMASTER CM690 III ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690K (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, XFIRE/SLI
Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card NONE
3rd Graphics Card NONE
1st Hard Disk 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
RAID NONE
M.2 SSD Drive NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
Memory Card Reader NONE
Power Supply CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Extra Case Fans NONE
Fan Controller NONE
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Router/HomePlugs NONE
USB Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Modem NONE
Firewire NONE
TV Card NONE
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve

Probably be fine for what you want to do. Always hard to predict frame rate until it is actually built and you see how it runs. Only problem I see is your PSU is below the recommended minimum per Nvidia: PSU is not a place to go cheap. You would be better off to buy 2 sticks of 4GB RAM (so you can still run in dual channel mode) and put the saving towards a bit more powerful PSU, say 500-600Watts. The Corsair VS series would be fine.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cs550m

That's just what someone else told me, they said to downgrade to a blue drive, would you recommend this?

 

[nostall]

No. You're building a gaming machine, no sense sticking a main stream HDD in there when there is so little price difference.