**Need Help**1st time Gaming Build with £1500 Budget

[BomberH01]

I am looking to build a gaming PC which will last for a few years and play games in high resolution. Can I have some help with components? I have been told it has to be Intel so that is the only stipulation (Unless you really think AMD is better).

Thanks for your help in advance

Bomber

 

[TomThePotato]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£244.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£74.72 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£91.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£114.62 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.20 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£265.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£265.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£87.13 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£77.26 @ More Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.35 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1424.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-29 10:34 GMT+0000

Overkill for just gaming.. but you have the budget!! Of course, there are ways to save money.. such as 8gb ram/I5 and so on.

 

[BomberH01]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£244.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£74.72 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£91.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£114.62 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£76.20 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£265.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£265.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case (£87.13 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£77.26 @ More Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.35 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1424.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-29 10:34 GMT+0000

Overkill for just gaming.. but you have the budget!! Of course, there are ways to save money.. such as 8gb ram/I5 and so on.

Thanks Tom, really appreciate this. If I may be go for an i5 and only 1 GPU at first then maybe add another GPU later, would the i5 be able to handle 2 GPUs? Should I stick with the Haswell chip? I have windows 7 pro and would load that on, would I get the best from the CPUS/GPU etc with windows 7? Very last question, should I base everything on price and the more expensive the better? I am getting lost in reading reviews/blogs/your website on components being better than others and finding it hard which to choose, PC Part Picker is good for compatibility but don't really trust the ratings as loads of people disagree and rate other components higher.

Thanks again Bomber

 

[TomThePotato]

An I5 should be able to handle an SLI configuration. Windows 7 should do fine, since you already have it. No, you should not base everything on price. For example, an R9 280 is cheaper than a 760, yet it's better.