£700-800 Budget For Gaming PC - Already have a R9 290x Graphics Card

[Freyae]

Just looking for some advice on a new build gaming PC. It's important to note that I already have a R9 290x Graphics card along with a Windows 8 disk.

Looking to get the best bang for my buck out of £700-800. Graphics card and Windows 8 already paid for.

Any suggestions for a good gaming build?

 

[Jeff Baffalo]

I don't know if you want to crossfire, but it will give you the best performance. Also, which r9 290x do you own?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£173.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.69 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£269.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex Gold 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £795.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-02 17:28 GMT+0000

 

[Freyae]

I currently have the: Gigabyte WINDFORCE 290X OC

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HS866AK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

 

[Jeff Baffalo]

If you don't want to oc you can decrease the price by a significant margin.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£173.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£58.69 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£287.15 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Super Flower Leadex Gold 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£114.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £813.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-02 17:34 GMT+0000

 

[Freyae]

If I'm not going for a Crossfire configuration, would there be a cheaper but still suitable PSU you would recommend for this build taking into consideration the R9 290x - I'm guessing 1,000W isn't needed for a single one.

 

[iLiftFood]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/B36tHx
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/B36tHx/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£244.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£110.39 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£117.72 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£83.94 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£64.75 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £726.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-02 18:02 GMT+0000

My personal approach.

 

[Jeff Baffalo]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£244.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£84.12 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£117.52 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£56.57 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£83.94 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£84.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£64.75 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £772.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-02 18:15 GMT+0000

 

[logainofhades]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£244.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 140XL 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£104.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£127.79 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£77.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£87.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £791.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-02 18:22 GMT+0000

 

[sora]

If I'm not going for a Crossfire configuration, would there be a cheaper but still suitable PSU you would recommend for this build taking into consideration the R9 290x - I'm guessing 1,000W isn't needed for a single one.

I'd personally get a 750W/650W XFX or 620W/720W Seasonic power supply.

 

[iLiftFood]

If you wanted to take a liquid/water cooling route you could try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£244.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 140XL 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£110.39 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£135.92 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£107.59 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.39 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£64.75 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £797.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-03 16:01 GMT+0000

I changed the RAM to 1600MHz CAS 7 RAM because in my opinion that's the best way to go for RAM.