Opinions On A Possible Gaming Build? Advice needed

[ChilliCheeseMan]

Hi all

I'm somewhat of a newbie when it comes to gaming pc's, but I've tried to compile a list of parts to build my first gaming pc, for under £700. A mate of mine offered to source the parts and build it for me, but I reckon that I could get better value for money if I did it myself. I'd much appreciate it if you could let me know if the parts I've chosen are any good and if I need to make any changes and why, but remember I'm on a tight budget so try not to make any changes too expensive.

Asus Z87-Plus Motherboard (Socket 1150, 4x DDR3, ATX, 2x PCI Express 3.0/2.0, 6x SATA 6.0 Gb/s, USB 3.0, Intel Z87 Express Chipset, Haswell, Dual Intelligent Processors 4 with 4-Way Optimization)

Antec High Current Gamer HCG-750M - Power supply ( internal ) - ATX12V 2.32/ EPS12V 2.92 - 80 PLUS Bronze - AC 100-240 V - 750 Watt - active PFC - Europe(0-761345-06222-0)

Intel Core i5-4690K Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 3.5GHz LGA 1150 BX80646I54690K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600

Crucial BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-12800 Memory Module

Asus DVD-RW Bulk Drive (DRW-24F1ST, S-ATA, DVDR: 24x, CD-R: 48x, E-Green, Disc Encryption II)

ZALMAN Z11 Plus Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

GIGABYTE GV-N960WF2OC-2GD GeForce GTX 960 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready ATX Video Card

Also I would really appreciate it if you could let me know whether I could run Cities Skylines and BeamNG in relatively good quality with at least 30-40FPS.

Many Thanks

ChilliCheeseMan

 

[Archgaull]

First off, use PCPartPicker to help view different products, as well as find the best prices.

 

[ChilliCheeseMan]

First off, use PCPartPicker to help view different products, as well as find the best prices.

Just tried it and most products ended up coming out more expensive. But that's not much of an issue, it's whether what i've chosen works together, and would I need such a powerful power pack or could I downgrade:

Antec HCG M Series HCG-520M 520W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Intel Haswell Fully Compatible

which is the best part of £50 cheaper?

 

[Archgaull]

This build would give you a much better experience in gaming, with a better GPU, as well as motherboard and a reliable PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£178.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£115.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£42.63 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.64 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (£205.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT H230 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.40 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£9.48 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £689.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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