New Build Advice (Gaming/ Game Dev PC)

[thebeardedranga]

Hi Guys,

I'm hoping to build a new pc and I haven't really been keeping up to date with prices, specs etc the past few years. I've created a parts list (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/g4vpsY) would anybody care to help me get a system with parts just as good as these if not better, for a cheaper price. This is mainly due to me needing a new monitor ontop of the build, I want quality but I dont want to be paying over the odds for it. This system will be used for gaming, games dev, general use etc. so graphics and some decent processing power are key, I've only picked 8 gb of ram for now, this should probably be upped to 16gb though.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

 

[Mattz982]

looks fine IMO

 

[sadams04]

Not bad. My thoughts are below...

MB - Fine and all, but a bit expensive.
MEM - Same specs on the less expensive modules below.
SSD - Just add one now...
GPU - The EVGA below sports a higher overclock and is less expensive.
CASE - At that price point I like the Corsiar 300R better.
PSU - Nice and all, but expensive.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£149.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.91 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£34.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£66.80 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.68 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£258.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£55.56 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £733.90