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Started by zeoflex | | 2 answers
new computer for Christmas
so i am thinking of buying a new pc for Christmas so i have a few questions first of all my budget is around £1300 for the pc. should i go for intel or amd and if intel the new haswell cpu or older ones, is ddr4 much better than a top range ddr3 also which GPU is good nivdia or amd. i dont care about a case to be honest. i have a monitor mouse and keyboard in mind. the computer will be used for gaming mainly. also cooling is liquid cooling worth the hassle and would i even need it? lots of thanks if you have read this many more if you have answered it, by the way i no it is a bit soon for Christmas shopping but im a big kid :p 
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October 6, 2014 7:40:42 AM

The new DDR4 is great. Double bandwidth as that of ddr3, but also really overkill for today's standards. A case is important as it keeps the components nice and cool :) .
October 6, 2014 7:39:45 AM

I'm going to guess this a gaming pc...
AMD or intel?: Well you could start a long and non productive debate with that question... My personal opinion is that intel cpus offer a more stable performance but you pay an extra cost for that...
AMD or nvidia?........... Well after the latest nvidia addition i think gtx 970 is the best premium performance choice , but who knows what will amd come up with till christmas(maybe nothing...)
DDR3 vs DDR4- When it comes to gaming ram wont be a bottleneck, ddr4 is very expensive at this time and you will not see that much of a performance boost, especially in games.

What i would buy with that budget TODAY:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£171.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£78.88 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£125.20 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£71.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung XP941 Series 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£199.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£89.99 @ Novatech)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card (£299.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Arc XL ATX Full Tower Case (£83.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£102.64 @ More Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.09 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.23 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1303.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-06 15:39 BST+0100

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