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Started by Tvvisted Fate | | 5 answers
Please help me with a new gaming configuration
Hello everyone! I am currently buying new components for my new gaming rig, budget is not big but here is what I put together so far:

Intel i5 4690K 195 euros/268 USD
ASRock Z97 Pro4 93 euros/128 USD http://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/z97%20pro4/
RAM - ? we have a really poor choice of RAM here so probably some Kingston.. 1x8GB 80 euros/81 USD
Thermaltake Smart SE SPS-730M 70 euros/97USD
WD Blue 1TB - already have
Sapphire R9 270X DualX OC - already have

When I get some more money I would buy GTX 970 and an SSD. I would probably OC the CPU to 4.2-4.3 with air cooling, is this motherboard good enough for all that? Its supposed to have 6 phases
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October 15, 2014 6:17:35 PM

It's more of their budget board the extreme series use higher quality parts but for a mild overclock that your looking for it should be fine.
Not knowing where you can buy parts from I would also look at some of the XFX power supplies. Their really no need to buy a modular one with any decent case and 650 Watts would be more than you need.
October 15, 2014 6:02:10 PM

I already have HDD and a case, I need a CPU, MoBo, RAM and PSU..
@Zerk2012 Can you please tell me more about why ASRock Pro series are not so good? Could you recommend me a better budget motherboard?
October 15, 2014 5:54:09 PM

That 431 case only comes with one front fan and that's it nothing in the back.
October 15, 2014 5:49:46 PM

Here man, I hope you will have a good reference.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/FdpNBm) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/FdpNBm/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690...) | £169.60 @ Aria PC
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-coole...) | £23.94 @ CCL Computers
**Motherboard** | [MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97g55s...) | £82.76 @ Scan.co.uk
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X + Turbulence II Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl...) | £92.90 @ Amazon UK
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-d...) | £56.10 @ CCL Computers
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970ga...) | £274.99 @ Ebuyer
**Case** | [Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-rc43...) | £43.72 @ Scan.co.uk
**Power Supply** | [Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg6...) | £65.72 @ Amazon UK
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £809.73
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 01:49 BST+0100 |
October 15, 2014 5:48:42 PM

The ASRock pro series are not very good but 4.2/3 should be doable, you will need a aftermarket CPU cooler.
For the memory get a 2X4gb set for a total of 8GB dual channel motherboard memory should be added in pairs.

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