Moving over to PC gaming! need a build for around £1000

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Hi guys

I am looking at moving over to PC after the recent next gen announcements flopped in my opinion. I would use the PC for all purposes with the general Microsoft packages for work but obviously want to gear it up for gaming also.

I have around £1000 to spend can be more or less within reason and i am ideally looking to get the i7 intel processor, not sure if this is possible with this budget.

I am a complete novice when it comes to custom builds so i am generally looking for some advice as a starting point after hours of looking on this site at parts with no idea what works well with each other haha.

I would like to future proof as much as possible so the machine would be able to run games in 3 years time for example.

Appreciate any advice anyone can provide.

Thanks a lot

Dean
 
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Any reason you want an i7 processor, games won't make use of the extra threads and you only mentioned general office stuff?

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 Geforce GTX 770 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (77XPH6DV6KXZ) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £187.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £109.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal £84.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,028.29 (includes shipping : £17.85).



Unless you need Monitor/OS etc.
 
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Cheers for the response guys... i just thought an i7 processer would be better for future proofing the computer? as i said i am not really that clued up on it all currently. A monitor would be a bonus in the price but doesnt matter if extra and i would need a copy of windows 8

Cheers
 
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The only difference with the i5 and i7 is hyperthreading. There are not many games out there which use hyperthreading to it's full potential, but some will use it to some degree.

4670k would be the better choice.

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 Geforce GTX 770 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (77XPH6DV6KXZ) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £191.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-16000C9 2000MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2B2000C9) £41.99
Total : £1,061.34 (includes shipping : £17.85).

 
snips86x said:
The only difference with the i5 and i7 is hyperthreading. There are not many games out there which use hyperthreading to it's full potential, but some will use it to some degree.

4670k would be the better choice.

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 Geforce GTX 770 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (77XPH6DV6KXZ) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £191.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-16000C9 2000MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2B2000C9) £41.99
Total : £1,061.34 (includes shipping : £17.85).

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Cheers buddy how much more do you think it would cost me to get like 8GB of RAM minimum? would more than 8GB be wise? i know you can get 16GB but would i ever need that even down the line in a few years.
 
DT15 said:
Cheers buddy how much more do you think it would cost me to get like 8GB of RAM minimum? would more than 8GB be wise? i know you can get 16GB but would i ever need that even down the line in a few years.
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My bad, I added the wrong RAM. If you are gaming any more than 8gb would be pointless. The current rig killers like Crysis 3, Farcry3 and BF4 will not depend too heavily on RAM, but more on the GPU. More RAM will be used of course, but not the entire 8gb.

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 Geforce GTX 770 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (77XPH6DV6KXZ) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £191.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £109.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
Total : £1,085.34 (includes shipping : £17.85).

 
cheers man i will have a look at some of these parts and try and learn some more about them, appreciate you making the build for me to look at gives me more of an idea of what i can get for the budget currently
 
once consoles have 8gb of ram with next gen then maybe yes.
But for now no, by 8gb on 2 dimms and drop another 8 in if and when you need it.

A case maybe nice unless you want to leave it all on your desk as well. Media drives (dvd/bluray)?
 
House said:
once consoles have 8gb of ram with next gen then maybe yes.
But for now no, by 8gb on 2 dimms and drop another 8 in if and when you need it.

A case maybe nice unless you want to leave it all on your desk as well. Media drives (dvd/bluray)?
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Haha yeah i was thinking of going for an open build so it doesn't overheat... i would like a blue ray drive but not 100% necessary.
 
DT15 said:
Cheers for the response guys... i just thought an i7 processer would be better for future proofing the computer? as i said i am not really that clued up on it all currently. A monitor would be a bonus in the price but doesnt matter if extra and i would need a copy of windows 8

Cheers
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Don't do that to yourself!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22439496

http://www.zdnet.com/windows-8-continues-to-fail-7000016222/

http://www.pcgamesn.com/why-i-m-uninstalling-windows-8

http://readwrite.com/2013/05/29/microsoft-windows-8-start-button#awesm=~o8KObgVLGsbMYf

Also, from what I understand, Microsofts draconian intentions with their XBox One, make it a complete non-starter, but I have heard that the Sony PS4 will remain as open an unintrusive as the current gen Sony console. Are there reports circulating stating differently?
 
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MatTheCat said:
Don't do that to yourself!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22439496

http://www.zdnet.com/windows-8-continues-to-fail-7000016222/

http://www.pcgamesn.com/why-i-m-uninstalling-windows-8

http://readwrite.com/2013/05/29/microsoft-windows-8-start-button#awesm=~o8KObgVLGsbMYf

Also, from what I understand, Microsofts draconian intentions with their XBox One, make it a complete non-starter, but I have heard that the Sony PS4 will remain as open an unintrusive as the current gen Sony console. Are there reports circulating stating differently?
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Haha wow i never knew it was that bad i thought it was good from what i have seen, clearly using it on a day to day basis changes that view!
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £191.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite X2377HDS 23" Premium IPS Panel Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £131.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £109.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £94.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CI) - Blue Light £67.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £52.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,069.16 (includes shipping : £24.45).



You can use the Windows 8 Enterprise (Evaluation) Edition for free on a 3 month trial. WIndows 8.1 will be a service pack of sorts and adds back the start menu.....it too should get an evaluation to try. So you can worry about an OS much later and concentrate cash on components instead :)

There is THIS Tahiti cored 7870XT GPU which is closely related to the 7950. It's much cheaper but can be OC'd to trade blows with a stock 7950, obviously the 7950 can be OC'd to close the gap on the 7970 but you need to balance out things yourself...it's there as an option.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £191.99
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite X2377HDS 23" Premium IPS Panel Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £131.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £109.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £94.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CI) - Blue Light £67.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-255-SE) £62.40
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £996.19 (includes shipping : £19.10).



Retail CPU has a longer warranty and a stock cooler (not needed), CPU failure is rare but gives you peace of mind for a few quid more. B grade 2TB HDD saves nearly £20 and I've put that 7870XT in to trim costs. Hope this helps :)
 
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honosuseri said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £191.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite X2377HDS 23" Premium IPS Panel Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £131.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £109.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £94.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CI) - Blue Light £67.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £52.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,069.16 (includes shipping : £24.45).



You can use the Windows 8 Enterprise (Evaluation) Edition for free on a 3 month trial. WIndows 8.1 will be a service pack of sorts and adds back the start menu.....it too should get an evaluation to try. So you can worry about an OS much later and concentrate cash on components instead :)

There is THIS Tahiti cored 7870XT GPU which is closely related to the 7950. It's much cheaper but can be OC'd to trade blows with a stock 7950, obviously the 7950 can be OC'd to close the gap on the 7970 but you need to balance out things yourself...it's there as an option.
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Cheers for the advice mate i am struggling to learn whats better than what in most components atm but i will get there, don't know whether to attempt to build my first PC myself or go for a customization route and let overclockers build it for me
 
DT15 said:
Cheers for the advice mate i am struggling to learn whats better than what in most components atm but i will get there, don't know whether to attempt to build my first PC myself or go for a customization route and let overclockers build it for me
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The build part isn't difficult, balancing the parts to the budget is the tricky bit.

Maybe watching THIS will give you some confidence.
 
DT15 said:
Haha wow i never knew it was that bad i thought it was good from what i have seen, clearly using it on a day to day basis changes that view!
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I have a sour view of it but plenty others claim that they 'really like it when [they] get used to it'.

Also, there are of course certain improvements with W8 that you dont get with W7, and some improvements that M$ could implement into W7, but won't, because they want everyone on W8.
 
MatTheCat said:
I have a sour view of it but plenty others claim that they 'really like it when [they] get used to it'.

Also, there are of course certain improvements with W8 that you dont get with W7, and some improvements that M$ could implement into W7, but won't, because they want everyone on W8.
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Yeah thats fair enough, how long will it be before the next version of windows comes out roughly ?
 
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