Gaming PC budget £1300

[RyokiStorm]

Ok, so i'm planning on building and putting together my first gaming pc, problem is, i don't if what i've chosen is ideal for what i'm using it for.

My motherboard:
Asus Maximus V Formula Motherboard

My Processor is an Intel i7-3770k quad core (4x3.50GHz)

My RAM:
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600MHz

My Video/Graphics card:
Asus Nvidia GeForce GT 640 2GB DDR3, PCI Express 3.0

My power supply:
Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1000W

My hard disk drive:
Samsung HN-M101MBB 1TB 5400rpm SATA 2.5 inch

These are all the items that im concerned about, mostly the graphics card.

I'll be mostly usong the computer for playing games like, Skyrim, Far Cry 3 etc. but i will also be using it for editing purposes by using Photoshop CS2

If anyone could make some suggestions of me changing some of the parts, or if my setup is ideal then all suggestions/opinions are much appreciated.

 

[stulid]

For this budget you should be buying the newer Haswell CPU and Z87 motherboards, not older Ivybridge tech.

You havent listed exactly what parts you need?

But heres the core components to get you started.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £339.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £164.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £94.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC10TDC01) £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB E Extreme CPU Cooler TY-143 Fans (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £1,173.26 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 

[Ethermaster]

For this budget you should be buying the newer Haswell CPU and Z87 motherboards, not older Ivybridge tech.

You havent listed exactly what parts you need?

But heres the core components to get you started.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £339.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £164.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £94.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC10TDC01) £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB E Extreme CPU Cooler TY-143 Fans (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £1,173.26 (includes shipping : £11.25).

Yummy spec right there, but I have something a little different to bring to the party......

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £199.99 (£399.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - GunMetal Black £109.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £74.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0K) £65.99
1 x Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020063-UK) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £39.95
1 x Three Fan Bundle - Corsair SP120 PWM Quiet Edition Fan 4 pin £31.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack £25.99
Total : £1,201.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

[Doomedspeed]

Yummy spec right there, but I have something a little different to bring to the party......

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £199.99 (£399.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - GunMetal Black £109.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £74.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0K) £65.99
1 x Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020063-UK) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £39.95
1 x Three Fan Bundle - Corsair SP120 PWM Quiet Edition Fan 4 pin £31.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack £25.99
Total : £1,201.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

I really like that.

760's in SLI is a great idea, they scale amazingly well .

 

[honosuseri]

Gaming rig come workstation for editing with 16GB of fast RAM. GPU has a MEGA games bundle included with it.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £164.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Toshiba (7K3000.D) 3TB SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £83.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
2 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0K) £65.99 (£131.98)
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £39.95
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £1,210.75 (includes shipping : £12.50).



If you will game more than anything then there is nothing wrong with going for the i5K. We could tweak the spec accordingly.....

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99 (£479.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £164.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0K) £65.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £39.95
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £1,310.59 (includes shipping : £23.20).



Ok I'm over budget but you double up on the game codes so can sell off what you don't need to recoup some cash Hopefully you have a good idea how to balance something out by now with all these suggestions from fellow forum members