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Planning to buy my new gaming computer now I've sold the motorbike and was wondering what criticism you would give to this potential build. I have gone for the approach of spending more on 'one-time purchases' (GFX card, CPU etc) and less on easily upgradeable things (like RAM and a bigger harddrive as I already have one from my old PC)

What would you change for better performance around the £1000 mark?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card GV-N770OC-4GD) £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Alpenfohn Civetta Cooler!! £95.99
1 x XFX Pro 850W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £95.99
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £77.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £59.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,027.51 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 7970 Matrix Platinum 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £269.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £83.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 620W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £59.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £925.92 (includes shipping : FREE).





The board comes with a free cooler.

The GFX card comes with a AMD gold ticket to pick three games and also gives the basket free delivery.
 
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Asus Radeon R9 280X DirectCUII TOP 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Asus Radeon R9 280X DirectCUII TOP 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £275.99
(£229.99) £275.99
(£229.99)
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
(£216.66) £259.99
(£216.66)
Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £83.99
(£69.99) £83.99
(£69.99)
Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £71.99
(£59.99) £71.99
(£59.99)
Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
(£12.49) £14.99
(£12.49)

This is what I would go with OP with your budget. Depending on your monitor resolution and what games you play, the 280X (7970) is sometimes better than the gtx 770. Plus this ASUS one features better components on the PCB and overvolts.

Also that PSU you posted is ott, you dont need that much power. For reference my system with a 3770k, gtx 570 and gtx 670 at full load only uses around 450 watts.

Also guys how do you post the basket like that with the pictures at the bottom and text in yellow?
 
had a bit of play around and now got this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £311.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £263.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £89.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £73.99
1 x Avexir MPower Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CRR) £59.99
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case £57.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £965.47 (includes shipping : £10.50).



Is the power supply enough? Apart from that I'm happy with everything else.
 
You can do better for your money :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £263.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £221.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £83.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case Windowed - Grey £66.95
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £59.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £911.47 (includes shipping : £10.50).




• Again the board includes a free cooler and is a higher grade board than the HD3
• The 7970 comes with a golden ticket to pick from 3 free games.
• The SSD is fast.

7970 vs GTX770 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/768?vs=829
 
Thanks, I was pretty dead-set on getting the GTX770 but I think the comparison has tipped me in favour of the 7970. Think I'll order this tonight, shame I haven't got enough posts for the free delivery!

Thanks again for the help Stulid
 
Actually I prefer the red colours to the blue; I'll swap out the case and the RAM to make everything red.

Here it is! Thanks for the modifications Stulid!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £263.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £221.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £83.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case Windowed - Black £66.95
1 x Avexir MPower Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CRR) £59.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £913.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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Thats a good shout Stulid! Also Ethermaster, I don't plan to overclock it yet, maybe in a year or so and at that time I'll buy a better cooler and faster RAM; I did, however, keep the case that you specced because its ******* awesome.

Added a blue fan for the cooler - this is my final basket, unless there are any other shouts?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £263.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £221.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £83.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £78.95
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £59.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
1 x BitFenix Spectre PWM 120mm Fan Blue LED - Black £7.99
Total : £933.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Hold on, those Bitfenix fans are pants, they are similar to a mouse coughing on you,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Single Pack (CO-9050013-WW) £14.99
Total : £18.90 (includes shipping : £3.26).



Its 4pin so you still get fan control via the motherboard, the rings can be swapped and it comes with a blue, red or white.


or,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Air Series AF120 1500RPM LED Blue Quiet Edition (CO-9050015-BLED) £9.49
Total : £13.40 (includes shipping : £3.26).



I think this one is 3pin and is also available in a pack of two.
 
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