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Hi all im looking for some help my son is wanting a gaming pc for xmas or bits for it could someone help with parts. He has asked me for 17-4770 asus z87 pro and a gtx 770 i was on the pc builder but trying to look for parts to finish build but im lost can someone maybe post a list to go with what he has gave me as members of the family are going to buy parts aswell or if the parts he has gave me are not any good thanks
 
Nadrian said:
Mind if i mess around with the specs a little bit to get the best bang for your buck so to speak? also whats the budget?
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any help welcome as for budget im really not sure he has money saved up to complete what he doesnt get for xmas as cost far to much for me as 1 gift sorry cant be much help those were the 3 parts he wrote down
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £257.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Desktop Kit - (MZ-7TE120KW) £92.99
1 x Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020048-UK) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £59.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,037.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
If he has his heart set on the Asus:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £257.99
1 x Asus Z87-PRO Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £166.99
1 x Be Quiet Power Zone 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Desktop Kit - (MZ-7TE120KW) £92.99
1 x Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2133HC11ADC01) £59.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £31.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,176.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
RJC said:
If he has his heart set on the Asus:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £257.99
1 x Asus Z87-PRO Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £166.99
1 x Be Quiet Power Zone 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Desktop Kit - (MZ-7TE120KW) £92.99
1 x Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2133HC11ADC01) £59.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £31.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,176.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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i can only go on what he has gave me are these parts not good i dont want to buy them if there rubbish
 
There's nothing particulalrly wrong with the ASUS board, but there are arguably better boards (for gaming) at around the same price, and similar boards for a bit less. If he wants it because it looks nice, go for it.

A budget would help a lot :D

Are those the three parts (CPU, GPU, Mobo) you'll be getting him, or will you be buying more?
 
The parts are good! but if he is not looking at using multiple gpu's or overclocking to the extreme then these can be waste.

The build in my first post are just as good bar the motherboard does not do SLI & Crossfire or comes with inbuilt WI-FI. Motherboard does come with a free cooler and is a good overclocker.
 
I would change the card to something with more Vram for much higher lifespan, as we are approaching the 2gb of vram limit with many games now. Unfortunately the premium you pay for the 4gb version of the 770 is just unjustifiable.

For the same price as the 770 2gb you can grab a R9-280x which has 3gb of Vram and is more powerful. If your son plays BF4 he will also gain the benefit of mantle in December when it is patched into the game.
 
Fulax said:
There's nothing particulalrly wrong with the ASUS board, but there are arguably better boards (for gaming) at around the same price, and similar boards for a bit less. If he wants it because it looks nice, go for it.

A budget would help a lot :D

Are those the three parts (CPU, GPU, Mobo) you'll be getting him, or will you be buying more?
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yes i was looking in to buying these 3 parts but grandparents were maybe going to buy 1 aswell then he would need to finish himself he has bought a case so far budget is hard as dont know how much these cost but if you think there is better parts the same as he gave me at price then i will ask him about them and see what he thinks
 
Avenged7Fold said:
I would change the card to something with more Vram for much higher lifespan, as we are approaching the 2gb of vram limit with many games now. Unfortunately the premium you pay for the 4gb version of the 770 is just unjustifiable.

For the same price as the 770 2gb you can grab a R9-280x which has 3gb of Vram and is more powerful. If your son plays BF4 he will also gain the benefit of mantle in December when it is patched into the game.
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thanks i will ask him about that he does play bf4 i dont want to buy him something that 2 months down the line no good
 
Thanks. Looks like you won't need to buy any extra fans, which is nice. If his comes with a red LED fan in the front (like the one on the OcUK site), we've surely got to be looking at a red themed build.

Motherboard: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-235-MS
or more expensive: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-563-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2574

GPU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-225-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1842
or more expensive: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-323-AS&groupid=701&catid=56
or more expensive and louder but better: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-337-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752
 
Fulax said:
Thanks. Looks like you won't need to buy any extra fans, which is nice. If his comes with a red LED fan in the front (like the one on the OcUK site), we've surely got to be looking at a red themed build.

Motherboard: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-235-MS
or more expensive: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-563-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2574

GPU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-225-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1842
or more expensive: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-323-AS&groupid=701&catid=56
or more expensive and louder but better: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-337-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752
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are these as good or better than his thanks
 
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