Gaming PC Build Assistance Required

J0Y · 28 Jan 2014 at 20:25

Hi,

I'm looking to build my first gaming PC and I would appreciate some assistance picking the best components and getting the best performance for my budget.

I'll be purchasing the components February or March.

Budget: £1,070

I will require a copy of Windows.

I'm coming from a console so I would like to be able to play games at the best graphical settings possible at 1920x1080 with good frame rate. (Battlefield 4 at ultra and future games like The Division etc.)

GiraffePencils · 29 Jan 2014 at 10:43

Does that budget require a monitor?
Keyboard & mouse
You say coming from console, I'd have imagined you'd have used a tv

J0Y · 29 Jan 2014 at 11:16

THAT budget doesn't require a monitor, mouse or keyboard. I have a separate budget for accessories.

I'll put it here in case any one has any recommendations on them.

I have no more than £400 for the following:

*Monitor
*Mouse and Keyboard
*Speakers
*Computer Desk (Needs to fit Mouse and Keyboard side by side)

GiraffePencils · 29 Jan 2014 at 15:07

J0Y said:
THAT budget doesn't require a monitor, mouse or keyboard. I have a separate budget for accessories.

I'll put it here in case any one has any recommendations on them.

I have no more than £400 for the following:

*Monitor
*Mouse and Keyboard
*Speakers
*Computer Desk (Needs to fit Mouse and Keyboard side by side)

hmmm, Other people might have diff opinions, but I'd have priced:
100-150 Monitor
Mouse and keyboard 30-50 (budget)
speakers...I like headsets but have 120 quid speakers.
desk....well that's a huge range, Ikea have some decent tables, and staples.

None of this helps your PC question, I'll take a wee look and get back to you.

HalfBakedJake · 29 Jan 2014 at 15:35

Computer desk Malm Desk

Remove the Pully outty thing and you cant go wrong

Fulax · 29 Jan 2014 at 15:41

£1470 for the lot:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X "BF4 Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-50G) £365.99
1 x AOC G2460PQU 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £74.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £73.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x SanDisk Pulse 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDP-128G-G25) £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
1 x Mad Catz Cyborg R.A.T.3 3500 DPI Gaming Mouse £33.95
1 x TT eSports Challenger Gamers Keyboard £24.98
1 x Creative A60 2.0 Speaker System (51MF1635AA001) £14.99
Total : £1,418.69 (includes shipping : £19.10).

EDIT: Except the desk -.-

GiraffePencils · 29 Jan 2014 at 15:49

^ Can't argue with them specs tbh, Monitor's overkill, but boy don't we all love overkill

Fulax · 29 Jan 2014 at 15:55

Switched the monitor for one without 3D. Frees up a bit for the desk

a.tunnard · 29 Jan 2014 at 16:21

cant you save a few pennies going for a GTX 770?
or spend a little more for a 780? ive seen 780's with nice coolers for £390

Fulax · 29 Jan 2014 at 16:29

A 770 (or a 280X) would save a bit of money, but it would also give you less performance. No point going for one of them when a 290 will fit into the budget.

As for the 780s - performance would be similar to the 290. I'd just go for whichever happens to be on offer at the time of purchase. Right now, that's the 290. The Sapphire Tri-X for £365 is a very good deal.

Gruber · 29 Jan 2014 at 16:49

Fulax said:
£1470 for the lot:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X "BF4 Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-50G) £365.99
1 x AOC G2460PQU 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £74.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £73.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x SanDisk Pulse 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDP-128G-G25) £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
1 x Mad Catz Cyborg R.A.T.3 3500 DPI Gaming Mouse £33.95
1 x TT eSports Challenger Gamers Keyboard £24.98
1 x Creative A60 2.0 Speaker System (51MF1635AA001) £14.99
Total : £1,418.69 (includes shipping : £19.10).

EDIT: Except the desk -.-

I wouldn't like to try to install windows on that!

Fulax · 29 Jan 2014 at 16:53

A DVD drive for the Windows DVD, then, if you insist

YOUR BASKET
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
Total : £19.98 (includes shipping : £4.16).

Gruber · 29 Jan 2014 at 17:10

Fulax said:
if you insist

Thanks!

I'm considering a new build myself. I wasn't expecting it to be quite so pricey though, I've just been upgrading the 'innards' for years. It's about time I retired my PC-60+!

J0Y · 29 Jan 2014 at 17:53

Thank you for the help as far.

I would appreciate it if you could keep the actual PC components and accessories separate.

I look forward to seeing more suggestions!

hawkhench · 30 Jan 2014 at 14:44

Slightly OT but I can definitely recommend the MALM desk, oodles of space.

The Only Beardy · 30 Jan 2014 at 15:01

My take on the PC...

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £107.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black £74.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x SanDisk Pulse 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDP-128G-G25) £67.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 5700RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ABA200) HDD £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £54.98
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £1,109.76 (includes shipping : £12.50).

As for peripherals...

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £185.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance K65 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Silver - Red Switch (CH-9000040-UK) £69.95
1 x Creative Gigaworks T20 Series II 2.0 Speaker System (51MF1610AA003) £55.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance M65 Laser Gaming Mouse - Black (CH-9000022-EU) £54.95
Total : £380.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Get a desk from pre-loved or gumtree for cheap

Edit: Just realised that really, unless you fanccy going 280X, this (which is essentially Fulax's spec) is probably the best your guna do

The Only Beardy · 30 Jan 2014 at 15:09

Just realised I didn't put in an HDD or SSD

just playing around to get the best spec I can find and il change it

J0Y · 9 Feb 2014 at 19:13

Can I get a build with the same budget but not including OS and I would like to Overclock both my CPU & Graphics Card. Thanks

The Only Beardy · 9 Feb 2014 at 19:23

If you remove the OS from mine it will bring it back down to the budget

with the stuff I have specced you and OC both the CPU and GPU

Josh · 9 Feb 2014 at 19:24

+1 for Beardy's peripherals spec! Lovely stuff