£1000 Budget gaming pc

Anewbe4u

Anewbe4u

Anewbe4u

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Hey guys,

My Old AMD build is starting to struggle. I have £1000 saved here for a new build, I'd like to order asap!

I have lots of HDD's so don't need them, also have 2 monitors, mouse & kb and a OS (thanks to work)

I have an SSD but its an old Kingston one so maybe a new one would be better.

The case can be tall but not any kind of cube shape, just won't fit. Not fissed about a window in it but it needs to be fairly quiet.

EDIT: I won'tbe adding another card in in the future so the PSU needs only to cover this system. Another edit, don't need the DVD R/W either
EDIT:600 - I've actually realised, I probably don't need a new case either. Mine is about 4 years old, CM Advanced 2 or something?? But works fine, just a bit scuffed. Could this money be spent better elsewhere?

Thanks
 
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Is it for work or gaming? What games do you like? What are the monitor resolutions? Do you want to game on both of them at the same time?
 
joeyjojo said:
Is it for work or gaming? What games do you like? What are the monitor resolutions? Do you want to game on both of them at the same time?
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Hey,

Just for gaming and streaming Media to other devices. I plug in 2 monitors and a tv at 1920x1080. I have an active HDMI to Display port adapter to do this.

I like all types of games, a sucker for the Steam sales!
 
Squeezed in a 780Ti:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780Ti DirectCU II 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £473.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £189.95
1 x Intel 335 Series 20nm 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (SSDSC2CT240A4K5) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £62.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £1,001.44 (includes shipping : £8.00).




A more balanced build (nicer case, better mobo, 512GB SSD etc) can be obtained if you drop to a GTX 780 or R9 290/290X.
 
Anewbe4u said:
Thank you for that, I'd be happy with the lower spec card for a more rounded system.
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-R929OC-4GD) £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £109.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case without Window £79.99
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £62.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
Total : £1,006.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Lovely case, not in stock yet though. Quiet Noctua cooler. Quality 250GB SSD. Motherboard with 5-year warranty. The triple fan cooling on the Gigabyte Windforce GPUs is among the quietest.
 
Ok, so going to order before 13:00 tomorrow so any more input would be great. I'm perfectly happy with the build Danny posted though.

Thanks
 
I've actually realised, I probably don't need a new case either. Mine is about 4 years old, CM Advanced 2 or something?? But works fine, just a bit scuffed.

Could this money be spent better elsewhere?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 750W PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £549.92
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £109.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case with Window £89.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 1 Year Warranty £39.95
Total : £1,099.44 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Is alittle over but it has a 4790k and colour coded ram and such a windowed case to look at all your nice stuff :) (you never know you may want to show it off) :)
 
If you don't need case drop it and your with in budget

YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 750W PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £549.92
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £109.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 1 Year Warranty £39.95
Total : £1,009.45 (includes shipping : £8.00).



:)

OK 1 pound over as youll get free postage if your in the UK
 
Is that Intel ssd I linked to earlier any good? It's a little cheaper! But I like this spec, not sure I could get much more for my money?
 
The intell SSD is descent I recommended the Samsung because I have that exact same model and its a been a pleasure.

But if you want to save more cash and go intel you should be fine :)

that bundle is an awesome deal AND you get an OCUk mug :P
 
Anewbe4u said:
That looks nice, shows in stock for me though??
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Weird. Either they just changed it, or clearing cookies updated the info on my browser lol.


Anewbe4u said:
Much diff between the SSD you picked and this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-030-IN ??
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The Samsung is newer tech than that particular Intel model. It also handles incompressible data quicker. And its firmware can be updated unlike the Intel model with the Sandforce controller that doesn't allow it. Either should be fine though. But yeah, the Samsung is a bit more quality than that particular Intel model.

There's also a Crucial MX100 256GB SSD with a Marvell and new tech for the same price as the Intel.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x "GHz Edition" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £399.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £85.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
Total : £1,019.45 (includes shipping : £8.00).



GTX 780 GHz model.

A long warranty build. Motherboard - 5 years. CPU cooler - 6 years. EVGA PSU - 10 years.
 
Now I'm even more confused!

I like the idea of the Bundle posted by Scotsdragon, but then again, is it overkill for Gaming\Media? Quite possibly.

Is that Nvidia card a lot better than the ATI? I have a 5870 currently which has done me very well but have no preference on ATI or Nvidia.

Thanks for all the help so far, lots to think of!
 
You don't need an i7 if it is just for gaming. If you want to spend the extra, then that is your call :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-R929OC-4GD) £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £179.99
1 x Toshiba SSD Q Series 512GB Solid State Hard Drive - (HDTS251EZSTA) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £62.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Peformance CPU Cooler Black £29.99
Total : £892.52 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Large 512GB SSD that will fit loads of games on it. If you want a 256GB SSD then I would wait for the Crucial MX100 to come back in stock, or go for the Samsung Evo.

The Gigabyte Motherboard comes with a free headset.

For a single gpu then 650W is plenty.

The Ereboss cooler is very good for the price. It will cope fine with the i5.

If you have the windowed version of the CM 690II then swap the ram for the Red Vulcan so it matches.
 
Right, I think I'm settled on some bits.

Some brand of R9 290

Getting there!

A moudular PSU would be nice thinking about it. The case isn't windowed so not fussed about colourts.
 
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