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Yet another friend looking to get a new rig soon, his budget is £1k, doesn't need OS/Mouse/Headset. Needs the rest though!

I came up with this spec which I am fairly happy with, thoughts on it welcome :)

Note: The GPU comes with RAM.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £305.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £54.98
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £49.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 950 Liquid CPU Cooler £37.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Blue £29.99
1 x Zalman ZM-K200M Multimedia/Gaming Keyboard £11.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £11.99
Total : £978.88 (includes shipping : ).

 
Had a look. Im very much doubtful about "free ram" with a GPU. Just doesnt make sence. Im assuming its an error on the embeded image code
 
based on the "RAM" issue above . Came up with this build.

Slightly better SSD. Pre overclocked bundle so better preformance. Slightly lower spec GPU. But for your budget it matched nicely and will still give excellent gaming preformance

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R 280X DirectCUII TOP & Asus VN247H 24" Slim Bezel LED Monitor with FREE 650W GOLD PSU £399.94
1 x ReFlex Asus Z97 - Intel Core i5 4690K @ 4.2GHz Configurable Gaming Bundle £126.01
- 1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Gold (HX18C9BGK2/8-OC) £66.95
- 1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
- 1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £74.99
- 1 x Standard Build Laptops - Approximately 3 to 5 working days £0.00
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive Black / White Finish (KE-S32120-W) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £54.98
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Red £29.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £11.99
1 x Zalman ZM-K200M Multimedia/Gaming Keyboard £11.99
Total : £1,023.31 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
pigeonguyuk said:
Had a look. Im very much doubtful about "free ram" with a GPU. Just doesnt make sence. Im assuming its an error on the embeded image code
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Looks pretty legit, its in the title that it comes with free 8gb 2400mhz ram. They have done this before with other items like motherboards/SSDs and so on.
 
It is a legit offer - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18616158


YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE AMD 8GB 2400MHz Memory Kit £305.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £264.58
1 x Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £84.20
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £54.98
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £51.95
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 950 Liquid CPU Cooler £37.99
1 x Zalman ZM-K200M Multimedia/Gaming Keyboard £11.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £11.99
Total : £995.08 (includes shipping : £17.85).

 
It's a really good offer!

stulid said:
It is a legit offer - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18616158


YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE AMD 8GB 2400MHz Memory Kit £305.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £264.58
1 x Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £84.20
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £54.98
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £51.95
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 950 Liquid CPU Cooler £37.99
1 x Zalman ZM-K200M Multimedia/Gaming Keyboard £11.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £11.99
Total : £995.08 (includes shipping : £17.85).

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You have no power supply

Here's where I'd be going

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE AMD 8GB 2400MHz Memory Kit £305.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £264.58
1 x Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £86.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £82.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £51.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £38.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x Zalman ZM-K200M Multimedia/Gaming Keyboard £11.99
Total : £1,036.94 (includes shipping : £13.75).




No need for a ODD these days really, unless you have a specific need for one? Windows can be installed from a USB stick, quicker, and easier imo
 
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Shivy011 said:
It's a really good offer!



You have no power supply

Here's where I'd be going

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE AMD 8GB 2400MHz Memory Kit £305.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £264.58
1 x Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £86.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £82.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £51.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £38.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x Zalman ZM-K200M Multimedia/Gaming Keyboard £11.99
Total : £1,036.94 (includes shipping : £13.75).




No need for a ODD these days really, unless you have a specific need for one? Windows can be installed from a USB stick, quicker, and easier imo
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That cooler won't fit in the case.
 
Well this chap has something like 200 dvd's although he does have some consoles which could be used for them instead. Up to him really though, at £12 it doesn't really affect the budget.

At the moment I'm thinking of keeping the 120gb ssd and putting the extra money towards a 144Hz monitor, he's happy enough to get another ssd at a later date for more program space.

Also anyone got any idea if a 750/850W PSU would support 2 r9 290's for CF?
 
Ah okay - 850W PSU will support Xfire 290's just fine, 750W may be pushing it. DVD drive is probably needed then
 
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