Gaming Build £600 budget

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GastricTitan

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I posted something similar yesterday but probably had a misleading thread title.

I'm looking to build a PC to be used solely for gaming through Steam. I'll be booting straight into steam from Windows 10. I've not built a rig for a few years so I'm out of touch where my budget needs to be allocated. Any help with components would be greatly appreciated.

Requirements

*Micro/Mini ATX
* No need for optical drives
*SSD for OS HDD for games
* No OS required.

PC will be hooked up to a 50" 1080p TV in my lounge and I'll be using it for AAA single player games. I'd like to future proof it as much as possible with possible incremental upgrades every few years.

Thanks for any help.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £187.99
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £115.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97M-DS3H Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £79.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £74.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8) £38.99
Total : £567.54 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).




For this budget and your upgrade plans (restricted by ITX/Micro-ATX format), I'd recommend a case like the CoolerMaster N200 which isn't currently stocked by OcUK. It's brilliant for what it is and sometimes available very cheap. Having trouble finding budget Micro-ATX's with PSU on the bottom + other handy features, on the OcUK website. Maybe someone else can point one out. The BitFenix Prodigy/Phenom M-ATX's are a bit too expensive right now but could keep an eye out for offers (weekly offers change tomorrow).

http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mini-tower/n200/

I'd start off with a solid 250GB SSD, get your fave games on it, and make the addition of a HDD one of your upgrades. Or just get another SSD eventually as prices for these keep coming down steadily.

CPU will be fine for years. All you'd really need to upgrade is GPU at some point, more RAM, drives, and a better CPU cooler (wouldn't overclock with the Intel stock cooler but it won't need overclocking to keep up with AAA games right now).
 
I cant post baskets at work unfortuntatley, so here's the links:

4690k - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-542-IN
GTX 780 -https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-500-GI
SSD - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-087-KS
matx case - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-053-BX
PSU - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-025-EA
8gb RAM - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-033-TG

Totals £635.03 including VAT and next-day shipping. The 780 is a great card for 1080p.
 
Thanks for the advice, would this card be a better choice, budget permitting.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-171-GI&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2379

And this RAM?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-034-TG



Danny75 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £187.99
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £115.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97M-DS3H Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £79.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £74.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8) £38.99
Total : £567.54 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).




For this budget and your upgrade plans (restricted by ITX/Micro-ATX format), I'd recommend a case like the CoolerMaster N200 which isn't currently stocked by OcUK. It's brilliant for what it is and sometimes available very cheap. Having trouble finding budget Micro-ATX's with PSU on the bottom + other handy features, on the OcUK website. Maybe someone else can point one out. The BitFenix Prodigy/Phenom M-ATX's are a bit too expensive right now but could keep an eye out for offers (weekly offers change tomorrow).

http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mini-tower/n200/

I'd start off with a solid 250GB SSD, get your fave games on it, and make the addition of a HDD one of your upgrades. Or just get another SSD eventually as prices for these keep coming down steadily.

CPU will be fine for years. All you'd really need to upgrade is GPU at some point, more RAM, drives, and a better CPU cooler (wouldn't overclock with the Intel stock cooler but it won't need overclocking to keep up with AAA games right now).
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The gtx 770 is faster and cheaper but doesnt come with a free game and as for ram if you want 16gb thats a great price just a little slower speed .
 
Anything I should change for this build? Revised budget of £700 to also include an OS

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £115.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017) £85.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY16GX3M2A2400C11R) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97M-DS3H Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £79.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £74.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Tiger' Mini-ITX Cube Case - Orange/Black £44.99
Total : £721.52 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).

 
GastricTitan said:
Anything I should change for this build? Revised budget of £700 to also include an OS

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £115.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017) £85.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY16GX3M2A2400C11R) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97M-DS3H Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £79.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £74.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Tiger' Mini-ITX Cube Case - Orange/Black £44.99
Total : £721.52 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).

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Motherboard won't fit in the mini-ITX version of the Prodigy. Need Micro-ATX case, or an ITX motherboard. Checking Weekly Offers now to see what else you could get. Nice price drop on the i5-4690K (back to how it started off anyway). Heh, price is already back up to £199.99. What a joke.
 
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Danny75 said:
Motherboard won't fit in the mini-ITX version of the Prodigy. Need Micro-ATX case, or an ITX motherboard. Checking Weekly Offers now to see what else you could get. Nice price drop on the i5-4690K (back to how it started off anyway). Heh, price is already back up to £199.99. What a joke.
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Whoops, massive oversight! How about this? What's the reliability of a Mini ITX build? This is going in my lounge so can't afford the space/looks of a standard ATX tower.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £199.99
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY16GX3M2A2400C11R) £99.95
1 x MSI Z97I AC Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017) £85.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £79.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Tiger' Mini-ITX Cube Case - Orange/Black £64.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
Total : £820.44 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £199.99
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.95
1 x MSI Z97I AC Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017) £85.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAED316G2133HC11ADC01) £68.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x BitFenix Colossus M Mini ITX - Black £29.99
Total : £758.98 (includes shipping : £11.75 Ex.VAT).




To shave some pounds off your last spec, if you want.

Lower profile memory will give you more CPU cooling options.
 
Hold off purchasing till they drop the i5-4690K down to £169.99 again. Just been told in Latest News forum they are going to fix that.
 
So I've made a couple of tweaks and increased the PSU from a 550w to a 650w. Does anyone have any final recommendations on tweaks/things I should consider before I make a purchase this weekend?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.95
1 x MSI Z97I AC Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017) £85.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAED316G2133HC11ADC01) £68.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Storm' Mini-ITX Cube Case - Black/Blue £44.99
Total : £755.98 (includes shipping : £11.75 Ex.VAT).

 
I'm already technically over my budget, I'd only allowed for £600 for the build with the OS as an addition. Say I decided to go for SteamOS instead of Windows and could use the £85 towards the build instead, what GPU should I be looking at? I considered the GTX970 but it takes me well into the £800+ region

McGraw said:
Is there no way you can get windows more cheaply or on a trial or something?

You could get a better GPU with the savings.
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The cheapest 780 is £200 and I would definitely try to push the boat out for it.

There is a 7970 in clearance lines but i'm not too sure how good they are.
 
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