I need recommendations for gaming build.

jonmdj · 24 Apr 2016 at 22:41

Hi all, I hope someone can help. I've been going round in circles for days and still can't decide on what components to buy for my system. I already have a full tower case and Sata hard drives (no ssd's though) I have around £900 left in my budget and was wondering what people would recommend.

Thanks

Ps first build and first post

jonmdj · 24 Apr 2016 at 22:42

Also does anyone know good sites you can order parts from?

Thanks

stulid · 24 Apr 2016 at 22:43

Hi and welcome.

What case is it?

Do you just need the internals for this case, what about OS, monitor, keyboard etc?

jonmdj said:
Also does anyone know good sites you can order parts from?

Thanks

OcUK has a shop - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/?campaign=social/forum/logo

jonmdj · 25 Apr 2016 at 10:44

Thanks for replying and It's a Thermaltake Chaser A71, I have OS and all peripherals.

Quartz · 25 Apr 2016 at 11:00

How soon do you need to buy? What is the resolution of your monitor? The thing is, Nvidia are expected to be launching their new GPUs at Computex in June.

jonmdj · 25 Apr 2016 at 11:12

My case hasn't arrived yet, but I'm itching to get building. I don't mind waiting for the gpu. My monitor supports 4K resolution. I wouldn't mind it being VR ready although it's not something I need straight away.

Quartz · 25 Apr 2016 at 17:10

If you're aiming to run at 4K, you're best off waiting to buy the GPU. But bluntly, that GPU will eat up most of your £900 budget.

Stealthploit · 25 Apr 2016 at 17:35

Do you also need monitors? mouse keyboard?
if yes i would suggest going for an amd build which is cheaper

jonmdj · 27 Apr 2016 at 21:27

No just the componants

stulid · 27 Apr 2016 at 21:33

Here are some core parts minus GFX card,

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte Z170-Gaming K3 - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£15 Saving**= £278.98
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler - Black= £14.99
1 x Toshiba P300 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache High Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £37.99
1 x Crucial BX200 240GB SSD SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CT240BX200SSD1)= £55.99
1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £52.99
1 x Team Group Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD48GM2400HC16DC0= £26.99

Total: £479.03
(includes shipping: £11.10)

Then that leaves approximately £400 to buy a GFX card.

Either a R9 390/390X or GTX980 or maybe even a Fury.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x XFX Radeon Fury Triple Fan 4096MB HBM PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-FURY-4TF9)= £359.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 980 Gaming LE Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £379.99
1 x XFX Radeon R9 390 "DD Black Edition" 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-390P-8DB6)= £249.95
1 x Asus Radeon R9 390X DC3 OC Strix 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Farcry Primal= £329.99

Total: £1,331.02
(includes shipping: £11.10)

But Pascal and new AMD Polaris are due soon/month away etc, so maybe wait for them.