Cheap Gaming - around £600

Hey so I was looking into this a couple month back, but anyway no case, OS or peripherals needed, total budget up to £650

i7:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Z97-D3H Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard= £69.95
• 1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail= £269.99
• 1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/= £37.99
• 1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA200)= £49.99
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8)= £34.99
• 1 x Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM M disc compatible= £14.99
• 1 x Cougar CMD 500W Digital '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply= £39.95
• 1 x MSI Radeon R7 370 Gaming 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £119.99

i5:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving**= £257.98
• 1 x MSI Radeon R7 370 Gaming 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £119.99
• 2 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/= £37.99
• 1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA200)= £49.99
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8)= £34.99
• 1 x Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM M disc compatible= £14.99
• 1 x Cougar CMD 500W Digital '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply= £39.95

Thoughts? Is it worth the extra for the i7, and anything wrong with the PSU?

why do you need 2x120gb SSD?

Can't help but feel this would be better value than the two smaller SSDs?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sand...5-sata-6gbps-solid-state-drive-hd-028-sd.html

Didn't realise I'd added two lol

Choose the i5 build and get a better 4gb GFX card?

TheRealist said:

Choose the i5 build and get a better 4gb GFX card?

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Aye, between ditching the extra SSD and taking the budget difference the i5 build can have a much better gfx card making it a much better gaming machine can get a 380X or something (not quite 390 tho :/).

Thanks for the input guys, so like this then? Suppose I could chuck in a BR-rom instead for an extra £23 bringing it to just over £650, not at all necessary though but another option

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving**= £257.98
• 1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/= £37.99
• 1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA200)= £49.99
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8)= £34.99
• 1 x Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM M disc compatible= £14.99
• 1 x Cougar CMD 500W Digital '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply= £39.95
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 380X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Backplate (11250-01-20G)= £193.99

This card seems relatively compareable except for the stream processors, don't know what that is but it's £54 difference

This is what manz like me would get innit fam, it bear fast and bear sick. that 4gb of vram though (more than a 970) and all da cpu manz needs for 360 no scoping the competition to submission ok look and listen the pc here is what i would get for the mission.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail= £179.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard= £61.99
• 1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 380 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (AXR9 380 4GBD5-PPDHE)= £169.99
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8)= £34.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Rock Cpu Cooler - 120mm= £28.99
• 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £62.99
• 1 x Seagate 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST2000DM001)= £50.99
• 1 x Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM M disc compatible= £14.99
• 1 x SuperFlower FX 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Black= £49.99
• 1 x OcUK Value SATA-II 45cm Red Data Cable (NLRB-302LOCK)= £1.80

The numbers you can see on graphics cards are not very useful for comparing between them really, as it only works if they're on the same architecture. But the 380X is a lot better than the 370 to get a very rough idea: http://anandtech.com/bench/product/1592?vs=1590

Things you can consider about your spec, inspired by reading Padraig's post:

- Save money by not getting the bundle - his CPU & mobo pair is cheaper & still good.
- With an unlocked processor you want to get yourself a reasonable cooler. Doesn't have to be pricey his pick is good if you're willing to pay that much. It'll keep everything nice and cool, nice and quiet and give you the option of clocking further if you want.
- While it's not a machine that will draw loads of power, it's still nice to get a quality PSU. I know very little about your choice, it may be fine, but generally it's an area newcomers skimp on when they shouldn't. Note: I'm not saying get one with a higher wattage rating, but a more quality one (normally indicated by the 80 plus rating e.g. gold is good, though it's not really the goal of the rating system - or some manufacturers are good such as delta, superflower and seasonic and some brands use them a lot such as EVGA & Antec)

You can put together a a nice Skylake system using https://www.overclockers.co.uk/kolink-klick-oz-1-intel-z170-configurable-gaming-pc-fs-016-kk.html , I'm actually getting tempted to treat my better half to a 6600k version (using our existing r7 265 / 7850 as Crossfire, removing graphics card altogether from the purchase options).

That's actually not as bad as I expected UTmaniac!

I came across it last night and it almost seems too good to be true, especially given the system is put together for you normally within 24 hours and you get the extended g'tee.

Granted, the motherboard is a relatively basic Z170, but my better half I would be wanting stability over amazing overclock.

I would recommend you look up each SSD and m.2 drive, if you decide to splash out on the newer tech, the read/write speeds vary quite a bit and IIRC one of the m.2 drive options is AHCI (not Nvme).

Ah seems I missed a great deal, work got in the way so I wasn't checking here, did pick up an SSD though (I believe I have an additional cable somewhere, not too much hassle to pick one up if I don't) and he's decided on a case from here so I've added that, on the choice of the PSU I was really going for something semi/modular which is why I previously picked the Cougar, better to just go for a normal one and anything else I'm overlooking?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Kolink Aviator Midi Tower Gaming Case - White= £42.95
• 1 x Xigmatek Maverick 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Semi Modular Power Supply= £39.95
• 1 x Seagate 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST2000DM001)= £54.95
• 1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail= £179.99
• 1 x MSI Z97 PC Mate Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard= £64.99
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8)= £38.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 380X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Backplate (11250-01-20G)= £197.99
• 1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM= £19.99

Thanks guys

I would spend a bit more on a better brand of PSU and will you be using the cd rom other then installing windows? I would get a usb stick with windows on it instead and use the money saved on a better PSU

Good suggestion, tbh I'd be using a usb stick for installation either way, suppose I could give them mine if it was required later

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Kolink Aviator Midi Tower Gaming Case - White= £42.95
• 1 x Seagate 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST2000DM001)= £54.95
• 1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail= £179.99
• 1 x MSI Z97 PC Mate Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard= £64.99
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8)= £38.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 380X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Backplate (11250-01-20G)= £197.99
• 1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £71.99