£1000 Gaming spec help

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Currently looking for a gaming spec PC! Thanks for helping me out :)

Requirements: Just a Tower, prefer an SSD, 1-2TB internal storage.
Use: Primarily Gaming, light Uni Work (Nothing heavy).
Price: Would'nt mind pushing towards £1100. (Maximum ideally)

Not planning on overclocking, although for the price if I could get a custom cooler and low profile ram to accomdate (if required), I would overclock down the road.

After abit of research it seems for the price range an i5 (Haswell) and 280x would be ideal?

Also seen a few builds that prefer Gigabyte Z87 boards, and a few which have MSI Z87-G45. Is this down to personal colour choices or board preferences, or does one bring certain advantages to the table then the other, or am I simply overthinking this. :(

Colour would be nice! (leaning towards the MSI Z87 red/black theme) Although it is not a must. :D

Hope thats everything, if you need more information please ask and thank you (:
 
I would go with something like this, or maybe even drop down too an i5 and get a better GPU. You could also stick in some braided cables.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefield 4 PC Game £275.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £245.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £76.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £65.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £1,024.92 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
Black and Red theme. Crossfire capable board and a 280x and i7 4770k.

The case is pretty subjective, but this one looks really nice and has a window so you can see all that nice stuff.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £275.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £245.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 400R Midi Tower Case - Black (CC-9011011-WW) £92.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £76.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
Total : £1,081.32 (includes shipping : £17.85).



Edit: Fallen God beat me to it :D
 
White/black/red theme.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefield 4 PC Game £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £124.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 530 Full Tower Gaming Case - White £97.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £76.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £71.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733) £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC12DX CPU Cooler - Red £44.98
1 x NZXT HUE RGB LED Controller - Black £39.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24-Pin ATX Extension 30cm - sleeved black/red/black £7.49
1 x BitFenix 6-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.99
1 x BitFenix 8-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.95
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8-Pin EPS12V Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £4.99
1 x Foam Silencing Kit - 140mm Fan £1.99
Total : £1,186.19 (includes shipping : £19.10).



Overbudget due to Hue lighting module, braided cables and aftermarket cooler. Left that stuff in there because you indicated colour would be nice, so hopefully those bits might help you see some of what's on offer on the website.
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefield 4 PC Game £269.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £245.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIR) - Red Light £79.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £76.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £65.99
1 x Xigmatek Dark Knight SD-1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler £34.99
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
Total : £1,122.37 (includes shipping : £17.10).

 
SoundDoctor said:
Black and Red theme. Crossfire capable board and a 280x and i7 4770k.

The case is pretty subjective, but this one looks really nice and has a window so you can see all that nice stuff.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £275.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £245.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 400R Midi Tower Case - Black (CC-9011011-WW) £92.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £76.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
Total : £1,081.32 (includes shipping : £17.85).



Edit: Fallen God beat me to it :D
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You would need a bigger psu for crossfire.
 
:D Thanks for the awesome builds. Has helped me very much!

I just have a few questions, the board which i likely will be going with is the msi z87-g45. the memory specification located at the bottom of the page displays a different spec compared to the official website for the board.

overclockers -
memory speed (mhz): 1066/1333/1600/1866/2000/2133/2200/2400/2600*/2666*/2800*/3000* (*overclocked)
Click to expand...

MSI
Support four DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866*/2000*/2133*/2200*/2400*/2600*/2666*/2800*/3000*(*OC) MHz DRAM, 32GB Max
Click to expand...

Isit safe to presume Overclockers has this in regards to a later BIOS version? Which allows higher stock memory frequencies to be able to run on the board?
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefield 4 PC Game £275.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £245.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 750 '80+ Gold' 750W Power Supply (CP-9020055-UK) £99.95
1 x Avexir Venom Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIG) - Green Light £79.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £76.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
1 x Akasa AK-CC4013EP01 Nero 3 V2 Premier CPU Cooler £25.99
Total : £1,052.42 (includes shipping : £8.00).



The Sniper has a great onboard sound solution and Killer NIC.

Edit..just seen that the MSI 280X is now on offer - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18567473
 
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