£600 build - gaming/general

stoofa · 23 Jul 2014 at 08:50

I know there is a way of generating a build via the OcUK shop - but cannot see how

I've got an approx. £600 budget to build a machine for gaming and general PC work.
I already have:

Display
Keyboard & Mouse
OS
SSD and HD Drives

I game in 1920x1200 (on a Dell display). The components I'm currently considering are as listed below.

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (LGA 1150)
Asus Z97-K Motherboard
XFX Radeon R9 280X DD Black Edition
TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB DDR3 PC312800
Antec 300 Gaming Case
SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W PSU
Samsung SH-2224 DVD-RW

Priced here at around £640, however shopping around I know I can get the above for around the £610-£615 price.
I've always been an NVidia person, but I'm informed the Radeon 280X line are great value for money.
Build looks OK? Would you change anything? I will shop around (I know I can get the CPU a lot cheaper than OcUK price) but don't want to spend more than £600 - £620.

Ta

Sparx · 23 Jul 2014 at 09:03

You pay extra for the service and often better warranties, sorry.

stoofa · 23 Jul 2014 at 09:16

Possibly so. However when you can buy a 4690K retail from a reputable online supplier for £163inc compared to £190inc here - the warranty is still going to be the same, 3yr replacement direct with Intel.

Anyway, it's the build I'm interested in - not neccessarily the prices I've quoted.

Doomedspeed · 23 Jul 2014 at 09:16

You do have to keep shipping cost in mind too:

This is a little cheaper:

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX Radeon R9 280X DD Black Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-280X-TDBD) £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £189.95
1 x MSI Z97 PC Mate Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £44.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
Total : £621.89 (includes shipping : ).

stoofa · 23 Jul 2014 at 09:24

I've got free shipping from here

I will of course mention no competitors, however the CPU I can purchase right now for £162.99 delivered.
So actally, maybe I should say that my budget is around £440 however I do not need the CPU.
So:

LGA 1150 Motherboard (For use with an i5-4690K, also good onboard sound please)
8GB RAM
Graphics Card (For gaming at 1920x1200 with as best performance as budget allows, with a display-port if possible)
Case
PSU
Optical Drive

For around £440.

Cheers again.

Doomedspeed · 23 Jul 2014 at 09:44

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX Radeon R9 280X DD Black Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-280X-TDBD) £209.99
1 x MSI Z97 PC Mate Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £44.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
Total : £431.94 (includes shipping : ).

ExRayTed · 23 Jul 2014 at 10:06

Good build there Doomed. One minor point to bear in mind is NZXT's current customer service woes, as found here and here. Unless there's been an update I'd avoid them