£600 gaming build

jqbop

jqbop

jqbop

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Just the PC itself, no peripherals.

Currently I think I can get something along the lines of:

  • Samsung 120GB 850 EVO SSD
  • GTX 960
  • i5 4690K
  • 8GB Memory

I'm unsure on the PSU and motherboard, but I would like the motherboard to be suitable for future overclocking.

All input is appreciated :eek:
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £277.98
1 x **B Grade** HIS HD 7850 IceQ 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785Q2G2M) £79.99
1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £69.95
1 x SuperFlower FX 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Fractal Design Core 2500 Midi Tower Case - Black £42.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £41.99
1 x Alpenfohn Ben Nevis CPU Cooler - 120mm £19.99
Total : £582.84 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).



A 120Gb SSD will fill up really quickly so if you do get an SSD try and get a 250Gb+ one.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving** £303.97
1 x **B Grade** HIS HD 7850 IceQ 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785Q2G2M) £79.99
1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £69.95
1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/8) £50.99
1 x SuperFlower FX 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower White/Silver £25.99
1 x Alpenfohn Ben Nevis CPU Cooler - 120mm £19.99
Total : £600.88 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).




YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £277.98
1 x HIS Radeon R9 380 IceQ X2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H380QM2GD) £149.99
1 x SuperFlower FX 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Crucial BX100 120GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT120BX100SSD1) £44.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £41.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower White/Silver £25.99
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler - Black £14.99
Total : £605.92 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).

 
Thanks for your great suggestions!

I noticed you picked the same motherboard for each. Is there something in particular that makes a motherboard suitable/better for overclocking?
 
Its just part of CPU+board bundle so saves a bit of ££ instead of buying separately.

There are cheaper boards such as,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £199.99
1 x HIS Radeon R9 380 IceQ X2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H380QM2GD) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x SuperFlower FX 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Crucial BX100 120GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT120BX100SSD1) £44.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £41.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower White/Silver £25.99
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler - Black £14.99
Total : £589.92 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).

 
jqbop said:
What's the benefit of buying the more expensive motherboard?
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SLI+Crossfire support at 8X/8X rather than only Crossfire at 16X/4X, maybe more USB ports etc, but you would have to look at the specs to confirm that.
 
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