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oaksmokedbacon

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Hi all

my friend is following my recent foray back in to the world of PC and gaming by looking at building a new PC. I was hoping that you guys could pass some suggestions this way and help him empty is filled Xmas wallet!

basic requirements are below and he is adamant about Intel and NVidia.

Intel Cpu
Nvidia GPU
SSD
Monitor
windows

look forward to your suggestions as my build has turned out to be excellent following the advice on here!

thanks in advance
 
CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K 3.5GHz – Quad-Core
MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z97-G55 SLI
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY – 8GB (2×4) DDR3 1600MHz
GPU: PowerColor AXR9 280 – 3GBD5-T2DHC/OC
STORAGE: Western Digital Blue 1TB
PSU: EVGA 500B – 500 watt
CASE: Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01
 
You can get £22 cash back from Gigabyte:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £188.99
(£157.49) £188.99
(£157.49)
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 WindForce 3x OC Rev2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Black PCB** Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 WindForce 3x OC Rev2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Black PCB** £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £92.99
(£77.49) £92.99
(£77.49)
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
(£64.99) £77.99
(£64.99)
TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Crucial MX100 128GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT128MX100SSD1) Crucial MX100 128GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT128MX100SSD1) £54.98
(£45.82) £54.98
(£45.82)
SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black £39.95
(£33.29) £39.95
(£33.29)
Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
(£16.66) £19.99
(£16.66)
LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
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thanks for the replies.

It seems that the Intel/NVidia route are going to push above budget if you include the monitor. think he might have to push the budget up to £900 to get what he wants!
 
oaksmokedbacon said:
thanks for the replies.

It seems that the Intel/NVidia route are going to push above budget if you include the monitor. think he might have to push the budget up to £900 to get what he wants!
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Has he considered buying some parts second hand? You can get a second hand R9 290X for under £200 and it is a very good card. It will max out 99% of games at 1080p.

oaksmokedbacon said:
how much of a performance difference is there between the 760 and the 970?
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According to these performance test results, the GTX 970 is around 50% more FPS compared to the GTX 760.
 
thanks all for the replies, its taken me a while for my friend to work with me on this. Unfortunately I have tried to get him to go AMD, but he wants Nvidia so have chosen a 760 for him. Kept the CPU strong as it should last a few years given what people have been saying and allows upgrades for the GPU later.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97MX Gaming 5 - Devil's Canyon i5 4690K CPU & Micro ATX Motherboard Bundle **£10 Saving** £301.94
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 WindForce 3x OC Rev2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Black PCB** £179.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Crucial MX100 128GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT128MX100SSD1) £54.98
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower White/Blue £29.99
Total : £842.29 (includes shipping : £17.85).



I've come up with this for him, and wondered if anyone can maybe improve on it? Savings on the RAM for example, different GPU, maybe a better monitor for the price? it will be used for gaming mainly.

thanks again for the help!
 
 
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-011-SH&groupid=1657&catid=2101&subcat=2103

That is a £5 cheaper SSD and its performance numbers suggests its quicker.

YOUR BASKET
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
Total : £74.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).



This RAM is obviously cheaper and will be compatible with a wider range of coolers.


Example of a revised spec,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £185.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 WindForce 3x OC Rev2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Black PCB** £179.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Antec TruePower Classic 550w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £55.99
1 x SK Hynix 128GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS128G32MNB-2201A) £49.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower White/Blue £29.99
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler £14.99
Total : £809.82 (includes shipping : £19.10).



PSU is made by Seasonic and has a 5yr warranty.

Can I interest you in a better case maybe with more pre-installed case fans?
 
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You could save £14 by going for this OEM CPU

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-542-IN

and then adding something like the Raijintek Aidos cooler so you get a bit of overclocking headroom (bear in mind the OEM CPU doesn't come with a stock cooler and only 1 years warranty, but CPUs rarely fail if looked after correctly, they are usually dead on arrival)

That's your choice though whether it's worth the £14 tradeoff for the 2 years warranty loss :)
 
The prices on 760s are terrible just now. If he can wait for the 960 to come out in one or two weeks, it might be worth it. They will be better, and should also push the 760 prices down a bit, so he'll have a better choice on how to spend his money. He may regret getting a 760 as soon as the 960s are out, depending on their price.

It doesn't make sense right this minute to buy anything mid-range Nvidia, new. Hold out.
 
Thanks again for the responses!

Danny75 good point about the 960.... would this be a better card than the 760 given its supposed limitations of hardware...?

Shivy - good suggestion especially as there wouldn't be any point getting a K chip with no OC going on :D

Stulid - what case can you suggest? The one in my list was just cheap, looked good and well was cheap! I've got a Corsair Carbide 200r which is great but a bit more expensive... probably wouldn't want to go much more than that.
 
so after soaking up the suggestions I've got to this :) I went for the Themis cooler as I've got my i5 running at 4.4 no problems at all with it on so thought the extra £5 would be well spent :D I'll get him some fans as a present lol

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £185.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 WindForce 3x OC Rev2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Black PCB** £179.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Antec TruePower Classic 550w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £55.99
1 x Crucial MX100 128GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT128MX100SSD1) £54.98
1 x Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £823.36 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Any free shipping codes going? ;)

** point noted about the 960 again... wait and see what happens :) **

*** SSD hasn't been given a good write up so far but the MX100 have been getting good review which is why I've kept it in :) ***
 
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I was just going by the one on OC by the user, didn't look much further than that. More than happy to take your advice however as my build is based on it, poached from another post :)
 
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