800 system help?

Vasily87 · 26 Oct 2013 at 18:33

Hi everyone looking to buy/build a new base unit for around the 800 pounds mark. Primarily will be used for bf4/fm/GTA 5 eventually. I gather that intel chips are the best atm but would like to clarify whats best, is the best result just go for Intel/Nvidia and be done with it or buy a cheaper cpu and spend more on gpu? Thanks again and any pointers appreciated.

ExRayTed · 26 Oct 2013 at 21:09

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Dual-X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £221.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £83.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 620W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £56.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** HDD £47.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £815.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Vasily87 · 26 Oct 2013 at 22:26

Thanks buddy. Are the new amd cards much better in regards to cash spent?

ExRayTed · 26 Oct 2013 at 23:33

Yes, they'll trade blows with higher priced cards

Vasily87 · 27 Oct 2013 at 09:39

Also, would it be better to get a 3rd gen i7 over a 4th i5. Just wanting to know the reasons for these choices myself too. Thanks again

fowler002 · 27 Oct 2013 at 10:14

ExRayTed said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Dual-X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £221.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £83.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 620W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £56.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** HDD £47.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £815.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).

You're missing a CPU cooler, the one with the CPU is useless if the op is planning on ocing. Even if not ocing(why buy a k version if that's the case) a third party cooler would be better.
There gigabyte d3hp comes with a free CPU cooler and is £20 or so more(£110)
The seasonic g 550w is £68 on this week only offer, will save ~£10 over the antec

Vasily87 said:
Also, would it be better to get a 3rd gen i7 over a 4th i5. Just wanting to know the reasons for these choices myself too. Thanks again

No as the ivybridge cpu are about the same price as the haswell, unless buying second hand you wouldn't save money.
If you can stretch your budget a bit the 4770k is £70 more @£240(price until Wednesday morning when it'll go back up).

Vasily87 · 27 Oct 2013 at 11:46

Ok thanks, and will these run bf4 at a high setting and how futureproof am I?

fowler002 · 27 Oct 2013 at 11:51

Well you'll be more future proof with the 4770k vs a 4670k but either way you should be good for the next couple of years at least on 1080p res.

honosuseri · 27 Oct 2013 at 12:07

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black £74.95
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £47.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £795.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

or a more basic case with a slightly better GPU with free games.....

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) **FREE SHIPPING** £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £47.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £805.92 (includes shipping : FREE).

Best of luck with the build bud we look forward to seeing what you choose

stulid · 27 Oct 2013 at 12:12

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 7970 Matrix Platinum 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £67.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Sapphire Blue" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9KBL) £65.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £47.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £835.87 (includes shipping : FREE).

• The 7970 is a R9 280 is another name, but the Matrix card is voltage unlocked, includes free games and gives your whole basket free delivery.