£900 gaming build help

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Hi guys :) I need help picking components for a gaming pc my budget is £900 but I already have the mouse keyboard monitor headset and windows 7 I just need components and a case thanks for the help :)
 
This is my 1st attempt but im sure all the big boys will come and post something.

AMD built with very good GPU + BF4 and games voucher, also a 250gb SSD

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £149.99
1 x Gigabyte 990XA-UD3 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £26.99
Total : £919.86 (includes shipping : FREE).



Ps. you could always get a 120gb ssd and get a better Motherboard and CPU cooler for overclocking, not too sure on your preferance
 
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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 £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £64.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £47.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £907.42 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
im sure someone will be able to find you a better system for cheaper, but here is my attempt:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X 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 - OEM £169.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £86.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £71.99
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £68.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x Antec 302 Three Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
1 x Silverstone Argon SST-AR01 CPU Cooler - 120mm £28.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x BitFenix Spectre LED BLUE 120mm Fan £6.49
Total : £905.99 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
lee32uk said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X 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 - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £64.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £47.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £907.42 (includes shipping : £8.00).

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If the ram was black or blue that build would be spot on. :). If you have a window it has to look good. :)
 
For £900 I would recommend an Intel build - any sub £700 I would recommend AMD.

+1 For Lee's build.
 
J05H86UK said:
For £900 I would recommend an Intel build - any sub £700 I would recommend AMD.

+1 For Lee's build.
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Under 1K i would say it Comes down to preference and what it is used for. Over 1k i would say intel. personally i prefer AMD > intel.
 
pipson said:
Under 1K i would say it Comes down to preference and what it is used for. Over 1k i would say intel. personally i prefer AMD > intel.
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Me too, but I think the £900 bracket would get you better performance from Intel when it comes to gaming.
 
 
Hi guys thanks for the responses my friend has suggested these components I just wondered what you lot thought? :)

Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefield 4 PC Game £269.99

Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99

Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99

Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99

BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black/Green £59.99

TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £56.99

Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-£55.99

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £47.99

OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99

Total :£924.00(includes £11.75 shipping)
 
steedy1991 said:
Hi guys thanks for the responses my friend has suggested these components I just wondered what you lot thought? :)

Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefield 4 PC Game £269.99

Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99

Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99

Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99

BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black/Green £59.99

TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £56.99

Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-£55.99

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £47.99

OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99

Total :£924.00(includes £11.75 shipping)
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Decent, but considering what you already have been specced it isn't great atall. Firstly, you're paying £21 for a stock cooler (and an extra 2 years warranty but you won't need that).

The case isn't great either, the airflow is poor. The Ronin is a much better case for similar money.

The PSU is a bit pants too, considering for £5 more you can get a 550W gold rate PSU by one of the best manufactures there is (its not modular but it doesn't need to be in a case of this size.

EDIT: the ram he specced is Out of stock also,.:)

This is what id do:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X 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 - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £107.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Sapphire Blue" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9KBL) £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £47.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
Total : £933.44 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
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Doomedspeed said:
Decent, but considering what you already have been specced it isn't great atall. Firstly, you're paying £21 for a stock cooler (and an extra 2 years warranty but you won't need that).

The case isn't great either, the airflow is poor. The Ronin is a much better case for similar money.

The PSU is a bit pants too, considering for £5 more you can get a 550W gold rate PSU by one of the best manufactures there is (its not modular but it doesn't need to be in a case of this size.

EDIT: the ram he specced is Out of stock also,.:)

This is what id do:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X 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 - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £107.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Sapphire Blue" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9KBL) £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £47.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £17.99
Total : £933.44 (includes shipping : £8.00).

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Ok thanks :) can I ask why the CPU you have chosen is cheaper then the one I chose and is 550w enough power sorry psu power confuses me haha :)
 
steedy1991 said:
Ok thanks :) can I ask why the CPU you have chosen is cheaper then the one I chose and is 550w enough power sorry psu power confuses me haha :)
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The oem version doesn't come with a heatsink/fan, and also has 1yr warranty. The Retail version has a heatsink/fan and 3yr warranty.

CPU failure is very rare, and the Intel heatsink/fan is meh so unless the retail version is the same price then it makes sense to save £20 on the oem version.

As there is a very good cooler specced (Coolermaster) the intel one is redundant anyway.
 
Here's another spec that is crossfire ready. The 850W psu would allow you to fit a 2nd 280X.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X 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 - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Be Quiet Power Zone 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Sapphire Blue" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9KBL) £65.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £64.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £47.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £939.37 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
lee32uk said:
Here's another spec that is crossfire ready. The 850W psu would allow you to fit a 2nd 280X.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X 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 - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Be Quiet Power Zone 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Sapphire Blue" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9KBL) £65.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £64.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £47.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £939.37 (includes shipping : £8.00).

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Nah I'm not really interested in crossfire but thanks for the spec :)
 
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