£900 pc build

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Hey guys i am new to all of this and i got a £900 budget to build a pc, now i have tried it my self not sure if its good or not, let me know what you think, if you could also help me with the prices that would be amazing. Thanks again

Case: NZXT Phantom black and orange
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Motherboard: Asus Z87-K
Grahic card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 - 2GB
Ram: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage 1: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage 2: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Graphic card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 - 2GB
Power supply: Corsair CX 600W
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

One thing i did want to add and thats, i really do like the case, and was wondering how people get those pretty orange lights inside to shine through its side window. Thanks
 
I would look at the 840 EVO, over the old PRO series too. Plextor are Intel's OEM supplier so to save cash, that's a consideration.
 
Looks like a pretty good gaming setup. I assume you're not going to be running 2 GTX 770's and that's a typo seeing as the board is only Xfire compatible?

Overclocking?

I'd recommend a better PSU, the Seasonic G 550W 80 plus gold modular would be my personal choice.

Similar price - non modular

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
Total : £59.99 (includes shipping : FREE).



More expensive - modular

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 620W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £79.99
Total : £159.98 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
The current set-up will work. The motherboard will only be a problem if you want to add another graphics card in the future.
 
Just one questions , do u think its better to buy all these from 1 website or different websites as some are cheaper on amazon and then some are cheaper here etc. Also one more thing i heard that this graphic card http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-190-MS is better then the one i am going to put it in, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 - 2GB. is this true and am i better of getting that one, as tha has 3gb worth of memory compared to 2gb
 
This build is over budget but would give you the option to add a 2nd graphics card later down the line.

Where you buy things from is a rather subjective argument.

You may pay slightly more from some places however there's often a reason for that. Faster/better delivery, better customer service for example.

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 770 Superclock ACX 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2774) £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £191.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £119.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £84.95
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Black/Orange £84.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £55.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** HDD £49.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £20.99
Total : £1,065.82 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
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Sorry I haven't had any personal experience with it but it can do either Nvidia SLI and AMD Crossfire so you can go which ever graphics route you prefer.

If you're not bothered about adding a 2nd graphics card at a later date, which personally I don't think is a good idea, I think it's better to just upgrade when the time comes rather than adding a second old inefficient card. Here's an idea of what you could do if you wanted to run with the black and orange theme. I don't believe this version of the Phantom has a side window so I didn't bother going for an orange themed motherboard or memory.

The 200mm LED fan is to replace the 200mm side panel one.
The 140mm is to go at the front of the case.
It says it comes with a 200mm LED one already installed at the top (doesn't say what colour).

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 770 Superclock ACX 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2774) £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £191.99
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Orange/Black £104.99
1 x Seasonic G series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £95.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £84.95
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** HDD £49.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £20.99
1 x NZXT FS-200 Enthusiast Silent Case Fan, Orange LED - 200mm £13.99
1 x NZXT FZ-140 Airflow Fan Series, Orange LED - 140mm £12.98
Total : £1,072.79 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
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Thats great thanks for the help , i did the same thing i just changed one thing around with the case. Have a look and tell me what u think.

Computer Case:
NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Black/Orange
CPU:
Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU cooler:
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler
Power Supply:
Antec High Current Gamer M 620W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply
Storage 1:
Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW)
Storage 2:
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM
Ram:
TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01)
Graphic card:
EVGA GeForce GTX 770 Superclock ACX 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2774)
Motherboard:
MSI Z87-G43 motherboard Z8743 MOTHERBOARD
Optical disk:
Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black)
Fans:
NZXT FZ-140 Airflow Fan Series, Orange LED - 140mm
Led Strip:
BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect Orange 12cm
 
Yeah looks good.

I only went for the red Vulcan memory because the MSI Z87-G43 Gaming board had a red accent, but if you go for the non Gaming one (no SLI) you might as well get the Vulcan orange memory as the case is accented orange ;) Same price either way.

YOUR BASKET
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G1600HC9DC01) £55.99
Total : £55.99 (includes shipping : FREE).




I'm guessing your budget wouldn't stretch to this motherboard just to keep with the theme.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £167.99
Total : £167.99 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
haha i wish :( i got to save up some money for the ps4 :) so ye not today , but i dont mind , but just want to say thanks so much for the help , u are a great guy! now just got to search the internet and find some good deals
 
Ha, yeah, I know the feeling. Just spent £500 upgrading my system and now got to find £430 for my Xbox One.

No worries, just wanted to check you did see that I used two different Phantom cases in the two different builds?
 
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