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So my friend earlier on this year built a pc. Now another wants one. He wants the gigabyte 780 i5haswell. And 16gb ram. Can you finish of this build budget is 1.5k. Needs everything apart from monitor.
 
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) £579.95
(£483.29) £579.95
(£483.29)
Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
(£164.99) £197.99
(£164.99)
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £124.99
(£104.16) £124.99
(£104.16)
NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Black NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Black £104.99
(£87.49) £104.99
(£87.49)
Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 800W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020065-UK) Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 800W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020065-UK) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
(£72.49) £86.99
(£72.49)
Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
SteelSeries 6G v2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (64226) - Black Switch SteelSeries 6G v2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (64226) - Black Switch £74.99
(£62.49) £74.99
(£62.49)
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
(£62.49) £74.99
(£62.49)
Corsair Vengeance M95 Performance MMO/RTS Laser Gaming Mouse - Gun Metal Black Corsair Vengeance M95 Performance MMO/RTS Laser Gaming Mouse - Gun Metal Black £69.95
(£58.29) £69.95
(£58.29)
TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01)
 
Not a-lot. :p

I would get an i7 and a 770 with your budget personally, and then overclock them both. But the i5 and 780 combination works fine too.

I would get a 256GB SSD rather than a 120GB as you will find the 120 filling up quite fast.

I wouldnt get an MSI motherboard, I would get a Gigabyte Z87X-D3H.

I wouldnt touch a Phantom case with a barge pole because it may be £110 but it looks like it should cost half that. I would get something with a far better metal construction if you want to spend that much on a case.

The PSU is alright, but I wouldn't get that model, I would plump for a 750W 80+ Silver XFX XXX like mine, A Corsair TX750 or a Seasonic.

You would also benefit hugely from getting aftermarket cooling as you wont be overclocking that CPU without it, and it will run quite hot even at stock clocks.
thanks for reply. Why would you go with the gigabyte board for? What case would you recomend instaed
 
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