Cheap Gaming - around £600

[Frxn]

Hey so I was looking into this a couple month back, but anyway no case, OS or peripherals needed, total budget up to £650

i7:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Z97-D3H Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard= £69.95
• 1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail= £269.99
• 1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/= £37.99
• 1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA200)= £49.99
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8)= £34.99
• 1 x Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM M disc compatible= £14.99
• 1 x Cougar CMD 500W Digital '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply= £39.95
• 1 x MSI Radeon R7 370 Gaming 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £119.99

Total: £637.84
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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i5:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving**= £257.98
• 1 x MSI Radeon R7 370 Gaming 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £119.99
• 2 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/= £37.99
• 1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA200)= £49.99
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8)= £34.99
• 1 x Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM M disc compatible= £14.99
• 1 x Cougar CMD 500W Digital '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply= £39.95

Total: £593.87
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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Thoughts? Is it worth the extra for the i7, and anything wrong with the PSU?

 

[Frxn]

Didn't realise I'd added two lol

 

[Frxn]

Thanks for the input guys, so like this then? Suppose I could chuck in a BR-rom instead for an extra £23 bringing it to just over £650, not at all necessary though but another option

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving**= £257.98
• 1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/= £37.99
• 1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA200)= £49.99
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8)= £34.99
• 1 x Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM M disc compatible= £14.99
• 1 x Cougar CMD 500W Digital '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply= £39.95
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 380X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Backplate (11250-01-20G)= £193.99

Total: £629.88
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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This card seems relatively compareable except for the stream processors, don't know what that is but it's £54 difference

 

[Frxn]

Ah seems I missed a great deal, work got in the way so I wasn't checking here, did pick up an SSD though (I believe I have an additional cable somewhere, not too much hassle to pick one up if I don't) and he's decided on a case from here so I've added that, on the choice of the PSU I was really going for something semi/modular which is why I previously picked the Cougar, better to just go for a normal one and anything else I'm overlooking?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Kolink Aviator Midi Tower Gaming Case - White= £42.95
• 1 x Xigmatek Maverick 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Semi Modular Power Supply= £39.95
• 1 x Seagate 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST2000DM001)= £54.95
• 1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail= £179.99
• 1 x MSI Z97 PC Mate Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard= £64.99
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8)= £38.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 380X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Backplate (11250-01-20G)= £197.99
• 1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM= £19.99

Total: £639.80
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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Thanks guys

 

[Frxn]

Good suggestion, tbh I'd be using a usb stick for installation either way, suppose I could give them mine if it was required later

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Kolink Aviator Midi Tower Gaming Case - White= £42.95
• 1 x Seagate 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST2000DM001)= £54.95
• 1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail= £179.99
• 1 x MSI Z97 PC Mate Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard= £64.99
• 1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8)= £38.99
• 1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 Nitro 380X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Backplate (11250-01-20G)= £197.99
• 1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £71.99

Total: £651.85
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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