Computer Build £700-£800

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alex20000

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Would anyone be able to spec me a build for around £700-£800? It will be mainly for gaming.

Would you be able to spec a build with and without a monitor please? OS/KB+M does not need to be included in the build.

Oh would also like a CD Drive + 2TB of space, thanks!

Alex
 
Does it need to be in that range? Or would speccing something lower be acceptable? Maybe you could provide some ideas about what this PC would be for, i.e. gaming, office only, etc.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2480HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £56.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2133HC11ADC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Antec GX500 Midi-Tower - Black £43.99
1 x Alpenföhn Brocken ECO CPU-Kühler - 120 mm £24.95
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £10.99
Total : £790.36 (includes shipping : £13.75).




YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Dual-X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £56.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2133HC11ADC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Antec GX500 Midi-Tower - Black £43.99
1 x Alpenföhn Brocken ECO CPU-Kühler - 120 mm £24.95
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £10.99
Total : £780.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
alternative build:

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV (GX-133-GI) £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £56.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Zalman Z3-Plus Midi-Tower - White £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
Total : £784.78 (includes shipping : £19.10).




case with 4 (or 5 i can't remember lol) fans
b-grade 290! mega cheap! warranty with gigabyte is via serial number and they have a uk based rma, so even if ocuk is only offering 90 day warranty is no issue
cheaper psu, but it has the same internals as the superflower golden green


with monitor:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £56.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 450W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £32.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Black £29.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Zaward OEM 120mm Golf Ball Fan £2.59
Total : £811.98 (includes shipping : £13.75).



dropped the gpu from a 290 to a 280
dropped the heatsink (for now...it can be bought later so you can overclock when you have the $$$)
dropped the psu to 450w
kept the 256gb ssd
24inch *va monitor included
 
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tamzzy said:
alternative build:



with monitor:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x BenQ GL2450 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £113.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £56.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 450W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £32.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Black £29.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Zaward OEM 120mm Golf Ball Fan £2.59
Total : £811.98 (includes shipping : £13.75).



dropped the gpu from a 290 to a 280
dropped the heatsink (for now...it can be bought later so you can overclock when you have the $$$)
dropped the psu to 450w
kept the 256gb ssd
24inch *va monitor included
Click to expand...

I dont think that screen is VA panel actually;)

Dont like the PSU, looks cheap and the cables are not well braided.

The Antec GX500 case has three fans and a fan controller as standard.
 
doh! screw that screen then! pfft... thought it was a *va >.>

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £56.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 450W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £32.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Black £29.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Zaward OEM 120mm Golf Ball Fan £2.59
Total : £804.48 (includes shipping : £12.50).



there we go ;p
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV (GX-133-GI) £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Gold Window £33.95
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler £14.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £10.99
Total : £866.84 (includes shipping : ).


£60 over but has an R9 290 in there :o


Other option;

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Gold Window £33.95
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler £14.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £10.99
Total : £818.84 (includes shipping : ).



I'd go with the R9 290 build though

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However, without a monitor :D

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Gold Window £33.95
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler £14.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £10.99
Total : £812.86 (includes shipping : ).




New 290, you could also do this with the b-grade one.

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV (GX-133-GI) £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler £14.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £10.99
Total : £823.86 (includes shipping : ).





Better case + motherboard, headset with motherboard can be sold for about £30, dropping you under budget
 
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Shivy011 said:


However, without a monitor :D

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £44.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Gold Window £33.95
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler £14.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £10.99
Total : £807.85 (includes shipping : ).



New 290, you could also do this with the b-grade one.

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV (GX-133-GI) £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £44.99
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler £14.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £10.99
Total : £818.86 (includes shipping : ).



Better case + motherboard, headset with motherboard can be sold for about £30, dropping you under budget
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450W PSU with overclocked 290's? no thanks.
 
I would've thought it would be alright, I only have two 80mm and I top out at 60c, though the 290 is quite a bit hotter/more powerful
 
I wouldnt recommend it, as you say, not comparable, around another 15C+ extra in a case with good airflow.
 
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