Doing a new build.

Braggo

Braggo

Braggo

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Hello folks,
I am doing a new build after my old one took a liking to my drink (spilt my drink into my case).
I have a maximum budget of £1500, I have built 2 systems so I am fairly new to it all.
(typed from my tablet so I apologise for spelling and format)

Here is the items that I have noted so far:

Cpu/Mobo bundle
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-013-AS

Graphics Card
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-270-EA

PSU
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-019-SF

Main Hard drive, SSD
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-191-SA

Second hard drive, HDD
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-255-SE

Memory
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-178-KS

CPU Cooler
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-015-CS

Case
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-027-NX

Disk Drive
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-003-OK

OS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-165-MS



if you have any alternative options or advice it would be much helpful.
I play a lot of grand stratergy games, rpgs, mmos and new releases.


Thanks you, Luke.
 
If you're only going to be gaming then you don't need such high specs, you could save some money and get a better graphics card which will help the most for gaming performance:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 980 ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-2981-KR) £455.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £269.98
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £66.98
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case - Red Window £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8) £46.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £1,149.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Edit - you can also use this http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18371076&highlight=browser to post setups :)
 
Andreas' build is spot on except for the GPU, I'd advise a 295x2 for that money. Worst case scenario when crossfire profile doesn't exist for a game it's still only ~10% worse than the 980 anyway while in any other case it just smokes it.
 
Really? I was looking at at a beefy setup as thing like civilization and europa universalis killed my old system with load times and large scale fights.
 
I would go for something like this:
Nividia:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 980 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £469.99
1 x Asus Maximus VII Ranger - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£15 Saving** £396.94
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £84.98
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Red/White £84.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i GT High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060017-WW) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £66.98
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001104G-2CIR) - Red Light £59.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,459.45 (includes shipping : £14.75).



AMD:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 295 X2 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99
1 x Asus Maximus VII Ranger - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£15 Saving** £396.94
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £84.98
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Red/White £84.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i GT High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060017-WW) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £66.98
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001104G-2CIR) - Red Light £59.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,489.45 (includes shipping : £14.75).



Here are the benchmarks between the 980 and 295x2:http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1437?vs=1442

There is room for expansion for the future. If you want to gave money and it is only for gaming then go with a i5 bundle. There is no need for 16gb for gaming
 
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Andreas.96 said:
If you're only going to be gaming then you don't need such high specs, you could save some money and get a better graphics card which will help the most for gaming performance:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 980 ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-2981-KR) £455.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £269.98
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £66.98
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case - Red Window £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8) £46.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £1,149.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Edit - you can also use this http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18371076&highlight=browser to post setups :)
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Why a 550w PSU, I would go with more W incase he wants to do SLI in the future
 
With the current specs you should be fine gaming at 1080p if you overclock the CPU.

An SSD would make the system much snappier.

What resolution do you plan to be gaming at?
 
I'd put an SSD in it, your specs are fine for current gaming and an SSd will improve your load times by a long way.

A 980 or 295X2 would be a good addition too if you feel the need.

New cooler, new case - these are options too if you feel the need to spend money.
 
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