Gaming PC (£1000ish)

[Scotiax]

Afternoon,

Finally decided to build a new PC, looking for a system for gaming (primarily) but will be doing some graphic and web work (Photoshop etc.) I've been looking at a Devils Canyon build (stock speeds to start with but would like a stable overclock at a later date). I have a budget of £1000 but perhaps could be squeezed for a little more. I don't need the following:

- Case (I have a Corsair 540)
- Monitor/ TV (secondary Display)
- Mouse & Keyboard

Things I'd like: Corsair Water Cooler? pretty open after that.

Any suggests would be greatly appreciated, especially around the graphics and motherboard.

 

[Scotiax]

Thanks Doomedspeed

Looks a great spec and a few things I wouldnt of thought of e.g. new fans and keeping everything looking nice (how could I forget the big window on the side of my case.)

I'm pretty set on the following:

- Intel Core i7-4790K
- SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W
- Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO
- Corsair Hydro H105
- Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) 2400MHz
- the recommend Fans

Just a few questions about the motherboard and graphics card, probably just ignorance. I've always gone Nvida in the past, is there any reason not to go for a similarly priced Nvidia card?

I read a review looking at the pros and cons of a variety of z97 motherboard and it seemed they get very similar feedback so why this particular board? Bang for buck?

Lovely spec. Don't imagine that beast of a PSU would have any trouble with any CrossFire further on, either.

This is good to know =]

Those light up connectors are wasted in the 540 case

At least my cables won't be afraid of the dark

 

[Scotiax]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £59.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £43.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £22
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050004-WW) £22
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050003-WW) £11.99
Total : £1,083.46 (includes shipping : £8.00).





Thanks for all the help , I've mixed and matched the suggestions. How does it look now? Have I forgotten anything?

I noticed a few components are out of stock, how quick are Overclockers to get new stock?

 

[Scotiax]

You should be able to slot in a 2TB drive instead

You have put in 2 H105's, you only need one

Haha I noticed that, I just thought double the cooler double the cooling power!
I've amended my post and will stick in 2TB.

I'm thinking of going for a new mouse and keyboard (max £100), I've got a Logitech G15 which is still in good working order so maybe a half decent mouse. Any suggestions?

 

[Scotiax]

Perfect! I think that's me decided =]
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EZRX) HDD £64.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £59.99
1 x Roccat Kone Pure Optical 4000DPI Core Performance Gaming Mouse, USB £44.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £22
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050004-WW) £22
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050003-WW) £11.99
Total : £1,149.44 (includes shipping : £8.00).