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Gaming PC - £1300 Budget

Azure101

Azure101

Azure101

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Hi all,

I just wanted to ask for some advice regarding a new build I'm considering. My current build is as follows:

CPU: i7 920 Air cooled
RAM: 6GB DDR3 (Nothing special)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X58-UD3R
GPU: Radeon 7850
750gb HDD
Case: Antec 300
PSU: 850w Corsair

My first question is, to me that's looking very outdated now and I feel like it's starting to struggle with the more demanding games around, do you guys feel the same way?

Second question is as follows, If i was to start a brand new build I'd like to use the NZXT s340 as I don't have a lot of space where the PC can live. Also, It's a beautiful case anyway!

I've decided I'm definitely going to go for a black and white build, which for me.. Leaves me with the following motherboard options:

MSI X99s SLI Plus:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-280-MS

ASUS X99-S:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-626-AS&tool=3

The pc will only be used for gaming and using the internet, nothing else. I was hoping you guys could help me put the rest of my spec together.

I'm ok for an operating system and all the peripherals, so I'm purely looking for my next pc tower.

Any help would be massively appreciated!
 
Assuming this is for gaming? If so, go 4690k/4790k, as they will be faster due to the clock speeds that X99, buuuut...

I expect the bottleneck in your current rig is the GPU, so you could try dropping in something like a GTX 970 and that should give you nice performance. If you feel that's not enough, then you can upgrade the lot and transfer the 970 to the new rig :)
Do you have an SSD?
 
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your current rig still has some life left in it...you can:
get a better heatsink and overclock your cpu
get a better gpu and a ssd

and save £££
 
Thanks a lot for the responses guys, I very much appreciate them.. I suppose one of the main reasons I would like to upgrade also is the fact that the Antec 300 doesn't really do much in the way of cable management and If I'm perfectly honest, like a lot of the other un-modded 300 owners out there, it's a bit of a mess in there! Seeing some of the new NZXT & Corsair cases out there has really made me want to try my hand at making a more 'beautiful' pc!

So ideally, yeah upgrading would be my preferred option!
 
Change case, add SSD, new GPU, job done? and as tamzzzy said, heatsink + cpu overclock
 
I suppose you do actually speak a lot of sense there.. Perhaps a new modular PSU as well to help me on my cable management mission..
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 970 OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - White (CC-9011045-WW) £161.99
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £154.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 780T Full Tower Case - White (CC-9011059-WW) £144.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £124.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case with Window £89.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
Total : £1,273.34 (includes shipping : £32.90).




512GB SSD, selection of cases there (my personal choice would be 780T or Enthoo Luxe), and the H105 AIO cooler (very good but might not fit in the roof of 450D) and of course GTX 970

What res do you play at?

Don't really think it's worth spending more money on a modular PSU, the one you have should be fine - just tie the cables up or something, will still look neat :)
 
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Thanks a lot for your help guys, I was completely ready to just drop £1300 and the more I think about it, it's completely unnecessary! Although, looking at the specs for the new Assassin's creed game, are we not at all worried about my CPU?
 
You don't need a new case. Just treat yourself to a SSD and a GTX 970. If you want to try overclocking, there are plenty of heatsinks available.
 
I think getting a new case is a good idea, seeing as the OP does want a new one and it of course can take a new system in the future
Will also look good, and allow for AIO's to be supported which expands the range of compatible heatsinks
 
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