gaming pc

[mkmark]

Hi all im looking for some help my son is wanting a gaming pc for xmas or bits for it could someone help with parts. He has asked me for 17-4770 asus z87 pro and a gtx 770 i was on the pc builder but trying to look for parts to finish build but im lost can someone maybe post a list to go with what he has gave me as members of the family are going to buy parts aswell or if the parts he has gave me are not any good thanks

 

[mkmark]

Mind if i mess around with the specs a little bit to get the best bang for your buck so to speak? also whats the budget?

any help welcome as for budget im really not sure he has money saved up to complete what he doesnt get for xmas as cost far to much for me as 1 gift sorry cant be much help those were the 3 parts he wrote down

 

[mkmark]

Will you be building the PC yourself or getting it pre-built?

770 with a bit of gold to go with the motherboard: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-219-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1750

Gold RAM: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-046-AR&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1392

Well-priced case to show it all off: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-129-BX

I think he is building it

 

[mkmark]

If he has his heart set on the Asus:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £257.99
1 x Asus Z87-PRO Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £166.99
1 x Be Quiet Power Zone 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Desktop Kit - (MZ-7TE120KW) £92.99
1 x Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2133HC11ADC01) £59.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £31.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,176.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

i can only go on what he has gave me are these parts not good i dont want to buy them if there rubbish

 

[mkmark]

There's nothing particulalrly wrong with the ASUS board, but there are arguably better boards (for gaming) at around the same price, and similar boards for a bit less. If he wants it because it looks nice, go for it.

A budget would help a lot

Are those the three parts (CPU, GPU, Mobo) you'll be getting him, or will you be buying more?

yes i was looking in to buying these 3 parts but grandparents were maybe going to buy 1 aswell then he would need to finish himself he has bought a case so far budget is hard as dont know how much these cost but if you think there is better parts the same as he gave me at price then i will ask him about them and see what he thinks

 

[mkmark]

I would change the card to something with more Vram for much higher lifespan, as we are approaching the 2gb of vram limit with many games now. Unfortunately the premium you pay for the 4gb version of the 770 is just unjustifiable.

For the same price as the 770 2gb you can grab a R9-280x which has 3gb of Vram and is more powerful. If your son plays BF4 he will also gain the benefit of mantle in December when it is patched into the game.

thanks i will ask him about that he does play bf4 i dont want to buy him something that 2 months down the line no good

 

[mkmark]

Which case does he have? Could be important.

let me ask him wasnt cheap tho as i remember saying he is nuts

 

[mkmark]

let me ask him wasnt cheap tho as i remember saying he is nuts

cooler master

 

[mkmark]

That's a brand rather than a specific case

haf 932

 

[mkmark]

Thanks. Looks like you won't need to buy any extra fans, which is nice. If his comes with a red LED fan in the front (like the one on the OcUK site), we've surely got to be looking at a red themed build.

Motherboard: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-235-MS
or more expensive: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-563-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2574

GPU: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-225-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1842
or more expensive: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-323-AS&groupid=701&catid=56
or more expensive and louder but better: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-337-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

are these as good or better than his thanks

 

[mkmark]

sorry but all these specs are flying over me maybe just give him money hate doing that tho

 

[mkmark]

Thanks all for ur help lets say the budget is £1200 and we use the parts he gave me unless waste of money what would be the best this way he will be surprised when he has a few extra parts on xmas day then he can buy what he doesn't get just a idea

 

[mkmark]

Thanks again

 

[mkmark]

With a £1200 budget you can do better than a 770. Either go for a 290 (as in my £1200 spec above) or, if he would prefer an Nvidia card, go for a 780:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 780 Phantom 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £389.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 850 '80+ Gold' 850W Power Supply (CP-9020056-UK) £109.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Avexir Venom Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIG) - Green Light £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £45.95
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,231.42 (includes shipping : £8.00).



As for the motherboard, there are better (value) boards for gaming out there - ASUS Hero, Gigabyte Sniper, Gigabyte OC, MSI G65.

Hi again after looking at this 1 and the £1200 above which is the best