gaming system £1000 budget

Almightyliham

Almightyliham

Almightyliham

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Hi guys,

I am a first time poster on Overclockers and i want to undertake my first computer build. As im in to gaming and also do a lot of work is CAD and other construction related programs. Been stalking the forum a lot recently to come up with a spec which will suit me however i have not made any head way as of yet. The aim is about £1000 budget in total, I have put in what i would like to be included; however you guys might have a better idea. If there is a better spec with amd cards, please throw it up on the thread.

I would also like to have a case which will allow me to be able to upgrade it in the future and will allow me enough room to work with and decent cable management.

What i want in my computer spec:
AMD piledriver FX-8 8350 (or better)
NVIDIA GTX 770 (or better, I have gone off amd cards due to bad experiences)
I have also gotten a Hyper X kingston ssd kit (meant for my current computer but opted not to install it) £0.00.
The stuff i don't have a grasp on:
Case
PSU
Motherboard
Low profile Ram 16/24gb
Additional cooling where needed
OS
2nd HHD (7200RPM) 1TB+

Thanks,

Liam
 
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Hi Liam.

Here is a spec which should be excellent for your needs.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-03-40G) £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD316G2133HC11ADC01) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x EVGA SuperNova NEX 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £47.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £984.77 (includes shipping : ).



  • A R9 290 which is a great card and will be much better than a 770
  • i5 4670K will last a good while and should perform well in games and CAD
  • Case will be big enough to install everything
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 290 X-Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (VXR9 290 4GBD5-MDHX) £299.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £131.99
1 x Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01) £95.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88.00
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £1,009.37 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
pipson said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 290 X-Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (VXR9 290 4GBD5-MDHX) £299.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £131.99
1 x Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01) £95.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88.00
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £1,009.37 (includes shipping : £8.00).

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A reference model 290 ? Seriously ? I would also go Intel with this budget.
 
Sticking with an Nvidia gpu

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £227.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD316G2133HC11ADC01) £99.95
1 x Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
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 Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £1,014.72 (includes shipping : £12.50).




850W psu would allow for a second gpu at a later date.
 
Hi guys, thanks for the systems so far. I was wondering if it would be slightly easier to get the pre-built mother board,processor,ram,etc. as me and heat sink don't get along well.
In relation to cases my gaming buddies reconmended;
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-162-CS
I have a certain fondness of NZXT Phantom range and the H440.

Any more guidance you guys can provide would be welcomed.
 
the only thing i have a problem with, is that my last 2 amd graphic cards have had the same problem with software, however there was no faults found by me or the amd team. Where as the GTX i currently have has worked well without any problems.

AMD graphics card kept uninstalling the graphics driver and reinstalling it. Then it kept malfunctioning with the motherboard, claiming it was unable to detect the card existed.
 
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Almightyliham said:
Looking at the price ranges and some performance in terms of money, what would a build with AMD FX 9590 4.7GHz as my processor look like?
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Instead of a 4770k? not a clever move. It would perform worse, have little overclocking headroom and would need a substantial cooler to keep it stable.

Instead of a 8320/8350? A waste of £90/£110.. Its the same chip but overclocked.
 
Hi guys so this is my basket, sorry i could get tht basket link thing to work. I just need 3 last items, the case, a decent low profile ram and one of the graphics cards. Any help would be good as i am stumped. Thanks :D

Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor – Retail - £250
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) - £110
Corsair RM Series RM 850 '80+ Gold' 850W Power Supply (CP-9020056-UK) - £110
Creative Sound Blaster Z High Performance Gaming Sound Card - £70
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM - £60
Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU - £50
Coollaboratory Liquid Cleaning Set £10
I need some good low profile ram. 16gb, tempted to go Gskill
Total so far : £660 ( £780, thats with £120 for ram)
Cases
NZXT Phantom 630 High Performance Modular Ultra Tower Case - Black £150
Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Arctic White (CC-9011048-WW) £116
Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - Military Green £90
Aerocool Xpredator X3 Gaming Tower Case - Black/Orange £83
NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case – Black £95

Graphics cards
Inno3D GeForce GTX 780 iChill HerculeZ X3 Ultra 3072MB GDDR5 £380
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X 4096MB GDDR5 £330
 
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for a cad/gaming rig, you'd probably want something like this (granted its 20% overbudget lol)

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Geforce GTX 780 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £249.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (4x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K4/16X) £139.99
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Zalman Z3-Plus Midi-Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 650 Liquid CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,202.40 (includes shipping : £8.00).



4770k + cooler
16gb ram
forego sli/xfire to save some cash (from the mobo and psu)
cheaper case (decent build quality, and 5 fans included!)
256gb ssd
if your cad programmes support opencl gpu acceleration (<- pretty important point actually, don't just get a radeon because its cheaper), you could save some $$$ by getting an amd radeon 290 instead of a geforce 780
don't need a soundcard, onboard is sufficient unless you're doing music stuff too
 
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