help with a build

epicdoomkin · 18 Oct 2013 at 10:49

First off this will be a gaming pc. I'll only be playing mmorpgs (gw2 mainly atm) and Some fps. Id like to build my own but I do not have much experience, how hard is it? Finally I would like to be able to play gw2 on ultra,. So that being said is a budget of 600-800 pounds for the tower sufficient enough to get the system I want with a 120 gb ssd able to handle gw2 on ultra. Any help greatly appreciated..

Indie · 18 Oct 2013 at 11:02

Here is a great system build guide for you to have a look through:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18046396

Also, will you require an operating system? Assuming you have mouse/monitor/keyboard etc as you mentioned ''for the tower''

epicdoomkin · 18 Oct 2013 at 11:12

Yea thanks awesome guide for a first build, I'll be using windows 8 professional.

Indie · 18 Oct 2013 at 11:13

Slightly over your £800 mark. however I've included quite a nice case. As the case is more about aesthetics, feel free to change to another ATX case

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7870 OC Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £55.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G1600HC9DC01) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
Total : £816.91 (includes shipping : FREE).

mickyflinn · 18 Oct 2013 at 11:39

i would make theese changes to the above build.

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) **FREE SHIPPING** £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
Total : £317.98 (includes shipping : FREE).

implosiveturnip · 18 Oct 2013 at 12:07

I'd change the case personally, I own a 300r and its a bit crap tbh.

Indie · 18 Oct 2013 at 12:18

implosiveturnip said:
I'd change the case personally, I own a 300r and its a bit crap tbh.

Oh really how come?

I did a build in one not so long back and found it quite pleasant!

Bart_Hunt · 18 Oct 2013 at 12:32

I'd suggest going for NZXT 410 or 530 Enthusiast case.
They are in mid range and very classy imho.
As for the rest, building your own rig is great fun as long as you follow basic steps, 1 by 1 and avoid stupid mistakes, like rushing. Take your time, have patience and it will be ok.
Btw, you can play GW2 on ultra without many players around, but if you go to WvWvW you will notice that fps will drop no matter what.
I had 2 GTX 660ti in sli, 16gb ram, oc'ed 3570k and still had some performance issues in WvW.
One advice, best have some plans for SLI/Crossfire in the future, or single but better gpu.

stulid · 18 Oct 2013 at 12:46

BitFenix Ronin or Shadow?

implosiveturnip · 18 Oct 2013 at 13:40

Indie said:
Oh really how come?

I did a build in one not so long back and found it quite pleasant!

It's nice enough to build in, I just found it to be a bit flimsy, particularly the side panels (mine bend under their own weight!) and as a result it's a pretty loud case (this is completely subjective though mind you,) fan noise gets through a lot and there seems to be a fair bit of vibration noise too, particularly from the HDD trays.

And I have found it to be a bugger to keep clean on the inside. unless you are filling all the fan mounts for positive pressure, which is LOUD to my ears.

I switched to Fractal Design Define R4 and it is worlds apart.

Indie · 18 Oct 2013 at 13:46

implosiveturnip said:
It's nice enough to build in, I just found it to be a bit flimsy, particularly the side panels (mine bend under their own weight!) and as a result it's a pretty loud case (this is completely subjective though mind you,) fan noise gets through a lot and there seems to be a fair bit of vibration noise too, particularly from the HDD trays.

And I have found it to be a bugger to keep clean on the inside. unless you are filling all the fan mounts for positive pressure, which is LOUD to my ears.

I switched to Fractal Design Define R4 and it is worlds apart.

Saying that, could all be true, as it was lovely to build in, I've not actually seen it since

As stulid mentionjed, BF Ronin is quite nice, not had the pleasure of seeing one first hand though!