help with gaming build

steedy1991 · 9 Nov 2013 at 19:17

Hi guys I'm new to PC gaming world and I was wondering if you could help with selecting the right components to build a good gaming PC my budget is £700 and that's just needed for the computer as I already have the monitor, headset, mouse and keyboard. Thanks

stulid · 9 Nov 2013 at 19:44

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £143.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Adata XPG Xtreme v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C10 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U2133XC4G10-2X) £69.95
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £682.93 (includes shipping : £11.75).

The D3HP comes with a free cooler.

Or AMD,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Dual-X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £229.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G1600HC9DC01) £59.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £700.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Panos · 9 Nov 2013 at 19:54

Stulid great setups.
However you forgot the cost of Windows and that 520W PSU will not cut it on both

stulid · 9 Nov 2013 at 20:09

Panos said:
Stulid great setups.
However you forgot the cost of Windows and that 520W PSU will not cut it on both

The OP never said he needed windows, there is a enterprise evaluation version he can download and use for 3 months he he needs it.

The PSU is fine!

From Guru3D

AMD R7 260X - On your average system the card requires you to have a 450 Watt power supply unit.
AMD R7 260X Crossfire - On your average system the cards require you to have a 650 Watt power supply unit as minimum.
AMD R9 270X - On your average system the card requires you to have a 500 Watt power supply unit.
AMD R9 270X Crossfire - On your average system the cards require you to have a 700 Watt power supply unit as minimum.
AMD R9 280X - On your average system the card requires you to have a 550 Watt power supply unit.
AMD R9 280X Crossfire - On your average system the cards require you to have a 750 Watt power supply unit as minimum.

Bare in mind the Antec is a high power unit made by Seasonic.

Ethermaster · 9 Nov 2013 at 20:13

Panos said:
Stulid great setups.
However you forgot the cost of Windows and that 520W PSU will not cut it on both

That Antec PSU will be fine

they have been know to run stable at 120% load with no issue just a bit loud.

steedy1991 · 9 Nov 2013 at 20:14

thanks they are great setups. I was always confused on the wattage that was needed for the components thank you so much p.s which one of the two would you recommend as the better overall system?

stulid · 9 Nov 2013 at 20:15

The Haswell, but if you can get a better GFX card (7950 maybe?) in there then the better.

Ace Modder · 9 Nov 2013 at 20:18

That Antec (and any other high quality 520w-550w PSU will be fine for that type of setup.

It's a myth that you need massive wattage for a gaming PC.

I run a GTX 780, with a 3930K (overclocked to 4.6Ghz), 5 x HDD's, 2 x SSD's, Watercooling pump, 3 x LED strips and 4 sticks of RAM on a reliable 600w PSU, and using my multimeter and running prime and furmark it only just breaks 460w under full load.