Is this the best system I could get for £1100?

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Any advice?
 
If you wanted to look at AMD - under budget so you could upgrade the PSU if you wanted to Crossfire in the future.

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1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Toxic OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £299.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £149.99
1 x Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 AMD 990X (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
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1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
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1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,006.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Thought I'd give my first build spec a go - sure someone will jump is with something better.

Josh
 
Interesting that you offered an AMD setup. I believe for budget systems then AMD is best, but for £1100 systems then Intel is the way to go.
 
Not the most colour-coordinated spec I've ever done, but hey.

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1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £319.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Be Quiet Power Zone 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Sapphire Blue" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G213C1KBL) £69.95
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1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £62.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
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1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,102.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).



- Haswell rather than Ivy socket
- 290 rather than 290X. The performance difference is small, the price difference is big. The money saved will get you...
- ...i7 rather than i5. Both Crysis and BF4 will appreciate it, and I believe it will give you better Crossfire performance should you go down that route in the future
- Better PSU, compatbile RAM, better CPU cooler (with fans to make it quieter), and a bargain SSD

Do you not need a HDD?
 
Intel build SSD + 2TB HDD

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1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Toxic OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £179.99
1 x Asus Z87-A Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Seasonic G series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £71.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case (CC-9011036-WW) £57.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,067.92 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
Ace Modder said:
Interesting that you offered an AMD setup. I believe for budget systems then AMD is best, but for £1100 systems then Intel is the way to go.
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Very true, but I have AMD and variety is spice of life, so to speak.

You are right tho - with that ££ intel is the best choice.

Josh
 
 
@Fulax - Thanks I like the look of that, HDD not needed as I have a 2TB one here already.
@Jo5h86uk - Thanks for the suggestions, I think the budget would suit an Intel build over an AMD.
 
As an FYI, the R9 290X simply isn't worth it over the R9 290 for gaming, I think this generation has had the littlest different in end performance between the two cards.

In Firestrike the difference is somewhat profound, but gaming is literally barely anything in it, if one card won't do something, the other won't either.
 
Martini's 850w PSU makes more sense than my 750w. It's only £10 more and has you covered for Crossfire.
 
I think the RAM's a better option too, it's 2400MHZ and cheaper.

But the colour is vomit.

Subtle differences between the two set ups, end performance would be nigh on the same.
 
The i5 may have very limited benifit over a 8320 with the way games are starting to be programed with mantle eight threads or cores may well be of more advantage than stronger but less cores.
Dont get a toxic at £300 it is now way over priced
 
Oh go on then, I will have ago :)

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1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x MSI Z87M Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black (CC-9011029-WW) £94.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
Total : £1,137.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
I wouldn't get a 290 or 290X in their current state, unless you need a fireplace..

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1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 780 Phantom 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £59.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
Total : £1,117.38 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
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