Just about to buy a PC from parts can you check if my build will work? Thankyou!

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I just want to know if all the parts are compatible!?

Is the monitor any good?

Will this PC play the latest games at high resolution and high specs?

Many thanks!












I COULDN'T COPY N PASTE A LINK TO MY BASKET IT DIDNT WORK, SO HERE IT IS IN TEXT.








SPEAKERS

1 Genius SP-HF1800A 2.0, Brushed Black Wood, Speaker System 50W RMS, Vol/Bass/Treb Controls

LN36869


HARD DRIVE

LN42410
Item in stock. 1TB Seagate ST1000DM003 Barracuda 7200.14 SATA 6Gb/s 7200rpm 64MB Cache 8ms NCQ OEM


GPU

LN47456
Item in stock. AMD FX 8350 Black Edition, Vishera, 8 Core, S AM3+, 4.0GHz, 16MB Total Cache, 125W, Retail


MONITOR

LN50830
Item in stock. 23.6" Asus VS247H-P LED Gaming Monitor Slim HDMI/DVI/VGA 1920x1080 300cd/m², 50M:1 2ms Black


RAM

1 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Pro Series Red, PC3-17066 (2133), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-11-11-31, XMP, 1.65V


MOTHERBOARD

1 Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P, AMD 970, SAM3/AM3+, DDR3, PCIe 2.0 (x16), 2 Way CrossFireX, ATX


GPU

LN54596
Item in stock. 2GB XFX Radeon R9 270 Boost, 28nm, 5600MHz GDDR5, GPU 900MHz, Boost 925MHz, 1280 Streams, DP/DVI/HDMI



CASE

1 CiT 1011B Midi Black Case with 500w PSU

LN59734
Item in stock. CiT 1011B Midi Black Case with 500w PSU



Total
£600.30
 
You need something a bit beefier than a R9 270 to play things on High settings. £600 your maximum budget? Also the PSU, does it tell you what it is? If it doesn't give you the brand then I guarantee you it's a cheap and nasty one.

Edit: Don't link to competitors mate!
 
Rhyswh said:
You need something a bit beefier than a R9 270 to play things on High settings. £600 your maximum budget? Also the PSU, does it tell you what it is? If it doesn't give you the brand then I guarantee you it's a cheap and nasty one.

Edit: Don't link to competitors mate!
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Ok I wont.

Thanks yea I used a GPU thats a bit weaker than the norm because I find they only last 3 years so I want to spend as little on the GPU as possible but I guess I have no choice but to spend what 150 - 200 pounds on the GPU? What card would be needed? (ATI/AMD Card only)

Also is the monitor any good?

Many thanks mate!!!

Oh I will get the PSU and case separate then thankyou sir!

I have more money like 1000 pounds but Im poor so I dont want to spend more than I have to.
 
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Rhyswh said:
Easier if you give a maximum budget? We can help spec you one up then.

GPU wise, you'd need to consider R9 280/GTX 770 upwards really. For £215 you could get a R9 290 which is a great card.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £215.99
Total : £225.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).





As for the monitor, I have no experience of using it.
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1000 pounds but I dont want to spend that much ideally

Thanks for the card advice kind sir!
 
StonedPenguin said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-347-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1842

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-160-PC&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1842

PSU - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-003-SF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2463

PSU may seem expensive but its a genuine well built PSU, The 1 that comes with the case you spec'd is awful and will likely blow taking various components with it.
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Thats perfect thankyou kind sir will get one of these beasts! Do they really have that much of a significant performance leap over the card I was originally gonna get?
 
Yes! Have a look at this. All you need is to add a case that you like. I've also added an optical drive but you didn't spec one yourself so not sure if needed?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £215.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x AOC G2460FQ 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x MicroLab M700 40W 2.1 Speaker System - Gloss Black Finish £29.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £874.78 (includes shipping : £19.10).




You'll get free shipping with this too, just put in the code before paying (can't find it now but it's on here somewhere!)
 
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Rhyswh said:
Yes! Have a look at this. All you need is to add a case that you like. I've also added an optical drive but you didn't spec one yourself so not sure if needed?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £215.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x AOC G2460FQ 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x MicroLab M700 40W 2.1 Speaker System - Gloss Black Finish £29.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £874.78 (includes shipping : £19.10).




You'll get free shipping with this too, just put in the code before paying (can't find it now but it's on here somewhere!)
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Thanks mate, I was gonna pay 600 though and now youve boosted it to 850, even though I have 1000 pounds to spend doesnt mean I wantt o spend it all if I can avoid it.

My system cost 600 pounds and I needed to spend 100 more on the GPU and get a good enough PSU that should be 730 pounds.
 
Good PSU for £30? Not quite I don't think. So what is your top budget? If it's £600 just say £600 lol Or if you're willing to strectch to £750 say that. No point sayiing you have £1000 if you don't want to spend it!
 
 
Why only AMD/ATI, no nvidia? Or is it just preference?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £225.97
1 x HIS Radeon R9 280X iPower IceQ X2 Boost 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
1 x BenQ GL2450HM 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £109.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x MicroLab M700 40W 2.1 Speaker System - Gloss Black Finish £29.99
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler £14.99
Total : £774.92 (includes shipping : £20.10).




This could be swapped for an nvidia 770 which is cheaper and should get you similar performance
 
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Make it slightly cheaper

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £225.97
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £215.99
1 x AOC G2460FQ 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £179.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x MicroLab M700 40W 2.1 Speaker System - Gloss Black Finish £29.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £798.78 (includes shipping : £19.10).



Or
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Gaming System DIY Bundle with FREE 8GB 2400MHz Memory Kit £611.9
1 x AOC E2470SWDA 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £104.99
1 x Aerocool V3X Devil Red Edition Midi-Tower - Black / Red £14.99
Total : £746.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Rhyswh said:
Good PSU for £30? Not quite I don't think. So what is your top budget? If it's £600 just say £600 lol Or if you're willing to strectch to £750 say that. No point sayiing you have £1000 if you don't want to spend it!
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It is 1000 max but im not gonna chuck money away for nothing, if I can get a PC to do what I want for 700 pounds then Ill do that. Its based around being able to play the latest games at high resolutions and fairly high settings if it can do that at 700 pounds then thats all I need. I dont want it to use medium or low settings on any of the latest games. It doesnt have to use ultra high settings on the latest games just high settings. So it evolves around a performance not a budget price you see?

I dont understand the PSU concerns ive bought 20 pound PSU's in the past and they last a really long time no problems when they do fail they dont take out other components or blow up, I dont understand why you should pay 50 pounds for a PSU when yoyu can get a 20-30 pounds PSU that has good feedback from many people.
 
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