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

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YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDFD) £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4590 3.30GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £149.99
1 x LG 22MP65HQ-P 22" LED IPS HDMI Monitor - Black £101.99
1 x Gigabyte H97M-D3H Intel H97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Gold (HX21C11BGK2/8-OC) £67.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £44.99
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0500-KR) £29.99
1 x MicroLab M700 40W 2.1 Speaker System - Gloss Black Finish £29.99
Total : £754.45 (includes shipping : £25.45).




No overclocking though :/ And I have no idea if that monitor is any cop. for around £50 more you could get the 4690k and a entry level aftermarket CPU cooler.
 
Right here you go. Cheap case to bring costs down, and very cheap PSU *BUT* I will say this, I would never recommend this to anyone, if you decided to go down that road (that you wouldn't cross) then that's your choice! You're right, I've seen a cheap PSU go pop and luckily it didn't take anything with it.....but it's not a risk I would want to take! I've also taken the optical drive as you didn't have one in your original spec. Has a 290 which should play everything on high/ultra.
#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 E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x Microlab M113 2.1 24W Speakers £24.95
1 x Swift 650W V2 Silent Power Supply £19.99
1 x Aerocool V3X Devil Red Edition Midi-Tower - Black / Red £14.99
Total : £666.83 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Rhyswh said:
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
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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).

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Thankyou!

Thats a lot of money for the Monitor is it worth paying 60 pounds more for a 0.5 reduction in "ms" worth it?
 
Shivy011 said:
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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Geforce cards die real fast real consistently for me in the past so im going for ATI this time around, AMD processors have always served me real well so im not gonna change that. Also I believe the next gen consoles all have like 8 cores and all use ATI cards, so it might be more optimized for them, and the fact that its an 8 core processor means it will be more future proof for when they start using more cores than just 1. (it has to happen now the consoles are packing 8 cores in my guess)
 
stulid said:
Just going to make it harder for you:D

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1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 780 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card - Retail (78XNH5DN9IST) £215.99
Total : £225.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).

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Damn! Guessing OP will stick to R9 290 though??

Yes the 144hz refers to the refresh rate. Usually screens ar 60hz so really you won't see any benefits of having more than 60fps(some say there are some benefits), this is why we have V-sync, without it you can get what's called screen tearing....it's horrible lol So with 144hz you can get the full benefit of having 60+ FPS......but you need the system that can continually give you over 60fps to make good use of it! With the R9 290/GTX 780 it would be beneficial.
 
Taking everything you've said into consideration this is what you should get! Again I will say you would get this PSU at your own risk! I do not recommend it at all!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £215.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £109.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320E Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £104.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £64.99
1 x MSI 970A-G43 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £45.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x Microlab M113 2.1 24W Speakers £24.95
1 x Swift 650W V2 Silent Power Supply £19.99
1 x Aerocool V3X Devil Red Edition Midi-Tower - Black / Red £14.99
Total : £655.88 (includes shipping : £11.75).




Reasons:

8 core AMD CPU as you said this is what you want.
Not the best mobo but cheap so keeps costs down
R9 290 - Will play everything on High/ultra and you don't want Nvidia
PSU - Like I said this is your choice and I don't recommend it!
Cheap case to try and save money as you want to spend as little as possible

this system should see you playing things on High for a long while....unless it all goes pop of course!
 
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Rhyswh said:
Taking everything you've said into consideration this is what you should get! Again I will say you would get this PSU at your own risk! I do not recommend it at all!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £215.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £109.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320E Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £104.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £64.99
1 x MSI 970A-G43 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £45.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x Microlab M113 2.1 24W Speakers £24.95
1 x Swift 650W V2 Silent Power Supply £19.99
1 x Aerocool V3X Devil Red Edition Midi-Tower - Black / Red £14.99
Total : £655.88 (includes shipping : £11.75).




Reasons:

8 core AMD CPU as you said this is what you want.
R9 290 - Will play everything on High/ultra and you don't want Nvidia
PSU - Like I said this is your choice and I don't recommend it!
Cheap case to try and save money as you want to spend as little as possible

this system should see you playing things on High for a long while....unless it all goes pop of course!
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Thats perfect thankyou!

I mean surely theres a middle ground between a 20 pound PSU and a 50 pound PSU surely there a 30 pound pSU withe the quality of a 50 pound PSU kicking around somewhere or with some kind of savings deal etc ?
 
 
StonedPenguin said:
A crappy PSU will not regulate the voltage very well so its likely it will decrease the lifespan of any GPU or any component for that matter, Neither nVidia or AMD are the more reliable brand.
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Ok I will get a quality PSU, whats the cheapest quality PSU you guys know of?

and how do you know the 50 pound psu isnt just a 20 pound psu in disguise how can you actually tell the difference between the way they work and how the quality psu is better?

For all I know someone could have strapped a 60 pound price tag on a 20 pound psu and id be none the wiser

How do I know its going to regulate the voltage well?
 
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