M ATX build please guys

NoNameNoNumber · 21 Jul 2015 at 20:25

Evening all, chap at work wants a new rig light gaming, namely Rome total war Attila...

Thinking Z97, pentium K chip, 8 GB ram, gtx 960, which PSU? All in a carbide air 240...

Need a 1080 monitor and windows but no peripherals...

Told him it should come in about 550... But I know he has wiggle room

Cat_J · 21 Jul 2015 at 20:55

How about:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Superclocked 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2962-KR) **UPGRADE KIT** £161.99
1 x BenQ GW2255 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97M-DS3H Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £77.99
1 x Corsair Carbide Series Air 240 High Airflow PC Case - Black (CC-9011070-WW) £75.95
1 x Seagate SSHD 7200RPM 3.5" 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DX001) SSHD Hybrid Drive £56.99
1 x Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £47.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £44.99
Total : £620.87 (includes shipping : £12.50 Ex.VAT).

Its £550 for the PC alone if you add a heatsink of overclocking

Cat_J · 21 Jul 2015 at 21:11

TBH I'd be looking at a AIO watercooler for that case. OTT I know but it only gives you 120mm of cooler height and I'm struggling to find a good one. There are low profile option but they look a pain to fit.

Thats assuming you want to OC. Otherwise just run stock.

NoNameNoNumber · 21 Jul 2015 at 22:06

Thanks for that, pretty much how I had imagined it'd look... I'll swap out the SSHD for a full fat SSD perhaps 250Gb

Cat_J · 21 Jul 2015 at 22:16

I couple of bits in there on this week only deals. I think they might end today/tomorrow.