My first ever build, gaming computer £1000 Budget

CloneRico

CloneRico

CloneRico

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Hey everyone, so I've been looking to upgrade for a while now i'm just having a hard time deciding on a build that I want so some advice is definitely needed.

My requirements are...Budget of £1000 maybe with a £100 extra if justified.
Main use for computer is everyday basic stuff (browsing internet ,transferring files from computer to external hard drives and gaming (latest games and old).

I am currently happy gaming at 1080p. I already own all peripherals and a fairly decent monitor but will be upgrading in the future. I already have a Corsair 700W GS700 in my current rig which I will be using in this new build unless you would advise otherwise so no PSU will be required.

I also require a MID tower case as a full one will not fit in the holding below my desk :)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks :)
 
Would a MATX case be better ?


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-R929OC-4GD) £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97MX-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £112.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/240G) £109.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Micro ATX Case - Black (CC-9011028-WW) £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x Deepcool GAMMAXX S40 CPU-Cooler - 120mm £19.99
Total : £955.82 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Free copy of watchdogs with the SSD
 
Matx will be too small for me, ATX in a mid case would be perfect.

Also I already have watch Dogs on ps4 so that extra isn't required :)

I'd definitely require a cd/dvd drive also but nothing special.

I think I'm dead set on the cpu being an i5 4690k
Never been a serious overclocker but heard it's not that difficult anymore.

Also is there any disadvantage to having a 500gb ssd over a smaller one plus a mechanical drive? I won't really require any more than 500gb total storage :)

Many thanks :)
 
CloneRico said:
Matx will be too small for me, ATX in a mid case would be perfect.

Also I already have watch Dogs on ps4 so that extra isn't required :)

I'd definitely require a cd/dvd drive also but nothing special.

I think I'm dead set on the cpu being an i5 4690k
Never been a serious overclocker but heard it's not that difficult anymore.

Also is there any disadvantage to having a 500gb ssd over a smaller one plus a mechanical drive? I won't really require any more than 500gb total storage :)

Many thanks :)
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It is probably best if you look through the ATX cases and choose something you like, as they are personal preference anyway. Also you will know if it fits in your workspace if you check the case dimensions.

You would just need to change the motherboard to an ATX one. Something like the Gigabyte Z97 Sniper for example, and you should be good to go.

There is no disadvantage in having a large SSD over a smaller one. Either of these would be a good choice.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £159.98
1 x Toshiba SSD Q Series 512GB Solid State Hard Drive - (HDTS251EZSTA) £149.99
Total : £319.57 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
I will take a look at some ATX cases when I get time after work and see what ticks the boxes.

I see many people recommend gigabyte motherboards, is there a reason for this? I do like the look of some Asus and MSI ones but they tend not to be mentioned.

Also I was looking at the Samsung EVO 500gb ssd as a possibility
 
Okay so I finally got around to looking for cases, kind of picky but here is my criteria.

Dimensions no bigger than 520mm x 520 x 230 (H,D,W)
Holds ATX (Mid Size case)
Front Mesh able to hold 1 x 120mm fan minimum
Side window
Front I/O minimum of 2 usb 3.0 ports (any extra 2.0 ports are a bonus)
Doesn't look too flashy (I like simplistic designs)
Removable HDD bays
SSD bay x1


So after scouring the internet i've come up with these options.

NXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast
Corsair Obsidian 450D

When looking at the Corsair case I found out it doesn't come with a usb 3.0 to 2.0 adapter, does this mean that 2.0 devices won't work in these ports? As I have a headset mixer controller that is 2.0 that I plug into the front (I remove it often to plug into my PS4).

Many Thanks.
 
The 450D is a nice case. The USB 3.0 ports will work fine with a USB 2.0 device, so you shouldn't have any problems there.
 
My Build so Far any input would be appreciated.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer

Need to decide on a motherboard and cpu cooler.

Also as a big lover of windows 7 is it worth upgrading to 8.1 or sticking to 7.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780 Direct CU II OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £353.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £159.98
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £1,053.52 (includes shipping : £8.00).




Has a cooler in there
Cheaper SSD with 512GB storage and marginally slower performance (won't even notice it really)
Free £35 headset with motherboard and free WatchDogs with GPU = Re-sell for money back if you wish
Cheaper RAM with better performance
 
 
Some cracking build suggestions here, if it was me, I think I'd go for 'lee32uk's recommendation, but that's mainly because I'm an AMD GPU fan. But I think the components he's pick will look great together the black and red theme really ties the GPU, Motherboard and Ram together nicely. Great work :)
 
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