New build advice

AdamGiles · 27 Oct 2014 at 17:02

Hi all,

Not built a PC since about 2008, so I'm a bit rusty on current specs, so please forgive any "obvious" mistakes.

I'm looking at putting together a gaming PC for my son at around £600. These are the comps I've put together, and was wondering if any body had any advice or can spot any mis-matches before I put the order in. Just need to build the base unit.

Went with AMD, only because I always used to use them in the past (better price/performance). Planning to run HDDs striped, with boot partition for OS, and everything else on another partition.

Also, should I go for windows 7 or 8?

Thanks in advance.

EPIC BUNDLE: AMD FX-8350, Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3, AMD 8GB 2133MHz Kit, Superflower 650W PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£30 SAVING**

Palit GeForce GTX 750 KalmX SILENT 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD

Aerocool GT Advance Black Edition Mid tower - Black

LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

stulid · 27 Oct 2014 at 17:07

Hi.

I promise you this is faster in every single way,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Avexir Gold Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331104G-2CEY) - Yellow/Gold Light £65.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
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 Silverstone Redline RL01 Gaming Case - Black (SST-RL01B USB 3.0) £22.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £622.43 (includes shipping : £8.00).

You can get free delivery with this PSU+case bought together - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18630207

The 7950 gfx card will destroy a GTX750ti (let alone the non ti version) - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1033?vs=1130

Windows8.1 is a snappier OS to use than 7.

Did you need an OS included for this £600 budget?

AdamGiles · 27 Oct 2014 at 17:30

Thanks for that.

I was hoping to get it all for £600, but I can go to £620.

Thanks again

stulid · 27 Oct 2014 at 17:32

Its £612 once the shipping costs has been taken off.

AdamGiles · 27 Oct 2014 at 17:36

£615 with Thermal Compound

stulid · 27 Oct 2014 at 17:37

Paste comes pre-applied on the stock intel cooler.

If you are going to add an aftermarket cooler to the basket then a sachet of paste usually comes in the box.

AdamGiles · 27 Oct 2014 at 17:42