New Gaming PC £1200 budget

Dillinga

Dillinga

Dillinga

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Hi after trying to play BF4 on my Samsung laptop I've realised I need a new PC!

I have a monitor and kb / mouse but need everything else inc wifi and DVD. Not fussed about over clocking so don't want to pay a premium for it unless you convince me otherwise :)

Goal is to maintain 60fps avg on Ultra for BF4 @1080p and will be used with Rome2, EQ Next, Eve etc

Thx

Edit I also I currently run 16gb on my laptop is this over kill on a current gen PC?
 
Yeah 16GB is overkill for a laptop and a gaming PC really.. Games don't use a lot of RAM anyway, its more about the GPU's VRAM..

Okay my spec: (ill explain the choices afterwards)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC Rev2.0 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) £399.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4771 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £142.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £78.95
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £71.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £61.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN821N) £12.98
Total : £1,196.81 (includes shipping : £12.50).



  • I have put the GTX 780 in there, I would (personally) swap this for a R9 290(non-X) when they are released as they should be around £350-£400 and perform very close to the 780
  • the i7 4771 is a locked chip so no overclocking
  • The Motherboard does allow overclocking but the main reason i picked it is it comes with a free cooler (and its a solid board)

If you want to learn about the 290(non-X) have a read of this funny thread: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18553493
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £245.99
1 x Asus HD 7970 Matrix Platinum 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £239.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £134.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £25.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £1,188.78 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
Thanks guys some good builds there. I'm normally a Nvidia guy but the R9-290 sounds interesting. Any idea on release dates?

Do I need a liquid cooler if I'm not overclocking? Would the stock H/S not be good enough?

Any difference on speed / connection reliability with USB / PCI-E Wifi?

Thanks
 
I prefer RJC's personally. Better balanced.

I don't like hydro coolers though, so I'd replace that with a decent air cooler. You can get a cheaper case too, but that's be in the ballpark of a build I'd go for. If you have a bigger budget, get a bigger GPU.
 
Thanks for the guidance all here's my modified version

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 780 Gaming Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £399.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4771 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £142.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £69.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800) £27.98
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £1,187.27 (includes shipping : £11.25).



Look OK? I went for the smaller case but I think it should fit in. I might drop wireless completely and get another powerline adapter?

Also will wait for Tuesday to look at the R290 non x

EDIT - Missed Win 8.1 OEM but will run a 3 month trail until after Xmas to save cash :)
 
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Wait for the 290 tomorrow to see its price. But I would get a 7970/280X over a 770 anyway.

Get a 4670K over a 4670.
 
Dillinga said:
Decided to see if I could save a few pounds! Will this run BF4 @ 1080P on Ultra?

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Geforce GTX 770 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £142.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £78.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £873.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

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Needs a "K" CPU or drop to a B85/H87 board if you don't want to overclock.

A Asus 7970 Matrix will be a quicker and gives free delivery to the whole basket (you get free delivery anyway).

You are missing a PSU.
 
 
The Matrix is faster than the 7970 GE and has a lot of OC headroom. Plus ignore those benchmarks, the 7970 GE is faster overall.
 
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