New pc build

lazercumber · 13 May 2015 at 20:16

Hi everyone just looking for a bit of advise from people that know their stuff. Well I am thinking to invest in a decent PC that can play games such as GTA 5 with no problem at all.

I knew this would not be an easy task but did not know how hard for someone new it can be with the amount of components out their. I have even thought to just buy a pre built machine but think I may save a bit building my own and also it will be fun as I like electronics so construction would be no problem just getting the best components for my budget that will do the job.

Would building around this bundle do the job for say GTA 5?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-010-GI&groupid=2833&catid=2846

Cheers.

stulid · 13 May 2015 at 20:17

Hi and welcome.

Yes that is an excellent bundle if you want a smaller sized PC.

If you want a spec then tell me what parts you need (tower/OS/keyboard etc) and a budget.

And did you want a small PC or dont mind a mid tower etc?

You will save a nice chunk of £££ if you build yourself.

lazercumber · 13 May 2015 at 20:32

stulid said:
Hi and welcome.

Yes that is an excellent bundle if you want a smaller sized PC.

If you want a spec then tell me what parts you need (tower/OS/keyboard etc) and a budget.

And did you want a small PC or dont mind a mid tower etc?

You will save a nice chunk of £££ if you build yourself.

Thanks for the quick reply.

Well a smaller case instead of a big one would be better but what are the disadvantages?

I would not need an OS as I have Windows 8.1 already a decent mouse and keyboard will do but nothing too extreme same with monitor a decent size say 23 inch but again nothing too extreme as it will be in a smallish room anyhow.

My budget for the actual PC itself £700 to £800.

Cheers.

stulid · 13 May 2015 at 20:33

Smaller cases, there are some good ones on the market and apart from less expansion slots they are perfectly capable of taking a long gfx card and a tall heatsink.

lazercumber · 13 May 2015 at 20:36

I can not really see me wanting to upgrade too much in the future but just incase do you think a bigger case is better?

stulid · 13 May 2015 at 20:39

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Palit GeForce GTX 960 "Reference" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (NE5X960S1041-2060F) £155.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £63.95
1 x Antec TruePower Classic 550w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £47.99
1 x Antec GX500 Midi-Tower - Black £32.99
1 x Sumvision Nemesis Kane Pro Gaming Keyboard & Mouse Set £16.00
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler - Black £14.99
Total : £817.19 (includes shipping : £24.45 Ex.VAT).

A little something I just knocked up.

• Case has two fans with speed controllers.
• Overclockable CPU/Board and a cooler.
• 1ms response monitor will be ok for games.
• Free game with the GFX card.

Included a modest sized SSD that can hold the OS and some games, add a HDD later maybe.

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YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 770 "NVIDIA Reference" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4460 3.20GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £154.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £89.99
1 x Antec TruePower Classic 550w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £53.99
1 x Antec ISK600M mATX Cube Case - Black £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x Gigabyte H81M-D2V Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £40.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x Sumvision Nemesis Kane Pro Gaming Keyboard & Mouse Set £16.00
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler - Black £14.99
Total : £822.19 (includes shipping : £24.45 Ex.VAT).

Non overclockable CPU+board.

lazercumber · 13 May 2015 at 20:44

Cheers.

Thats a nice price for everything and it includes the moniter. The only thing I think I would change is the SSD to a normal 1TB.

Would this set up run games like GTA no problem?

stulid · 13 May 2015 at 20:47

At 1080P with normal textures it should average around 55fps.

The GTX770 is a bit quicker, say 60-65 fps average.

lazercumber · 13 May 2015 at 20:52

Doubt I will notice really. So would you say that your build that you did for me is better value for money than say this pre built one?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-002-OG

stulid · 13 May 2015 at 20:55

Thats a nice PC, better case, and has a better board (does SLI) and a SSD (albeit a small one) + HDD

I can spec better for the same price though and include the monitor+peripherals.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £269.98
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 960 DirectCU2 OC Strix 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £89.99
1 x Antec TruePower Classic 550w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £47.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x Antec VSP5000 Silenced Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Sumvision Nemesis Kane Pro Gaming Keyboard & Mouse Set £16.00
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler - Black £14.99
Total : £895.38 (includes shipping : £25.45 Ex.VAT).

lazercumber · 13 May 2015 at 21:07

Cheers mate for the help. With this obviously been an expensive decision I will ponder over the choice from now and the weekend. Hopefully by monday I will be ready to order.

Once again thanks a lot.

stulid · 13 May 2015 at 21:10

Ok, come back when you are ready to order as prices change often and weekly deals go from Wednesday to Wednesday.

Heres another,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 WindForce OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N970WF3OC-4GD) £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £63.95
1 x Antec TruePower Classic 550w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £47.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x Antec GX500 Midi-Tower - Black £32.99
1 x Sumvision Nemesis Kane Pro Gaming Keyboard & Mouse Set £16.00
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler - Black £14.99
Total : £884.39 (includes shipping : £25.45 Ex.VAT).

The GTX970 comes with two free games and is a much stronger card than the 960.

There are also some ASUS 290Xs on offer that dont come with any free games but do add free shipping to a basket.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290X ROG Matrix 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (MATRIX-R9290X-4GD5) £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £63.95
1 x Antec TruePower Classic 550w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £47.99
1 x CM Storm Octane Gaming Peripheral Bundle (MS35 & MB7C) £44.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x Antec GX500 Midi-Tower - Black £32.99
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler - Black £14.99
Total : £862.80 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).

Also swapped the the £16 keyboard set for a higher quality set.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9290X-DC2-4GD5) £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £63.95
1 x Antec TruePower Classic 550w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £47.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x Antec GX500 Midi-Tower - Black £32.99
1 x Sumvision Nemesis Kane Pro Gaming Keyboard & Mouse Set £16.00
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler - Black £14.99
Total : £903.84 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).

daniel1212uk · 16 May 2015 at 17:58

don't get a GeForce gtx 770 lasted a week

stulid · 16 May 2015 at 18:02

daniel1212uk said:
don't get a GeForce gtx 770 lasted a week

All I can say is you've been unlucky.

May I ask what PSU you are using?

If the OP is watching then the weekend deals consist of a nice SSD and the 290X Matrix.