PC build for friend £500

Drake5 · 9 Jul 2015 at 21:38

My friend wants a gaming pc built for around £500 - Any suggestions

No SSD needed, no o/s needed, no keyboard/mouse/monitor needed

BinnsY · 9 Jul 2015 at 22:56

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £152.99
1 x MSI Radeon R9 380 Gaming 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x SuperFlower FX 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Black £42.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX318C10FWK2/8) £41.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Silver £29.99
Total : £533.94 (includes shipping : £11.75 Ex.VAT).

Drake5 · 9 Jul 2015 at 23:08

Cheers - Also a normal HDD won't be needed

Would like 4GB RAM gfx card - 290 ?

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 11:37

Can increase budget to £600

No SSD or HDD needed

implosiveturnip · 10 Jul 2015 at 15:00

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-071-ZT - zotac gtx 970
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-542-IN - 4690k oem
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-498-GI - gigabyte z97p-d3
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-172-KS - 8gb kingston ram
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-EA - evga 500b psu
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-169-BX bitfenix neos case
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-015-RT - Raijintek themis cpu cooler

TOTAL: 616.93, inc vat. you get free postage

Annoyingly, I can't post baskets all of a sudden. 17 quid over budget, be a mate and give your bud the extra couple of quid

But 970 and overclocking on the i5 = win!

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 17:12

Does anyone know what the performance difference is between a GTX 960 2GB and a GTX 970? Would a 970 be fine on a 550W PSU

implosiveturnip · 10 Jul 2015 at 17:18

970 spanks a 960 - just google some benchmarks, there's plenty of them! A 550W psu would be plenty for a 970 - provided it's a quality PSU. Hell, even a decent 400w PSU would do the trick, but it doesn't leave you much wiggle room for upgrades and/or overclocking. Either of the PSU's specced above would be more than upto the task.

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 17:20

Would a 970 be the same performance as a 290x?

The PSU I want to use with a 970 would be a 550W Corsair VS Series 80+

implosiveturnip · 10 Jul 2015 at 17:29

They trade blows as far as I'm aware. I think the 290x beats it at 1440p and above though. I wouldn't be so sure about running a 290x on that PSU, it pulls a fair bit of power, and I think the VS series are corsair's bottom of the barrel psus.

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 17:45

Well what PSU could you recommend for a 970

BriT · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:13

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-021-EA&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2463 10 year warranty.

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:17

Would that certainly be enough for a 970 or something more powerful

BriT · 10 Jul 2015 at 19:12

Will be fine.

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 19:23

I'm being told by someone else that the VS 550W should be fine for a 970

Confused

stulid · 10 Jul 2015 at 19:32

Should be ok with that.

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 19:33

I do want a good quality 970 though I hear the zotac can give a fair bit of coil whine I don't mind paying more for a better brand

Any suggestions

stulid · 10 Jul 2015 at 19:36

Gigabyte G1 windforce/gaming/MSI gaming/ASUS Strix all top choices.

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 19:45

Would this card https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-149-GI&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010 fit in this case https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-174-CS&tool=3

(Case has already been purchased so can't change)

stulid · 10 Jul 2015 at 19:49

\yes as the case has 414mm of space.

http://www.corsair.com/en/carbide-series-spec-01-red-led-mid-tower-gaming-case

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 19:54

Cheers

Just really conflicted on what to do next really - Could probably get a card with more power for £250 from the MM rather than buying a new 970 - If I do buy a new 970 as I said before I'd want a good brand but it seems that non can be free from coil whine

Is the 970 much better than the 290

Or are they the same - If so I could pick up a 2nd hand 290 for about £150