PC build help needed

Mylexiuss

Mylexiuss

Mylexiuss

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I need a new pc as my laptop is on its last legs, however being a student creates a limited budget so I was wondering if you guys could help me.

I'd like a decent gaming pc, able to run new releases at fairly high settings for about £700-£800.
The price would need to include the pc itself, windows and a new monitor.

Any help would be great.

Thanks :)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Palit GeForce GTX 970 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4460 3.20GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £154.99
1 x AOC E2470SWHE 23.6" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £109.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139) £79.99
1 x EVGA 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0500-KR) £43.99
1 x Asrock H81M-HDS Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £41.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache HDD - OEM (DT01ACA100) £35.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £29.99
1 x Aerocool V3X Advance Evil Black Edition Midi-Tower - Black/Orange £19.99
1 x Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM M disc compatible £14.99
1 x Sumvision Nemesis Kane Pro Gaming Keyboard & Mouse Set £13.99
Total : £795.85 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).

 
Only 90 day warranty though, that's a big negative for just £10 saving.
And with a lot of coil whine reports on GTX 970, I'd be a bit wary about B-Grade ones.
I'm not saying its a bad idea, I'm just not sure I think its worth it for a small saving.
 
Quixote said:
Only 90 day warranty though, that's a big negative for just £10 saving.
And with a lot of coil whine reports on GTX 970, I'd be a bit wary about B-Grade ones.
I'm not saying its a bad idea, I'm just not sure I think its worth it for a small saving.
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Agreed. Even if card is in good condition, the warranty takes a huge hit for just £10 saved.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 390 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (AXR9 390 8GBD5-PPDHE) £239.99
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £212.93
1 x **B Grade** Samsung SyncMaster S27D390H 27" Widescreen Slim Bezel LED Mon (MO-208-SA) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit - USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00017) £85.99
1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £69.95
1 x SuperFlower FX 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003) (1 Year Warranty) £34.99
1 x Aerocool V3X Evil Green Edition Midi-Tower - Black/Green £17.99
Total : £801.82 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).



With 250GB SSD.

I think the monitor is worth a punt at that price. Could return it for refund immediately if you notice anything dodgy. Check with OcUK if they would give you the full refund.

You may or may not need keyboard & mouse and headset too. You didn't say. If you do, taking out the 1TB drive would cover the cost. Can buy more storage later on.

Case only brings a rear fan. Can get the case Lemin specced which brings a front fan too. But that one has a USB 3 port at the front and if you wanted to use it, you'd have to change the motherboard in my spec.
 
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Mylexiuss said:
These look very nice and Danny I'm likely to go with pretty much yours, was wondering about the case however, would this case work with what you said? https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-019-BX
As I may be able to get this case cheap from a friend.

Thank you all for helping!
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The Shinobi will work. Fits that long GPU. I hear it gets pretty hot though, cooling isn't the best. Be prepared to mod side or front panel eventually, perhaps. I'd take it over the Aerocool anyway.

It has two USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0 ports on the top/front. Would you need to use all four, or would the two USB 2.0 be fine? It's because of the motherboard - doesn't have USB 3.0 for the front, only at the rear.
 
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