Returning to PC Gaming

xraycat87

xraycat87

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After reinstalling games like Guild Wars on my laptop, I've been considering going back to PC Gaming.

My old Rig was pretty sweet back in 2011 but I sold it to buy a car so I'd need the whole rig, case, keyboard, monitor etc.

Budget will be about £900 as it'll be done via finance, I've not really kept up with the latest computer tech for about 18 months so I'd need some help on a build.

Games to be played, probably skyrim with a ton of mods, Guild Wars 2. And future releases, I have xbox one but I'd rather play any single player game on the PC if it looks better.
 
No monitor anymore, it was either keep my old set up and no job, or sell it for a car ha.

I have a headset for xbox one so it'll work with the PC.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280 TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x BenQ EW2440L 24" Widescreen Flicker Free LED Monitor - Black £139.99
1 x Intel 335 Series 20nm 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (SSDSC2CT240A4K5) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x MSI Z97 PC Mate Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Zalman Z3-Plus Midi-Tower - Black £39.95
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Deepcool GAMMAXX S40 CPU-Cooler - 120mm £19.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £10.99
Total : £924.55 (includes shipping : £14.75).




This is a nice i5-K/R9 280 3GB/240GB SSD rig, with a nice monitor and above average keyboard/mouse.

It would be bang on budget if the MSI 280 hadn't sold out, but the price is still good for a 280.

Make the budget £975 or so and you can get the slightly newer i5-4690K and a mechanical drive for extra storage.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £179.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.98

 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280 TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x BenQ EW2440L 24" Widescreen Flicker Free LED Monitor - Black £139.99
1 x Intel 335 Series 20nm 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (SSDSC2CT240A4K5) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x MSI Z97 PC Mate Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Zalman Z3-Plus Midi-Tower - Black £39.95
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Creative Fatal1ty HS-800 Gaming Headset £23.99
1 x Deepcool GAMMAXX S40 CPU-Cooler - 120mm £19.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £10.99
Total : £948.54 (includes shipping : £14.75).



This is a nice i5-K/R9 280 3GB/240GB SSD rig, with a nice monitor and good value for money keyboard/mouse and headset.

Make the budget £1000 and you can get the slightly newer i5-4690K and a mechanical drive for extra storage.
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What if the keyboard/mouse and headset were taken out of that quote, would I be able to get the new CPU (ive noticed theres not a huge jump from a 2500k to the new one?) also how good will that mobo be for overclocking?
 
xraycat87 said:
What if the keyboard/mouse and headset were taken out of that quote, would I be able to get the new CPU (ive noticed theres not a huge jump from a 2500k to the new one?) also how good will that mobo be for overclocking?
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £179.99
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280 TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x BenQ EW2440L 24" Widescreen Flicker Free LED Monitor - Black £139.99
1 x Intel 335 Series 20nm 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (SSDSC2CT240A4K5) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x MSI Z97 PC Mate Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
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 £39.98
1 x Zalman Z3-Plus Midi-Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Deepcool GAMMAXX S40 CPU-Cooler - 120mm £19.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £10.99
Total : £943.34 (includes shipping : £13.75).




Keyboard/mouse/headset out, new i5-K and mechanical drive in.

It's a budget overclocking mobo but the onus these days is on the CPU itself for overclocking. The more expensive mobos with more phases and better MOSFET heatsinks would allow you to eke out a little extra.

The newer i5-K runs cooler. I think a fair bet would be 4.2-4.4GHz with that mobo.

You could switch the direction of the fans at the top of the case to intake, to help cool the mobo if necessary.

If you want a better chance of going higher than 4.2-4.4GHz (it's not an exact science given the chip lottery but that's my rough estimate) then get a better motherboard and slightly better cooler. Just remember it'll depend greatly on the chip itself and whether you land a good or average one.
 
Yeah I went through 3 i5 2500K's trying to find one and I just stuck at 4.6, I think it hit 4.8 but it wasn't 100% stable, other chips were 4.1-3.

I'll see what the missus says about the finance later, shouldn't be a problem, it was either this or a 4k tv
 
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