Spec me a gaming pc setup

[The_One]

After a gaming pc to replace my laptop

Budget is approx 1k

Want a gtx 970

Should I go i5 or i7?

Need monitor and keyboard/mouse etc any suggestions?

Thanks

 

[stulid]

i5+8Gb of RAM is great for gaming.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £271.98
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 WindForce OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N970WF3OC-4GD) £269.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £74.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £54.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £49.99
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 CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £34.99
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler - Black £14.99
Total : £1,004.34 (includes shipping : £25.45 Ex.VAT).



£23 cashback - https://toptechcashback.com/uk/en/pages/cpumb/qualifying

Free mouse mat with the keyboard+mouse.

Free game with the GTX970.

Hope you didnt need an OS?

 

[dacads]

I'd probably look at getting a 120MM cooler

YOUR BASKET
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £25.97 (includes shipping : £4.98 Ex.VAT).

 

[sprite1275]

Might be able to manage a cheaper i5 then get a 980

 

[The Only Beardy]

you don't want to get a cheaper i5, then you wont be able to OC it.

 

[mahius]

@The_One?
Do you want to be overclocking your processor? If not, then you can save some cash on the processor (at least an i5 4440) and not have to buy an aftermarket heatsink (unless the stock cooler is noisy/high temps) leaving more money to put towards a graphics card.

I also have to harp on (for the umpteenth time) that now is the worst time to buy a graphics card, since new cards are being released, possibly next week. One may find they could offer better performance for the cost, or current cards could decrease in price. If you want to order, just do what I did and buy everything except the graphics card. Then buy the graphics card next week when we all know what's the best at the £250-£300 mark. The only thing you lose is time. Plus the parts will take a day or two to arrive, by which time hopefully you'll be able to order the graphics card.

 

[sprite1275]

you don't want to get a cheaper i5, then you wont be able to OC it.

To be fare mine ain't oc and had no problems with gaming.

 

[ShivP]

You also don't get cashback with the non-k CPUs

 

[stulid]

Might be able to manage a cheaper i5 then get a 980

The cashback only works on the CPU+boards listed in the topcashback link, basically it is only the two retail "K" socket1150 CPUs and qualifying boards that get this.

Plus with that 1080P monitor there's no need for a 980, the 970 will smash it.