So I was meant to build a PC over a year ago but decided not to as my laptop was still pretty good and I wasn't really into PC gaming as I was addicted to my Xbox 360. So now the time has come where I really need a new PC for gaming which should last me the next few years. I have been stalking a lot of the threads where people spec others and I believe I have learnt quite a bit 
So the budget is actually £1100 just the tower and all its components. I know I've gone over a bit but that's fine. I will be buying all the other stuff throughout the next month.
So here is the spec which I've come down to:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £356.98
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Vapor-X OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-04-40G) £329.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX24C11BRK2/8-OC) £67.99
1 x Seagate SSHD 7200RPM 3.5" 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DX001) SSHD Hybrid Drive £58.99
Total : £1,125.37 (includes shipping : £13.75).
Would like some feedback to see if all this will work. I did originally want to go with a black and blue theme but decided to pass on that. I am hoping to order the stuff within the next week. However I don't know when the Enthoo Luxe will be released. I was thinking about getting the Pro for now and upgrading later. Also, I am planning on getting a large SSD soon but not now. I won't be overclocking for now until I learn how to on a cheaper build, will probably get the Pentium K and play with that. I would also like the build to be silent and am wondering if I should invest in a heatsink/ fans. Another thing, have I made the right choice in going with Windows 8?
Would also like to take this time and ask if it's possible to change my forum name.
So the budget is actually £1100 just the tower and all its components. I know I've gone over a bit but that's fine. I will be buying all the other stuff throughout the next month.
So here is the spec which I've come down to:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £356.98
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Vapor-X OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-04-40G) £329.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX24C11BRK2/8-OC) £67.99
1 x Seagate SSHD 7200RPM 3.5" 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DX001) SSHD Hybrid Drive £58.99
Total : £1,125.37 (includes shipping : £13.75).
Would like some feedback to see if all this will work. I did originally want to go with a black and blue theme but decided to pass on that. I am hoping to order the stuff within the next week. However I don't know when the Enthoo Luxe will be released. I was thinking about getting the Pro for now and upgrading later. Also, I am planning on getting a large SSD soon but not now. I won't be overclocking for now until I learn how to on a cheaper build, will probably get the Pentium K and play with that. I would also like the build to be silent and am wondering if I should invest in a heatsink/ fans. Another thing, have I made the right choice in going with Windows 8?
Would also like to take this time and ask if it's possible to change my forum name.
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