Time for an actual gaming Rig

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So for the passed 4 years I've been able to game pretty hardcore on my current setup, but as newer games are released, my rig just can't seem to hack it anymore. Sometimes sounds like a jet taking off when all the fans are on. I would like a complete knew rig as this one would go to my younger brother.

- Current budget is £1500-£1600, Ideally though cheaper the better.
- I don't need no peripherals or a monitor, but I do need a OS.
- Preferably, I'd like to run something like BF4 at max settings with a steady 60+ fps and at 1080p if possible
- How much would the difference be from buying the parts as a pose to getting it prebuilt?
- Would I need to overclock it? I wouldn't trust myself to do it to be honest.
- As for aesthetics, I don't really care to be honest, aslong as the case isn't fugly as hell.

I haven't a clue where to start tbh. Was thinking of starting with an i7 but haven't a clue which type.

Many thanks in advance,

- Jon
 
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Just getting you a spec-up now, it would probably be cheaper to build it yourself - more fun too!

Overclocking is easy with some motherboards such as Gigabyte, one click, restart and you're done, and some nice performance benefits!
 
To give you something to work from - a decently factory clocked GTX780 or R9 290 will give you >60fps @ 1080p in BF4 with ultra settings most of the time - you might see the odd dip below especially when the physics engine is struggling with lots of destroyed buildings but mostly it should be around 80 in heavy firefights and 100-120 most of the rest of the time.

Can't see a huge need to overclock it unless you want to - a stock 4770K and mildly oc'd model of one of the cards above will power through anything currently and give you some headroom for future games. If you do decide to OC then a 4770K is pretty simple upto around 4.6GHz you can literally adjust the vcore a couple of notches, up the multi and stability test with minimal effort aslong as you have a half decent heatsink on there.

These are some examples of the sort of thingss I'd be looking at personally if I was doing a build on that budget:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-471-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-434-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2574

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-128-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-101-TR&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2352

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-129-GI&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1402

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-169-SA&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=2394

Not saying they are the best components and/or would work together (i.e. I haven't checked if the CPU cooler has enough clearance for that specific RAM module) but it should give some ideas to work off.
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X "BF4 Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-50G) £379.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £245.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £152.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £137.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2133HC11ADC01) £69.95
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Aqua White 50cm £29.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Orange £28.45
4 x Be Quiet! Silent Wings 2 Fan - 120mm £19.99 (£79.96)
Total : £1,603.27 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Or something less visually appealing:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X "BF4 Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-50G) £379.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £245.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £155.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £137.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011014-WW) £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050014-WW) £25.99
Total : £1,451.26 (includes shipping : £17.85).



The PSU is to have you covered for Crossfire. If you don't think you'll bother, you could get a 650w Superflower for almost £100 less.
 
managed to get a 780ti and still get a nice looking rig! i forgot the OS, but with the OS it should still be a nip short of £1600, the Ram glows green and matches the motherboard!! :D if you swap the 780Ti for a normal 780Gtx you'll save a few £££, and it will still tear through anything at 1080p with incredible ease, consider replacing the 2 intake fans at the front with 3 custom intake fans of your choice, colours or LED's or whatever! (i guess green makes sense, considering)

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 780Ti Gaming Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £599.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £245.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 750 '80+ Gold' 750W Power Supply (CP-9020055-UK) £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £73.99
1 x Avexir Venom Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CIG) - Green Light £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,520.87 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
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@Tohrazer. If I overclocked the cpu, would I need to a new heatsink? I don't really trust myself to do it. Plus doesn't it void the warranty?

All the specs posted contain an aftermarket cooler, so you can OC if you wish, or just the motherboard software to do it for you. And NO, overclocking wont void the warranty, as "K" chips are built for that.
 
All the specs posted contain an aftermarket cooler, so you can OC if you wish, or just the motherboard software to do it for you. And NO, overclocking wont void the warranty, as "K" chips are built for that.

Which one is least retard proof/safest? Honestly I've never overclocked so this is all new to me. If I overclocked what would be a reasonable speed for the CPU? 4.2/4.3?


I would just like to thank everyone for their input. Definitely been an eye opener.
 
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With a decent £30 or less cooler, I would imagine you could get 4.2Ghz without having to make any adjustments, other than upping the multiplier by 42.
 
The Gigabyte boards come with easytune, really easy simple overclocking, I think it only changes the multiplier but not the voltage (not 100% though.)
 
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