£1000 New Build

[Harryy94]

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: For Christmas! (the closer the better)

Budget Range: Below £1000 (Will go over slightly if need be!)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Computer Programming, Work, Internet Browsing.

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Parts to Upgrade: Everything ( Newbuild )

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Wherever

Location: City, State/Region, Country - England

Parts Preferences: by brand or type : Intel CPU, AMD GPU

Overclocking: No / Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: An SSD is a must, and I would prefer a Quiet(ish) computer. I'm mainly buying to max out games like BF3, and with any luck, the upcoming Watchdogs (Two main games I am thinking of currently). Also do Computer Programming in Visual Studio with C# and C++ and also do some Java so will be programming a lot on this PC.

 

[Francisco Costa]

Is a 120GB SSD fine, or do you want a bigger one?

 

[Harryy94]

Is a 120GB SSD fine, or do you want a bigger one?

120 GB is fine for me. Ill only go bigger if i can squeeze it into the budget.

 

[Francisco Costa]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2mXmO

Do you like it?

 

[Harryy94]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2mXmO

Do you like it?

Looks like a good build. I was originally looking more at AMD cards so would you say nvidia is a better choice? Also, if I somehow ran into a bit more money, would it be worth going for I7 or would that be a waste of money?

 

[Francisco Costa]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2mXmO

Do you like it?

Looks like a good build. I was originally looking more at AMD cards so would you say nvidia is a better choice? Also, if I somehow ran into a bit more money, would it be worth going for I7 or would that be a waste of money?

I prefer Nvidia, but AMD cards are also very good. The problem is that the R9 280X is usually cheaper than the GTX 770, but with all the litecoin madness, this card is now at the same price as the GTX 770. And here's a little chart to help you:

Performance: 770 equal to 280X, maybe the 770 is better in 1080p
Power consumption: 770 better than 280X any day
Heat: 770 slightly better than 280X
Noise: 770 better than 280X
Drivers: Nvidia slightly better than AMD