£750 Gaming PC build

[Klee123]

Hello there, as title states I'm looking to build a gaming pc for around £750 not including monitor, mouse and keyboard. I was hoping someone could look at my build so far and see if there is any better parts that are either cheaper or similar price with better performance. My build can be found here https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/klee212/saved/CmxRsY I would ideally like to run games at around 60fps or higher on the best settings but if that is not possible at this budget then I will just use lower settings. If you could also add in a 120gb ssd within budget then that would be great. I mainly need advice on the mobo and ram as I think the rest is ok. Has to be the R4 case unless there is something similar that is nicer

Thanks in advance

 

[lightcloud]

You can get an SSD?

You can save some money and go with a Bronze as Gold is only 5% more efficient.

The rest is all good build and can hopefull play high settings in the latest and upcoming games.

 

[bazpaul]

Looks decent.

One question - do you have to get Intel? You could save a bit and get a very powerful AMD proceesor and board and save about £80 - The 8 core AMD 8350 spring to mind - http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX8350-Edition-Processor-4-2GHz/dp/B009O7YUF6/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1408115146&sr=1-1&keywords=amd+8350

Are you going to overclock?

That CPU is good but the infamous - i5-3570k is better and teh exact same price! The 3570k has been none to overclock to 4.4ghz - if you like that sort of thing

Over all, I would

- shave about £20 off and get a slight cheaper PSU (still great ones at that price)
- go AMD for sheer power of CPU for gaming and cheaper motherbaords
- shave £30 off that motherbaord and find something around £100
- Defiintely get an SSD - Games load fast and you'll kill you enemies before they even spawn
- Push the most of your savings into getting the best GPU you can - at the end of the say its all about the GPU

Best of luck - let us know what you decide


Update:
Here's a decent board with overclocking - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-M5A78L-M-USB3-Motherboard-Socket/dp/B0054U7HIO/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Here's one of the besty AMD processors - http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX8350-Edition-Processor-4-2GHz/dp/B009O7YUF6/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1408115146&sr=1-1&keywords=amd+8350

Both around for £170 total - as apposed to your £300 for processor and mobo (just sayin)

 

[logainofhades]

Here you go. Made some changes and squeezed in a better GPU as well.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£163.14 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£100.52 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£65.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£215.50 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.84 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.05 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £746.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-15 19:27 BST+0100

 

[sora]

Looks decent.

One question - do you have to get Intel? You could save a bit and get a very powerful AMD proceesor and board and save about £80 - The 8 core AMD 8350 spring to mind - http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX8350-Edition-Processor-4-2GHz/dp/B009O7YUF6/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1408115146&sr=1-1&keywords=amd+8350

Are you going to overclock?

That CPU is good but the infamous - i5-3570k is better and teh exact same price! The 3570k has been none to overclock to 4.4ghz - if you like that sort of thing

Over all, I would

- shave about £20 off and get a slight cheaper PSU (still great ones at that price)
- go AMD for sheer power of CPU for gaming and cheaper motherbaords
- shave £30 off that motherbaord and find something around £100
- Defiintely get an SSD - Games load fast and you'll kill you enemies before they even spawn
- Push the most of your savings into getting the best GPU you can - at the end of the say its all about the GPU

Best of luck - let us know what you decide


Update:
Here's a decent board with overclocking - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-M5A78L-M-USB3-Motherboard-Socket/dp/B0054U7HIO/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Here's one of the besty AMD processors - http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX8350-Edition-Processor-4-2GHz/dp/B009O7YUF6/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1408115146&sr=1-1&keywords=amd+8350

Both around for £170 total - as apposed to your £300 for processor and mobo (just sayin)

+1, but an FX-8320 can easily achieve the speeds of an FX-8350.

 

[Obnoxious]

If you're willing to forsake overclocking, you could always go with the following:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£56.09 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£289.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.05 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan (£5.83 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £751.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-16 03:08 BST+0100

All the best.

 

[bazpaul]

If you're willing to forsake overclocking, you could always go with the following:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£56.09 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£289.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.05 @ CCL Computers)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan (£5.83 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £751.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-16 03:08 BST+0100

All the best.

Not sure why you would recommend that CPU - isnt the i5-3570k cheaper and can overclock!

 

[Obnoxious]

Not sure why you would recommend that CPU - isnt the i5-3570k cheaper and can overclock!

You're correct the Xeon E3-1230 v3 cannot overclock, hence why I stated if the OP is "willing to forsake overclocking"; however the i5-3570K is an elder CPU on Ivy Bridge/socket 1155. The Xeon I've recommended is a Haswell CPU on socket 1150, whereby the Xeon E3-1230 v3 provides similar performance to that of an i7-4770; they're [i7/Xeon] both quad-core and Hyper Threaded.

The Xeon E3-1230 v3 is more "powerful" than the i5-3570K you're suggesting.

 

[logainofhades]

Xeon build with some changes. While gigabyte makes great motherboards, their graphics cards are not very good.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£61.08 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£296.34 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£36.23 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£53.14 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.05 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £747.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-18 15:36 BST+0100