1080 60fps build

[zak1208]

Hey!

i'm currently in the process of picking of parts for my first ever gaming build. i plan on over clocking and have chosen a set a parts already and need help picking a power supply and if you can tell me any reccomandations on if i should swap anything, maybe get anything else that i should consider buying as well as the parts. my aim is to having a build that will run 1080 60fps games on highest settings possible on current games and hopefully for the near future.
thanks for the help and any advice you give

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£178.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.97 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£139.78 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£43.63 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£47.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.64 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£276.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case (£53.84 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£77.14 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£93.22 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: ROCCAT ISKU Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1022.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-11 05:44 BST+0100

 

[Darkbreeze]

A few changes. Much better cooler with higher performance, lower noise level, much better mounting system. Gigabyte board that's tiered exactly the same as that ASRock board, but is in my opinion a higher quality board and I'm fairly sure has thicker PC board material. Faster RAM. Great PSU. Semi-modular, but who cares. The cabling that isn't modular is cabling everybody has to use anyhow, so fully modular cabling really isn't necessary and all cables are fully sleeved.

I don't know if you're particular about a specific color scheme, but I seriously consider the Gigabyte G1 gaming card over the MSI Twin Frozr. I'm pretty sure there aren't any faster cards out of the box and I believe the G1 gaming still overclocks as good or better than any other models unless something has been released in the last week or so that I'm unaware of.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£178.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£39.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£97.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£47.02 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£47.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.64 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£276.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case (£53.84 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.98 @ Novatech)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£77.14 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ GL2250HM 60Hz 21.5" Monitor (£93.22 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: ROCCAT ISKU Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1063.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-11 06:15 BST+0100




If you want a fully modular PSU, I'd recommend the EVGA G2 750w or another unit based on the Super Flower Golden Green platform. For the price, it's pretty much untouchable.

 

[Vosgy]

Personally would get the http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr 750W PSU leaving lots of room to use the SLI capability on the Motherboard at a later date. Also 10 Year warranty is just awesome.

 

[gerr]

Why such a a budget monitor when your system will be anything but that?

 

[Darkbreeze]

Sometimes you have to make concessions for the moment. Plus, a lot of users use the smaller monitor for other tasks and game on a connected tv. There are many options regarding the reasons to go low on budget for monitor in order to get the best possible system now for the available budget.

 

[zak1208]

what monitor do u reccommend then? was already over budget so thats why i chose that monitor

 

[Darkbreeze]

Nah, I was referring to the question by gerr and backing up your choice of that monitor due to your budget. If you want to be able to include a better and bigger monitor, I'd maybe drop the Gaming 5 board down to a Gaming 3, swap the H7 cooler for the 212 EVO and get this monitor:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£113.53 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £113.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-11 23:25 BST+0100

 

[zak1208]

would i see alot of difference between that monitor and the 21.5"?

 

[gerr]

24" vs 21.5"...yes, quite a difference. I wouldn't go less than a 24" since they are only a few $$$ more than a 22" montitor, but give you a fair amount bigger viewing area.

 

[Darkbreeze]

You'll have a much easier time of seeing things on the bigger monitor. For 1080p I like 24". For 1440p I like 27". For 4k, any size display looks great.