Advice on what spec PC I should invest in

[CPKezza]

Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP


Budget Range: £1000 max


System Usage from Most to Least Important: Most important usage would be gaming, although I use my current PC for mainly use of Office and general surfing.


Parts Not Required: Mouse, keyboard, monitor, extra memory.


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Insight, eBuyer, Amazon


Country: United Kingdon


Parts Preferences: Intel CPU


Overclocking: Maybe (unsure on how to do this)


SLI or Crossfire: Unsure?

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080


Additional Comments: The only game I play at the moment is CS:GO (which doesn't take an amazing PC to run), but would like to play more games in the near future. Would like room for expansion etc and customisation.

 

[TimeLass]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/XL74vK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/XL74vK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.90 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£54.26 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.20 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£50.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£77.94 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.95 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£259.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£81.26 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£9.96 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
Total: £963.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-15 08:47 BST+0100

OR

- Go for Xeon 1231-V3 + H97 board + stock cooler and save up money for AMD 3xx series

 

[CPKezza]

Thanks for the suggestions! Would upgrading to i7 be necessary in the future? If I'm going to be playing more high-end games (H1Z1 etc)

 

[TimeLass]

Thanks for the suggestions! Would upgrading to i7 be necessary in the future? If I'm going to be playing more high-end games (H1Z1 etc)

dun think so IMHO, tune up your graphics settings in H1Z1 and let GPU do most of the works as lower graphics settings = higher CPU usage. you should be able to achieve 70 - 80 FPS on high settings in H1Z1. i forgot to mention that Xeon 1231-V3 is an i7 without built-in GPU and not overclockable

 

[sora]

Thanks for the suggestions! Would upgrading to i7 be necessary in the future? If I'm going to be playing more high-end games (H1Z1 etc)

In my opinion you should be fine with an i5 haha.

 

[TimeLass]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/XL74vK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/XL74vK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.90 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£54.26 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.20 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£50.77 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£77.94 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.95 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£259.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£81.26 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£9.96 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
Total: £963.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-15 08:47 BST+0100

OR

- Go for Xeon 1231-V3 + H97 board + stock cooler and save up money for AMD 3xx series

Why 4690K with Z97 Anniversary???

-cheap/good value Z97 board
- overclock ability is not that bad compared to more expensive models

correct me if i'm wrong, always ready to accept criticism to improve my knowledge

 

[sora]

This isperfect, it has evrything you need, even has wifi too

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.90 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£65.46 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£166.74 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£56.46 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£81.74 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.95 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (£269.94 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case (£67.80 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£13.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £998.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-15 08:44 BST+0100

+1; This is a great 1000 quid build for the price!