Best computer for 800 pound?

[Aspire77360]

What have you got? Have you got peripharels?

 

[Lukesamm]

Got abit of cash to spend on a computer, anyone got any recommendations for around 800? wiuld really help if you gave links to all the pieces of equipment for it. Arnt really bothered about it being prebuilt

 

[Lukesamm]

Just a mouse, i dont reckon ill need to include the keyboard as i have spare money for that, totally forgot about monitor erm is there any decent priced ones at the size 600x900, not including this to the actual computer

 

[BleedingEdgeTek]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.24 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£97.28 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Vapor-X Video Card (£236.75 @ Aria PC)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£56.99 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.88 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £812.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-09 15:29 BST+0100)

 

[Lukesamm]

Excluding shipping is there anything i could upgrade for that would make abit of a difference also what whould be running battlefield or a high demanding game at on high settings? thanks anyway

Isnt windows 7 cheaper? (hate windows 8)

 

[BleedingEdgeTek]

Same performance for 730 quid changed to case to cheaper, a different brand 280x, and a regular HDD instead of the WD Black

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.24 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£97.28 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£204.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£56.99 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £730.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-09 15:55 BST+0100)

 

[Lukesamm]

what will this be running demanding games at? but thanks alot man saved me loads of trouble

 

[dasulman]

^
I'd get a stronger PSU, may be the XFX 750 - just for overclocking overheads and case modding / fan stuff. Yes it's overkill, but also will help towards future SLI, if the Maxwell architecture reduces power consumption as much as they did for mobile GPUs
also get a nicer case. You can't get a phantom 410 since the 280X won't fit. May be something like a haf 912.
Or you can chuck in an SSD
also OP do you need a monitor?

 

[Lukesamm]

Im not that good on makes of products but I just need a decent sized monitor and keyboard, not that much of a competitive gamer something not too shabby, honestly if this thing just runs games really well im not that bothered about maxing it out, but if you could provide me a link ill look up on the products you've mentioned. Thanks for the help

 

[dasulman]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/cyxsnQ
i've taken off the overclocking, but this really can do gtx 760 when you save up.

 

[Lukesamm]

Yeah man, the monitor and keyboard dont really matter, i can wait/save up for them, i just need the most powerful machine for 800/850. Sorry for being abit of a newbie when it comes to this.

 

[dasulman]

well do you have a monitor already? / do you really really need one at the same time with the rig? and have you got a standard keyboard?

 

[BleedingEdgeTek]

^
I'd get a stronger PSU, may be the XFX 750 - just for overclocking overheads and case modding / fan stuff. Yes it's overkill, but also will help towards future SLI, if the Maxwell architecture reduces power consumption as much as they did for mobile GPUs
also get a nicer case. You can't get a phantom 410 since the 280X won't fit. May be something like a haf 912.
Or you can chuck in an SSD
also OP do you need a monitor?

The 550w power supply has PLENTY of power to overclock the CPU and graphics card with plenty of headroom for longevity as well.

OP, the i5-4670k + 280x will get you Ultra/Max at 1080p for a good while. The 3GB of VRAM in the 280x will also be good for future-proofing. You'll get very, very good performance at that price.

 

[Lukesamm]

Thank you for your advise, So you recommend the top suggestion build?

 

[BleedingEdgeTek]

Definitely, it's a great bang for the buck build, with good quality parts, and like I said, will get you Ultra/Max at 1080p If you want to spend every last quid of 800 you can get a bit more power, but I don't think any more is necessary for 1080p.

 

[Lukesamm]

If you dont mind me asking, what else could i get to increase the power? Sorry for the continuing questions haha

 

[BleedingEdgeTek]

To stay under 800 quid, you could get a Noctua cooler and better OC motherboard to pump out more power:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£57.89 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£124.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£204.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£56.99 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £791.02
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-09 21:43 BST+0100)

Or you could stick with what you had and get a 290 in there:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.24 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£83.44 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£308.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£60.06 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £824.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-09 21:45 BST+0100)

 

[sora]

Excluding shipping is there anything i could upgrade for that would make abit of a difference also what whould be running battlefield or a high demanding game at on high settings? thanks anyway

Isnt windows 7 cheaper? (hate windows 8)

Windows 7 is indeed cheaper but you can easily make Windows 8 look like Windows 7 if you prefer.

 

[Lukesamm]

Ohh yeah i know with start up menu etc, but it honestly doesn't bother me and if im saving money id rather go with windows 7