Best Pc I Can Get For £1000

[RyanDavidson]

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Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor £174.89 FREE £174.89 Ebuyer
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Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard £79.04 £79.04 Scan.co.uk
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Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory £62.00 FREE £62.00 Amazon UK
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Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £46.42 £46.42 CCL Computers
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Video Card MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card £439.99 £439.99 Aria PC
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TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter £25.98 FREE £25.98 Amazon UK
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Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case £65.83 £65.83 CCL Computers
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XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply £71.98 £1.00 £72.98 Dabs
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LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer £12.36 £12.36 Amazon UK
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) £59.99 £59.99 Aria PC
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Price: £1039

So yeah is that the best I can get for £1000 I know I haven't included an ssd but games revolve around the gpu and with that extra money I went with the 290x also I will pick up an ssd in a month or so the 840 evo is only around £70 Any other suggestions are appreciated greatly and if you have anything to ask or change please do so. Thanks in advance

 

[maurelie]

-There are some heating problems with R9 290X, here is the article
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-r9-290x-thermal-paste-efficiency,review-32829.html
-Better get GTX770 , because it is cheaper than the R9 290X and plus you can add SSD
-Get PSU with maximum 600-650w form brands like: Corsair(avoid CX series), XFX and SeaSonic

 

[RyanDavidson]

-There are some heating problems with R9 290X, here is the article
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-r9-290x-thermal-paste-efficiency,review-32829.html
-Better get GTX770 , because it is cheaper than the R9 290X and plus you can add SSD
-Get PSU with maximum 600-650w form brands like: Corsair(avoid CX series), XFX and SeaSonic

The only thing is with the 770 I feel as if I'm overspending on it as 2gb VRAM is beginning to become meh and 3gb seems to be recommended so going with the 4gb version adds another 60-70£ And the ssd I'm not bothered about load times and as I said I will buy one in a months time. I've included an xfx psu in the build. Also with the 750w it gives me some headroom.

 

[maurelie]

-Well then maybe R9 280X it is 3GB, you can always in the future add another one.
-With your build plus the GTX770 , the wattage will be aprox. 410w, add 130-150 for overclocking to 4.3-4.4 Ghz, and there you have 540-560w. That is why i suggested 600-650w

 

[RyanDavidson]

-Well then maybe R9 280X it is 3GB, you can always in the future add another one.
-With your build plus the GTX770 , the wattage will be aprox. 410w, add 130-150 for overclocking to 4.3-4.4 Ghz, and there you have 540-560w. That is why i suggested 600-650w

I just checked the 650w and it's 67£ and the 750w is only around 6-8 pound more so I can't really go wrong there plus would that allow me to crossfire the 290x in future? And if I have the money is it not best to go with the 290x seeing as I can squeeze it in?

 

[maurelie]

R9 290X performance wise it is best bang for buck, but those heating problems are a bit scary. If you are planing to Crossfire and money is not an object, than yes, go for higher wattage PSU.

 

[RyanDavidson]

R9 290X performance wise it is best bang for buck, but those heating problems are a bit scary. If you are planing to Crossfire and money is not an object, than yes, go for higher wattage PSU.

Not buying till January so do you possibly think the heating problems would be fixed by then? I'll not be cross-firing till least another year or so and I think it may be wise for me as you said to go for a 850w psu. Also what do you think of the 4670k? Are OC'ed 4 cores strong enough for next gen?

 

[maurelie]

Well i am sure they will be fixed by then, just check articles on the web about the R9 290X so you can be 100% sure. Some say that AMD will be better in the future because of their CPU architecture, but i think intel i5 4670k will be still good for another 3-4 years or maybe more. These days i5 4670k is all you need for gaming.

 

[RyanDavidson]

Well i am sure they will be fixed by then, just check articles on the web about the R9 290X so you can be 100% sure. Some say that AMD will be better in the future because of their CPU architecture, but i think intel i5 4670k will be still good for another 3-4 years or maybe more. These days i5 4670k is all you need for gaming.

New amd cpus are coming out in dec time anyways so I may do so,e last min change ups and hopefully the 290x heat issues will be fixed by then, thanks a lot

 

[sora]

If you aren't buying in January they'll probably fix it w/ the graphics card drivers.