Building a £1000 gaming pc

[harry_hindson]

I am completely estimating the amount of money I will have but anyway what would be a good build for around £1000 but max £1100. I need os but not keyboard and mouse (unless there is money left from building the pc) and I don't need a monitor as I already have one for my current pc.It needs to run games like battlefield 4 and dayz on high to ultra settings with good fps. (I can overclock if necessary)

 

[ztrexx]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bCv8sY around 1020$

 

[TheCheapGamer]

As ztrexx stated but seen as you are using pounds then you can easily upgrade to a GTX 970 without a doubt. Will give you much better performance for the money!

 

[3Dns]

4690K-GTX 980 Best gaming compo.

U can add a SSD too if you want.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£54.12 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.34 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£456.26 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT H230 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.28 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.31 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.55 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£74.34 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1040.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 19:00 GMT+0000

 

[martinch]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bCv8sY around 1020$

Link localised to the UK: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/bCv8sY - ~£780.

It's a good starting point, although I'd upgrade the case to the Fractal Design Define R5, and the CPU cooler to the Noctua NH-U12S as they're quieter (~+£55), and add another fan to the case (~£8). Add a WD Blue 1TB (~+£60), and maybe look at a GTX 970 (~+£110).

 

[wllmgrms]

This is what I would do. I'm sure most will bash me for choosing 16GB of RAM, but I would get it if I can afford it. You have head room for down-the-road upgrades too. Also, most people like choosing their own case. So if you don't like the case, change it lol. Just choose a full-size ATX.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£95.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£97.94 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£57.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.93 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£259.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case (£79.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£63.31 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£74.34 @ Aria PC)
Total: £970.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 18:58 GMT+0000

 

[wllmgrms]

The G1 PSU Series are bad quality, and 16GB isnt really worth the extra money unless the OP is doing rendering and the likes

lol, called it.

UPDATED. Just the PSU.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£95.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£97.94 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£57.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.93 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£259.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case (£79.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.56 @ More Computers)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£74.34 @ Aria PC)
Total: £981.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 19:15 GMT+0000

 

[wllmgrms]

Thats better, and Im not saying 16GB RAM is bad, Im just trying to say you can get 8GB of RAM and get another 8GB later, and with the money saved you can get better parts, thats all im trying to say

I understand. Most people here are against 16GB of RAM when it's not 100% needed. But, he has room to upgrade, has solid performance, and still under budget. I personally wouldn change much of anything if I saved $50 by taking away 8GB of RAM. Changing the PSU is completely justifiable though, lol.

 

[sora]

8GB of RAM is okay and will pretty much do fine for the next few years.