Building my first gaming PC

[Jakobjump]

Here you can see what I have chosen, http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NhbBTW
I´m on a budget so of course cost is always an issue...

Any comments/input most welcome and appreciated.

 

[Nuckles_56]

what is your budget? But personally I would go with a build like this, especially as you had a PSU which is far bigger than you needed unless you were planning on putting a pair of r9 290X into there
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£233.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.24 @ CCL Computers)
Thermal Compound: Noctua NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste (£6.95 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£97.02 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.34 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£74.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£499.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case (£121.76 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£116.98 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (£13.54 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1379.45
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-01 02:28 BST+0100)

 

[sora]

what is your budget? But personally I would go with a build like this, especially as you had a PSU which is far bigger than you needed unless you were planning on putting a pair of r9 290X into there
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£233.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.24 @ CCL Computers)
Thermal Compound: Noctua NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste (£6.95 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£97.02 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.34 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£74.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£499.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case (£121.76 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£116.98 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (£13.54 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1379.45
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-01 02:28 BST+0100)

It doesn't need to be 80+ Platinum... An XFX 750W PSU will do just fine and it will probably be cheaper.

 

[Nuckles_56]

true, but it is a very reasonable price on a platinum rate PSU so I didn't change it

 

[Jakobjump]

Thank you for your answers Nuckles and Sora. I will definitely use your suggested build instead.

Something I forgot to add was how many and which case fans I would need. My budget is between 1000 and 1300 pounds.

Which parts could I switch out from http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/FJVJt6 (curtesy of Knuckles) to make it cheaper while not removing a huge deal of power?

Thanks again for any comments/input

 

[Nuckles_56]

Here is a good replacement, and it saves £130 for you and should maintain performance as well. You should be fine with the fans which are already in the case as well.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£233.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.24 @ CCL Computers)
Thermal Compound: Noctua NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste (£6.95 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£97.02 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.34 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£74.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£407.15 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case (£121.76 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£78.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (£13.54 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1248.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-01 10:25 BST+0100)

OR you can go with this and get even more graphics performance for £70 less but potentially have issues with microstuttering due to the fact that you are running a SLI configuration

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£233.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.24 @ CCL Computers)
Thermal Compound: Noctua NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste (£6.95 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£97.02 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.34 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£59.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£74.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£227.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£227.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case (£121.76 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£88.50 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (£13.54 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1306.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-01 10:32 BST+0100)

 

[Jakobjump]

Thank you yet again Knuckles.

I will definitely use one of the two suggestions you posted in your latest answer.

You have my most sincere gratitude.

 

[Nuckles_56]

No worries, glad to be of assistance and be sure to select the best answer when you are done. And most importantly happy gaming

 

[Jakobjump]

Can not seem to find the best answer button. There is no check-box that allows me to change the thread to a question instead of a discussion if that is the problem... Maybe a mod can help?

 

[Nuckles_56]

I am not sure, and I am pretty sure there shouldn't be a check box, there should be a button on each of the answers allowing you to select the best answer.