First time build for the summer!

[james2415]

Hey, I'm currently saving money to build a decent gaming pc for the summer. I have spent a while researching parts and prices and I have come up with a list of what I think will be a good pc.

This is the list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/james2415/saved/4BZFf7

I can go up to £750-£800 maybe so any improvements you guys can find would be appreciated! Plus would my part list make a good gaming pc?
Thanks!!

 

[8bitpwnage]

Hey, I'm currently saving money to build a decent gaming pc for the summer. I have spent a while researching parts and prices and I have come up with a list of what I think will be a good pc.

This is the list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/james2415/saved/4BZFf7

I can go up to £750-£800 maybe so any improvements you guys can find would be appreciated! Plus would my part list make a good gaming pc?
Thanks!!

It's ready to game but I would grab an Intel processor because it is faster.

 

[james2415]

Any particular intel processor that would fit in the price range? Thanks!

 

[8bitpwnage]

Any particular intel processor that would fit in the price range? Thanks!

If you are willing to add a bit of money to the processor,the i5 4670K is the best budget gaming processor.

 

[james2415]

IS there a good motherboard to go with the i5 4670k for around 100 pounds?

 

[dasulman]

I'm sure this build needs a bit of critiquing, but if you're not overclocking I think this is a decent build:http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Gn9bwP
its got room for SLI in the future if you want it

 

[james2415]

Thanks, that looks great!

 

[Nxl8]

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£57.89 @ Ebuyer)
Thermal Compound: Noctua NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste (£6.95 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£76.64 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£129.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black/Orange) ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.69 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£52.27 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.84 @ Dabs)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-805UB 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£21.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £793.52
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-31 17:55 BST+0100)

This is what I would recommend. I have changed: case (this one comes in a multiude of colours http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/95-phantom-410-mid-tower-case), RAM/memory, CPU, CPU cooler, motherboard. I also added in some better aftermarket thermal paste which will come handy and help keep your CPU cooler than stock.

My reasonings for changing:
Changed the Zalman Z11 plus case as although it is cheap and looks good the fan are terrible and it is hard to get to top/front for fan cleaning/removal; I have this case myself.

Changed RAM as Corsair is one of the best, if not the best RAM manufacturer out there.

Changed CPU as intel is generally better for gaming and you are not likely to need 8 cores unless you intend to be running servers or VMs etc.

Changed CPU cooler as Noctua are some of the best coolers.

Changed motherboard to be compatible and is a decent board with features for its price. You may wish to change to an Asus motherboard but that is up to you.

Thanks for reading,
Nxl8

 

[andrei65]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£119.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 GAMING ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£70.93 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£57.46 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£54.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (£255.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£94.96 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £797.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-31 19:22 BST+0100)
My two cents
I don't think you'll need to overclock that cpu , it wont bottleneck anything
No cpu cooler needed
Good motherboard , nothing special
Good ram
SSD and HDD , nothing special
Dual superclocked ACX 770 for a very quiet , cool and beautiful card
The case is good
Faaar ! better power supply , CX psu's are made of cheap capacitors and aren't recommended for high end pc's
No optical drive
Win 7 pro
And no need of a wireless network adapter

 

[sora]

Any particular intel processor that would fit in the price range? Thanks!

An i5-4670k is overclockable and is great for the price.