Gaming build £1100

[Chipper500]

Hello and thanks for reading my thread

I'm building a new gaming pc and I've about £1100 to spend and this is what I've come up with, how's it look? I haven't built a pc in about 10 years so im learning about it all over again


1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X LE Lightning Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GX-273-MS)

1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor – Retail (CP-540-IN)

1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard (MB-504-GI)

1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) (HD-036-CR)

1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) (SW-165-MS)

1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) (CA-143-CS)

1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) (MY-061-TG)

1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black (CA-003-SF)

1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD (HD-257-SE)

1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm (HS-015-RT)

1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800) (NW-057-TP)

1 x Samsung Ultra slim SU-208DB/BEBE 8x Slim internal DVD Writer with SATA – OEM (CD-157-SA)

I'll be looking to X-Fire in the future so I'll need to replace the PSU when I do

And just lastly, is there any word about Radeon's new line of GPUS?

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

How about this? I've gone for SLI for better performance than a single Radeon card

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£131.20 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.92 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 970 4GB JetStream Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£257.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX 970 4GB JetStream Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£257.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case (£64.79 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.26 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.35 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1108.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-04 17:00 GMT+0000

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

Here's another option if you want to overclock:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£173.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£38.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£111.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£53.92 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£79.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: GALAX GeForce GTX 980 4GB SOC Video Card (£409.55 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£35.04 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£61.19 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.35 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1072.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-04 17:01 GMT+0000

 

[Chipper500]

They were both nice builds but I was wanting to go with a Radeon card

I should also mention I'll be asking a website to build the pc as opposed to putting the components together myself

Can I not overclocker with the system I have suggested? I'll only be X-Firing in the future not prob until the games I play dictate I need to upgrade, I play RTS games mainly as opposed to FPS like BF4

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

They were both nice builds but I was wanting to go with a Radeon card

I should also mention I'll be asking a website to build the pc as opposed to putting the components together myself

Can I not overclocker with the system I have suggested? I'll only be X-Firing in the future not prob until the games I play dictate I need to upgrade, I play RTS games mainly as opposed to FPS like BF4

The system you have found looks fine but you can get a lot more with that budget. If you are sure that you don't want to put the parts together (you'll save yourself a lot of cash by putting it together yourself) I'll have a look and get back. You can overclock with the system you have suggested but it's better to have dedicated CPU cooler if you are overclocking.

 

[Chipper500]

Ok thanks

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

Ok thanks

No problem . Glad to see that I could help. If you need anything else feel free to PM me.