Gaming PC Build

[Klee212]

I am building myself a gaming PC in the near future and was hoping that I could get some guidance as to whether the parts I have chosen are all to a decent standard and at a reasonable price, that will be able to perform high end gaming, streaming and video rendering. Listed below are the parts that I am planning to get and would welcome any suggestions as to components.

Case: Zalman Z11 Plus - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zalman-Z11-Plus-Installation-Anti-Vibration/dp/B007C008L2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389980461&sr=8-1&keywords=zalman+z11

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Maximus-VI-C2-Motherboard-Controller/dp/B00E5YV826/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389979257&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+maximus+vi+hero

CPU: Intel Core i7 4770k - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Graphics-BX80646I74770K-Generation-Technology/dp/B00CO8TBQ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389978894&sr=8-1&keywords=i7+4770k

Graphics card: EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 4GB - http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-GeForce-Cooling-Graphics-Display/dp/B00E9I99WE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1389979107&sr=8-3&keywords=gtx+770+4gb

RAM: Kingston XMP Beast Series 16GB 2400MHz DDR3 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A771ZJG/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers

SSD: Kingston HyperX 3K 120 GB - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007R67FNA/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 3.5 inch 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006H32Q3S/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers

Power Supply: Corsair CP-9020054-UK RM Series RM650 80 Plus Gold 650W - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CP-9020054-UK-Series-Modular-Supply/dp/B00FG9FWF8/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1389979700&sr=1-2&keywords=corsair+650w

Optical Drive: LiteOn IHAS124-04 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/LiteOn-IHAS124-04-Height-Internal-DVDRW/dp/B009GV7ZQG/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1389994270&sr=1-2&keywords=lg+optical+drive

I am also planning to get a dual monitor set up with 2 Acer S240HLbid 24'' - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005QVZ79C/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers

 

[adimeister]

It's too expensive bro. For gaming, you should prioritize your GPU. You're getting a very VERY powerful CPU and a WEAK GPU.

Check this one. If you're NOT PLANNING to OC, I'll give you a better build. Switch out the z mobo for an H mobo, then get a non K CPU. I've retained the rams, HDD, and mobo. Then changed your PSU, GPU, CPU, optical drive, and monitor. Your previous price was around 1210.6 EUROS. This one is for 1118.41 EUROS. Lower price but higher performance in games, about times 2 bro. You need the 780 when you go for dual monitor. If you go for the 760 then dual monitor, it will not perform well.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£149.81 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£135.26 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£69.44 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£60.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£394.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.95 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£80.00 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.98 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor
Total: £1118.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-17 21:54 GMT+0000)

 

[Klee212]

It's too expensive bro. For gaming, you should prioritize your GPU. You're getting a very VERY powerful CPU and a WEAK GPU.

Check this one. If you're NOT PLANNING to OC, I'll give you a better build. Switch out the z mobo for an H mobo, then get a non K CPU. I've retained the rams, HDD, and mobo. Then changed your PSU, GPU, CPU, optical drive, and monitor. Your previous price was around 1210.6 EUROS. This one is for 1118.41 EUROS. Lower price but higher performance in games, about times 2 bro. You need the 780 when you go for dual monitor. If you go for the 760 then dual monitor, it will not perform well.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£149.81 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£135.26 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£69.44 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£60.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£394.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.95 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£80.00 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.98 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor
Total: £1118.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-17 21:54 GMT+0000)

Thanks for the quick reply. You build is more expensive than mine purely off the amazon.co.uk store (as I live in the UK) by around £70 for the PC not including monitor. The GTX 780 performs around 3000 better in the benchmark than the 760 (although I believe this could be the 2GB not 4GB version) but would both not comfortably be able to run for example Battlefield 4 on Ultra settings above 60fps? Is it really worth spending the extra on a better GPU and sacrificing a powerful CPU for a lesser one, that im guessing will perform worse on streaming and rendering tasks? Also why is the 760 not good for a dual monitor setup?

 

[JOOK-D]

It's too expensive bro. For gaming, you should prioritize your GPU. You're getting a very VERY powerful CPU and a WEAK GPU.

Check this one. If you're NOT PLANNING to OC, I'll give you a better build. Switch out the z mobo for an H mobo, then get a non K CPU. I've retained the rams, HDD, and mobo. Then changed your PSU, GPU, CPU, optical drive, and monitor. Your previous price was around 1210.6 EUROS. This one is for 1118.41 EUROS. Lower price but higher performance in games, about times 2 bro. You need the 780 when you go for dual monitor. If you go for the 760 then dual monitor, it will not perform well.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£149.81 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£135.26 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£69.44 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£60.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£394.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.95 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£80.00 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.98 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor
Total: £1118.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-17 21:54 GMT+0000)

I think you mean pounds, not euros. Nice suggestion, I was going to do something to the same effect.

 

[MDXX]

Get an i5 4670k and the gtx 760 or the gtx 770

 

[JOOK-D]

It's too expensive bro. For gaming, you should prioritize your GPU. You're getting a very VERY powerful CPU and a WEAK GPU.

Check this one. If you're NOT PLANNING to OC, I'll give you a better build. Switch out the z mobo for an H mobo, then get a non K CPU. I've retained the rams, HDD, and mobo. Then changed your PSU, GPU, CPU, optical drive, and monitor. Your previous price was around 1210.6 EUROS. This one is for 1118.41 EUROS. Lower price but higher performance in games, about times 2 bro. You need the 780 when you go for dual monitor. If you go for the 760 then dual monitor, it will not perform well.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£149.81 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£135.26 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£69.44 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£60.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£394.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.95 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£80.00 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.98 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor
Total: £1118.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-17 21:54 GMT+0000)

Thanks for the quick reply. You build is more expensive than mine purely off the amazon.co.uk store (as I live in the UK) by around £70 for the PC not including monitor. The GTX 780 performs around 3000 better in the benchmark than the 760 (although I believe this could be the 2GB not 4GB version) but would both not comfortably be able to run for example Battlefield 4 on Ultra settings above 60fps? Is it really worth spending the extra on a better GPU and sacrificing a powerful CPU for a lesser one, that im guessing will perform worse on streaming and rendering tasks? Also why is the 760 not good for a dual monitor setup?

The 780 is one of the top GPUs around, and GPUs will be the main factor in determining your graphics quality and FPS. The i5 4670k is also one of the best CPUs around for gaming - for rendering tasks the i7's hyperthreading would be very useful though, and also for streaming.

Running on ultra at what resolution? Most setups dip below 60 on BF4 ultra MP anyway.

 

[Klee212]

It's too expensive bro. For gaming, you should prioritize your GPU. You're getting a very VERY powerful CPU and a WEAK GPU.

Check this one. If you're NOT PLANNING to OC, I'll give you a better build. Switch out the z mobo for an H mobo, then get a non K CPU. I've retained the rams, HDD, and mobo. Then changed your PSU, GPU, CPU, optical drive, and monitor. Your previous price was around 1210.6 EUROS. This one is for 1118.41 EUROS. Lower price but higher performance in games, about times 2 bro. You need the 780 when you go for dual monitor. If you go for the 760 then dual monitor, it will not perform well.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£149.81 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£135.26 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£69.44 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£60.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£394.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.95 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£80.00 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.98 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor
Total: £1118.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-17 21:54 GMT+0000)

Thanks for the quick reply. You build is more expensive than mine purely off the amazon.co.uk store (as I live in the UK) by around £70 for the PC not including monitor. The GTX 780 performs around 3000 better in the benchmark than the 760 (although I believe this could be the 2GB not 4GB version) but would both not comfortably be able to run for example Battlefield 4 on Ultra settings above 60fps? Is it really worth spending the extra on a better GPU and sacrificing a powerful CPU for a lesser one, that im guessing will perform worse on streaming and rendering tasks? Also why is the 760 not good for a dual monitor setup?

The 780 is one of the top GPUs around, and GPUs will be the main factor in determining your graphics quality and FPS. The i5 4670k is also one of the best CPUs around for gaming - for rendering tasks the i7's hyperthreading would be very useful though, and also for streaming.

Running on ultra at what resolution? Most setups dip below 60 on BF4 ultra MP anyway.

So basically for gaming the i5 4670k with the 780, but for gaming and streaming and rendering the i7 4770k and 760 would be better? The resolution would be at 1920 x 1080. Tbh aslong as the fps is reasonably high and consistent without dropping then I would be happy, but with current Battlefield 4 that could just be down to the game

 

[MDXX]

It's too expensive bro. For gaming, you should prioritize your GPU. You're getting a very VERY powerful CPU and a WEAK GPU.

Check this one. If you're NOT PLANNING to OC, I'll give you a better build. Switch out the z mobo for an H mobo, then get a non K CPU. I've retained the rams, HDD, and mobo. Then changed your PSU, GPU, CPU, optical drive, and monitor. Your previous price was around 1210.6 EUROS. This one is for 1118.41 EUROS. Lower price but higher performance in games, about times 2 bro. You need the 780 when you go for dual monitor. If you go for the 760 then dual monitor, it will not perform well.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£149.81 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£135.26 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£69.44 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£60.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£394.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.95 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£80.00 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.98 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor
Total: £1118.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-17 21:54 GMT+0000)

Thanks for the quick reply. You build is more expensive than mine purely off the amazon.co.uk store (as I live in the UK) by around £70 for the PC not including monitor. The GTX 780 performs around 3000 better in the benchmark than the 760 (although I believe this could be the 2GB not 4GB version) but would both not comfortably be able to run for example Battlefield 4 on Ultra settings above 60fps? Is it really worth spending the extra on a better GPU and sacrificing a powerful CPU for a lesser one, that im guessing will perform worse on streaming and rendering tasks? Also why is the 760 not good for a dual monitor setup?

The 780 is one of the top GPUs around, and GPUs will be the main factor in determining your graphics quality and FPS. The i5 4670k is also one of the best CPUs around for gaming - for rendering tasks the i7's hyperthreading would be very useful though, and also for streaming.

Running on ultra at what resolution? Most setups dip below 60 on BF4 ultra MP anyway.

So basically for gaming the i5 4670k with the 780, but for gaming and streaming and rendering the i7 4770k and 760 would be better? The resolution would be at 1920 x 1080. Tbh aslong as the fps is reasonably high and consistent without dropping then I would be happy, but with current Battlefield 4 that could just be down to the game

Bf4 just turned chaotic today. Lot of people report DICE shut off Punkbuster so the servers are flooded with hackers right now.

Many people are also contasntly getting booted due to a punkbuster error. DO NOT build your system just for bf4

 

[MDXX]

It's too expensive bro. For gaming, you should prioritize your GPU. You're getting a very VERY powerful CPU and a WEAK GPU.

Check this one. If you're NOT PLANNING to OC, I'll give you a better build. Switch out the z mobo for an H mobo, then get a non K CPU. I've retained the rams, HDD, and mobo. Then changed your PSU, GPU, CPU, optical drive, and monitor. Your previous price was around 1210.6 EUROS. This one is for 1118.41 EUROS. Lower price but higher performance in games, about times 2 bro. You need the 780 when you go for dual monitor. If you go for the 760 then dual monitor, it will not perform well.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£149.81 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£135.26 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£69.44 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£60.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£394.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.95 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£80.00 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.98 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor
Total: £1118.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-17 21:54 GMT+0000)

Thanks for the quick reply. You build is more expensive than mine purely off the amazon.co.uk store (as I live in the UK) by around £70 for the PC not including monitor. The GTX 780 performs around 3000 better in the benchmark than the 760 (although I believe this could be the 2GB not 4GB version) but would both not comfortably be able to run for example Battlefield 4 on Ultra settings above 60fps? Is it really worth spending the extra on a better GPU and sacrificing a powerful CPU for a lesser one, that im guessing will perform worse on streaming and rendering tasks? Also why is the 760 not good for a dual monitor setup?

The 780 is one of the top GPUs around, and GPUs will be the main factor in determining your graphics quality and FPS. The i5 4670k is also one of the best CPUs around for gaming - for rendering tasks the i7's hyperthreading would be very useful though, and also for streaming.

Running on ultra at what resolution? Most setups dip below 60 on BF4 ultra MP anyway.

So basically for gaming the i5 4670k with the 780, but for gaming and streaming and rendering the i7 4770k and 760 would be better? The resolution would be at 1920 x 1080. Tbh aslong as the fps is reasonably high and consistent without dropping then I would be happy, but with current Battlefield 4 that could just be down to the game

Bf4 just turned chaotic today. Lot of people report DICE shut off Punkbuster so the servers are flooded with hackers right now.

Many people are also contasntly getting booted due to a punkbuster error. DO NOT build your system just for bf4

 

[JOOK-D]

It's too expensive bro. For gaming, you should prioritize your GPU. You're getting a very VERY powerful CPU and a WEAK GPU.

Check this one. If you're NOT PLANNING to OC, I'll give you a better build. Switch out the z mobo for an H mobo, then get a non K CPU. I've retained the rams, HDD, and mobo. Then changed your PSU, GPU, CPU, optical drive, and monitor. Your previous price was around 1210.6 EUROS. This one is for 1118.41 EUROS. Lower price but higher performance in games, about times 2 bro. You need the 780 when you go for dual monitor. If you go for the 760 then dual monitor, it will not perform well.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2CUXj/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£149.81 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£135.26 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£69.44 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£60.00 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£394.98 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.95 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£80.00 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.98 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor
Total: £1118.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-17 21:54 GMT+0000)

Thanks for the quick reply. You build is more expensive than mine purely off the amazon.co.uk store (as I live in the UK) by around £70 for the PC not including monitor. The GTX 780 performs around 3000 better in the benchmark than the 760 (although I believe this could be the 2GB not 4GB version) but would both not comfortably be able to run for example Battlefield 4 on Ultra settings above 60fps? Is it really worth spending the extra on a better GPU and sacrificing a powerful CPU for a lesser one, that im guessing will perform worse on streaming and rendering tasks? Also why is the 760 not good for a dual monitor setup?

The 780 is one of the top GPUs around, and GPUs will be the main factor in determining your graphics quality and FPS. The i5 4670k is also one of the best CPUs around for gaming - for rendering tasks the i7's hyperthreading would be very useful though, and also for streaming.

Running on ultra at what resolution? Most setups dip below 60 on BF4 ultra MP anyway.

So basically for gaming the i5 4670k with the 780, but for gaming and streaming and rendering the i7 4770k and 760 would be better? The resolution would be at 1920 x 1080. Tbh aslong as the fps is reasonably high and consistent without dropping then I would be happy, but with current Battlefield 4 that could just be down to the game

Well the i7 with the 780 would be the perfect solution :lol: The 780 is far better than the 760. In pure gaming the 4770k is marginally better than the 4670k. If it fits your budget you could potentially change to a 770 instead, or look at something from the AMD GPU camp especially if Mantle brings what it has promised in performance gains.

 

[Klee212]

Can anybody suggest a better graphics card than the GTX 760 4GB that is in a similar price range with better performance, that I could pair with the i7 4770k?

Would either the Asus GTX 770 2GB (http://www.amazon.co.uk/GeForce-DirectCU-Graphics-Express-Display/dp/B00CY5GP08/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1389998137&sr=1-3&keywords=graphics+card) or the Palit Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 4GB (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Palit-Jetstream-Graphics-Architecture-Surround/dp/B00DB4J7LU/ref=sr_1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1389998137&sr=1-7&keywords=graphics+card) be better options?

 

[MDXX]

Gtx 760 2gb. gtx 770. I dont recommend AMD cards i dont like them. So if you want an AMD Gpu someone will have to chime in on that

Or you can look at the Gtx660

 

[adimeister]

The 770 will be ok for gaming with the 4770k bro. That would max out games this year. But for future proofing, the 4670k with the 780 is the best solution. For dual monitor, you need more power and more memory for the GPU so that it can power up those pixelzzzz. haha

And sorry for the mix up about the pounds and euros. haha I'm not from Europe, I get confused with all your money.

EDIT: About AMD cards, I believe everything is overpriced right now. The R9 series are $100 more expensive than what AMD priced them because of the resellers jacking up the price due to the demand of AMD cards for bitcoin mining.