Gaming PC Build

[Nikolays Kozlovs]

I am going to be a first time builder and I want some expertise to see what components are good for gaming at 1080p at Max settings and above 60fps. I want the PC to look good and perform as good as it looks. My budget is £900 /$1300 but I am willing to pay abit more for more performance.

 

[Phil923]

This would be my suggestion for a gaming PC, it will max out games at 1080p. I chose a blue color scheme for the build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($323.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ NZXT)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($117.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1121.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-16 13:35 EDT-0400


If you want even more performance, the upgrade I would suggest is upgrading the CPU to an i7, but very few games utilize more than 2-4 cores, so the i5 is the best CPU for gaming at the moment.