Gaming PC Build

[TheRixster123]

Hello, I am planning to build a gaming pc and I was wondering whether it would be able to play games like GTA V on high settings. Specs are as follows:
CPU - Intel Core i5-4690K
GPU - Nvidia GTX 960
MB - MSI Z97
RAM - 8 GB DDR3 1866MHz
SSD - 120GB Kingston
HD - 7200rpm 500GB WesternDigital
PSU - EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze
Thank you!

 

[shakeel amlay]

Yes. Go for it! And good luck on the build.

 

[TheRixster123]

Yes. Go for it! And good luck on the build.

Thank you! Do you think the GPU is powerful enough or is there something better you can suggest for less than £200?

 

[NormH]

its a great build but the 500w evga is not one of their best they actually make great 650w-750w psu's but for 500-550w go with sea sonic, xfx, or rosewill capstone series. other than that its a great build. if you want a better gpu get an r9-280x

 

[Elemential]

A 960 will not be able to max out GTA V.

You didn't get a CPU cooler.. Are you not overclocking?

Then get a h97m anniversary mobo and a i5-4690 (non k) with a gtx 970

 

[TheRixster123]

A 960 will not be able to max out GTA V.

You didn't get a CPU cooler.. Are you not overclocking?

Then get a h97m anniversary mobo and a i5-4690 (non k) with a gtx 970

A 970 is nearly £300? Way out of my budget!

 

[TheRixster123]

its a great build but the 500w evga is not one of their best they actually make great 650w-750w psu's but for 500-550w go with sea sonic, xfx, or rosewill capstone series. other than that its a great build. if you want a better gpu get an r9-280x

So would you reccomend going for the 650w psu or just getting one of the other brands? Okay I will look into the r9-280x! Thank you!

 

[Elemential]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.49 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£46.46 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£52.50 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.47 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£272.20 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £809.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-17 18:18 BST+0100

Here is the build I highly recommend if you plan on maxing out GTA V and doing some overclocking

If you plan on not overclocking then go with this build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£56.06 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.47 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£272.20 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£55.72 @ More Computers)
Total: £744.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-17 18:25 BST+0100

 

[TheRixster123]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.49 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£46.46 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£52.50 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.47 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£272.20 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £809.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-17 18:18 BST+0100

Here is the build I highly recommend if you plan on maxing out GTA V and doing some overclocking

If you plan on not overclocking then go with this build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£56.06 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.47 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£272.20 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£55.72 @ More Computers)
Total: £744.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-17 18:25 BST+0100

Okay, i'll keep it in mind, thank you!

 

[Elemential]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.49 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£46.46 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£52.50 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.47 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£272.20 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £809.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-17 18:18 BST+0100

Here is the build I highly recommend if you plan on maxing out GTA V and doing some overclocking

If you plan on not overclocking then go with this build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£56.06 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.47 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£272.20 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£55.72 @ More Computers)
Total: £744.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-17 18:25 BST+0100

Okay, i'll keep it in mind, thank you!

No problem
Glad I could help

 

[Elemential]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.49 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£79.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£46.46 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£52.50 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.47 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£272.20 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £809.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-17 18:18 BST+0100

Here is the build I highly recommend if you plan on maxing out GTA V and doing some overclocking

If you plan on not overclocking then go with this build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£56.06 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.47 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£272.20 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£55.72 @ More Computers)
Total: £744.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-17 18:25 BST+0100

Okay, i'll keep it in mind, thank you!

No problem
Glad I could help