Gaming PC with £700-800 on rig / £300-£400 extras (Headset/Monitor etc.) Opinions please.

[Jamie Shaw]

Okay so after a few days of reading up on benchmarks and value for money type forums and posts I have finally composed a design for my new gaming rig. This machine will be used for day to day tasks such as surfing the internet and playing games and music, but I also wanted to boost on both the CPU and GPU for my style of games which I wish to play in medium to high detail with a smooth running of the game itself. I just wanted to see if anyone thinks I may have over done it in places or if anyone knows of factual replacements or pairings that may work better then the components I have used.

Games I wish to play are among Call of Duty, Skyrim, Battlefield and perhaps GTA 5
My budget was around £700-800 on the build and a further £400 for accessories such as the monitor and headset. I have found it tough to come in budget and would like to shave of anymore if possible.

Thanks in advance for reading this and choosing to help

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.60 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.97 @ Amazon UK)
Thermal Compound: Antec Formula 7 Nano Diamond 4g Thermal Paste (£8.85 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£177.54 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£78.71 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (£176.36 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£85.19 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£55.44 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor (£131.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3000 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse (£61.27 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £967.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-07 03:48 GMT+0000

 

[Windoge8]

This looks like a great gaming PC. Although, if you have the extra money, try a mechanical keyboard. You may never go back.

 

[TomThePotato]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.50 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.82 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£91.20 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£59.95 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£75.54 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£219.95 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.90 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£60.16 @ More Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.46 @ Aria PC)
Total: £794.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-08 03:25 GMT+0000


You can try this for the PC.. A wee bit UNDER budget, and packs a much, much stronger punch. A 270x won't use its 4 gigs of ram to its full potential. Power supply is low end and isn't recommended for higher-end builds. Cheaper motherboard that's also red. Case changed to a cheaper one, but.. has red leds, and a window. Storage changed to cheaper HDD, but twice the SSD storage. Thermal paste comes with the CPU cooler, so aftermarket paste isn't required.