Good gaming computer, need suggestions

[shamend143]

Hello everyone

About to buy a gaming pc for my brother. Its a christmas gift and want to make sure its good enough and is future proof and dont need upgrade in next 2-3 years atleast. Its mainly to play World of Warcraft and couple other games.

build 1:

CAS:NZXT Source 530 w/ USB 3.0, 10-port fan hub, Side-Panel Window [+15] (Black colour)

CD:24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE. (BLACK Colour)

CPU:INTEL® Core™ i7-4790K Quad Core 4.00 GHz 8MB Cache LGA1150 + HD Graphics ***Overclockable S&S***

CS_FAN:Maximum Case Cooling Fans for your selected case [+20]

FAN:Corsair Hydro Series H100 Performance Liquid Cooling system w/240mm Radiator (OEM Version) [+11] (For Silent and High Performance -- AKASA Silent Fans, 1200rpm w/ Sleeve Ball Bearing and LED light ***Overclockable XXX*** [+10])

HDD:250 GB Samsung 840 EVO SATA III Gaming MLC Solid State Disk [+51] (Single Drive)

MEMORY:8GB (2x4GB) DDR3/2133mhz Dual Channel Memory [+22] (HyperX Savage w/Heat Spreader)

MOTHERBOARD:ASUS Z97-P INTEL Z97 Chipset, ATX Mainboard w/ 4 RAM slots, HD Audio, HDMI, GbLAN, USB 3.0, SATA-III, 1x Gen3 PCIe x16, 1x Gen2 PCIe x16, 2x PCIe x 1 & 2x PCI

NETWORK:ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT -- As standard on all PCs

OS:Microsoft® Windows 8.1 (64-bit Edition) [+74]

OVERCLOCK:XXX Overclocking (CPU Extreme overclock: guaranteed min. 20%, max. 30%.) [+49]

POWERSUPPLY:500 Watts Power Supplies [+19] (Cooler Master Elite 500watt Gaming Power Supply [+6])

PRO_WIRING1:Arctic Silver 5 - Thermal Compound Optimized for Thermal Dissipation [+9]

SOUND:HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

VIDEO:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+82] (Single Card)

WARRANTY😀ESKTOP STANDARD WARRANTY: 3 Year Labour, 2 Year Parts, 1 Month Collect and Return plus Life-Time Technical Support

_PRICE🙁+931) £1117.20 inc vat

This is what i am about to order from cyberpower

Regards
SM

 

[uplink-svk]

Everythings great, just tell me what brand is the GTX 760? And I'd switch Samsung SSD for Intel 530/Mushkin Chronos DX SSD and definitly took different PSU, like RM650W, or some other brand. Otherwise it's purrfect.

 

[sizzling]

If only gaming then that's bad. Top end CPU, mobo, ram but then a weak gpu. Makes no sense.

Drop down to 1600mhz ram and a 4690k and up the gpu to a 970. It will be a much better gaming machine

 

[AshyCFC]

If only gaming then that's bad. Top end CPU, mobo, ram but then a weak gpu. Makes no sense.

Drop down to 1600mhz ram and a 4690k and up the gpu to a 970. It will be a much better gaming machine

whilst a 760 isn't bad I would agree with your recommendations.

Also the PSU isn't exactly amazing nor are RM650W's

OP can you link us to where you're buying from on cyberpower so i know what section?(personally do not use the site)

I assume building the machine yourself is out of the question but have you considered purchasing the parts and contacting a local PC shop to build it? This may be cheaper and you'd be able to get the exact parts you desire not just what Cyberpower have on offer.

 

[uplink-svk]

+1 to sizzling, just, he doesn't have money for Intel 530/Mushkin Chronos DX, or Western Digital Red. What makes You think he'll have cash for GTX 970? Even with saved money on CPU, I don't think he can afford GTX 970, or You checked?

AshyCFC - what in the hell is everyones problem with RM series?

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/corsair-rm-650-watt-gold-psu-review,1.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/RM650/
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Corsair/RM1000/

From my personal experience, they're reliable, and quiet, and do everything they're thrown at themselves. Never had a single problem with RM. It's not HX, or AX, I know, but it's a great entry-level PSU, and has no par on it's level, besides some Seasonics and maybe XFX.

 

[AshyCFC]

well ignoring the rm series(Cyberpower don't offer much choice of PSU at all really)

This is something I came up with

*BASE_PRICE: [+563]
BLUETOOTH: None
CAPTURECARD: None
CAS: Cooler Master Elite 430 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ front USB 3.0 and Side Panel Window
CASUPGRADE: NONE
CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE. (BLACK Colour)
CD2: NONE
COOL: NONE
CPU: INTEL® Core™ i5-4690K Quad Core 3.50 GHz 6MB Cache LGA1150 + HD Graphics ***Overclockable XXX*** [-80]
CS_FAN: Default Case Fan
DONGLES: NONE
EXPAN: NONE
FA_HDD: None
FAN: Cooler Master Hyper 412S CPU Fan with 4 x Direct Contact heat-pipes, Extreme performance and Ultra quiet ***Overclockable XXX*** [-3]
FLASHMEDIA: None
FREEBIE_VC1: FREE Pick Your Path Coupon [+0]
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive (Single Hard Drive)
HDD2: 250 GB Samsung 840 EVO SATA III Gaming MLC Solid State Disk [+90] (Single Drive)
HOMEINSTALL: NONE
IEEE_CARD: NONE
INSURANCE: NONE
KEYBOARD: NONE
MB_SRT_Z87: None
MEMORY: 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3/1866mhz Dual Channel Memory (HyperX Fury White w/Heat Spreader)
MONITOR: NONE
MONITOR2: NONE
MONITOR3: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte Z97X-SLI INTEL Z97 Chipset, ATX Mainboard w/ 4 RAM slots, 7.1 HD Audio, HDMI, GbLAN, USB 3.0, SATA-III, 1x Gen2 PCIe x16, 1x Gen2 PCIe x8, 3x Gen2 PCIe x1, & 2x PCI [+12]
MOUSE: NONE
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT -- As standard on all PCs
OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional [+102] (64-bit Edition)
OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
POWERSUPPLY: 750 Watts Power Supplies [+41] (Cooler Master 750 Watts V750 VSM Gaming Power Supply, 80+ Gold)
PRO_WIRING1: Arctic Silver 5 - Thermal Compound Optimized for Thermal Dissipation [+9]
RUSH: NONE
SERVERUNIT: NONE
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: NONE
TABLET: None
TEMP: NONE
TVRC: NONE
UPS: None
USB1: NONE [+0]
VIDEO: MSI Afterburner OC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+179] (Single Card)
WARRANTY: DESKTOP STANDARD WARRANTY: 3 Year Labour, 2 Year Parts, 1 Month Collect and Return plus Life-Time Technical Support
WNC: NONE
XWNA: NONE
_PRICE: (+913)

I also included OS+Arctic Paste and the Cooler Master 412S cooler but did not get an overclocking service. Came to : £1095.60 including VAT.

What worries me though is that the 970's Cyberpower have on offer are only reference cooled.

 

[shamend143]

If only gaming then that's bad. Top end CPU, mobo, ram but then a weak gpu. Makes no sense.

Drop down to 1600mhz ram and a 4690k and up the gpu to a 970. It will be a much better gaming machine

whilst a 760 isn't bad I would agree with your recommendations.

Also the PSU isn't exactly amazing nor are RM650W's

OP can you link us to where you're buying from on cyberpower so i know what section?(personally do not use the site)

I assume building the machine yourself is out of the question but have you considered purchasing the parts and contacting a local PC shop to build it? This may be cheaper and you'd be able to get the exact parts you desire not just what Cyberpower have on offer.

https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/Cyberpower_Z97_I7_Configurator

this is the link i am using to configure this pc. I have assembled pcs in past and dont mind giving it a go again, its just i have never installed a water cooler and its for someone as a gift or if there is anything goes wrong their warranty will cover otherwise i will be the one getting the calls for help.

 

[AshyCFC]

If only gaming then that's bad. Top end CPU, mobo, ram but then a weak gpu. Makes no sense.

Drop down to 1600mhz ram and a 4690k and up the gpu to a 970. It will be a much better gaming machine

whilst a 760 isn't bad I would agree with your recommendations.

Also the PSU isn't exactly amazing nor are RM650W's

OP can you link us to where you're buying from on cyberpower so i know what section?(personally do not use the site)

I assume building the machine yourself is out of the question but have you considered purchasing the parts and contacting a local PC shop to build it? This may be cheaper and you'd be able to get the exact parts you desire not just what Cyberpower have on offer.

https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/system/Cyberpower_Z97_I7_Configurator

this is the link i am using to configure this pc. I have assembled pcs in past and dont mind giving it a go again, its just i have never installed a water cooler and its for someone as a gift or if there is anything goes wrong their warranty will cover otherwise i will be the one getting the calls for help.

You can get a perfectly good air cooler to overclock on (will the person even notice if the PC is overclocked or not, overclocking doesn't add "LOADS" of extra performance when gaming)

The whole point about things going wrong is a good point though so I can understand why you'd want to order from somewhere you could send back easily.

Just for varieties sake you could also check out https://www.vibox.co.uk/ as they've got a Christmas promotion going.