Half a new build / £800ish budget

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Hey everyone, recently posted but now just going for a new"ish" build!

I have a few bits from my previous build, but the rest im going to hand down to my brother.
I'm looking at spending around £800, possibly a tiny bit more depending on what I can get.

The bits I currently have are:
BluRayDrive - Samsung SH-B123L 12x BD-ROM DVD±RW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black
RAM - x2 - 8GB Mushkin Enhanced BlackLine Frostbyte
CASE - Corsair Graphite 760T
SSD - Seagate 600 Series 480GB 2.5inch SATA-III SSD
Slave Drive – 1TB Samsung

I was interested in http://www.ebuyer.com/521081-asus-gtx-780-directcu-ii-3gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-gtx780-dc2oc-3gd5
and getting it with the
http://www.ebuyer.com/584217-corsair-cs750m-modular-750w-atx-psu-cp-9020078-uk

Both together they are £495

Many thanks in advance

 
Here a suggestion:
Asus Z87 A is a great entry level motherboard that has can do mild overclocking. If you not overclocking then price can be cheaper.
XFX psu are good brands.
I included windows just in case. If you don;t need it you can spend it more on the cpu cooler or the motherboard.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£160.79 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£102.01 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£369.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.98 @ Dabs)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£80.51 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £805.73
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-09 21:51 BST+0100)
 
Excellent, thank you very much for that. Yes sorry forgot to say that I don't need an OS ! I guess for what ill be doign (3D rendering / bit of gaming, maybe wildstar). This should be above and beyond.

Do you recommend a gold certified PSU? Not sure on the difference to be honest.

Many thanks, once again :)
 


The 80+ rating is showing the efficiency of the power supply. Whilst gold is nice to have , bronze is sufficient when you are on a budget.
Video explanation:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOXTZizoknc
 
If your main purpose is rendering, then look at a i7-4770 and most any socket 1150 motherboard.
You can use the integrated graphics just fine for everyday use, at least initially. HD movies, and even games without fast action like strategy games will be OK.

If you will buy a "K" suffix cpu and want to overclock, you will want a Z87/Z97 chipset and an aftermarket cooler.

Buy a psu in the 600-700w range to allow you to upgrade to a much stronger graphics card in the future.

You are not likely to ever recoup the price premium for gold or silver rated psu's.
 


Your build isn't considered cheap. It is reaching the high end.
If you had an extra £200-300, you could get a stronger cpu cooler
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd15
or a slightly better motherboard :
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusvihero
or an i7 4770k
or a GTX 780ti:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx780tigaming