Is this a good build?

[Zyroxix]

(This should have been in the System forum...)

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/4HsvD3

And is anything really good coming out that is worth postponing the purchase? Otherwise, I plan to buy all the parts today. It needs to be in the £1850 range (I'm looking for the best performance at this price point). I will also get the Steelseries Apex keyboard and, reluctantly, Windows 8.1. I already have a mouse.

This is the first rig I will ever build and I haven't really been following PC component news/developments.

Thanks.

 

[legend001523]

Is this a gaming only build? And wait for the corsair rgb or razer chroma keyboards to be out? 😛

 

[Zyroxix]

Is this a gaming only build? And wait for the corsair rgb or razer chroma keyboards to be out? 😛

Not really, but I want a powerful and lag-free PC for general things. I will probably start playing some more games (open world games like Watch Dogs) when I get it though. I don't like FPS games so the keyboard/mouse aren't that important to me.

 

[legend001523]

Okay, but do you render? 3D stuff? Cause I can make it lag free but with increased fps in games on same budget

 

[Zyroxix]

Okay, but do you render? 3D stuff? Cause I can make it lag free but with increased fps in games on same budget

Nope, I don't do anything particularly intensive.

 

[legend001523]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NpxV23
here, I've changed the psu make to a more reliable one, changed the i7 to a i5 as you don't render or do 3D stuff, both are just as good as each other in gaming, got you a better 780 Ti, like te 3rd or 4th best
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-033-IN&tool=3
You may want to consider this card, it's 560 sometimes in weekly sales
I've left money for a hdd, and cpu cooler

 

[bignastyid]

For gaming you are not going to like that 11ms response time on that monitor. After making a couple other changes(that wont greatly affect fps), you can get an Asus ROG swift monitor.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£163.14 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£124.00 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£61.64 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£83.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked Video Card (£520.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£85.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£94.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor (£683.12 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1881.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-17 00:49 BST+0100
It's a bit over 1850, but you could just use the stock cooler and drop the d14 till you want to OC later.

 

[bignastyid]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£163.14 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£124.00 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£61.64 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£83.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Vapor-X Video Card (£429.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£85.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£129.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor (£683.12 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1825.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-17 00:57 BST+0100
Another option as the 290x is a bit cheaper and does well @ 1440p. Also i put in bigger psu's to allow for SLI/Crossfire if you decide to upgrade later on.

 

[sora]

Is this a gaming only build? And wait for the corsair rgb or razer chroma keyboards to be out? 😛

Not really, but I want a powerful and lag-free PC for general things. I will probably start playing some more games (open world games like Watch Dogs) when I get it though. I don't like FPS games so the keyboard/mouse aren't that important to me.

Do you do or use any video editing/rendering/heavy multitasking programs?