Looking for a good gaming build for <£700

[ThornBird]

Hello. I am looking to build a good Intel computer that can run most games on high frames and also render fast.

I will be using the computer for games like Planetside 2, Smite, and quite CPU intensive games so I would like a CPU with atleast 3.4ghz + and I may overclock if I need to (however I would prefer not to ) and video editing and 3D rendering like Cinema 4D. I already have a GTX 660 which I will be using in the build so the graphics card will not have to make space for a GPU. Instead I would like to use an SSD for the operating system and some files to speed up the computer, however the hard drive will be for storage.

I live in the U.K so no newegg links please . I would prefer amazon/ebay.

 

[lucasz]

Would you consider getting another 660 for SLI?

 

[guitarmatt99]

I have a solid list here.

CPU - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Graphics-BX80646I74770K-Generation-Technology/dp/B00CO8TBQ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389039174&sr=8-1&keywords=i7+4770k

RAM - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389036008&sr=8-1&keywords=8gb+ram

PSU - http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-P1-650S-NLB9-PRO650W-Edition-Supply/dp/B0045L5LGI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1389036538&sr=8-3&keywords=xfx+650w

SSD - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-120GB-Basic-Solid-State/dp/B00E391KA8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1389035821&sr=8-2&keywords=120gb+ssd

HDD - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-internal-Hard-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389035888&sr=8-1&keywords=western+digital+1tb

Motherboard - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Z87-PRO-Motherboard-Express-Intel-Wi-Fi/dp/B00CXK57KS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389036481&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+z87+pro

CPU Cooler - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-120mm/dp/B0068OI7T8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389038799&sr=8-1&keywords=hyper+evo+212

The only thing I missed was the case, choose that yourself.

 

[ThornBird]

I have a solid list which leaves well over £100 spare a second GPU

CPU - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Graphics-BX80646I74770-Generation-Technology/dp/B00CO8TBOW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389036075&sr=8-1&keywords=i5+4670k

RAM - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389036008&sr=8-1&keywords=8gb+ram

PSU - http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-P1-650S-NLB9-PRO650W-Edition-Supply/dp/B0045L5LGI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1389036538&sr=8-3&keywords=xfx+650w

SSD - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-120GB-Basic-Solid-State/dp/B00E391KA8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1389035821&sr=8-2&keywords=120gb+ssd

HDD - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-internal-Hard-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389035888&sr=8-1&keywords=western+digital+1tb

Motherboard - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Z87-PRO-Motherboard-Express-Intel-Wi-Fi/dp/B00CXK57KS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389036481&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+z87+pro

The only thing I missed was the case, choose that yourself.

Thank you so much, that's a really nice build. One thing I would like that isn't in there is an after-market cooling system (the guys who made mine screwed up cooling and I'm fed up of the noise xD). Do you think there is a decent cooling system that can fit inside the spare £100?

 

[guitarmatt99]

Thank you so much, that's a really nice build. One thing I would like that isn't in there is an after-market cooling system (the guys who made mine screwed up cooling and I'm fed up of the noise xD). Do you think there is a decent cooling system that can fit inside the spare £100?

What do you mean by cooling system? An aftermarket CPU cooler?

 

[ThornBird]

I have a solid list which leaves well over £100 spare a second GPU

CPU - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Graphics-BX80646I74770-Generation-Technology/dp/B00CO8TBOW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389036075&sr=8-1&keywords=i5+4670k

RAM - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389036008&sr=8-1&keywords=8gb+ram

PSU - http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-P1-650S-NLB9-PRO650W-Edition-Supply/dp/B0045L5LGI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1389036538&sr=8-3&keywords=xfx+650w

SSD - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-120GB-Basic-Solid-State/dp/B00E391KA8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1389035821&sr=8-2&keywords=120gb+ssd

HDD - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-internal-Hard-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389035888&sr=8-1&keywords=western+digital+1tb

Motherboard - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Z87-PRO-Motherboard-Express-Intel-Wi-Fi/dp/B00CXK57KS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389036481&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+z87+pro

The only thing I missed was the case, choose that yourself.

Thank you so much, that's a really nice build. One thing I would like that isn't in there is an after-market cooling system (the guys who made mine screwed up cooling and I'm fed up of the noise xD). Do you think there is a decent cooling system that can fit inside the spare £100?

What do you mean by cooling system? An aftermarket CPU cooler?

Yeah, CPU cooler sorry

 

[guitarmatt99]

Yeah, CPU cooler sorry

This will be perfect - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-120mm/dp/B0068OI7T8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389038799&sr=8-1&keywords=hyper+evo+212

£100 is a lot for a CPU cooler! This will let you overclock a lot. Also bear in mind that this cooler is very tall.

EDIT: If you are rendering an i7 4770k fits into your budget! I would get this over the i5 I recommended before, it will be better.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Graphics-BX80646I74770K-Generation-Technology/dp/B00CO8TBQ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389039174&sr=8-1&keywords=i7+4770k

I will edit my initial list so everything is correct.

Don't forget to choose a solution to help people in the future.

 

[ThornBird]

Yeah, CPU cooler sorry

This will be perfect - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-120mm/dp/B0068OI7T8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389038799&sr=8-1&keywords=hyper+evo+212

£100 is a lot for a CPU cooler! This will let you overclock a lot.

EDIT: If you are rendering an i7 4770k fits into your budget! I would get this over the i5 I recommended before, it will be better.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Graphics-BX80646I74770K-Generation-Technology/dp/B00CO8TBQ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389039174&sr=8-1&keywords=i7+4770k

I will edit my initial list so everything is correct.

Don't forget to choose a solution to help people in the future.

Cheers, yeah I didn't want to spend £100 on the cooler . That's the same one I was looking at. The rest of the build seems fine, I will probably use most of the parts you linked, thanks a lot