Looking to build a decent gaming PC

[b-rad85]

Hey Peeps,

I am looking to get a PC -- any help would be appreciated!


Approximate Purchase Date: the closer the better

Budget Range: £800 (including monitor)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Please note that if you're using an OEM license of Windows, you will need a new one when buying a new motherboard.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Aria/scan

Location: London

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: intel or AMD

Overclocking: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: whatever’s best (e.g.: 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, 1920x1200 or if you're upgrading please state what you'd want to get)

Additional Comments: I am just looking to get a decent gaming computer that I can upgrade at a later date, i.e. add an extra graphics card, ram, etc.

 

[AMD Radeon]

you can use this template :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£127.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI H97 Guard-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£76.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£204.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master K380 ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.59 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.98 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: BenQ GL2450HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£119.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £700.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-10 14:04 BST+0100)

and get OS from here
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-fqc04649

 

[b-rad85]

Thanks -- this looks great!

 

[KryssNova]

Here you go, my suggestion:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.24 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G55 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.81 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£56.71 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£149.99 @ Novatech)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£38.65 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.93 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£121.31 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £723.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-10 14:31 BST+0100)

Here links for OS'es
Win7 Pro:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-fqc04649
Win8:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700403

with OS it becomes around below 800-ish.

Edit: Just saying, his build have better Graphic Card, so you could play games with better FPS at higher settings.
But while that, he (AMD Radoen) didn't include CPU cooler, and mine would not fit in his case.
So here is a good cooler and easy one to mount:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rrtx3e22pkr1
Also you cannot OC, the CPU he posted, since it's not a K model.
Memory in his build is slower, and Motherboard doesn't support SLI (just for further reference), it does support CF (that's how AMD version is called, so no worries).

Also I don't try to be rude here "AMD", just explain some fact to the b-rad85.

In the end I just want to mention, you can use website PCPartsPicker.com (UK redirection), to search for PC parts yourself. It is simple, you should actually just use our builds as templates for your own build.

 

[b-rad85]

Thanks Dude!