Opinions on new gaming rig

[captain_obvious]

I want to build a medium-high end gaming rig that can handle current and future games flawlessly. I'm throwing everything out I have right now (a 7 year old rig) and starting a new, so I'm also getting a keyboard, mouse, screen...

Any feedback is appreciated! Around 1500 euros is about the maximum I'm willing to spend.

 

[filippi]

Great build mate 😀

Where are you from?

 

[TechyInAZ]

ok, just give me a minute.

 

[rockie_]

a better 600W PSU and i cant see the mobo

 

[captain_obvious]

I'm from Belgium. The mobo is an Asus z-97-a, it's in the list though?

Do I need a better psu? I'm also planning on hooking up a sound card and wifi pci card.

 

[rockie_]

For SLI and overclocking i would get at least 750-800W

 

[captain_obvious]

I won't go SLI, but I will overclock a little (not extreme overclocking, just within safe ranges)

 

[filippi]

This Cooler Master V550 is actually a decent 80+ Gold psu. Good choice. (Tier one PSU)
And ASUS Z97-A is enough for a regular Haswell I5 overclock like almost any Z97 motherboard. It is a great choice for SLI too.

 

[rockie_]

I won't go SLI, but I will overclock a little (not extreme overclocking, just within safe ranges)

Also i am not a fan of SLI but the mobo you have picked is expensive just because supports SLI and Crossfire .
i would get 600-650W PSU then .

 

[TechyInAZ]

Here is the build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JhfWmG

Since you kept your last pc for 7 years, I put some nicer stuff like more expensive computer case and motherboard since you will probably have this one for a long period of time.

 

[filippi]

Here is the build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JhfWmG

Since you kept your last pc for 7 years, I put some nicer stuff like more expensive computer case and motherboard since you will probably have this one for a long period of time.

captain_obvious lives in Belgium. 😀

His build is really good.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Here is the build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JhfWmG

Since you kept your last pc for 7 years, I put some nicer stuff like more expensive computer case and motherboard since you will probably have this one for a long period of time.

captain_obvious lives in Belgium. 😀

oh, is there a pcpartpicker website for Belgium?

 

[captain_obvious]

Techy, thanks for the build but that's a little too expensive for me. I don't want to go full on high-end, but medium-high end since that suffices for games now and in the future.

Also why would you choose a GTX 770 over the GTX 970?

 

[captain_obvious]

You can use the German version of pcpartpicker if you prices that apply to my situation

 

[rockie_]

Techy, thanks for the build but that's a little too expensive for me. I don't want to go full on high-end, but medium-high end since that suffices for games now and in the future.

Also why would you choose a GTX 770 over the GTX 970?

GTX 970 is great !

 

[g-unit1111]

oh, is there a pcpartpicker website for Belgium?

No PC Part Picker currently only works for the following countries: USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand. For everything else you'll have to go to the site and explore manually.

OP - what is your budget?

 

[captain_obvious]

It's around 1500€.

 

[g-unit1111]

It's around 1500€.

OK what website are you buying from? Knowing that will help to suggest parts.

 

[captain_obvious]

Well it's http://azerty.nl/, but everything on there is in Dutch so I don't know if that helps. I guess UK prices are about the same as they are here.

 

[TechyInAZ]

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/cN8Vf7

Finally got a better rig hopefully. Man though, US has a lot more tech hardware than Germany lol.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Well it's http://azerty.nl/, but everything on there is in Dutch so I don't know if that helps. I guess UK prices are about the same as they are here.

If my build doesn't work, I can still use that website, Ill just use Google Translate.

 

[SuperAdithya]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£250.44 @ CCL Computers)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.98 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.19 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£125.85 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£43.50 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£285.59 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master N600 Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.98 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£76.50 @ Scan.co.uk)
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor (£299.12 @ Scan.co.uk)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm Trigger Wired Gaming Keyboard (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Mouse: ROCCAT Kone[+] Wired Laser Mouse (£54.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £1474.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-26 18:03 BST+0100

 

[g-unit1111]

Well it's http://azerty.nl/, but everything on there is in Dutch so I don't know if that helps. I guess UK prices are about the same as they are here.

Here's the list of Belgium specific stores that I found from the top of this forum - would one of these work?

http://www.pixmania.be/
http://www.codima.be/
http://www.forcom.be/
http://www.info-occases.be/catalogue.php
http://tones.be/
http://www.mijnitshop.be/
http://www.bytesatwork.be/

 

[captain_obvious]

Yes, but Azerty is still cheaper than all of those. Thanks for the suggestions guys.

 

[filippi]

Yes, but Azerty is still cheaper than all of those. Thanks for the suggestions guys.

Your build is perfect mate! Tier 1 PSU, CPU, GPU, case. Great storage. Great motherboard and cpu cooler. Even mouse and keyboard are high quality parts.

Just build it 😀