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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£121.91 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.97 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£126.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.85 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£319.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£57.54 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £967.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-11 17:36 BST+0100)
Let's say my budget is around 1000.
Questions: This is my first time, did my own research - Is Overclocking recommended for gaming? My first build so obviously I don't want to mess with OC just yet.
Is the GPU ok? I mean could I somewhat get more out of let's say... a SLI of 760's? Or would that require more fans and cooling?
Is the PSU good enough? If you guys do recommend SLI or something, what do I change this to?
Basically, are all the parts compatible, efficient, good, able to play top tier games and so on
This was VERY HARD in deciding so I want to get the best of my money.
Thanks[/b]
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£121.91 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.97 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£126.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£46.85 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£319.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£57.54 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £967.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-11 17:36 BST+0100)
Let's say my budget is around 1000.
Questions: This is my first time, did my own research - Is Overclocking recommended for gaming? My first build so obviously I don't want to mess with OC just yet.
Is the GPU ok? I mean could I somewhat get more out of let's say... a SLI of 760's? Or would that require more fans and cooling?
Is the PSU good enough? If you guys do recommend SLI or something, what do I change this to?
Basically, are all the parts compatible, efficient, good, able to play top tier games and so on

This was VERY HARD in deciding so I want to get the best of my money.
Thanks[/b]