What is the best desktop build I can get for £600 - £650?

[xXShalimar24Xx]

Hi, i'm looking for the best possible gaming rig for £600 - £650. This will be my first build so any advice on component compatibility would be great. This would just be the desktop, no OS, keyboard or monitor. I'm hoping to install the SSD and Ram from my laptop to maximize my budget.

Kingston KHX16S9P1K2/16 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 SODIMM HyperX
Kingston Technology 240GB SSD 2.5-inch V300 SATA 3

Not sure if i'll need some sort of adapter for the RAM.
Any and all advice welcome.

Cheers

 

[AntonM95]

you can't install laptop ram to the build ! but ssd will be okay

Just raise the budget 30£ and there's a build with great gaming performance :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£154.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.44 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£42.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£62.54 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £679.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 03:01 BST+0100

And if you can't raise it get that GPU http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-912v308002 instead of GTX 970 (but I highly recommend getting GTX 970)

 

[xXShalimar24Xx]

you can't install laptop ram to the build ! but ssd will be okay

Just raise the budget 30£ and there's a build with great gaming performance :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£154.39 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£34.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.44 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.50 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£42.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£62.54 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer (£12.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £679.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 03:01 BST+0100

And if you can't raise it get that GPU http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-912v308002 instead of GTX 970 (but I highly recommend getting GTX 970)

That all sounds good, I already had my eye on the GTX 970 😀. Just wondering if i'll need and fans or cooling in a rig like this. If so, what would you recommend.

Cheers

 

[AntonM95]

2 fans will do good airflow http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-fan-co9050008ww
put 1 in the top of the case, and the second one on the Side.

if you can get more 2 fans put one on the front and second on the bottom to cover all case with good airflow
to be like that :

Front: 2 fans pull air from outside
Bottom: 1 fan pull air from outside
Side: 1 fan pull air from outside
Rear: 1 fan exhaust air from the case
Top: 1 fan exhaust air from the case

 

[sora]

2 fans will do good airflow http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-fan-co9050008ww
put 1 in the top of the case, and the second one on the Side.

if you can get more 2 fans put one on the front and second on the bottom to cover all case with good airflow
to be like that :

Front: 2 fans pull air from outside
Bottom: 1 fan pull air from outside
Side: 1 fan pull air from outside
Rear: 1 fan exhaust air from the case
Top: 1 fan exhaust air from the case

That's quite a lot of fans. Are you sure that many fans are needed?

 

[AntonM95]

I told you only 2 fans will do good airflow but if you want more get 1 more pack