Gaming Rig 1400-1500

omerin

Almost 3 years ago with the help of this forum and Irishmetalhead in particular I bought this -

CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K (Tray) - €262.39
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 LE - €116.61
RAM: 4GB Corsair XMS3 1600 - €38.72
Graphics Card: 1GB Palit Geforce GTX 570 - €289.32
CPU Cooler: Corsair H50 - €57.20
SSD: 64GB Crucial RealSSD C300 - €102.85
HDD: 2TB Samsung Spinpoint F4 EcoGreen - €71.39
Disc Drive: Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7260S - €15.79
Case: Thermaltake V9 BlacX Edition - €94.92
PSU: Super-Flower Atlas 680W - €76.93
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium - €84.56

I'm back again looking to buy a new gaming rig (giving this one to brother). I would appreciate your input. Details -


1. What is your budget? [€1400-1500]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Gaming (FPS - BF4 etc)

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [Yes] Win 8

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? No

5. Do you need a monitor? [No] I have 24"

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? 1920x1080

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [Keyboard/Mouse/Wireless Card/Card Reader/Speakers/etc.] DVD Drive

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [Yes/No] No

8. How can you pay? [Bank Transfer/Credit Card/Laser] Any

9. When are you purchasing? [In x days] Can purchase this week or next

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? looking to get HW to assemble

Would like a rig better then what I had, ideally i7, min 12gb ram & ssd. Always got NVidia but I think from what I am reading here, the 290 is the best option.

Thanks in advance

BloodBath

That's still a very solid pc. All it needs is a graphics card upgrade and another 4gb of ram.

omerin

Yes it is, but I'm looking for a change and he is looking for something that is solid, so it suits us both

yawhat!

To start with

Item|Price
Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC Windforce 3, 4GB DDR5, PCI-Express|€389.24
8GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz CL9|€76.34
Intel Core i7-4770K Box, LGA1150|€297.43
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - Intel/AMD|€29.69
WD Blue 1TB 6Gb's|€51.27
Corsair CX Series Modular CX600M, 600W|€66.18
Nanoxia Deep Silence Two Anthracite, ohne Netzteil|€83.82
ASRock Z87 Pro3, Sockel 1150, ATX|€79.01
Samsung SSD 840 EVO Basic 250GB SATA 6Gb/s|€134.99
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€1226.96

Any plans on adding another card down the line. Would need to bump up the motherboard and power supply.

Any interest in 1440P?

omerin

Thanks a lot yawhat. No plans for another card/2nd monitor/1440. Will be happy to max out on one monitor at 1080. Adding Win 8 + assembly costs I could throw another 200 at it, any suggestions?

yawhat!

You could build it in a mini case. I would have to change a couple of things around like the motherboard.

Actually just see you have no plans overclocking so could make it cheaper again. Thats an overclockable processor!
You wouldn't be saving that much and its actually simple to overclock these days so would probably be better off leaving it!

omerin

This is pretty much the as suggested, different gfx, please let me know if everything seems ok? Getting Win 8 but probably will regret it Can't remember if they fit the cpu, so do I need paste? Thanks


Article No. HV20CO58DE
8GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz CL9
ready for dispatch
77,12 €

Article No. HV20Y47KDE
Intel Core i7-4770K Box, LGA1150
ready for dispatch
295,35 €

Article No. HV30CM35DE
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - Intel/AMD
ready for dispatch
29,69 €

Article No. HV13W1CBDE
WD Blue 1TB 6Gb's
ready for dispatch from 2014-02-25
51,19 €

Article No. HVR601CXDE
Corsair CX Series Modular CX600M, 600W
ready for dispatch
65,72 €

Article No. HV203H19DE
Nanoxia Deep Silence Two Anthracite, ohne Netzteil
Delivery late, new date requested.
82,11 €

Article No. HV1135RMDE
ASRock Z87 Pro3, Sockel 1150, ATX
ready for dispatch
79,01 €

Article No. HV12SEV2DE
Samsung SSD 840 EVO Basic 250GB SATA 6Gb/s
ready for dispatch
137,99 €

Article No. HV33E8WADE
Windows 8.1 64Bit Eng Intl (SB-Version) DVD
ready for dispatch
86,62 €

Article No. HV1039MLDE
MSI R9 290 Gaming 4G, AMD Radeon R9 290, 4GB DDR5
Delivery date unknown
400,74 €

Article No. HVZPCDE
Rechner - Zusammenbau
ready for dispatch
20,00 €

Article No. HV207GB4DE
LG GH24NS bare schwarz
ready for dispatch
14,14 €

omerin

Can anyone confirm that they fit the processor and any issues with the build before I order

yawhat!

Its an overclockable processor as well in the build. Could save a few euro but your better off with it, its simple to overclock these days