€850 Gaming PC

Past_Pawn_99

Hi,
1. What is your budget? €850, at the moment, might be higher in 2-3 weeks. so its ok to post stuff a bit over budget

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Gaming/General stuff]

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? no

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

5. Do you need a monitor? [Yes]

5a. If yes, what size do you need? Nothing too small, and nothing too big. I would rather take a smaller monitor if it has better picture quality.

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

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [No]

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [yes]

8. How can you pay? [paypal]

9. When are you purchasing? [august] (going away in a week )

At the moment i have been browsing the UK sites and don't think i would be getting the best hardware for my budget. I am using Pcpartpicker and have come up with this build;

[PCPartPicker part list] / [Price breakdown by merchant]

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU:| [Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor]| £120.00 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler:| [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler] | £24.76 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard: | [Gigabyte GA-H87-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard] | £69.99 @ Ebuyer
Memory: | [Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory] | £55.10 @ Amazon UK
Storage: | [Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive] | £58.98 @ Ebuyer
Video Card: | [Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card] | £120.00 @ Amazon UK
Case: | [NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case] | £48.00
Power Supply| [Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply] | £53.88 @ Amazon UK
Monitor: | [Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor] | £119.99 @ Amazon UK
Total: £670.70
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available |

Thanks very much.

Past_Pawn_99

bump

SterlingArcher

69 pound for the mobo. Should be paying 69 Euro and getting a "h97" mobo. Don't even need that. A 50 euro b model will do.

You don't need the r9 270 x get the regular 270 if it is cheaper.

The HDD 58 pound again. Too much.

SterlingArcher

Would you be prepared to buy from hardwareversand?

SterlingArcher

I did up a build for you using hardwareversand.de and the discount Geizhals.de(phone crashed as I posted)

I got an I5 6970 3.5 GHz

An r9 280x /can do a gtx 770 if you wish.

And a 120 GB SSD ontop of the 1tb SSD in the build for same price. No compromise on quality either. And leaving money for a monitor.

Now the improvement overall to your build is big. I'm talking running games on very high settings smooth.

Past_Pawn_99

Yes, i was looking at that site compared to amazon and such.

Theres a Sapphire Radeon R9 280 Dual-X OC, 3GB GDDR5 for 176€ and was thinking of going with that GPU.
I am buying the my case from amazon because i think i get free shipping, and the I5-4440 for £120 from amazon also looks very good.

SterlingArcher

Past_Pawn_99 wrote: »

Yes, i was looking at that site compared to amazon and such.

Theres a Sapphire Radeon R9 280 Dual-X OC, 3GB GDDR5 for 176€ and was thinking of going with that GPU.
I am buying the my case from amazon because i think i get free shipping, and the I5-4440 for £120 from amazon also looks very good.

The 280 be the better option. If the price is right.