Gaming build for circa €1300

witless_steve

I have been visiting the forum for a while and thought I would pick the brains of the gurus on what I should be looking at.

1. What is your budget? €1000-1300
2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Gaming with some server practise on VMs
2a. Games most likely played: RPG, Strategy, Graphic Adventure.
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. 24 inch
5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? It would be nice to be able to output to a 4k monitor at a future date.
6. Do you need any of these peripherals? No
7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Yes
8. How can you pay? Credit Card
9. When are you purchasing? In the next few months
10. If you need help building it, where are you based? Limerick
11. Approx size of PC case to fit shelf. 15"H×15"D
12. Additional info: As quiet as possible, current unit sounds like a jet is revving up for take off when running.

Digital Solitude

i5 4690k €250
GTX 970 €350
Nanoxia DS3 €70
16gb RAM €100
2tb HDD €80
120gb SSD €65
250gb SSD €85
H97 board €80
500w PSU €60

1120 roughly, case might be too big though. If you're willing to wait you could fit AMD fury or 300 series card. Released next week.

Gumbi

Digital Solitude wrote: »

i5 4690k €250
GTX 970 €350
Nanoxia DS3 €70
16gb RAM €100
2tb HDD €80
120gb SSD €65
250gb SSD €85
H97 board €80
500w PSU €60

1120 roughly, case might be too big though. If you're willing to wait you could fit AMD fury or 300 series card. Released next week.

16GB is a complete waste for games IMO.

One, good 250GB SSD is enough imo.

Gumbi

Digital Solitude wrote: »

i5 4690k €250
GTX 970 €350
Nanoxia DS3 €70
16gb RAM €100
2tb HDD €80
120gb SSD €65
250gb SSD €85
H97 board €80
500w PSU €60

1120 roughly, case might be too big though. If you're willing to wait you could fit AMD fury or 300 series card. Released next week.

16GB is a complete waste for games IMO.

One, good 250GB SSD is enough imo.

Digital Solitude

He wants to run VMs too

One for OS one for games since the budget allows is how I picked the SSDs

witless_steve

Digital Solitude wrote: »

He wants to run VMs too

One for OS one for games since the budget allows is how I picked the SSDs

I picked some parts to see how they stack up.

HV20469KDE Intel Core i5-4690K Box, LGA1150 243,99 €
HV1143IDDE Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3, Sockel 1150, ATX 85,99 €
HV20G408DE 16GB-Kit G.Skill RipJawsX DDR3-2400, CL11-13-13-31 122,99 €
HV203F88DE Cooler Master HAF XB Evo, schwarz 83,99 €
HVR500L8DE be quiet! PURE POWER L8 500W 64,99 €
HV1027KIDE Inno3D GeForce GTX970 Compact HerculeZ, 4GB GDDR5, DVI, HDMI, Displayport 336,99 €
HV12CZSPDE Crucial SSD 250GB MX200 98,99 €
HV207XSZDE PIONEER BDR-S09XLT SuperMulti Blu-Ray 81,99 €

Total value: 1.182,91 €

All prices are delivery prices

Link to parts picked [url]
http://www.hardwareversand.de/pcconfigurator/meinpc/1314713

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I think the parts picked matched the list but let me know what you think.
I also need a monitor, any suggestions?

Digital Solitude

Get the MSI 970, and run the parts through geizhals.de to knock a bit off.

Get a HDD, 250gb won't last pissing time

Digital Solitude

Don't think you need 2400 RAM either.

Crucial BallistiX Sport 16gb should be €97

witless_steve

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Don't think you need 2400 RAM either.

Crucial BallistiX Sport 16gb should be €97

Great advice thanks for that.

witless_steve

The only GTX970 card I can find is the Innovision. The others are GTX960's it might be the size of the case.

Digital Solitude

The MSI one is 26.1cm, case accepts up to 34.4cm

http://www.hardwareversand.de/4096+MB/179486/MSI+GeForce+GTX+970+Gaming+4G%2C+4GB+GDDR5.article

witless_steve

Digital Solitude wrote: »

The MSI one is 26.1cm, case accepts up to 34.4cm

http://www.hardwareversand.de/4096+MB/179486/MSI+GeForce+GTX+970+Gaming+4G%2C+4GB+GDDR5.article

Link to parts isn't loading for me. This is what I put in a second time.

http://www.hardwareversand.de/pcconfigurator/meinpc/1314542

Digital Solitude

Dunno what thats about. Don't use the configurator anyways, I assume you're doing a self build?

witless_steve

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Dunno what thats about. Don't use the configurator anyways, I assume you're doing a self build?

I figured I'd try to put it together myself.
I was using the configurator to make sure I didn't pick incompatible parts.

Digital Solitude

My first list is all compatible. You can add any CD drive no worries, or the case you want

witless_steve

3 quick ones.
1) Wifi seems to be pretty hard to find on a motherboard unless you go very high end.

Without spending a lot on a board do I just resort to using a seperate reciever?

2) The german site offers what looks like a collect and return warranty. Does anyone know if this applies all the way over here?
5 years of cover for a reasonable amount sounds good for a first time builder.

3) Is the install job they do any good or am I better doing the assembly myself?

Digital Solitude

Get a pair or homeplugs or a WiFi adapted for like €15

Haven't a clue about the warranty

Building PCs is an experience the first time, you learn a lot and it leaves upgrades less daunting too.