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Rk1012

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My budget is around £1000. Is there anything I could change/improve without drastically increasing the price?

Case
InWIN G7 BRUSHED EFFECT DARK GREY CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4460 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® MAXIMUS VII RANGER: PCI-e 3.0, SATA 3.0, USB3.0

Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (1 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 760 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY

Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler

Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Wireless/Wired Networking
DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD

USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence

DVD Recovery Media
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve

Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365

Monitor
ASUS VE228HR 21.5" LED DISPLAY, HDMI , D-Sub, DVI-D

DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE

Gaming Mouse Pad
SteelSeries QcK Gaming Mouse Pad
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
I would choose a cheaper motherboard, triple copper heat pipe CPU cooler, caviar black main drive, drop ssd and upgrade the graphics card to the gtx 770
 
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Rk1012

Member
keynes said:
I would choose a cheaper motherboard, triple copper heat pipe CPU cooler, caviar black main drive, drop ssd and upgrade the graphics card to the gtx 770
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Why drop the ssd? Heard they're good for making the OS and applicants load faster
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
If you are on a budget and if it is mainly for gaming I would put more emphasis on the graphics card. The ssd is not essential and it won't improve gaming performance.
 
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A314159

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keynes said:
If you are on a budget and if it is mainly for gaming I would put more emphasis on the graphics card. The ssd is not essential and it won't improve gaming performance.
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That's all true but if you don't need the 770 and could get away with a 760 you might well benefit from an SSD more.
 
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evvo123

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You can always add an SSD later (Samsung 840 EVO 250GB is about £85). Having to upgrade the graphics card at a later date is a far bigger financial burden than adding an SSD. If your intended use is gaming, you are best getting as good a graphics card as possible (for your budget, as Keynes says, probably a GTX 770 or AMD R9 280x/290).

I'd probably go for this if I were you (don't think I've added all your peripherals)

Case
InWIN G7 BRUSHED EFFECT DARK GREY CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690 (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z97M-PLUS: m-ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6.0, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
ASUS VE228HR 21.5" LED DISPLAY, HDMI , D-Sub, DVI-D (£119)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £993.00 including VAT and delivery.

Edit: Changed cpu to locked version. If you want to overclock, get the unlocked 'k' variant. You'd probably want better cooling if you wanted to overclock though.
 
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Rk1012

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evvo123 said:
You can always add an SSD later (Samsung 840 EVO 250GB is about £85). Having to upgrade the graphics card at a later date is a far bigger financial burden than adding an SSD. If your intended use is gaming, you are best getting as good a graphics card as possible (for your budget, as Keynes says, probably a GTX 770 or AMD R9 280x/290).

I'd probably go for this if I were you (don't think I've added all your peripherals)

Case
InWIN G7 BRUSHED EFFECT DARK GREY CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690 (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z97M-PLUS: m-ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6.0, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
ASUS VE228HR 21.5" LED DISPLAY, HDMI , D-Sub, DVI-D (£119)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £993.00 including VAT and delivery.

Edit: posted wrong spec.
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I've just heard that a 760 should be adequate for every game I play. My friend has a 660 and can run every game smoothly with high FPS.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Rk1012 said:
I've just heard that a 760 should be adequate for every game I play. My friend has a 660 and can run every game smoothly with high FPS.
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the gtx 770 is going to futureproof your build longer but if you are not playing very demanding games then the gtx 760 should be adequate.
 
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evvo123

Enthusiast
Rk1012 said:
I've just heard that a 760 should be adequate for every game I play. My friend has a 660 and can run every game smoothly with high FPS.
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Well it would depend what games you play and at what resolution you play them. The real world difference is this: assuming you're playing at 1080p, since the GTX 770 is about 20-25% faster than the 760, you'd probably be able to play games at high settings with decent framerates for the next three years. With a 760, you're probably looking at two.
 
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