Good for a first PC?

keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
I have done research and I found that this seems to be good. Don't recommend any specs or anything, I appreciate the effort but I'm going to probably get this.
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I am a bit unsure of why you post it in this section. If you are set to get it but you don't want any recommendations? the hydro cooler is not needed for the cpu you have chosen and you may want to get at least silver warranty for £5.
 
Stephen M

Stephen M

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It is hard to give an opinion without knowing if you had set a budget, if you have reached a set budget it is OK, although I agree with Keynes about water cooling. I would have gone with a better main drive, the WD fast drive is superior, although my preference would be that as a second drive and a 240GB SSD for the OS and main programmes. In short, if you like it fine but it would not be my choice.
 
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ItsPhire

Gold Level Poster
Stephen M said:
It is hard to give an opinion without knowing if you had set a budget, if you have reached a set budget it is OK, although I agree with Keynes about water cooling. I would have gone with a better main drive, the WD fast drive is superior, although my preference would be that as a second drive and a 240GB SSD for the OS and main programmes. In short, if you like it fine but it would not be my choice.
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keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
ItsPhire said:
My budget is £760. I can't afford any more and it's for his Christmas. The average I pay for him is 400-500
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For around £760 you should be able to afford a gtx 970. If it is for Christmas prices will vary (hopefully cheaper) and other components may be available.
 
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ItsPhire

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I know I said none but could you possibly make an intel build that matches £760 that you'd recommend? (Must have the NZXT H440)
 
GeorgeHillier

GeorgeHillier

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Here's a build with an i5 and a 970:

Case NZXT H440 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (BLACK/RED)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4460 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard ASUS® H81M-PLUS: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - DVI, HDMI, mDP - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card NONE
1st Hard Disk 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
2nd Hard Disk NONE
3rd Hard Disk NONE
4th Hard Disk NONE
M.2 SSD Drive NONE
1st PCI-E SSD Drive NONE
2nd PCI-E SSD Drive NONE
RAID NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NONE
Memory Card Reader NONE
Power Supply CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling INTEL STANDARD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Fan Controller NONE
Extra Case Fans NONE
LED Lighting NONE
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking WIRELESS 802.11N 150Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
Wireless Router/HomePlugs NONE
USB Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Firewire NONE
TV Card NONE
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media Windows 10 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor NONE
2nd Monitor NONE
3rd Monitor NONE
4th Monitor NONE
Monitor Cables NONE
Eyefinity Adapter / GeForce 3D Vision NONE
Keyboard & Mouse NONE
Mouse NONE
Game Streaming NONE
Gaming Mouse Pad NONE
Games Controller NONE
Speakers NONE
Webcam NONE
Headsets NONE
Surge Protection NONE
Cable Tidy NONE
Printer NONE
External Hard Drive NONE
Warranty 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Home Installation NONE
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Pricing Information
Price (excluding VAT) £641.67
Price £770.00

£10 over budget but will be worth an extra £10 trust me :)
 
Rakk

Rakk

The Awesome
Moderator
ItsPhire said:
I was wondering if somebody could make a PC build for me that doesn't exceed £765.00 (I 100% cannot go any higher)
I'm going to be playing GTA 5 and Black Ops 2, maybe some other games. I hope to get my graphics on High or even Very High at a decent frame rate. And an NXZT H440 is essential.

I'd appreciate if someone can make a build.
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ItsPhire I've merged your question into your other thread since you are asking the same thing - it is better to stick to one thread when you're talking about the same thing cos then people wont ask/suggest the same things more than once.
 
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ItsPhire

Gold Level Poster
Rakk said:
ItsPhire I've merged your question into your other thread since you are asking the same thing - it is better to stick to one thread when you're talking about the same thing cos then people wont ask/suggest the same things more than once.
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Ok, sorry I forgot about this. Thanks.
 
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ItsPhire

Gold Level Poster
What build

Here are my 2 builds. I'll probably go for build 2 even though it doesn't have the best GPU, it has the SSD and runs games well based on tests I done and has the SSD. If you're going to suggest a build then the max price is £765 and must have the NZXT h440. Opinions?

Build 1

Case
NZXT H440 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (BLACK/RED)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4460 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H81M-PLUS: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - DVI, HDMI, mDP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
INTEL STANDARD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 150Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD (£5)
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 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £765.00 including VAT and delivery.

Build 2


Case
NZXT H440 MID-TOWER GAMING CASE (BLACK/RED)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690 (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H81M-PLUS: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE HOS: KAIJO DIABLO BUNDLE with GTX 950 & 960 GPUs!
1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 350W VS SERIES™ VS-350 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 150Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD (£5)
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 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £759.00 including VAT and delivery.
 
Stephen M

Stephen M

Author Level
Change the SSD, the V300s have performance issues, any of the other Kingstons or Samsungs will be fine and not much more expensive.
 
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ItsPhire

Gold Level Poster
Stephen M said:
Change the SSD, the V300s have performance issues, any of the other Kingstons or Samsungs will be fine and not much more expensive.
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Is the "120GB SAMSUNG 650 SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 450MB/sW)" good? And what build do you recommend
 
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