My budget is around 1k, and I am looking for as smooth performance as I can get, while trying to keep future issues to a minimum. I am transitioning from an ASUSG73JH gaming laptop and am looking at desktops.
Does anyone have any prebuilt recommendations? I am also open to building my own but that's only if I can make really solid savings doing it.
I'll update the OP as I research, and thanks for any input.
Are you looking to overclock? Do you need an OS, monitor, keyboard, mouse?
[QUOTE=Levelog;48408570]Are you looking to overclock? Do you need an OS, monitor, keyboard, mouse?[/QUOTE]
Overclocking is definitely on the table if it's worthwhile. I am not very savvy on these types of things though, so I am worried about long term viability/degradation. I have the rest sorted, but thank you.
Here ya go. Great performance, maxing any game at 1080p short of maybe the witcher with everything crazy up. Great overclocking. Feel free to swap the 390x for an MSI 980 if that's your preference.
[url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/bKTChM]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/bKTChM/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k]Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] (£178.38 @ Amazon UK)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h100i]Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/url] (£92.83 @ CCL Computers)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xgaming5]Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] (£100.00 @ Aria PC)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx316c9srk28]Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] (£35.72 @ CCL Computers)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct250mx200ssd1]Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] (£72.30 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£30.98 @ Aria PC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9390xgaming8g]MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card[/url] (£338.99 @ Aria PC)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4ti]Fractal Design Define R4 (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] (£68.84 @ CCL Computers)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ss620gm2]SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] (£65.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Total:[/b] £983.58
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-08 16:27 BST+0100[/i]
[QUOTE=Mr. N;48408596]Overclocking is definitely on the table if it's worthwhile. I am not very savvy on these types of things though, so I am worried about long term viability/degradation. I have the rest sorted, but thank you.[/QUOTE]
If you stay within recommended voltage and heat limits it'll last quite a while under overclock. It's 1.3V for haswell.
Just an alternate build:
[url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/44b8Bm]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/44b8Bm/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url]
[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k]Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] (£178.38 @ Amazon UK)
[b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060021ww]Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/url] (£93.08 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97sslikraitedition]MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] (£86.37 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10fwk216]Kingston HyperX Fury White 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] (£64.51 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] (£71.11 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] (£30.98 @ Aria PC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx980dc2oc4gd5]Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card[/url] (£349.18 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Case:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-caph410b1]NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] (£70.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii620bronze]SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] (£70.01 @ Ebuyer)
[b]Total:[/b] £1013.62
[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
[i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-08 17:17 BST+0100[/i]
Damn guys that's really thorough, thank you.
Are there any prebuilts worth looking at or is building one the absolute best bet?
[QUOTE=Mr. N;48411457]Damn guys that's really thorough, thank you.
Are there any prebuilts worth looking at or is building one the absolute best bet?[/QUOTE]
Not really.
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