First Gaming PC, advice needed!

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Zachary

Member
Looking for something quick all-round and also capable of playing modern games on high settings.

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Case
CORSAIR GRAPHITE SERIES™ 780T FULL TOWER CASE
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, XFIRE/SLI
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT with select GTX 9 Series GPUs! -Subject to T&Cs
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd 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 850W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£109)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler (£29)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1200 867Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD (£39)
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 DPK (£79)
Windows 10 Upgrade
FREE Upgrade to Windows 10 with all Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Purchases*
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
BENQ XL2411Z 24" 1MS 3D GAMING MONITOR (£225)
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 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,577.00 including VAT and delivery.
 
mantadog

mantadog

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Nothing jumps out as over the top. Perhaps 16GB RAM is too much unless your doing video editing or such like.

Overall unless you need a lower price or have more to spend I think its a fairly solid spec.
 
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Distinct

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All looks very good to me man, I would advise getting homeplugs instead of a wireless card though. As a gamer myself, it has been a life saver
 
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SlimCini

KC and the Sunshine BANNED
Seems expensive for a 970 gaming PC. You could get a similar powered gaming PC for much less than that as some components you've chosen aren't needed.

Alternatively if you're looking to spend about £1500-1600 then the review Vulcan 440 is only £1499 (or £1504 with silver warranty) and comes with better specs than your build (http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/reviews/, it has a 980 rather than a 970, 500Gb SSD rather than 250Gb)... just don't configure any of it or you lose the discount and it jumps to over £1600.

If I were you I'd order that review model, then order a monitor separately.
 
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Zachary

Member
I really don't know what to do. I have little knowledge about computers. I want a system that's going to last, I want it to be fast and I need it to be capable of playing games on high spec. I know I have things that aren't needed but I havent got a monitor. If anyone could build me a system with my criteria with peripherals I would be very grateful. Budget is £2000
 
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SlimCini

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Zachary said:
I really don't know what to do. I have little knowledge about computers. I want a system that's going to last, I want it to be fast and I need it to be capable of playing games on high spec. I know I have things that aren't needed but I havent got a monitor. If anyone could build me a system with my criteria with peripherals I would be very grateful. Budget is £2000
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This is the sort of build you should be looking at for your budget. Can't get much better than a 980ti and that PSU will support a second one a couple of years down the line if you want another. This PC is FAR superior to your initial build gaming wise. The monitor is up to you really. Could get a 1440p 60Hz one. Could get a 1080p 144Hz one. If you saved up a tad more you could a 1440p 144Hz one. Or you could go 4k within a £2k budget but on one 980ti you wouldn't get 60Hz framerates all the time.

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 III ADVANCED CASE (GREEN)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, XFIRE/SLI
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 980 Ti - 1 DVI, 1 HDMI, 3 DP
Free Item
FREE BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT with select GTX 9 Series GPUs! -Subject to T&Cs
1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON HYPERX SAVAGE SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£139)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
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)
Wireless Router/HomePlugs
HomePlug 500 Mbps Starter Kit - Internet Through Powerline (£29)
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 DPK (£79)
Windows 10 Upgrade
FREE Upgrade to Windows 10 with all Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Purchases*
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
AOC G2460PQU 24" LED 144Hz Gaming Monitor - HDMI, DVI, DP, VGA (£195)
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 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,819.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-haswell-pc/nAeH9Z9vW5/
 
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Zachary

Member
I'll order this setup tomorrow then, just a quick question how long will a system like this last before it becomes out-dated and will this be able to run all modern games on high? thank you
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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Zachary said:
I'll order this setup tomorrow then, just a quick question how long will a system like this last before it becomes out-dated and will this be able to run all modern games on high? thank you
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That one's got one of the most powerful graphics card you can buy plus a very capable processor, that should run all games on ultra for the next 2 years, then you may have to start turning down settings a little to high.
 
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Zachary

Member
okay thank you, one more thing I went to order this just and this came up

You have selected a 1000W power supply, but based on our calculations you actually only need a 650W power supply. We have calculated your specification to require around 583W of power including a 20% allowance. Although it is not a mandatory requirement to select a lower wattage power supply, doing so will save you money and the last thing we'd like to do is over charge you
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
Zachary said:
okay thank you, one more thing I went to order this just and this came up

You have selected a 1000W power supply, but based on our calculations you actually only need a 650W power supply. We have calculated your specification to require around 583W of power including a 20% allowance. Although it is not a mandatory requirement to select a lower wattage power supply, doing so will save you money and the last thing we'd like to do is over charge you
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As you're building with SLI in mind in the future and therefor overspeccing the PSU to allow for a second graphics card in the future, it's just notifying you that that kind of power is overkill for the setup you've chosen, but that of course is not taking into account your future possible sli needs.

You can just disregard that post and continue with the purchase.
 
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SlimCini

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Yes, but you might need to turn some other settings down a notch depending on the sort of fps you like playing around with. You can Google 4k benchmarks for current games with a single 980ti. Bear in mind you'll have a psu capable of powering two 980tis too so you could yp the gpu power in a year or two.

I haven't gamed at higher than 1080p or higher than 60hz ever but I read that most people say that the fps counts more than the res. What about a 1440p 144hz monitor like the rog swift? One things for sure, if you go with a 980ti (which you can certainly afford) then you want a good monitor for it to power.
 
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