Desktop under £800

[dieudonneu]

Case: COOLERMASTER ELITE 311 BLUE CASE
CPU: I7-4790
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS Z97-P
RAM: 8GB 1600MHZ (1X8)
GPU: 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970
HDD: 1TB
OPTICAL DRIVE: 24X
PSU: 550W VS SERIES
COOLER: STANDARD INTEL
SOUND CARD: ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL
WIRELESS: 802.11N 450MBPS/2.4GHZ DUAL BAND PCI-E CARD
USB OPTIONS: MIN 2X USB 3.0& 4X USB 2.0 @ BACK PANEL + MIN.2 FRONT PORTS
NO OPERATING SYSTEM.

I game quite a bit, League of legends, blade and soul, battlefield 4, GTA V, and there are plenty of
games i would like to play but can't on my current laptop(750m), I am also an architectural student, so use 3Ds max, vray etc, so I'm looking for a decent desktop, what are your thoughts.

 

[keynes]

You should get a better case since the one you selected is not a suitable case due to limited cooling.

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache
Case
InWIN GT1 BLACK GAMING CASE
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 - 2 DVI, 1 HDMI, 1 DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE METAL GEAR SOLID game with select GTX 9 Series GPUs! -Subject to T&Cs
1st Hard Disk
1TB WD 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 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
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
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £781.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-home-office-pc/DFkxvc4Cka/

 

[dieudonneu]

I see you also added a fan other than the standard one, is that necessary still with the new case, and im confused with the motherboard, isn't that for smaller cases? sorry for all the questions

 

[jammey]

The extra fan is not necessary but more airflow is never a bad thing. You're partially right about the motherboard, it fits in smaller cases, however this in no way means you can't use it in a regular mid tower.

 

[dieudonneu]

Oh okay, is there a way to know the type of manufacturer ill get for the graphics card, and with that motherboard am i still alright for the future? as in will later graphics card still be viable on it.

 

[keynes]

I see you also added a fan other than the standard one, is that necessary still with the new case, and im confused with the motherboard, isn't that for smaller cases? sorry for all the questions

For gaming I would not go with the standard Intel CPU cooler. I chosen a cheaper motherboard to fit a faster hard drive, better case and the Titan dragonfly

 

[dieudonneu]

Oh okay, hmmm i dont think i would need a fast hard drive, after i will be getting a SSD, just not with the desktop, what do you think?

 

[keynes]

Oh okay, hmmm i dont think i would need a fast hard drive, after i will be getting a SSD, just not with the desktop, what do you think?

I wouldn't skimp on the hard drive even as a secondary drive. Caviar black is faster than the standard hdd.

 

[dieudonneu]

Alright, thanks. and what do you think of the AC gigabyte adapter, my desktop will be quite far from the router... so dunno if AC would be a big help, or if i should just get an extender?

 

[dieudonneu]

OH and, what about the PSU , is that good enough??

 

[jammey]

If PCS says the power supply is good enough I'd bet that it's good enough.