Help me build my new gaming PC

[Chris268]

As the title says i need a little help with my new gaming/multimedia system. I want the best possible prise base on my needs (below) . The new PC iam going to build must be very fast, boot fast and handle everything without a problem at least for the next 4-5 years.
My budget is around 750 British pounds .That is 1200 USA dollars. I can raise my budget only if is needed.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Heavy Gaming (Battlefield 3 and 4,COD Ghosts, Assasins Creed black flag,WatchDogs..etc Watching HD movies, Web Browsing ( 10 tabs or more), Light Photoshop use.

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around 750-850+ British pound but i can go higher (1365 us dollars MAX and only if its necessary). Just want to get the ideal parts for me without overpay anything i don't need. With shipping and Tax included.

3)Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Greece but i will buy everything from http://www.amazon.co.uk/ref=gno_logo

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need
Cpu,ram,PSU,Case,CPU cooler,MOBO, OS SSD, Storage HDD,optical drive

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Ill be reusing my GTX 660 Ti and a velocirraptor HDD 150gb for scratch disk (Photoshop). I will buy AMD R290x or GTX 780 Ti) at the end of the year. Ill save some money first.

6) Will you be overclocking?
NO

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920x1200

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
This week, I will order all the parts from http://www.amazon.co.uk/ref=gno_logo

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
SATA 6Gb/s, Slots for 16x GPU and slot for sound card PCI-Express like Asus Xonar (This will be later purchace)
I dont care about SLI or CROSSfire slots
I want ATX board most preferably. I know uATX are cheaper and all but i dont like the think that everything will be squeeze in there.

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
windows 8,1 pro 64 bit


These are the parts I was thinking about: *UPDATED*

Case: £79.90 Corsair Carbide 400R microATX Midi PC Tower Black
MOBO: £67.84 MSI B85-G41 Motherboard
CPU: £148.98 Intel Core i5 4570
RAM: £94.36 Kingston 16GB 1600MHz CL10
Windows HDD: £72.99 Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD
Storage HDD:£57.59 Western Digital Blue - 1TB
Optical Drive: £13.53 Samsung 24x Retail SATA DVD Writer
PSU: £74.13 Seasonic M12II-620 Semi-Module620W - bronze

Total £615 (including VAT and shipping)

 

[tcraig_4096]

I can vouch for the Asus H87-Pro it is excellent.

Your memory price is crazy (ballocks?). Can get 16 megs of Corsair or Crucial for only slightly more dollars in USD, which doesn't make sense...

I also do suggest the hyper 212. It can be a bit complicated to install but well worth the time over the Haswell box cooler.

Looks like you need a graphics card? Radeon R270 will fit in your budget and run your screen.

 

[tiraides]

I recommend the MSI B85-G41 PC MATE (£56) instead of the Asus H87-PRO. While it has four SATA 6Gb/s ports and two SATA 3Gb/s ports, you could use the latter two ports for your optical drive and your data HDD (which don't use the full bandwidth offered by the SATA 6Gb/s bus).

Go with a cheaper DDR3 dual-channel kit:

£95 - Kingston HyperX Red KHX16C10B1RK2/16 2x8GB DDR3 1600 kit

The Seasonic M12II is actually a good power supply series, and they're all (semi-) modular.

 

[ekiro]

Buy from the USA and import it as returns.

 

[Chris268]

Hi man

I can vouch for the Asus H87-Pro it is excellent.

I also do suggest the hyper 212. It can be a bit complicated to install but well worth the time over the Haswell box cooler.

Isnt the one i have on my list?

Looks like you need a graphics card?

ill get one on christmas time. Iam considering 770 or 780 GTX

 

[Chris268]

Buy from the USA and import it as returns.

Any US websites with good prices that ship international?

 

[Chris268]

I recommend the MSI B85-G41 PC MATE (£56) instead of the Asus H87-PRO. While it has four SATA 6Gb/s ports and two SATA 3Gb/s ports, you could use the latter two ports for your optical drive and your data HDD (which don't use the full bandwidth offered by the SATA 6Gb/s bus).

Go with a cheaper DDR3 dual-channel kit:

£95 - Kingston HyperX Red KHX16C10B1RK2/16 2x8GB DDR3 1600 kit

The Seasonic M12II is actually a good power supply series, and they're all (semi-) modular.

Any real perfomance difference between the rams? Should i go with 8 or 16gb?

The only difference of the MSI board and the Asus are the sata connectors? What about the boot speed, quality...etc? I want the system to be very stable and speedy.

 

[Chris268]

I recommend the MSI B85-G41 PC MATE (£56) instead of the Asus H87-PRO.

I also just notice that the MSI is B85 chipset and the Asus H87. Would this matter in any way?

 

[Dangman]

Isnt the one i have on my list?

Yes.

Any real perfomance difference between the rams? Should i go with 8 or 16gb?

Nope, no real performance difference. If you can afford 16GB, go for it. If not, 8GB will be fine.

The only difference of the MSI board and the Asus are the sata connectors? What about the boot speed, quality...etc? I want the system to be very stable and speedy.

Those are the main differences to you, yes. The Asus has an edge in quality but that higher quality isn't enough to justify its significantly higher price considering that there are better quality motherboards in the price range of that particular Asus. In other words, while a decent motherboard, nothing about that Asus H87 Pro justifies its current pricing.

I also just notice that the MSI is B85 chipset and the Asus H87. Would this matter in any way?

Only if you want RAID.

 

[Chris268]

Also do i really need a heatsink for my CPU since i will never overclock that i5-4570?
Even if i live in a hot place like Greece. i dont know if the ambient temps play so much role if you dont overclock

 

[Dangman]

Also do i really need a heatsink for my CPU since i will never overclock that i5-4570?
Even if i live in a hot place like Greece. i dont know if the ambient temps play so much role if you dont overclock

Ambient temps do play a role in the cooling of your PC even if you're not overclocking. If Greece is as hot as you say it is, then yes I highly recommend getting a 3rd party HSF like that Coolermaster. Especially considering that you're going to be playing BF3 and BF4 which will push the CPU very very hard. Though if the place where this PC is located has air conditioning running non-stop for the duration of the warm periods in Greece, then you don't need a 3rd party HSF.

 

[Chris268]

Ambient temps do play a role in the cooling of your PC even if you're not overclocking. If Greece is as hot as you say it is, then yes I highly recommend getting a 3rd party HSF like that Coolermaster. Especially considering that you're going to be playing BF3 and BF4 which will push the CPU very very hard. Though if the place where this PC is located has air conditioning running non-stop for the duration of the warm periods in Greece, then you don't need a 3rd party HSF.

WIthout ac we would die here hehe. Anyhow. Because is winter now its cold in and out of the house. So i will not need the Heatsink for now. If i see that tembs goes wayyy up in hot periods ill get a heatsink then

 

[Chris268]

Ok. So i decided to go with these: You believe it will be a solid fast system?


Case: £79.90 Corsair Carbide 400R microATX Midi PC Tower Black
MOBO: £67.84[/URL] MSI B85-G41 Motherboard
CPU: £148.98 Intel Core i5 4570
RAM: £94.36 Kingston 16GB 1600MHz CL10
Windows HDD: £72.99 Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD
Storage HDD:£57.59 Western Digital Blue - 1TB
Optical Drive: £13.53 Samsung 24x Retail SATA DVD Writer
PSU: £74.13 Seasonic M12II-620 Semi-Module620W - bronze

Total £615 (including VAT and shipping) (988 us dollars)

 

[tiraides]

Everything looks good, but go ahead and add on the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO now. You gain the immediate benefit of having a CPU cooler that performs better and runs quieter than the stock Intel HSF.

You also have the wrong link to the B85-G41.

 

[Chris268]

Yea your maybe right. Ill add it. Anyway its a cheap part