Originally posted by Kilzz
My budget is £700
Do you plan on overclocking? I would recommend £800 if you want to overclock.
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CPU: You must login or register to view this content. (£143.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: You must login or register to view this content. (£44.16 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: You must login or register to view this content. (£46.45 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: You must login or register to view this content. (£41.94 @ Aria PC)
Storage: You must login or register to view this content. (£43.90 @ Dabs)
Video Card: You must login or register to view this content. (£264.55 @ More Computers)
Case: You must login or register to view this content. (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
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Total: £673.13
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CPU: Haswell i5; great CPU for gaming and since it's an i5, you'll be able to multitask while gaming without any problems. It's locked though, so you won't be able to overclock.
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Motherboard: Great motherboard for locked CPUs. Four SATAIII ports, so you can add more storage drives. Has a header for front USB 3.0 ports, which I personally feel should be on every PC in this current day. If you want to get the i5-4690K and overclock, I wouldn't recommend this motherboard.
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Storage: 120GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD for OS, applications, and maybe 1-2 games. 1TB WD Blue for all other storage needs.
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GPU: Can't really complain much about the GTX 970. There is a VRAM problem people like to complain about, but at 1080p, it won't affect you. If you really want to, you can switch this out for a R9 290X. AMD cards, however, consume more power, therefore, produce more heat. I, personally, prefer NVIDIA GPUs because they are more power efficient and produce less heat.
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Case: Sleek micro-ATX case. Not overly flashy like most cases today. Doesn't take up as much room as a mid-tower. Has enough room to install a large aftermarket cooler.
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PSU: High quality PSU. It's a rebranded Seasonic PSU. You can use this PSU in future builds and not have to worry about your PSU blowing up your components. You might think 550W is low wattage, but it's enough to power dual-GPU setups. And with technology becoming more and more efficient each day, high wattage PSUs are becoming more obsolete.