Hello guys hope all is well with all!
Recently sold my ps4 and my Playstation vita so was thinking of buying parts towards a gaming setup.
my budget is around 600-750
this is what i've currently made to far.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/KaiPhoenix/saved/4uvr
If you can suggest me a setup or any way i can reduce the price that would be fantastic.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3zBJR
It's a different form factor. Not sure if you will like the case. It still has a clean, "Fractal" look.
It has retained the i5 and the 770.
The only significant change I made was to the storage. You can add an SSD later. The HDD will be sufficient for any game, and it is a good idea to have a mass storage device.
When you decide to purchase an SSD, most SSDs come with migration software. Makes the OS transfer painless.
That configuration is £700. With the remaining £50 you could include a smaller capacity SSD or an aftermarket CPU cooler. Very few games benefit from an SSD, so 120GB should be sufficient for your OS and a few choice games.
Choice of affordable SSDs which are within budget:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-sh103s3120g
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-internal-hard-drive-asx900s3128gmc
Heatsinks:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhl9i
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-cpu-cooler-phtc12dxbk
Thank you dude! Anything else you could suggest adding or replacing? What will that setup run you think game wise?
An i5 and a 770 will max 95% of games at 1080p. It is a suitable configuration to run most games on ultra textures on a 1440p panel. PC gaming is not as expensive as some might assume. A £400 PC would be capable of playing new games like BF4 on ultra presets. So this configuration will destroy most games, and allow you to bump up different settings for AA, shadows, and other visual settings that bring games to life.
The PSU has plenty of power for additional components. Ticks all the boxes and will absolutely destroy your previous console in performance, function, and graphics fidelity.
More suggestions:
You could use that £50 remaining at the top of your budget to build a smaller PC. I think smaller form factor PCs are great.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3zXcc
This is the same build, but I have replaced the 770 with the AMD equivalent. The 280x beats the 770 in some games, and it has 3GB of Vram. This is particularly useful for modding games, or playing games at resolutions above 1080p. It's cheaper, too!
+1 here. This is pretty damn close to the specs of my personal build.
In case you want to see what my build is: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2iyxk
My build maxes out almost all games I come across.