Gaming PC for around £900

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KawaiiSenpai

Member
Hiya, looking to upgrade and go for a gaming PC! My budget is around £800-900 and I'm unsure about my spec so any help would be appreciated :winkiss:
The Spec below is what I have come up with so far, also a quick question, does PC spec usually do special offers and stuff near Christmas time? Should
I wait it out before buying a computer in this case? Anyways xD here's my spec:

Case
InWIN GT1 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H81M-PLUS: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE BOARDERLANDS: THE PRE-SEQUEL with GTX 770/780/780/TITAN GPUs!
1st 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 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler (£29)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
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 (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
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 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £893.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-home-office-pc/MMVL2CfR3Z/

Quickly before i post last questions:
-Will the motherboard i have affect gaming performance?
-Do I need a PCI card to connect to my broadband if im doing it through wifi? (wasn't sure so i added one)

Thank you!
 
mantadog

mantadog

Superhero Level Poster
Motherboard doesn't really help performance for gaming, or anything else for that matter. You will need the wifi card to access wifi as the motherboard does not have it built in.

As far as your build I would swap to the 'top spec' configurator and downgrade the i7 to an i5 and then opt for the z97 m or a. although its not a faster board it does allow for more expansion should that interest you in the future. if you have no plans to ever expand the machine then keep it as is, but the i5 is all you need for gaming.
 
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Blindsideous

New member
Get rid of the hdd replace with ssd and get a gtx780 also, your ram should really be two 4gbs rather than one 8gb otherwise it's fine. As far as I know pc specialist has some offers for Xmas but nothing that'll reduce cost greatly. Don't wait out for a case it'll make no difference
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Blindsideous said:
Get rid of the hdd replace with ssd and get a gtx780 also, your ram should really be two 4gbs rather than one 8gb otherwise it's fine. As far as I know pc specialist has some offers for Xmas but nothing that'll reduce cost greatly. Don't wait out for a case it'll make no difference
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I have never seen a Christmas offer from PCS. For £900 you cannot add an ssd and a gtx 780, also the configurator doesn't allow you to choose anything higher than the gtx 770. The only change I would make is the triple copper heatpipe CPU cooler and an i5-4670
 
Rakk

Rakk

The Awesome
Moderator
Blindsideous said:
Get rid of the hdd replace with ssd and get a gtx780 also, your ram should really be two 4gbs rather than one 8gb otherwise it's fine. As far as I know pc specialist has some offers for Xmas but nothing that'll reduce cost greatly. Don't wait out for a case it'll make no difference
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However moving upto a 780 would need the budget increased ...
PCS do not do Xmas offers, their prices are low all year round :)

Edit: too slow
 
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KawaiiSenpai

Member
Ah that's good dunt need to wait about for a few months xD cus id get mad is I bought it then I miss some cool offer D:< changing a HDD to an SSD? I'm not very knowledgeable but making that my solo hard drive sounds silly D; I don't require a GTX780 because I mainly play MMORPGs which is why I feel i7 is a must have cause those games are more cpu heavy than gpu, right? I'm not 100% sure if ill ever upgrade the comp but it would be nice to have the option so I should switch motherboard? And will I still need the PCI card if I switch? Thanks for the help so far guys! :D
 
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KawaiiSenpai

Member
ooo all right thanks for all the advice guys!
just some last questions about this motherboard that I picked
Motherboard
ASUS® H81M-PLUS: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs

How much RAM can this motherbaord take? And having this wouldn't affect the performance of my CPU or GPU will it?
and Lastly before I decide if ill drop down to i5, I plan on doing recording of game play and such and some light video editing will the i5 suffice for playing my games on high setting as well as recording with OBS / Shadowplay without lag? Thanks again for all your help!
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
A maximum of 16gb ram, you can find that information and more by clicking on the interrogation sign in the configurator or google the motherboard specification. Ram wouldn't affect the gpu and for light video editing I doubt you need more than 16gb ram
 
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KawaiiSenpai

Member
Ok so after feed back and suck I'm literally about to order after you guys give me the A.O.K I've decided to go with the below spec and I decided to keep the i7. Does it look balanced? Is there anything that is a MUST change? Thank yoooou.

Case
InWIN GT1 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
Gigabyte H81M-D2V: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE BORDERLANDS: THE PRE-SEQUEL with GTX 770/780/780/TITAN GPUs!
1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/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 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
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 (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
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 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £948.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-home-office-pc/ob5amBRAmy/
 
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