[Build Help] First Build/Total Noob. Around the £1000 mark.

Check out Flubit. You'll save around 10% off everything you order from Amazon/Ebuyer. It's definitely a start. I've designed the build around that.

Changes -

  • Better CPU, which is cheaper after Flubit
  • Cheaper motherboard. Unless you are overclocking you will be fine with an H97 board
  • Cheaper RAM, just as fast
  • Faster SSD, cheaper after Flubit
  • Removed sound card

Links to Amazon for wi-fi adapter and PSU -

This build will cost around £1050. Here are the areas you can save money - cheaper CPU (4460), cheaper mobo, smaller/slower SSD, smaller HDD, cheaper GPU, cheaper case, no Blu-Ray reader, cheaper wi-fi adapter.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor £162.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard £64.99 @ Amazon UK
Memory Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory £55.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Crucial M550 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive £89.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £59.99 @ Ebuyer
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card £289.99 @ Amazon UK
Case NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case £97.99 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply £64.41
Optical Drive Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer £39.99 @ Amazon UK
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) £72.99 @ Amazon UK
Monitor BenQ GL2760H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor £155.00 @ Amazon UK
Wireless Network Adapter TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter £25.98
Total
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available £1180.30
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 17:13 GMT+0000
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