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What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.
I am a student who needs to submit a PhD thesis in 6 months; so until then I will be using this build for office work and internets. I will however be playing dark souls 3 in my downtime.
I plan to upgrade to a 1080p/4k monitor around december and will consider a decent GPU upgrade to go with it, but for now my budget is severely limited to my current build below, with a little head room for a half decent GPU capable of praising the sun at decent frame rates in high/ultra settings.
If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, FPS, game settings)
my screen is currently a 19'' 900p monitor that was gifted to me; it also only has VGA connection so i'm not expecting too much from it in terms of graphics. I also have a 27'' 720p HDMI TV that will be used as a second monitor until a better one replaces it.
My last gaming PC experience was fallout 2 back in the glory days; since then I have always been a console player. The budget restrictions of student life have limited me to an xbox 360 for the past... well a long time and it is all I have known in terms of gaming performance.
What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?
Im around the GTX 750ti / R9 270 mark in terms of price/performance for this GPU. My budget is £500 in total and my current build is at £413.
In what country are you purchasing your parts?
United Kingdom.
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor | £177.00 |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | £64.99 @ Amazon UK |
| Memory | Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory | £29.99 @ Amazon UK |
| Storage | Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | £49.99 @ Amazon UK |
| Case | Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case | £31.45 @ Amazon UK |
| Power Supply | SeaSonic M12II 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | £60.00 |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | £413.42 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-03 21:56 GMT+0000 |
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I have considered bumping my budget to 560 and getting a GTX960; I also have my eye on an r9 380 for £160 but thats a little out of my current price range, so i'm wondering if I would be better to get a lower end card now, then sell it and upgrade during holiday sales to get a good 1080p/4k ready OC monster.
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