Mid-range gaming machine.

[Daarck]

Case - ZALMAN Z11 PLUS BLACK MID TOWER CASE
CPU - Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690 (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard - ASUS® MAXIMUS VII RANGER: PCI-e 3.0, SATA 3.0, USB3.0
RAM - 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
GPU - 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 - DVI, HDMI, 3 DP - 3D Vision Ready
HDD - 2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
Power Supply - CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
CPU Cooling - Super Quiet Titan DragonFly Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler
USB Options - MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

Hi folks - considering a new pc to replace my 5 year old machine (see signature) and came up with the above - not bothered about overclocking, so the 4690 (without the K) should be fine; onboard sound and networking options will be sufficient and a standard DVD drive and Thermal paste will round it out with Win7 64 bit. The specced power requirement is 370-ish w.

Main concern is the GPU - I understand that 4GB AMD R9 380s are around the same performance mark, but I generally prefer Nvidia gear. Other than that...is there anything glaringly off anyone can spot?

 

[keynes]

Do you have a budget?

 

[Daarck]

Hi; that spec comes in at between £800 - 900 so there is some leeway. I'd definitely be keeping it below £900 though; at the moment I'm more just wondering if there's anything that's an obvious faux-pas with that spec.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hi; that spec comes in at between £800 - 900 so there is some leeway. I'd definitely be keeping it below £900 though; at the moment I'm more just wondering if there's anything that's an obvious faux-pas with that spec.

You've got an extremely expensive motherboard that's designed for quad sli which I'm guessing you'll never be using. You could drop down to the z-97p saving you £70 then up the graphics to the GTX970 for £76, so you'll be about the same cost but a lot more graphics power.

 

[Daarck]

Thank you, that's a great tip - I'll look into it