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    First timer round 3 (-_-)

    So I posted a thread ~ a month ago and received some help with the intent of building it the same weekend. Unfortunately life got in the way and my budget is still just sitting there un-used. Posting a new thread only because prices may have changed (possibly different things discounted or coming out) and well, more options can't hurt.

    Budget: £1750-£1850
    Resolution: 1920x1080 or better
    Games / Settings Desired: WoW at Ultra or near. Most modern games at high/ultra. Mostly using the computer for gaming. Also important is that it has enough juice to run a Minecraft server whilst also running the game.
    Any other intensive software or special things you do: Bits of audio and video editing for school (using Vegas). Would also like to be able to start recording gameplay footage.
    Country: UK, so UK prices/stores on parts if possible.
    Parts that can be reused: None.
    Do you need an OS?: Yes
    Do you need peripherals?: I would like a newer monitor so that I can run with 2, using my older one as a secondary possibly. This should be included in the budget.

    (Not included in-budget, purchased seperately!) I also need a decent mouse and keyboard that don't make a lot of noise.
    Function > Looks for me, so I don't need some "MLG" thing with LEDs and logos all over it that makes loads of noise and breaks after 5 months. I'd rather have a tough keyboard that looks plain but works well and doesn't sound like a type-writer.

    Cheers.

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    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

    CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£235.98 @ Aria PC)
    CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£59.23 @ Aria PC)
    Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£104.99 @ CCL Computers)
    Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£68.81 @ Amazon UK)
    Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£111.13 @ Amazon UK)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
    Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£379.95 @ Ebuyer)
    Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£55.70 @ CCL Computers)
    Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£64.96 @ Amazon UK)
    Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.83 @ CCL Computers)
    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£80.71 @ Amazon UK)
    Monitor: Dell U2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor (£193.97 @ Dabs)
    Total: £1411.02
    (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
    (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-23 09:06 GMT+0000)

    If you wanted to spend a little less on the GPU you could try for a 280X but I opted out because they're usually not in stock anywhere or they're highly overpriced:

    Asus R9 280X DirectCU TOP

    They claim 34 in stock which seems unlikely but you can try.

    My suggestion for a keyboard would be a Microsoft Sidewinder X4 but I can't find it in stock anywhere or it's like £100 which is way over the top so I suggest you just go to a shop, try typing on different ones and pick one you like.

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