Gaming Computer Build - Advice/Suggestions?

[Shaoxter]

130R said:

2. A 1440p monitor is great (I have one) but suitable monitors for gaming in that resolution cost ~ £350, so not doable on this budget.

Not true! I have a Korean Qnix monitor off ebay, 2560x1440 and overclocks to 110Hz.
All for £200

[deckster]

mp3manager said:

3. RAMDISK! SSD's are great for loading the OS but really are still dreadfully slow compared to RAM. I have my games pre-loaded into a 12Gb RAMDISK but I still run out from time to time, so 64Gb will be in next system.

Nice in theory, but show me a game which is blocked on I/O for an SSD. Go on, I dare you!

[Ikemi]

130R said:

I would go for something like this (prices from Scan):

Intel Core i5 4690K £175.36
Noctua NH-L9i Low Profile CPU Cooler £34.68
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 Motherboard £88.76
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance RAM (2133) £72.96
4GB EVGA GeForce GTX 970 ACX 2.0 £271.16
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD £97.01
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD £39.58
600W Corsair CXM PSU £53.52
Samsung x24 DVD Writer £11.52
Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower £51.97
Logitech Desktop MK120 Keyboard and Mouse £13.98
AOC E2460SH LED 24" 1ms Monitor £109.49

Total: £1019.99

Awesome! Thanks so much for that! Much appreciated!