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brianos1610

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Approximate Purchase Date: Within 1-2 weeks

Budget Range: £950

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Planning on doing a Computer Science course next year so I'm not sure if I need an i5 or an i7.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon.co.uk

Location: Ireland

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Parts so far:

Case - Fractal Design Define R4 ~£75 http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008NFWNFO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE


Processor - i7 4770k ~£265
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CV3E3XE/ref=ox_sc_act_title_10?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Motherboard - Asus Z87 Pro ~£155
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CXK57KS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Ram - Kingston Beast 8gb ~£65
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A771ZWI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE


Storage:

SSD - 2x Kingston HyperX 3K 120gb ~£160
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007R67FNA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

HDD - Western Digital Black 1TB ~£70
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0036Q7MV0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AH32YJP281GBN

Power Supply - Corsair CXM 750W ~£70
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ALK3QRS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

CD/DVD Drive - Asus DRW-24B5ST 24x Internal SATA DVD Drive ~15
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007IKS7AU/ref=ox_sc_act_image_9?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3FTJ2BGLE278D

OS - Windows 8 ~£70
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009HI2W66/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Peripherals - Logitech MK260 Wireless Mouse & Keyboard ~£15
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004MEXYLM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Total Cost - ~£960

Additional Comments: I haven't included a graphics card because I want to save up and buy a gtx 770 or 780 rather than buy a cheap card now and only getting a few months of usage out of it. The Intel HD4600 Graphics should last me until then. Also I wanted 240gb but that was ~£175 http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007R67FTY/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers so I am wondering if I should get 2 120gb SSD's and put them in RAID 0 or would the extra performance/ risk be worth it? I'll probably only be storing the OS and games etc on the SSD.


And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Currently running a 3 year old laptop so I need an upgrade.

Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£185.27 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£62.95 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£156.08 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.07 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£329.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case (£86.62 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£111.37 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.99 @ Dabs)
Total: £1057.32
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-15 17:42 BST+0100)
 
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Thanks for the ideas, can I ask why you recommend the Gigabyte motherboard over the Asus? I was also looking to fit an SSD into the build for the performance benefits over a HDD. At the moment I don't really need a video card since I can still play my PS3 until I can afford a good graphics card. I was thinking of building this PC as a good base for a graphics card in the future which would still be powerful enough for most tasks.
 
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Ebuyer currently have the HyperX 3k 240GB at £160, same price as 2x 120GB - http://www.ebuyer.com/363434-kingston-240gb-hyperx-3k-ssd-sh103s3-240g

Which to go for depends if you prefer speed or reliability. Obviously a RAID0 config would be much faster but you are effectively doubling the chance of failure. It only takes one of the drives to fail and your data is lost on them both. I'l leave the decision up to you but with this advice... SSD's having reliability issues is old news. They have advanced rapidly in the past 3-4 years and if anything I would trust my data more on a (decent quality) SSD than a HDD.

Questionable RAM choice as you could get 8GB 1600MHz for about £40 and struggle to tell the difference.

Aside from that your build looks great.

 
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brianos1610

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Thanks for the advice. I think I'll go with the RAID 0 configuration then. I'll take your advice with the Ram too, would you recommend the Kingston Ram or another brand?
 
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I'll admit it does look awesome but I'm planning on getting the non-windowed version of the R4 since I want that extra bit of silence that panel provides so I won't get to see it. And also I don't want to have to spend extra on a wifi adapter whereas the Asus includes one.

 
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Kingston are a good brand but I usually just look for RAM with a CAS latency of 9 (or less) and get whatever is cheapest.
 
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