My PC build opinions/improvements

CalF

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So far this is the build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/18C23
or this build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/19Sti
Just graphic cards changed.

I'm thinking of taking out the 770's and replacing them with one/two of these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-GTX-Graphics-Card-Backplate/dp/B0087ZSJRQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1372111214&sr=1-4&keywords=evga+4gb
or
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp427...
or
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Classified-Dual-Link-Graphics/dp/B00DBPU8B2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1372111783&sr=8-2&keywords=EVGA-GeForce-Classified-Dual-Link

What do you guys think? Do you also see anything I could improve?
 

Marcopolo123

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.99 @ Aria PC)
cpu-cooler: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-Quiet-Dark-Rock-Cooler/dp/B007VDD63M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1372112571&sr=8-3&keywords=be+quiet+dark+rockBe Quiet Dark Rock Pro 2 (£68.00)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£148.44 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£113.97 @ Dabs)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£104.60 @ Amazon UK)
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 (2-Way SLI) (£359.98 @ Dabs)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£359.98 @ Dabs)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case (£104.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£127.97 @ Novatech)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHOS104-06 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Drive (£24.99 @ Ebuyer)

Total: £1642.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-24 23:30 BST+0100)




better get these cases.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-caph410b1

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-caph630m1

 

drtoast

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aaanddd drop the ram to 2 x 4gb and use the £50 to bump up to two 770 4gb's and you have a multi-monitor butterspread :p