Help debate a £1500 system (with monitor)

Jacks0n · Jun 28, 2013

So I got in a debate with a female about whether or not my pc idea is good and she seemed to think that it was outdated...when all she picked were parts from last year or even earlier...here is my build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£242.94 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.49 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£149.15 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£78.47 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£179.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£67.78 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card (£376.74 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Antec Eleven Hundred ATX Full Tower Case (£88.71 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£89.08 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£15.95 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£65.99 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: AOC E2243FW 21.5" Monitor (£104.94 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1484.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-28 23:31 BST+0100)

what do you guys think?

Marcopolo123 · Jun 28, 2013

What are you doing with this pc ?

Jacks0n · Jun 28, 2013

Not for me, for a friend; Gaming - art - film editing - the i7 and 16GB of ram is for the graphics and rendering process.

Marcopolo123 · Jun 29, 2013

Does he plan to sli ?
He overclocks ?

Take this for a clean look
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h100i

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£257.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£116.34 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£113.97 @ Dabs)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£127.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£68.97 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£315.32 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case (£86.62 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£125.97 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£15.95 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£65.99 @ Aria PC)

Other: http://www.amazon.co.uk/VN247H-Widescreen-Multimedia-Monitor-1920x1080/dp/B00A4415KG/ref=sr_1_5?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1372492781&sr=1-5&keywords=monitor+1080pMonitor (£162.00)

Other:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-Quiet-Dark-Rock-Cooler/dp/B007VDD63M/ref=sr_1_cc_3?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1372492866&sr=1-3-catcorr&keywords=Be+quiet+dark+rock Cpu-cooler (£68.00)

Total: £1525.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-29 09:03 BST+0100)

Jacks0n · Jun 29, 2013

no and no - I wasn't looking for another system - I was looking for an agreement for a debate on whether this or the old ivy bridge with 660ti SLI would be better.

Marcopolo123 · Jun 29, 2013

Haswell is the way to go, ivy bridge is old
2 gtx 660 ti are stronger then 1 gtx 770, but sli can have problems(drivers ect.), you have to replace both cards to upgrade.
With 1 gtx 770 you have less problems and if you need an upgrade you just add another one.
Note: 1 gtx 770 is plenty for 1080p.

However your build isnt good.

Jacks0n · Jun 29, 2013

and what makes you say that? it's hardly different to your build...

Zynch · Jun 29, 2013

Marcopolo123 :

Does he plan to sli ?
He overclocks ?

Take this for a clean look
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h100i

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£257.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£116.34 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£113.97 @ Dabs)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£127.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£68.97 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£315.32 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case (£86.62 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£125.97 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£15.95 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£65.99 @ Aria PC)

Other: http://www.amazon.co.uk/VN247H-Widescreen-Multimedia-Monitor-1920x1080/dp/B00A4415KG/ref=sr_1_5?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1372492781&sr=1-5&keywords=monitor+1080pMonitor (£162.00)

Other:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-Quiet-Dark-Rock-Cooler/dp/B007VDD63M/ref=sr_1_cc_3?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1372492866&sr=1-3-catcorr&keywords=Be+quiet+dark+rock Cpu-cooler (£68.00)

Total: £1525.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-29 09:03 BST+0100)

If you arent too worried about efficiency you can get a 850W power supply (silver rated) from XFX, which is also cheaper:
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£102.96 @ Amazon UK)

Jacks0n · Jun 29, 2013

I'm not overclocking or anything, my set up is fine

- 850W is overkill - even 760 is - but I just wanted to be safe.

Zynch · Jun 30, 2013

Jacks0n :

Its not overkill if its cheaper than the 750W stuff.

Jacks0n · Jun 30, 2013

Zynch :

I guess, I was putting the part list together fairly quickly XD

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