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After about a year of waiting I'm finally about to build my new rig. Sending for the parts in just over a week. My budget is fairly loose, though I want a very solid bang-for-buck build. I can throw another hundred or two at it if it's going to result in better performance for longer, but equally I don't want to spend unnecessary money just for an unnoticeable fps boost.
So if anyone out there has any ideas for how to make this rig better, or thinks I'm spending frivolously somewhere, it'd be great to know. Many thanks for your help.
Here's my current plan:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£173.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£113.84 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£65.72 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£164.28 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£74.82 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (£196.79 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ Aria PC)
Case Fan: Xigmatek CLF-F1451 60.5 CFM 140mm Fan (£6.92 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£95.70 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222AB DVD/CD Writer (£13.21 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.66 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor (£143.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Mouse: Cooler Master CM Storm Sentinel Advance II Wired Laser Mouse (£47.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1279.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-23 11:54 BST+0100)
Approximate Purchase Date: October 4th
Budget Range: £1000-£1500, bang-for buck and upragedability is the most important thing.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming/Audio Recording/Video Editing
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: All I already have are speakers and a Sidewinder X4.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Location: Sheffield, UK
Parts Preferences: Radeon Card for the Never Settle Bundle
Overclocking: In future
SLI or Crossfire: In future
So if anyone out there has any ideas for how to make this rig better, or thinks I'm spending frivolously somewhere, it'd be great to know. Many thanks for your help.
Here's my current plan:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£173.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£113.84 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£65.72 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£164.28 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£74.82 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (£196.79 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ Aria PC)
Case Fan: Xigmatek CLF-F1451 60.5 CFM 140mm Fan (£6.92 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£95.70 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222AB DVD/CD Writer (£13.21 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.66 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor (£143.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Mouse: Cooler Master CM Storm Sentinel Advance II Wired Laser Mouse (£47.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1279.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-23 11:54 BST+0100)
Approximate Purchase Date: October 4th
Budget Range: £1000-£1500, bang-for buck and upragedability is the most important thing.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming/Audio Recording/Video Editing
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Parts to Upgrade: All I already have are speakers and a Sidewinder X4.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Location: Sheffield, UK
Parts Preferences: Radeon Card for the Never Settle Bundle
Overclocking: In future
SLI or Crossfire: In future
all I know is that its a "while supplies last" deal. But I ordered mine over a month ago from newegg and people have gotten codes since so they must restock.
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