To set the scene.. I'm an experienced PC gamer that has been building my own rigs on ATX mobos for ten years.
The time has come for a Micro-ATX build and I'd appreciate some input from the community here. I have up to £1000 to spend, more like £800 ex VAT would be ideal if possible.
1) Overclocking CPU - i5-4670k
It looks like the smart money right now is on an i5-4670K taken up to around 4Ghz. Assuming I specify a Corsair H55 Liquid CPU cooler am I safe in assuming this is as simple as buying the right mobo and tweaking values within acceptable temperature ranges? Is this even worth it for most modern games?
2) Best case? - Prodigy vs DS Cube
The BitFenix Prodicy Black and the Aerocool DS Cube have caught my eye. Any recommendations for either of these or an alternative?
3) Validate specification - GTX 760? What brand/type? Plextor SSD?
Please take a look at this for me and make recommendations as you see fit with special attention to CPU/GPU and SSD.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£169.94 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£49.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£158.91 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£131.98 @ Dabs)
Storage: Plextor M5S Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£128.57 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£240.61 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case (£63.79 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£125.99 @ Dabs)
Total: £1069.77
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-17 21:32 GMT+0000)
4) Noise
I'd appreciate a quiet PC, any easy tips for swapping out stock fans etc here would be appreciated.
The time has come for a Micro-ATX build and I'd appreciate some input from the community here. I have up to £1000 to spend, more like £800 ex VAT would be ideal if possible.
1) Overclocking CPU - i5-4670k
It looks like the smart money right now is on an i5-4670K taken up to around 4Ghz. Assuming I specify a Corsair H55 Liquid CPU cooler am I safe in assuming this is as simple as buying the right mobo and tweaking values within acceptable temperature ranges? Is this even worth it for most modern games?
2) Best case? - Prodigy vs DS Cube
The BitFenix Prodicy Black and the Aerocool DS Cube have caught my eye. Any recommendations for either of these or an alternative?
3) Validate specification - GTX 760? What brand/type? Plextor SSD?
Please take a look at this for me and make recommendations as you see fit with special attention to CPU/GPU and SSD.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£169.94 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£49.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£158.91 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£131.98 @ Dabs)
Storage: Plextor M5S Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£128.57 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£240.61 @ Amazon UK)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case (£63.79 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£125.99 @ Dabs)
Total: £1069.77
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-17 21:32 GMT+0000)
4) Noise
I'd appreciate a quiet PC, any easy tips for swapping out stock fans etc here would be appreciated.
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