Opinions before I buy and build?

Jaaaaackk · Mar 27, 2014

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Jaaaaackk/saved/4btg

The second gtx 780 will be added at later date... As will a 1440p monitor. Thanks for all help in advance

Marcopolo123 · Mar 27, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£129.29 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£67.49 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£60.56 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£51.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£399.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£399.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case (£124.79 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£113.40 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (£13.54 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: BenQ GL2450HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£113.99 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: BenQ GL2450HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£113.99 @ Aria PC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£15.98 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1909.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-27 10:35 GMT+0000)

JustANewUser · Mar 27, 2014

Why do you have two wireless network adapters? One is enough.

Marcopolo, he also needs an OS. You've put 8GB instead 16GB, and he might be video editing.

Jack, what will you do? Gaming? Video editing?

JustANewUser · Mar 27, 2014

For GTX 780 SLI (two GPUs), I'd get a 1000W Power Supply. So here's my suggestion:

I've changed the RAM to another 16GB Corsair Vengeance (Dual Channel), DDR3 and 1866MHz. Just like the one you put, though this one is cheaper. I've also changed the Corsair Power Supply (850W, Full) to another Corsair Power Supply (1000W, Full and 80+ Gold). I've also changed the Corsair case to a Zalman Z12 Plus case, and with that I saved £80. Those £80 were used to upgrade your CPU (i5-4670K, Intel) to an i7-4770K (Intel). The i7 has Hyper-Threading. It'll be useful in some things. I've also changed the 2TB hard drive to a 3TB hard drive, so you'll have 1TB more. You never know when you'll need 1TB!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£231.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£83.88 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£127.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£129.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£80.11 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£72.56 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£399.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£399.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z12 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.12 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£136.49 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (£13.54 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.96 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: BenQ GL2450HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£113.99 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: BenQ GL2450HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£113.99 @ Aria PC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£15.98 @ Aria PC)
Total: £2042.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-27 11:34 GMT+0000)

sora · Mar 28, 2014

JustANewUser :

For GTX 780 SLI (two GPUs), I'd get a 1000W Power Supply. So here's my suggestion:

I've changed the RAM to another 16GB Corsair Vengeance (Dual Channel), DDR3 and 1866MHz. Just like the one you put, though this one is cheaper. I've also changed the Corsair Power Supply (850W, Full) to another Corsair Power Supply (1000W, Full and 80+ Gold). I've also changed the Corsair case to a Zalman Z12 Plus case, and with that I saved £80. Those £80 were used to upgrade your CPU (i5-4670K, Intel) to an i7-4770K (Intel). The i7 has Hyper-Threading. It'll be useful in some things. I've also changed the 2TB hard drive to a 3TB hard drive, so you'll have 1TB more. You never know when you'll need 1TB!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£231.98 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£83.88 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£127.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£129.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£80.11 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£72.56 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£399.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£399.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Zalman Z12 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£54.12 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£136.49 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (£13.54 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.96 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: BenQ GL2450HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£113.99 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: BenQ GL2450HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (£113.99 @ Aria PC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£15.98 @ Aria PC)
Total: £2042.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-27 11:34 GMT+0000)

Seems great for the price!

Why do you want 16GB of RAM though?

JustANewUser · Apr 1, 2014

He had 16GB RAM in the first build, maybe he's going to do heavier tasks than gaming... Such as video editing, photo editing and those kind of things.

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