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TheMightyChuckaboo

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Hi guys, I have recently had thoughts on updating my current PC build due to it being slightly outdated... Now, obviously i'm about to show you a list of what I plan on getting but would like any external input on whether or not there's any room for improvement (bearing in mind i'm on a £800 budget excluding peripherals as I already have them). Any guidance would be really appreciated :) Thanks! Here it is:

Case: Corsair Vengeance Series C70 - Military Green
Processor: Haswell Intel Core i5 4670K Quad Core Retail CPU, socket 1150
CPU Cooling: Corsair H110 280mm water cooler
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65-GAMIN​G ATX Motherboard
Memory: G. Skill Ripjaws 8GB (from previous build)
Hard Drive: Seagate 2TB Barracuda (From previous build)
Graphics Card: MSI Nvidia GTX 770 Gaming 2GB DDR5 TF Fan PCI-E Graphics Card
Power Supply: Corsair 750w PSU (From previous build)
Operating System: Windows 7 64-Bit

Thanks for taking the time to read this. :)
 
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Then you should keep the K version. Regarding the liquid cooling though, you could get along with a good air cooler as well. It really depends on the overclocking limits.
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That is a very strong system although you could step down a bit on the power supply (650W will be fine). Also if you are not going to overclock then you could go for the non 'K' cpu version and drop the liquid cooler as well. You could then go for GTX 780 :eek:
 
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Those are all good parts but I'd like to know what you're replacing.
 
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I would drop cooler to 212 EVO, get Maximus VI Here and R9 290 (non X) which is faster than GTX-770.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£141.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card (£299.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair C70 Military Green (Green) ATX Mid Tower Case (£87.50 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.96 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £786.87

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A VERY old GTX 460, ASUS M4A88T-M mATX mobo and im carrying over other hardware such as RAM, HDD and PSU.

 
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The 750w PSU is from my previous build so I already have it :)

 
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Well then, the rest recommendations still apply :)
 
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And if I was planning on overclocking? :)

 
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Then you should keep the K version. Regarding the liquid cooling though, you could get along with a good air cooler as well. It really depends on the overclocking limits.
 
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Ok, thanks :)

 
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