which case for my build?

readme · May 25, 2014

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3QXkE
This is my build.

Thermaltake
Overseer RX-I Snow Edition
vs
NZXT
Phantom 530 (White)

Which one would you suggest? Or maybe you know other cases which are white and have blue led fans built-in?

esco_sid · May 25, 2014

look at corsair 500r with blue leds and white http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005E97ZUU/?tag=pcp0f-21

jaraldo · May 25, 2014

Going by this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=-1&IsNodeId=1&Description=NZXT%20Phantom%20530&bop=And&CompareItemList=-1|11-133-213^11-133-213-TS%2C11-146-105^11-146-105-TS&percm=11-146-105%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24

I'd say the thermaltake. A case is really about personal preference; most $100 cases will have the same features but look different.

Swordkd · May 25, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£163.90 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£111.96 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£63.98 @ Dabs)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£55.89 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£40.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (£479.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.69 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£83.00 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-N13 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£14.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1113.39
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-26 03:32 BST+0100)

Changed some minor things. Same quality Psu, slightly less money and more wattage. You'll get better performance from this Ram than the one you have chosen. DDR3 2133 CAS 11 won't perform as well as 1866 CAS 9. And it's slightly cheaper.

TheMagicalWallaby · May 25, 2014

The NZXT Phantom 530.

My friend owns a phantom and he loves it.

Swap the WD blue for a WD black. The blue has bleh performance.

Swordkd · May 25, 2014

TheMagicalWallaby :

No way. The Black would be a good investment if that's your only HDD, but as a mass storage non-main game or OS drive it isn't worth it. Certainly not worth the money spent over the Blue. A Seagate Barracuda would be another option as well.

readme · May 26, 2014

thanks alot for all the advices. im going to use my pc for games, mainly about 75% of the time for dayz standalone and some new titles like the division, h1z1 and maybe bf4. Im going to play on 1080p screen but im planning to get 1440p one around september time. Do you think this pc is not enough/too much to run dayz on max settings? Priority is dayz, then the other games.

TheMagicalWallaby · May 26, 2014

Swordkd :

I was under the assumption that games would go onto it, Either way it will be faster, but for mass storage that is not gaming or programs that need the speed, a blue is fine.

jaraldo · May 26, 2014

BF4 Ultra settings @ 2560x1600
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2013/11/27/battlefield-4-performance-analysis/4

As for Dayz, the problems you may face will be due to the game engine and not to do with your build

http://www.overclock.net/t/1464065/gtx-780-bottleneck-dayz-standalone-related
http://www.overclock.net/t/1438886/official-nvidia-gtx-780-ti-owners-club/5210

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