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June 28, 2014 6:14:23 PM

Hello everyone! :D 
Its me again and today i would like to ask you all for your personal opinions on this build.
For £2100 do you think I am making the most of my money; also, can you spot any area's where I can save money while keeping the same/similar results.
Bare in mind it will be used for Gaming, Video Editing, Programming and other forms of entertainment mostly.
Also, what kind of settings do you think this will be able to get great FPS on while playing games like battlefield and DayZ.
Thanks In advance!!!:) 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£227.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£80.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£95.76 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£126.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£91.29 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£52.79 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£497.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£497.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case (£110.50 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£142.20 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.74 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor (£139.56 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £2075.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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June 28, 2014 6:21:00 PM

Pretty much a beast. Since you are going all out, maybe think about the i7-4790K instead? You can use it with the same motherboard. Everything else is very nice. And if that is the monitor you are using, you will be getting like 10 million FPS in every game. Maybe not, but you won't be worrying about FPS for a long time.

There is one issue you might run into - heat. The H100 will take care of the CPU but the 6 fans on the two Windforce coolers will be pumping all the heat from the twin 780ti's back into your case. Some people prefer reference cards for SLI because they pump most of the heat out the back of the case. You will not get the same overclocks but your case temps will be a lot lower.
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June 28, 2014 6:22:00 PM

I'd prefer the newer i7 4790k and the ASRock Z97 Extreme 4 per http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/mainstream-gaming-z...

Get 1866 cl9 1.5v memory for not much more.

A really great build!
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June 28, 2014 9:17:13 PM

Looks decent and it seems like it would run anything you throw at it.
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June 29, 2014 5:00:05 AM

So Cub_Fanatic, what do you suggest i use instead, could i change to a fan cpu cooler like the Noctua and have two more case fans, bearing in mind that there are already 3 x140mm between the front and back?
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June 29, 2014 12:17:09 PM

Good build, think you'll be OK as far as the cooling with the TIs, would suggest faster DRAM, 1600/9 is entry level, with Haswell would go 1866/9 as min and 2133/9 seems to be a sweet spot for most
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June 29, 2014 5:05:24 PM

henry07th said:
So Cub_Fanatic, what do you suggest i use instead, could i change to a fan cpu cooler like the Noctua and have two more case fans, bearing in mind that there are already 3 x140mm between the front and back?

No, the H100i is perfectly fine. All I am saying is that a non-reference GPU cooler like the GB Windforce 3X is designed to keep the GPU core cool at all costs - including making everything around it hotter - because it is blowing all the heat it is removing back into the case. Having just one of them usually isn't much of a concern unless it is a mini-ITX setup where everything is crammed together. But having 2 or more of them means twice the heat from two very large and powerful sources. I'm not saying it is a huge problem, especially if your case is large and has adequate cooling. But, if you don't plan on overclocking the GPUs at all, you would get better case temps if you go with reference design 780ti's. An H100i cooled CPU will get the same temps either way since it is not affected at all by inner case temps. It is just something to think about.
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June 29, 2014 5:21:33 PM

The reference design, might run a little cooler inside, but I've got a pair of 780s in SLI OCed about 25%, and while they produce some heat it's nothing that bothers the rig overall. Your case has good reviews towards cooling so should be fine
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