Sign in with
Sign up | Sign in
Your question
Solved

Help a Girl buy A new Desktop PC

Tags:
  • Development
  • Build Your Own
  • Tom's Guide
  • Games
  • Corsair
  • Nvidia
  • Asus
  • Configuration
Last response: in Systems
Share
July 12, 2014 3:46:32 AM

a Friend gave me a list for assembling a new PC - what do you think about the configuration?
Any tips or budget/performance rating? I'm not very informed about HW. :D 

Questions: isn't that graphic card a bit cheap?
I need to add a graphic tablet, and a new Mouse & Keyboard, suggestions? I was thinking about a wacom small pro, but I have no clue, need to learn using one fast.

Case Midi Corsair Carbide Series 300R Compact PC Gaming ATX Black € 74,10
CPU Intel Core i7-4770k 3.5GHz 8MB Socket 1150 84W GPU HD Graphics 4600 Boxed € 301,80
Motherboard ASUS Maximus VI Hero Socket 1150 DDR3 SATA3 USB3 ATX € 151,90
VGA Asus GTX770-DC2OC-2GD5 nVidia GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II Core 1058/1110MHz Memory GDDR5 7010MHz 2GB DVI HDMI DP € 277,10
Alimentatore PC Modulare Corsair CX750M 750W 80+ Bronze € 84,30
HD Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" IntelliPower 64MB SATA3 € 47,30
SSD Samsung 840 Evo 250GB 2.5" Read 540MB/s Write 520MB/s SATA3 retail € 116,60
DVD/CD ASUS DRW-24F1ST DVD 24x Nero SATA Retail € 17,60
Arctic Cooling Freezer i30 Intel 1155/1156/2011 Retail € 31,00
RAM DDR3 Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) 1600MHz CL9 1.5V € 138,20

1.239,90 €

I have two Samsung 24" Monitors I need to work with it.

Thanks in advance for any helpful advice.

More about : girl buy desktop

July 17, 2014 7:10:01 AM

4netk said:
a Friend gave me a list for assembling a new PC - what do you think about the configuration?
Any tips or budget/performance rating? I'm not very informed about HW. :D 

Questions: isn't that graphic card a bit cheap?
I need to add a graphic tablet, and a new Mouse & Keyboard, suggestions? I was thinking about a wacom small pro, but I have no clue, need to learn using one fast.

Case Midi Corsair Carbide Series 300R Compact PC Gaming ATX Black € 74,10
CPU Intel Core i7-4770k 3.5GHz 8MB Socket 1150 84W GPU HD Graphics 4600 Boxed € 301,80
Motherboard ASUS Maximus VI Hero Socket 1150 DDR3 SATA3 USB3 ATX € 151,90
VGA Asus GTX770-DC2OC-2GD5 nVidia GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II Core 1058/1110MHz Memory GDDR5 7010MHz 2GB DVI HDMI DP € 277,10
Alimentatore PC Modulare Corsair CX750M 750W 80+ Bronze € 84,30
HD Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" IntelliPower 64MB SATA3 € 47,30
SSD Samsung 840 Evo 250GB 2.5" Read 540MB/s Write 520MB/s SATA3 retail € 116,60
DVD/CD ASUS DRW-24F1ST DVD 24x Nero SATA Retail € 17,60
Arctic Cooling Freezer i30 Intel 1155/1156/2011 Retail € 31,00
RAM DDR3 Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) 1600MHz CL9 1.5V € 138,20

1.239,90 €

I have two Samsung 24" Monitors I need to work with it.

Thanks in advance for any helpful advice.



PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£227.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.25 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£144.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£112.31 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£84.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.70 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (£238.58 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.15 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£77.70 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1008.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

First things first; the cooler you have doesn't list 1150 as a valid socket type for it to fit. It may or may not work, so lets not risk it. I changed to the standard CM Hyper 212. If you want something a bit better you can swap for a Corsair H60 or big Noctua D14.

The RAM was a bit over priced, swapped for the G.Skill.

The motherboard and graphics cards are amazing. The board has tons of features. Usually most people do not need all the features and save money on their boards. Keep it if you think you will use them all, otherwise we can step it down to save money. I like the Direct CUII cooler ASUS offers on their GPU's. The cooling power is amazing. There is an MSI Twin Frozer GTX 770 for cheapers if you want to save money but I like the ASUS personally.

The case is a matter of personal preference mostly. Everything should fit in that case.

Good SSD/HDD combo, I've no quarrel with them.

I swapped the PSU for a fully modular, top branded, 750W. the fully modular PSU will help give you the best cable management. 750W is enough for an SLI configuration later should you choose to do so, or even a new card later with the 770 as a Physx card similar to my current build.

You may or may not want a simple DVD drive. Up to you. Also once you complete the build, consider filling the optional fan slots. Lastly, I assume you have a copy of windows or will be running linux.
m
0
l

Best solution

July 17, 2014 4:27:42 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£227.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.25 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£124.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£112.31 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£82.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.70 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£169.99 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£169.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.15 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£77.70 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1088.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

This is what you are looking at for the best system you can get per your budget and for your needs. I might be assuming too much but see if you like this case: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA...

----
If your accessories cost allows it the same build with two GTX 770's is:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Lqcyt6
Total: £1225.23
Share
Related resources
July 17, 2014 8:02:46 PM

Illumynization said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£227.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.25 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£124.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£112.31 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£82.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.70 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£169.99 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£169.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£59.15 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£77.70 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1088.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

This is what you are looking at for the best system you can get per your budget and for your needs. I might be assuming too much but see if you like this case: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA...

----
If your accessories cost allows it the same build with two GTX 770's is:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Lqcyt6
Total: £1225.23

This would also definitely run any game you want.
m
0
l
July 20, 2014 2:29:09 AM

So... This is the updated list with the two gtx770 for me to buy in Italy. the cpu cooler is only available in EU-Version - difference that matters? Model RR-212E-16PK-R1 vs the RR-212E-20PK-R2 you picked. The prices i entered manually are from e-price.

The case you suggested is a nice thought, but show me something in Pink again and I ditch your build immediately. :D  What do I need to complete it now? Additional Case Fans? We are a bit over my Budget limit, so every cent I can save is worth a look at.

PCPartPicker part list: http://it.pcpartpicker.com/p/v6dfnQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://it.pcpartpicker.com/p/v6dfnQ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€288.00)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€33.69)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€183.33 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€169.26 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€106.91 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€46.51 @ Amazon Italia)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI) (€287.09 @ Amazon Italia)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI) (€287.09 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (€70.69)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€117.99)
Total: €1590.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
m
0
l
!