My bulid, Is it ok?

paul_676 · Sep 1, 2014

i will be building my first computer over the next few weeks which will be used for gaming. Just done a rough build then based on good reviews, is it any good? also is the hardware compatible with each other? This is just a rough template to head me in the right direction!
Oh and If you can swap a few things to knock the price down but keep the quality that would be great! thanks

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/mXL6NG

zeyuanfu · Sep 1, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.00 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.86 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£105.59 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£64.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£484.73 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£80.20 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1000.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-01 17:43 BST+0100
33 cents over budget but well worth it

MeteorsRaining · Sep 1, 2014

No no no, don't chose an i7 over i5 and get 270 when you can get 280X or better. A much better build for comfortable ultra gaming:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.00 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.86 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£100.52 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£54.97 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card (£308.86 @ More Computers)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.12 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.58 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor (£125.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £916.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-01 17:45 BST+0100

Z97 EX4 MoBo is excellent OCer, and with that cooler, OC your CPU to something like 4.5GHz stable and enjoy.
Reduced the cost of case and use all the saved money to get a significantly better GTX 770 SC ACX, you'll love this build when it smokes any game on ultra with 60+ FPS

geofelt · Sep 1, 2014

Your build is reasonably good.

Without spending a bit more, there is little to do to make it better.

Assuming your build is primarily for gaming, not rendering or such,
here are some thoughts:

1. The i5-4690K will be cheaper. Few games use more than 2-3 cores, so the i7 hyperthreads buys you little.

2. See if you can.t find a Z97 based motherboard that will give you broadwell 14nm upgradeability. M-ATX format is equally good and often cheaper.

3. Love the SSD. 120gb can fill up quickly. If you will not be storing large files such as video's, consider deferring on the hard drive and use a 240gb ssd instead. It is easy to add a hard drive later.

4. 500w is ok for a R9-270. I might overprovision a bit to 600-650w to allow for the possibility of a future graphics card upgrade. That is the critical component for gaming. Corsair builder series is only an OK budget psu. See if you can't find Seasonic or xfx which is better quality.

SethJPC · Sep 1, 2014

Kept your SSD and monitor included, this should perform better than what you had down already

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.00 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.86 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£105.59 @ Aria PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£64.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£54.97 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£194.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.39 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.58 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor (£125.09 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £903.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-01 18:00 BST+0100

sora · Sep 1, 2014

paul_676 :

I would get an i5-4690k and upgrade to a better graphics card. Also, I would get a 600W EVGA/XFX/Seasonic power supply since the Corsair CX series uses poor capacitors.

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