My £1500 Build (Upgradable)

AdvancedGinger · Sep 7, 2014

So i have built a few pcs on partpicker so i thought lets build a budget one. here it is tell me what you think. ill be updating gfx card and intel plug more ram and storage so

enjoy

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2qVcBm

turkey3_scratch · Sep 7, 2014

I wouldn't call that a budget PC at all, but other than that it's a beast!

chris_shadez · Sep 7, 2014

Yeah looking great.

Unless you plan to SLI, PSU could be brought down to 650W (not sure if "updating" meant "doubling/SLI'ing")

Faster RAM model; (CAS8 vs your CAS9)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£88.58 @ Amazon UK)

AdvancedGinger · Sep 7, 2014

chris_shadez :

yeah updating to sli later on and maybe another cpu along with HDD aswell.

AdvancedGinger · Sep 7, 2014

turkey3_scratch :

my budget

chris_shadez · Sep 7, 2014

Thought so =)
Wouldn't you rather get the CPU now rather than buy this and another later? or would the current one replace another older system one

g-unit1111 · Sep 7, 2014

Too much money being spent on case fans, otherwise I'd say that's an excellent build. You could drop those and invest more in your cooler and do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£105.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£126.75 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£67.26 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£106.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£89.99 @ Novatech)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card (£563.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case (£123.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£139.82 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) (£105.75 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1602.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-08 01:59 BST+0100

The PSU is a bit overkill but it's one of the best on the market and you can easily add another 780TI later on.

AdvancedGinger · Sep 7, 2014

chris_shadez :

it would be this one in the build. id be upgrading to a i7 . so would it be better to upgrade to do that instead of this i5

AdvancedGinger · Sep 7, 2014

g-unit1111 :

Too much money being spent on case fans, otherwise I'd say that's an excellent build. You could drop those and invest more in your cooler and do something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£105.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£126.75 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£67.26 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£106.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£89.99 @ Novatech)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card (£563.74 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case (£123.00 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£139.82 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) (£105.75 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1602.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-08 01:59 BST+0100

The PSU is a bit overkill but it's one of the best on the market and you can easily add another 780TI later on.

does water cooling cool your whole system or just cpu ? ive been intrestied in water cooled systems

M0j0jojo · Sep 7, 2014

Assuming you like a black/and red theme build here you are

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£105.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.46 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£83.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (£479.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master 690 III ATX Mid Tower Case (£77.81 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£94.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£49.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Cooler Master Megaflow 110.0 CFM 200mm Fan (£9.98 @ Novatech)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 120mm Red 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan (£16.40 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 120mm Red 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan (£16.40 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 120mm Red 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan (£16.40 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 120mm Red 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan (£16.40 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Red 93.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£13.67 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Red 93.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£13.67 @ Scan.co.uk)
Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry Mesh Fan Controller (£22.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-OSMIUM BRN Wired Gaming Keyboard (£88.31 @ Amazon UK)
Mouse: Thermaltake Level 10 M Wired Laser Mouse (£69.70 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1575.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-08 02:06 BST+0100

g-unit1111 · Sep 8, 2014

M0j0jojo :

Assuming you like a black/and red theme build here you are

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£105.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.46 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£83.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (£479.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master 690 III ATX Mid Tower Case (£77.81 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£94.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£49.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Cooler Master Megaflow 110.0 CFM 200mm Fan (£9.98 @ Novatech)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 120mm Red 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan (£16.40 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 120mm Red 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan (£16.40 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 120mm Red 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan (£16.40 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 120mm Red 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan (£16.40 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Red 93.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£13.67 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Red 93.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£13.67 @ Scan.co.uk)
Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry Mesh Fan Controller (£22.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-OSMIUM BRN Wired Gaming Keyboard (£88.31 @ Amazon UK)
Mouse: Thermaltake Level 10 M Wired Laser Mouse (£69.70 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1575.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-08 02:06 BST+0100

You'd seriously spend £130 on case fans? That's almost 10% of your budget blown on aesthetics. I'd rather put that money in storage or a better motherboard, or higher wattage power supply.

M0j0jojo · Sep 8, 2014

g-unit1111 :

M0j0jojo :

Assuming you like a black/and red theme build here you are

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£105.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£106.76 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£60.46 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£83.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (£479.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master 690 III ATX Mid Tower Case (£77.81 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£94.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£49.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case Fan: Cooler Master Megaflow 110.0 CFM 200mm Fan (£9.98 @ Novatech)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 120mm Red 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan (£16.40 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 120mm Red 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan (£16.40 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 120mm Red 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan (£16.40 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 120mm Red 81.5 CFM 120mm Fan (£16.40 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Red 93.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£13.67 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case Fan: Aerocool DS 140mm Red 93.4 CFM 140mm Fan (£13.67 @ Scan.co.uk)
Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry Mesh Fan Controller (£22.99 @ Amazon UK)
Keyboard: Gigabyte GK-OSMIUM BRN Wired Gaming Keyboard (£88.31 @ Amazon UK)
Mouse: Thermaltake Level 10 M Wired Laser Mouse (£69.70 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1575.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-08 02:06 BST+0100

You'd seriously spend £130 on case fans? That's almost 10% of your budget blown on aesthetics. I'd rather put that money in storage or a better motherboard, or higher wattage power supply.

Is it bad to have push/pull congif with led fans?

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