Hi
I'm putting together a gaming rig for my first attempt at overclocking.
I'd love feedback on my component choices. What I have planned so far is just over £900 (about $1400-1500, but parts cost a little more here) worth of kit. This my budget just about at its limit, so if there are any areas where I'm wasting my money I'm happy to hear that. On the other hand if i can squeeze out significant performance gains for a little more cash then I might stretch a little farther.
Future-proofing is quite important so I want the option to expand and especially add gpus for SLI in future.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£171.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£139.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£91.50 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£67.34 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £933.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-06 00:24 BST+0100
Thanks in advance!
I'm putting together a gaming rig for my first attempt at overclocking.
I'd love feedback on my component choices. What I have planned so far is just over £900 (about $1400-1500, but parts cost a little more here) worth of kit. This my budget just about at its limit, so if there are any areas where I'm wasting my money I'm happy to hear that. On the other hand if i can squeeze out significant performance gains for a little more cash then I might stretch a little farther.
Future-proofing is quite important so I want the option to expand and especially add gpus for SLI in future.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£171.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£139.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£91.50 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£67.34 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £933.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-06 00:24 BST+0100
Thanks in advance!
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