Advise needed to build my first modern gaming PC.
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foreign
September 30, 2014 11:01:41 AM
Hi,
I just went through scan's pc builder (scan.co.uk) and came up with this build:
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It turns out that the price is slightly lower if I buy all the parts separately on scan.co.uk and build PC myself which will cost me £1712.89 but not £1883.58 as on the quote above and a way cheaper if I buy all the parts elsewhere. I used http://skinflint.co.uk to compare prices and posting my results below.
2 x 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD - £97.01 each (scan) £79.99 each (elsewhere)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB, SATA 6Gb/s - £76.78 (scan) £71.94 (elsewhere)
Corsair RM Series RM1000 1000W ATX 2.31 - £129.72 (scan) £124.78 (elsewhere)
Corsair Vengeance Pro red DIMM kit 16GB, DDR3-2133, CL11-11-11-27 - £133.39 (scan) £132.77 (elsewhere)
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SuperClocked ACX 1.0, 4GB GDDR5 - £286.76 each (scan) £265.68 each (elsewhere)
Akasa Flexa PWM fan splitter, 15cm - £2.38 (scan) £2.38 (scan)
ASUS ROG Maximus VII Hero - £159.56 (scan) £143.00 (elsewhere)
Corsair hydro Series H100i - £84.12 (scan) £79.99 (elsewhere)
Corsair Obsidian Series 650D with side panel window - £100.00 (scan) £99.95 (elsewhere)
Intel Core i7-4790K, 4x 4.00GHz, boxed - £259.40 (scan) £248.34 (elsewhere)
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Total: £1712.89 (scan.co.uk) £1594.49 (elsewhere)
So, I have few questions regarding above build:
1. Is there anything I can change to reduce the price without noticeable difference in overall performance?
2. Is there anything I can change for better performance without huge difference in price?
3. Would you suggest going for Samsung 850 PRO SSD or 840 EVO will perform about the same?
4. I'm totally unsure what RAM will be the best to pick. Any advises?
5. Is it worth buying this expensive PSU?
Any finally would you buy all the parts from scan at the prices above or would you go for cheaper choices from multiple sources (some not even recognized by me)?
Any advises will be much appreciated.
Thank you.
I just went through scan's pc builder (scan.co.uk) and came up with this build:

It turns out that the price is slightly lower if I buy all the parts separately on scan.co.uk and build PC myself which will cost me £1712.89 but not £1883.58 as on the quote above and a way cheaper if I buy all the parts elsewhere. I used http://skinflint.co.uk to compare prices and posting my results below.
2 x 250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD - £97.01 each (scan) £79.99 each (elsewhere)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB, SATA 6Gb/s - £76.78 (scan) £71.94 (elsewhere)
Corsair RM Series RM1000 1000W ATX 2.31 - £129.72 (scan) £124.78 (elsewhere)
Corsair Vengeance Pro red DIMM kit 16GB, DDR3-2133, CL11-11-11-27 - £133.39 (scan) £132.77 (elsewhere)
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SuperClocked ACX 1.0, 4GB GDDR5 - £286.76 each (scan) £265.68 each (elsewhere)
Akasa Flexa PWM fan splitter, 15cm - £2.38 (scan) £2.38 (scan)
ASUS ROG Maximus VII Hero - £159.56 (scan) £143.00 (elsewhere)
Corsair hydro Series H100i - £84.12 (scan) £79.99 (elsewhere)
Corsair Obsidian Series 650D with side panel window - £100.00 (scan) £99.95 (elsewhere)
Intel Core i7-4790K, 4x 4.00GHz, boxed - £259.40 (scan) £248.34 (elsewhere)
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Total: £1712.89 (scan.co.uk) £1594.49 (elsewhere)
So, I have few questions regarding above build:
1. Is there anything I can change to reduce the price without noticeable difference in overall performance?
2. Is there anything I can change for better performance without huge difference in price?
3. Would you suggest going for Samsung 850 PRO SSD or 840 EVO will perform about the same?
4. I'm totally unsure what RAM will be the best to pick. Any advises?
5. Is it worth buying this expensive PSU?
Any finally would you buy all the parts from scan at the prices above or would you go for cheaper choices from multiple sources (some not even recognized by me)?
Any advises will be much appreciated.
Thank you.
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Reply to foreign
Yes you can get this PSU instead EVGA G2 750 watt http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-SuperNOVA-750W-Power-Suppl...
Much better in quality than RM.
Its a tTier 1 with 10 years of warranty for gtx 970 SLI will draw about 300 watt of power at full load which you will barely reach with SLI so a 750 watt is more than enough for 2x gtx 970 .
There is no meaning of getting 2x 250 gb ssd when you already getting a 3 tb HDD.
I hope this build is for gaming plus animation purpouse or else the i7 and 16 GB ram is a big waste of money.
Much better in quality than RM.
Its a tTier 1 with 10 years of warranty for gtx 970 SLI will draw about 300 watt of power at full load which you will barely reach with SLI so a 750 watt is more than enough for 2x gtx 970 .
There is no meaning of getting 2x 250 gb ssd when you already getting a 3 tb HDD.
I hope this build is for gaming plus animation purpouse or else the i7 and 16 GB ram is a big waste of money.
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foreign
September 30, 2014 11:09:08 AM
foreign
September 30, 2014 11:12:09 AM
prit87 said:
Yes you can this PSU instead much better in quality Tier 1 with 10 years of warranty for gtx 970 SLI will draw about 300 watt of power at full load which you will barely reach with SLI so a 750 watt is more than enough for 2x gtx 970 .There is no meaning of getting 2x 250 gb ssd when you already getting a 3 tb HDD.
I am planning to use 1 SSD for OS and application and the other one for games but HDD for storage (music, pictures, movies in general). They are not that expensive compared to other parts anyway.
Thank you very much for quick responses guys.
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foreign said:
LukaBoki said:
You forgot to mention what will the PC be used for.Gaming,editing,rendering...
As a title says it will be for gaming the most (well, I'm not sure if I will record and render anything yet as I could never do it with my current and previous PCs).
If its mainly for gaming then get a i5 4690k with 8 gb of Ram and spent the extra cash on 2x gtx 980 that will give you more boost in performance in gaming .
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foreign said:
prit87 said:
Yes you can this PSU instead much better in quality Tier 1 with 10 years of warranty for gtx 970 SLI will draw about 300 watt of power at full load which you will barely reach with SLI so a 750 watt is more than enough for 2x gtx 970 .There is no meaning of getting 2x 250 gb ssd when you already getting a 3 tb HDD.
I am planning to use 1 SSD for OS and application and the other one for games but HDD for storage (music, pictures, movies in general). They are not that expensive compared to other parts anyway.
Thank you very much for quick responses guys.
For storage Using an SSD has no meaning the HDD is sufficient for that.
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Reply to prit87
This would be a better build for gaming:
CPU: i5 4690K
Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A
CPU Cooler: CM 212 EVO
RAM: G.Skill Sniper 1600 MHz 2x4GB CL9
Graphics card: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming 2x
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 3TB
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB
Case: Corsair 650D or if you want the cheaper version,Corsair 300R Windowed
PSU: EVGA G2 850W
CPU: i5 4690K
Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A
CPU Cooler: CM 212 EVO
RAM: G.Skill Sniper 1600 MHz 2x4GB CL9
Graphics card: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming 2x
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 3TB
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB
Case: Corsair 650D or if you want the cheaper version,Corsair 300R Windowed
PSU: EVGA G2 850W
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foreign
September 30, 2014 11:28:52 AM
prit87 said:
foreign said:
LukaBoki said:
You forgot to mention what will the PC be used for.Gaming,editing,rendering...
As a title says it will be for gaming the most (well, I'm not sure if I will record and render anything yet as I could never do it with my current and previous PCs).
If its mainly for gaming then get a i5 4690k with 8 gb of Ram and spent the extra cash on 2x gtx 980 that will give you more boost in performance in gaming .
gtx 980 are too expensive atm this is why I decided to go for gtx 970 in sli. It should be enough to run just about any game at ultra for only £100 extra than single gtx 980
However, I might change my mind. This is why I'm here, to listen to your advises as I have never built high end gaming PC in my life.
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foreign
September 30, 2014 11:35:34 AM
LukaBoki said:
This would be a better build for gaming:CPU: i5 4690K
Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A
CPU Cooler: CM 212 EVO
RAM: G.Skill Sniper 1600 MHz 2x4GB CL9
Graphics card: Gigabyte GTX 980 G1 Gaming 2x
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 3TB
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB
Case: Corsair 650D or if you want the cheaper version,Corsair 300R Windowed
PSU: EVGA G2 850W
Thank you for your input. Can't wait to check the prices for your suggested build
How it will perform with gtx 970 in sli compared to the build I came up with, what do you think?BTW, can someone explain what's the difference in performance between 1600 mhz and 2133 or 2400? I have zero knowledge in this and not sure if higher frequencies worth extra money.
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Reply to foreign
if you get the i5 4690k instead of i7 4790k then you save around £80 and if you get the 2x4 gb ram then you save around £ 60 ditching one ssd would save you around £100 .......h100i you actually dont need a CMhyper 212 evo is capable enough to cool the CPU at moderate OC and that will save you around £50 .
So overall you save about £300 for the gtx 980.
So overall you save about £300 for the gtx 980.
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foreign
September 30, 2014 12:13:21 PM
prit87 said:
if you get the i5 4690k instead of i7 4790k then you save around £80 and if you get the 2x4 gb ram then you save around £ 60 ditching one ssd would save you around £100 .......h100i you actually dont need a CMhyper 212 evo is capable enough to cool the CPU at moderate OC and that will save you around £50 .So overall you save about £300 for the gtx 980.
Yeah, I have just checked the prices for Luka's build and it's just over £1400 in total which is exactly £300 less. Anyway, sticking to gtx 970 in sli I think will be a better option, I know they won't be able to run let's say Battlefield 4 on ultra with resolution scale set at 200% but gtx 980 in sli won't either. If gtx 970 in sli will be able to run any game for the next 3 years I will consider it a better option for the money.
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foreign
September 30, 2014 12:15:31 PM
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foreign
September 30, 2014 12:45:09 PM
LukaBoki said:
This would be a better build for gaming:CPU: i5 4690K
Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A
CPU Cooler: CM 212 EVO
RAM: G.Skill Sniper 1600 MHz 2x4GB CL9
Graphics card: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming 2x
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 3TB
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB
Case: Corsair 650D or if you want the cheaper version,Corsair 300R Windowed
PSU: EVGA G2 850W
I'm sorry to bother you guys with my most likely stupid questions but I don't have much knowledge about high end tech
CPU: i5 4690K
- In what cases i7-4790K will be a better choice over i5 4690K? I don't want to hit 100% cpu load ever again after PC upgrade, it annoys me so much
Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A
- why above motherboard over ASUS ROG Maximus VII Hero? Is there any reason other than price? If not why not to go for asus hero for about £40 extra?
CPU Cooler: CM 212 EVO
- will be the above cooler capable to quietly cool overclocked CPU at max load? I had 2 reasons in my mind to go for watercooled cooler which are silent and efficient cooling overclocked CPU and the dust I hate to clean off the CPU cooler
RAM: G.Skill Sniper 1600 MHz 2x4GB CL9
- Is there any noticeable or any difference between GSkill or Crosair of same class (same frequency and CL)? scan guys don't have any GSkill ram in stock. Also, is there a noticeable difference between CL9 and CL11 ram?
Graphics card: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming 2x
- why gigabyte over evga superclocked? Is there any reason behind?
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB
- I still have a question regarding EVO and PRO series of samsung SSDs. Is there a huge noticeable difference between 840 EVO and 850 PRO? I mean boot up times, game and application loading. I would appreciate if someone who have tried both drives answers this question.
PSU: EVGA G2 850W
- I really like the PSU you suggested, it's cool and a bit cheaper than the one I originally wanted to get
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Reply to foreign
i7 is generally better than i5 in every way but for gaming i5 is enough i7 is needed while doing rendering and animation work.
actually hyper 212 evo is quieter than h100i.
No reasons for gigabyte over evga get what you want i will recommend the MSi twin frozer dont go with evga because there are some heating issues reported from evga 970 users.
actually hyper 212 evo is quieter than h100i.
No reasons for gigabyte over evga get what you want i will recommend the MSi twin frozer dont go with evga because there are some heating issues reported from evga 970 users.
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foreign
September 30, 2014 12:58:02 PM
prit87 said:
gtx 970 it self can run any game for 3 years at max settings and you will not see any difference between higher mhz of ram the difference can only be seen if you are using an APU or when you are doing rendering work or animation work etc.I've checked some benchmarks for gtx 970 on it's own and I don't think that FPS output of around 30-40 for modern games like watch dogs, Metro: Last Night, Battlefield 4 might be considered as a good result, even gtx 780 ti on it's own outperforms it for a tiny bit in most cases according to this review: http://www.techspot.com/review/885-nvidia-geforce-gtx-9...
This is why I think gtx 970 in sli should be just enough for now and upcoming few years but I might be wrong. I'm trying to catch up with todays technology very quickly.
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Reply to foreign
i7 is better for editing,it won't give you any performance boost in gaming.
The Maximus is made for extreme OCing.You can still OC on the Z97-A,but not as high as on the Maximus.
CM 212 EVO is a great CPU cooler.So quiet,I can't hear it in my build.
No difference between Corsair and G.Skill RAM,just make sure you don't get Corsair RAM with tall heatsinks.
EVGA has some issues,like one of the three copper heatpipes not covering the GPU AT ALL.Gigabyte is also good.MSI too.
No real difference between EVO and the PRO,just the price.
The Maximus is made for extreme OCing.You can still OC on the Z97-A,but not as high as on the Maximus.
CM 212 EVO is a great CPU cooler.So quiet,I can't hear it in my build.
No difference between Corsair and G.Skill RAM,just make sure you don't get Corsair RAM with tall heatsinks.
EVGA has some issues,like one of the three copper heatpipes not covering the GPU AT ALL.Gigabyte is also good.MSI too.
No real difference between EVO and the PRO,just the price.
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foreign said:
prit87 said:
gtx 970 it self can run any game for 3 years at max settings and you will not see any difference between higher mhz of ram the difference can only be seen if you are using an APU or when you are doing rendering work or animation work etc.I've checked some benchmarks for gtx 970 on it's own and I don't think that FPS output of around 30-40 for modern games like watch dogs, Metro: Last Night, Battlefield 4 might be considered as a good result, even gtx 780 ti on it's own outperforms it for a tiny bit in most cases according to this review: http://www.techspot.com/review/885-nvidia-geforce-gtx-9...
This is why I think gtx 970 in sli should be just enough for now and upcoming few years but I might be wrong. I'm trying to catch up with todays technology very quickly.
gtx 780 ti is better than gtx 970 but gtx 980 beats the gxt 780 ti .
but its not all about the benchmarks watch this video .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNJOqmddoPU
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Reply to prit87
If you really want a water cooled i7, I would go with this.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£249.95 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£88.31 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£104.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: AMD 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£68.09 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£146.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.60 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.80 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1516.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 21:10 BST+0100
Otherwise, just go with a 4690k.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£171.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£88.31 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£104.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: AMD 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£68.09 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£146.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.60 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.80 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1438.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 21:11 BST+0100
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£249.95 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£88.31 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£104.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: AMD 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£68.09 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£146.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.60 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.80 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1516.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 21:10 BST+0100
Otherwise, just go with a 4690k.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£171.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£88.31 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£104.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: AMD 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£68.09 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£146.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.60 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.80 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1438.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 21:11 BST+0100
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foreign
October 1, 2014 12:57:24 PM
logainofhades said:
If you really want a water cooled i7, I would go with this. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£249.95 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£88.31 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£104.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: AMD 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£68.09 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£146.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.60 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.80 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1516.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 21:10 BST+0100
Otherwise, just go with a 4690k.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£171.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£88.31 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£104.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: AMD 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£68.09 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£146.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.60 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.80 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£69.65 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1438.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 21:11 BST+0100
Thank you for your suggestions.
Based on some suggestions in this thread and reading few more other threads on this forum I came up with this build and will appreciate if you guys highlight ANY downsides:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£249.95 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£88.31 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£155.00 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£131.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£87.84 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£87.84 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£299.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£299.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£84.90 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1647.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'm still confused about picking i7 or i5 CPU. What I definitely don't want to happen is worrying about running many processes and applications in the background while gaming and I want my new PC to last for at least 3 years up to date with any upcoming modern game as well as applications if I wish to use any. BTW, I'm planning to overclock CPU to max (I didn't mention this earlier).
Pretty much the same stands for 16 GB ram instead of 8 GB. I'm not planning to upgrade my PC every year or two like most of gamers does. Actually, I'm not really a gamer, I only play 1-2 games a year and not really much but when it comes to gaming I want to fully enjoy the game I'm playing.
ROG motherboard I think worth an extra ££ for all great OC capabilities and gaming features it comes with or am I missing something?
The reason I have 2 x 250 GB SSD instead of 1 x 500 GB is that I'm planning to use one for OS and applications and the other one for games for a performance boost when it comes to loading games but again, I have never had SSD drives in the past and I might be missing something
The reason for EVGA gpu is simple, they are the fastest 970's on the market atm and heating issues are claimed to be gone with ACX 2.0
I've picked a bit more recent evga PSU over suggested above mainly for a better look of cables
I will appreciate all the suggestions and further discussion
P.S. if you are going to suggest replacing something in my build please note what is your reason behind.
Also, do you think I need to buy any additional coolers or cables or anything?
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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PY9h23
OR
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/8sLvsY
You will NOT,I repeat,NOT have to upgrade neither of these rigs above for the next 3-4 years.
Why?
16GB of RAM will become normal in gaming builds in about 4 years,and 32GB in another 4 and so on,so you won't have to upgrade the RAM like ever.
You will not have to change the CPU because they are the best and they will last even longer even if you OC them.
Note: There is no max OC,you can OC to the point where your motherboard can't support the clock OR when you get some abnormal temps,like 45-50C at idle.
Nothing wrong with the ROG board.
EVGA has some issues,I would avoid that one.The BEST 970 out of the box is the Gigabyte G1 Gaming.
That's pretty much what I have to say.
OR
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/8sLvsY
You will NOT,I repeat,NOT have to upgrade neither of these rigs above for the next 3-4 years.
Why?
16GB of RAM will become normal in gaming builds in about 4 years,and 32GB in another 4 and so on,so you won't have to upgrade the RAM like ever.
You will not have to change the CPU because they are the best and they will last even longer even if you OC them.
Note: There is no max OC,you can OC to the point where your motherboard can't support the clock OR when you get some abnormal temps,like 45-50C at idle.
Nothing wrong with the ROG board.
EVGA has some issues,I would avoid that one.The BEST 970 out of the box is the Gigabyte G1 Gaming.
That's pretty much what I have to say.
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I was curious, after looking at the price of latest OP build, and wondered if I could fit in a Haswell-E into that price. Sure enough, I managed to.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£279.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£88.31 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£175.81 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£189.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.94 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.94 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.60 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1615.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 21:22 BST+0100
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£279.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£88.31 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£175.81 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£189.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.94 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.94 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.60 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1615.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 21:22 BST+0100
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foreign
October 1, 2014 1:31:12 PM
LukaBoki said:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PY9h23OR
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/8sLvsY
You will NOT,I repeat,NOT have to upgrade neither of these rigs above for the next 3-4 years.
Why?
16GB of RAM will become normal in gaming builds in about 4 years,and 32GB in another 4 and so on,so you won't have to upgrade the RAM like ever.
You will not have to change the CPU because they are the best and they will last even longer even if you OC them.
Note: There is no max OC,you can OC to the point where your motherboard can't support the clock OR when you get some abnormal temps,like 45-50C at idle.
Nothing wrong with the ROG board.
EVGA has some issues,I would avoid that one.The BEST 970 out of the box is the Gigabyte G1 Gaming.
That's pretty much what I have to say.
I thought EVGA have solved all the issues they had with their gtx 970 by upgrading it to ACX 2.0, at least that's what I've read on internet.
BTW, will it be ok to stream with above spec if I wish to do so without huge impact on games performance?
P.S. I've seen some people building gaming rigs for over £5k but I don't really get what motivates them to spend hell lot of the money when ~£1.6k is more than enough (at least I think it is enough, I would even rate pc spec above as a top tier gaming pc as of now) :S
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foreign
October 1, 2014 1:36:11 PM
logainofhades said:
I was curious, after looking at the price of latest OP build, and wondered if I could fit in a Haswell-E into that price. Sure enough, I managed to.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£279.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£88.31 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£175.81 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£189.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.94 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.94 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.60 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1615.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 21:22 BST+0100
So, are you saying that the build I came up with doesn't worth the money?
You just made me confused of what I should be buying again :S
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I would say your build is overpriced for what you are getting. From a longevity standpoint, I would say the 5820k would outlast a 4790k. (12 threads vs 8 on CPU) The 5820k would easily hit 4.0ghz. I am unaware of any k series intel chip, since at least Sandy Bridge, that cannot easily match the 4.0ghz clock speed of the 4790k. I find it a welcome challenge to try and save money or get more for the money on builds.
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foreign
October 1, 2014 2:45:21 PM
logainofhades said:
I would say your build is overpriced for what you are getting. From a longevity standpoint, I would say the 5820k would outlast a 4790k. (12 threads vs 8 on CPU) The 5820k would easily hit 4.0ghz. I am unaware of any k series intel chip, since at least Sandy Bridge, that cannot easily match the 4.0ghz clock speed of the 4790k. I find it a welcome challenge to try and save money or get more for the money on builds.
I remember you suggested to even go with i5 or i7 4790k for about the same money but now i7 6 core :S It's getting me confused
If i7 4790k will suit my needs for quite a few years as I been told I see no reason to go for even better CPU changing half of a build along
Could you please answer some questions I asked earlier btw?
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foreign said:
logainofhades said:
I would say your build is overpriced for what you are getting. From a longevity standpoint, I would say the 5820k would outlast a 4790k. (12 threads vs 8 on CPU) The 5820k would easily hit 4.0ghz. I am unaware of any k series intel chip, since at least Sandy Bridge, that cannot easily match the 4.0ghz clock speed of the 4790k. I find it a welcome challenge to try and save money or get more for the money on builds.
I remember you suggested to even go with i5 or i7 4790k for about the same money but now i7 6 core :S It's getting me confused
If i7 4790k will suit my needs for quite a few years as I been told I see no reason to go for even better CPU changing half of a build along
Could you please answer some questions I asked earlier btw?
My i5 vs i7, in my first post was to show the price differences between the two. Your later build costed more than either. All I did was show you a better system for around the same cost as the one you put together. It was to show you how much you are overpaying for components, at the sacrifice of performance. I recommend the Crucial MX 100 SSD's because they are good performers for the money and storage capacity. Evga G2 and B2 are good PSU's. Personally, I would go with B2. The difference between bronze and gold is minimal. Your ram question was answered above me.
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foreign
October 2, 2014 7:35:04 AM
logainofhades said:
foreign said:
logainofhades said:
I would say your build is overpriced for what you are getting. From a longevity standpoint, I would say the 5820k would outlast a 4790k. (12 threads vs 8 on CPU) The 5820k would easily hit 4.0ghz. I am unaware of any k series intel chip, since at least Sandy Bridge, that cannot easily match the 4.0ghz clock speed of the 4790k. I find it a welcome challenge to try and save money or get more for the money on builds.
I remember you suggested to even go with i5 or i7 4790k for about the same money but now i7 6 core :S It's getting me confused
If i7 4790k will suit my needs for quite a few years as I been told I see no reason to go for even better CPU changing half of a build along
Could you please answer some questions I asked earlier btw?
My i5 vs i7, in my first post was to show the price differences between the two. Your later build costed more than either. All I did was show you a better system for around the same cost as the one you put together. It was to show you how much you are overpaying for components, at the sacrifice of performance. I recommend the Crucial MX 100 SSD's because they are good performers for the money and storage capacity. Evga G2 and B2 are good PSU's. Personally, I would go with B2. The difference between bronze and gold is minimal. Your ram question was answered above me.
I don't mind to pay an extra £100-150 if the components are a little better as I'm planning to keep this PC upgrade free for as long as possible.
I'm getting G2 over B2 mainly for a better look of the cables G2 comes with. I don't like B2's rainbow colored cables but ordering cables for B2 separately would be a waste of money.
Thank you very much for your input. Your tips and suggestions are very useful and made me see many things more clear now.
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foreign
October 2, 2014 8:05:20 AM
LukaBoki said:
Can we help you with anything else?I think everything is pretty much clear now, thank you guys very much for your effort helping me out.
I've created the other thread to discuss EVGA SSC ACX 2.0 card, so I will soon find out which ones will be better to go for. Also, I will create another thread to discuss coolers and cases, after it I will be ordering my parts (hopefully)
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foreign said:
I don't mind to pay an extra £100-150 if the components are a little better as I'm planning to keep this PC upgrade free for as long as possible.
I'm getting G2 over B2 mainly for a better look of the cables G2 comes with. I don't like B2's rainbow colored cables but ordering cables for B2 separately would be a waste of money.
Thank you very much for your input. Your tips and suggestions are very useful and made me see many things more clear now.
That is fine, on the PSU. To each their own. Upgrade free for as long as possible, then the 5820k would fit the bill there, as it is a 6 core i7 with Hyperthreading.
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foreign said:
LukaBoki said:
Can we help you with anything else?I think everything is pretty much clear now, thank you guys very much for your effort helping me out.
I've created the other thread to discuss EVGA SSC ACX 2.0 card, so I will soon find out which ones will be better to go for. Also, I will create another thread to discuss coolers and cases, after it I will be ordering my parts (hopefully)
LOL.
Good luck with your build,m8.
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foreign
October 2, 2014 8:22:43 AM
logainofhades said:
foreign said:
I don't mind to pay an extra £100-150 if the components are a little better as I'm planning to keep this PC upgrade free for as long as possible.
I'm getting G2 over B2 mainly for a better look of the cables G2 comes with. I don't like B2's rainbow colored cables but ordering cables for B2 separately would be a waste of money.
Thank you very much for your input. Your tips and suggestions are very useful and made me see many things more clear now.
That is fine, on the PSU. To each their own. Upgrade free for as long as possible, then the 5820k would fit the bill there, as it is a 6 core i7 with Hyperthreading.
I would most likely pick 5820k as you suggested if I don't have to take different motherboard and ram into consideration
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foreign
October 2, 2014 8:27:53 AM
LukaBoki said:
foreign said:
LukaBoki said:
Can we help you with anything else?I think everything is pretty much clear now, thank you guys very much for your effort helping me out.
I've created the other thread to discuss EVGA SSC ACX 2.0 card, so I will soon find out which ones will be better to go for. Also, I will create another thread to discuss coolers and cases, after it I will be ordering my parts (hopefully)
LOL.
Good luck with your build,m8.
Actually I didn't mean to discuss but more to point me to some good ones so I don't have to look at all of them as there are so many
I hope I will get what I expect for the money
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foreign
October 2, 2014 10:03:42 AM
Oh, actually I have one more question to ask
How, in your opinion, this system will perform when streaming or recording most demanding (resource hungry) games at best quality and highest resolutions or both at the same time? Should I expect a noticeable for gaming FPS drop?
I'm not planing to do any streaming but I want to be able if I wish to do so.
How, in your opinion, this system will perform when streaming or recording most demanding (resource hungry) games at best quality and highest resolutions or both at the same time? Should I expect a noticeable for gaming FPS drop?
I'm not planing to do any streaming but I want to be able if I wish to do so.
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If you're planning on streaming and recording,then either the 5820K or the 4790K.
Programs like Adobe Premier Pro and Photoshop really benefit from those extra cores on the 5820K and hyperthreading on the 4790K(5820K also has hyperthreading).
There is practically NO difference in FPS between the 4690K,4790K and the 5820K,maybe about ~5 FPS difference.So honestly,4790K overclocked would be my choice.You CAN go with the 5820K or even 5930K,but X99's only difference is more cores,more PCIe lanes natively and more PCIe slots and possibility of going 3 or 4 or Quad-Way SLI/Crossfire.
Programs like Adobe Premier Pro and Photoshop really benefit from those extra cores on the 5820K and hyperthreading on the 4790K(5820K also has hyperthreading).
There is practically NO difference in FPS between the 4690K,4790K and the 5820K,maybe about ~5 FPS difference.So honestly,4790K overclocked would be my choice.You CAN go with the 5820K or even 5930K,but X99's only difference is more cores,more PCIe lanes natively and more PCIe slots and possibility of going 3 or 4 or Quad-Way SLI/Crossfire.
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foreign
October 3, 2014 7:01:09 AM
LukaBoki said:
If you're planning on streaming and recording,then either the 5820K or the 4790K.Programs like Adobe Premier Pro and Photoshop really benefit from those extra cores on the 5820K and hyperthreading on the 4790K(5820K also has hyperthreading).
There is practically NO difference in FPS between the 4690K,4790K and the 5820K,maybe about ~5 FPS difference.So honestly,4790K overclocked would be my choice.You CAN go with the 5820K or even 5930K,but X99's only difference is more cores,more PCIe lanes natively and more PCIe slots and possibility of going 3 or 4 or Quad-Way SLI/Crossfire.
Thank you. It looks like I will stick to the build below
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£249.95 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£87.67 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£155.00 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£133.43 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£88.98 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£88.98 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£71.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£299.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£299.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£84.90 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £1650.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'm gonna check available cases on scan and might change it to something else, also I might get a replacement fans (not sure if stock fans on H110 and a case will be worth replacing).
BTW, can you suggest any good 7.1 headphones for gaming but not very expensive, I don't want to spend too much on it
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Logitech G35,G430 and G930,Corsair Vengeance 2100 and 1500 V2,Audio Technica AD700.
If you're looking to spend way more,Audio Technica AD900,ADH-AG1 and AD1000X.
Vengeance 2100 and AD AD700 are my favourites.
And the build is great,go with it.
Use the H110 stock fans and if you feel the need to replace them,then go for a pair of Noctua NF-A14 FLX.
If you're looking to spend way more,Audio Technica AD900,ADH-AG1 and AD1000X.
Vengeance 2100 and AD AD700 are my favourites.
And the build is great,go with it.
Use the H110 stock fans and if you feel the need to replace them,then go for a pair of Noctua NF-A14 FLX.
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foreign
October 3, 2014 8:08:38 AM
Would you suggest replacing case fans for Noctua ones? The only thing I don't like about noctua fans is their horrible look that doesn't really fit any system unless they are hidden :S
Will the speed of noctua fans on H110 be controlled automatically on demand or I need some sort of fan speed controller? Same question, if I replace case fans (intake and exhaust)? I have no idea how all those fans controlled nowdays, by the system on demand or at constant maximum speed or manually via fan speed controller :S
P.S. which of those headsets you own yourself? Also, I wonder what system you have and are you actually gaming yourself?
Will the speed of noctua fans on H110 be controlled automatically on demand or I need some sort of fan speed controller? Same question, if I replace case fans (intake and exhaust)? I have no idea how all those fans controlled nowdays, by the system on demand or at constant maximum speed or manually via fan speed controller :S
P.S. which of those headsets you own yourself? Also, I wonder what system you have and are you actually gaming yourself?
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Noctua has some black and grey fans, that look decent. I agree that their normal fans are ugly.
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/case-fan/#m=99&qq=1&c=6,1...
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/case-fan/#m=99&qq=1&c=6,1...
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foreign
October 3, 2014 11:31:55 AM
wtf, the price is slowly rising for my build not changing any parts :S
I've just replaced gpu with a FTW version that will be available in 7 days
same price, so why not
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Gh7rpg
It's surprising that they are not available in USA yet
I've just replaced gpu with a FTW version that will be available in 7 days
same price, so why not
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Gh7rpgIt's surprising that they are not available in USA yet
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The ACX 2.0 has an issue where the third copper heatpipe isn't covering the GPU at all:
http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2014/09/nvidi...
I wouldn't personally get it,either Gigabyte,ASUS Strix or MSI Twin Frozr V.
http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2014/09/nvidi...
I wouldn't personally get it,either Gigabyte,ASUS Strix or MSI Twin Frozr V.
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