Opinion on gaming rig

madman1520

madman1520

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Could I have some opinions on this please?

Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor & Corsair H100i CPU Cooler Bundle with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £364.99
Asus HD 7950 DirectCU II TOP V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
NZXT Switch 810 Big Tower Case - White £139.99
ASRock Z87 EXTREME3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
OCZ Vertex 2E 240GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE240G) £109.99
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020042-UK) £99.98
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) HDD £76.99
LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £63.98
 
I don't think gaming would benefit much from the i7 over the i5. I think you'd be getting off getting the i5 and spending more on SSD.
 
I would also be using the machine for work during the day, requiring running 4-8 virtual machines at a time in some instances.

The reason I went for the 7950 is that I already have a DCU2 7950 that I'm not sure works (didnt work with my old mobo, but worked in-store when tested). So if it does work, then I would put both in Crossfire, if not then I would keep the one from OCUK and RMA the one I have here.

I also have a 16GB kit of RipjawZ here for the rig, too.
 
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That SSD is a bit of a no no being SataII and having the Sandforce Controller.

Not sure of your budget but how about.......

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor & Corsair H100i CPU Cooler Bundle with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £364.99
1 x Asus HD 7950 DirectCU II TOP V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Plextor M5S 256GB Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5S) £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Windowed Case - Black £114.95
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £101.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £67.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £63.98
Total : £1,278.79 (includes shipping : £19.10).



That Asus GPU is a triple slot cooler so having two will cover all but the top PCI-Ex (X1) slot
 
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honosuseri said:
That SSD is a bit of a no no being SataII and having the Sandforce Controller.

Not sure of your budget but how about.......

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor & Corsair H100i CPU Cooler Bundle with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £364.99
1 x Asus HD 7950 DirectCU II TOP V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Plextor M5S 256GB Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5S) £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Windowed Case - Black £114.95
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £101.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £67.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £63.98
Total : £1,278.79 (includes shipping : £19.10).



That Asus GPU is a triple slot cooler so having two will cover all but the top PCI-Ex (X1) slot
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That does look better. I'm aware of the tripple slot GPU, but seeing as I have one here, I would want matching GPU's if I were going to crossfire.
 
Am I crazy to think rather than blowing crazy money on the i7 4770K and a £100 CPU cooler, it might be a better idea to go 2nd hand i5 2500K with a less expensive cooler, plus SLI/CF capable board and get a pair of 7950/GTX670 and get much better gaming performance? :p

i7-4770K and Corsair H100i: £365 minus Grid 2 game value £20= £345
vs
2nd hand i5 2500K £115 and capable air CPU cooler £30-£40= £145~£155

Price difference: £200


Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87: £132
vs
2nd hand SLI/Crossfire capable board: £80

Price difference: £52


Total price difference: £252


That's extra money to get a 2nd 7950/GTX670 right there :D

Yes I agree the i7 4770K is faster than the i5 2500K, but is it "a whole £250/7950/GTX670 faster"? :p
 
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Marine-RX179 said:
Am I crazy to think rather than blowing crazy money on the i7 4770K and a £100 CPU cooler, it might be a better idea to go 2nd hand i5 2500K with a less expensive cooler, plus SLI/CF capable board and get a pair of 7950/GTX670 and get much better gaming performance? :p

i7-4770K and Corsair H100i: £365 minus Grid 2 game value £20= £345
vs
2nd hand i5 2500K £115 and capable air CPU cooler £30-£40= £145~£155

Price difference: £200


Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87: £132
vs
2nd hand SLI/Crossfire capable board: £80

Price difference: £52


Total price difference: £252


That's extra money to get a 2nd 7950/GTX670 right there :D

Yes I agree the i7 4770K is faster than the i5 2500K, but is it "a whole £250/7950/GTX670 faster"? :p
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Suprisingly you actually made some sense (oh yes he did!). :)

Though replace the word 2500k with 3570k, it may cost a bit more £15-£25 but it's worth it.

I think you may of over-estimated some prices too.. I saw a Z77X-D3H go for £60 the other week. :)

What i'd aim for is:

3570k
Z77X D3H
d14/K2/Silver Arrow/H80
GTX 670 SLI/GTX 760(ti)SLI?/7950/7970 Xfire

The reason for the 3570 rather than the 2500k is that ivybridge was a bigger improvment in term of performance over Sandy than Haswell was over Ivy. :)

Capiche? ;)
 
Marine-RX179 said:
Am I crazy to think rather than blowing crazy money on the i7 4770K and a £100 CPU cooler, it might be a better idea to go 2nd hand i5 2500K with a less expensive cooler, plus SLI/CF capable board and get a pair of 7950/GTX670 and get much better gaming performance? :p

i7-4770K and Corsair H100i: £365 minus Grid 2 game value £20= £345
vs
2nd hand i5 2500K £115 and capable air CPU cooler £30-£40= £145~£155

Price difference: £200


Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87: £132
vs
2nd hand SLI/Crossfire capable board: £80

Price difference: £52


Total price difference: £252


That's extra money to get a 2nd 7950/GTX670 right there :D

Yes I agree the i7 4770K is faster than the i5 2500K, but is it "a whole £250/7950/GTX670 faster"? :p
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I've already got a 7950, so the one I would be buying is the second one. I expect this machine to last at least 5 or so years, which is why I was looking at latest-gen, and I need the hyper-threading for work applications.
 
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