£1200-£1300 Build for a friend.

temp291 · 1 Jul 2013 at 21:05

Hello could you guys please check my spec i built for a friend, he is planning to use it for streaming and heavy gaming. He is looking to spend around £1200 but would consider going higher to £1300, any advice or improvements are more thank welcome thank you.

Total £1,186.86

mickyflinn · 1 Jul 2013 at 21:35

Would go for a 128 gb ssd and some alternative coolers. Do you plan on goining SLI in the future ? also faster ram

YOUR BASKET
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £94.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Warranty £39.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Warranty £35.99
Total : £248.32 (includes shipping : £9.50).

temp291 · 1 Jul 2013 at 23:40

Nope no sli plans, which of the cpu coolers would you recommend? Also is ram compatible with the Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87

vonex · 2 Jul 2013 at 00:45

just remember the coolers mickyflinn has linked are pre-order and arent expected untill 3-4 weeks.. just incase ur wanting to get it all set up when you order it.

temp291 · 2 Jul 2013 at 01:49

Planning to order everything over the next few days, could you recommend another liquid cooler that will fit the case.

Alasdairhurst · 2 Jul 2013 at 08:00

that H100 is worth it for £40, so i'd recommend waiting that little bit longer, or ordering it seperately and make do with the stock cooler until it comes, then replace it.

mickyflinn · 2 Jul 2013 at 11:26

temp291 said:
Planning to order everything over the next few days, could you recommend another liquid cooler that will fit the case.

Googling says that the h100 fits in the 410 , but check for yourself.

temp291 · 2 Jul 2013 at 13:25

Thanks for all your replies they have helped me a lot, i have now change the build around after taking some of your advice could you please give it the once over to check everything good to order.

Thinking of changing the mobo to this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-435-GI&tool=3

Ethermaster · 2 Jul 2013 at 20:45

Looks good,

But hows about this?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 770 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - GunMetal Black £109.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £74.99
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £71.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A1600C9B) £67.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A1600C9) £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Warranty £39.95
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack £25.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050012-WW) £25.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack £13.99
Total : £1,220.33 (includes shipping : £13.75).

subbytna · 2 Jul 2013 at 22:15

Ether?
16 gig of ram??? You have it up twice (2x4gig)

Tiberia · 2 Jul 2013 at 22:21

Would definitely cut down the motherboard to something like D3H, what features you need from a board that cost £170??

Ethermaster · 2 Jul 2013 at 22:40

subbytna said:
Ether?
16 gig of ram??? You have it up twice (2x4gig)

You may think that .... but no there is a reason..... feast your eyes on these

Alasdairhurst · 2 Jul 2013 at 22:47

ooh

TTL's nerd pr0n

Idleman · 3 Jul 2013 at 11:37

A little over budget, but you also have the option to sli in the future should your friend change his mind.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x NZXT Switch 810 Big Tower Case - White £139.99
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 XFX Pro 850W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £74.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0K) £64
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,220.60 (includes shipping : £14.75).

NathWraith · 3 Jul 2013 at 11:53

are you building yourself or going for a pre-build?

temp291 · 3 Jul 2013 at 18:19

We are building it, and hes dead set on the NZXT case. Which liquid cooler can you guys recommend the one in the build already is alright but is there any better ones that are in stock?

honosuseri · 4 Jul 2013 at 07:45

temp291 said:
We are building it, and hes dead set on the NZXT case. Which liquid cooler can you guys recommend the one in the build already is alright but is there any better ones that are in stock?

My buddy Idleman has done a great build. Personally I would also take the K2 over the H80.

If you can't wait on the refurb'd H100 then the Antec 1220 is the next best and cheapest option.....

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99 (£479.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler ( LGA 1150 / 1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM2+ / AM3+) £97.58
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £91.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £85.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - White £84.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0K) £64.00
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,330.79 (includes shipping : £24.45).

Pity you don't get free P&P

The 7950 comes with free games, as this is an Xfire setup he'll double up on the games so could flog off the extra codes to recoup some cash.

Doomedspeed · 4 Jul 2013 at 08:45

honosuseri said:
My buddy Idleman has done a great build. Personally I would also take the K2 over the H80.

If you can't wait on the refurb'd H100 then the Antec 1220 is the next best and cheapest option.....

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99 (£479.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler ( LGA 1150 / 1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM2+ / AM3+) £97.58
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £91.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £85.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - White £84.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0K) £64.00
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,330.79 (includes shipping : £24.45).

Pity you don't get free P&P The 7950 comes with free games, as this is an Xfire setup he'll double up on the games so could flog off the extra codes to recoup some cash.

Awesome Spec Hono, Shame bout the P&P, would bring it so close to budget..

Though selling the game will bring you back into budget anyway, even if you keep one set.

I want that build.