New gaming build for next 3-5 years

resh03

resh03

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Evening all,

Had my current desktop for about 5 years, starting to creak a bit so looking to build something new. Considerations are:

  • Balancing price with longevity and quality
  • Should require minimal upgrading over the next 3-5 years. RAM, graphics card, more storage perhaps
  • Should be overclockable so I can push it later in life for some more performance
  • Enough power from the PSU should I want to crossfire
  • Minimalist design, nothing garish, flashy, lighting up etc
  • SSD nice to have for zippy OS
  • Blu-ray reader for Blu-ray movies
  • 5.1 sound support for speakers
  • Needs are some data crunching, general use, and gaming ranging from occasional to oh dear god can't stop playing this game

To that end, I came up with this.

1 x Fractal Design Define R4 Black/Pearl
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee
1 x Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9)
1 x Gigabyte HD 7790 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic
1 x Toshiba (7K3000.D) 3TB SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM
3 x BitFenix Spectre PRO PWM 140mm Fan - Black

Wasn't really considering paying £950-£1,000 odd, but happy to.

Based on my considerations, would you do it differently? Could you do it cheaper? Maybe 2x4GB or 2x8GB sticks?

Your thoughts appreciated!
 
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Theres no Graphics card in that spec? What will you be gaming on?

Have you got a graphics card already?

8GB should be fine for your uses..
 
resh03 said:
Oops.

1 x Gigabyte HD 7790 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
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Well done,

Okay, i've put you a spec together

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £79.99
1 x XFX Pro 850W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £47.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £35.99
2 x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £9.98 (£19.96)
Total : £943.93 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Changes,

Case: Cheaper, stylish and quiet case, well built.
Motherboard: The 'X' supports Xfire/SLI better (x8/x8) rather than (x16/x4)
SSD: A little cheaper, just as good, plextor is OEM for intel
PSU: XFX PSU are made by Seasonic, 850W is MORE than enough (its actually cheaper than the 750W version)
HDD: 2TB will last you a life time. :)
RAM: 8GB of fast RAM, you'll feel the speed.
GPU: The 670 is way above the 7790, great price (though pre-order)
Cooler: H80, better than H60 obviously, as you may be waiting for the GPU this can be waited for too. :)
Fans: The Apaches are very good and silent. :)
 
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