Full gaming system, about to order..

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Hey guys,

I've spent the last 6 weeks literally drooling over gaming builds and now i'm finally able to order my dream custom gaming PC. :)

Not long checking before I decided buy from overclockers, its a no brainer, I'm spending £1500 odd, I'm not risking buying elsewhere.

I seem to be a little Over budget, I'm not necessarily into OC the build....yet, but want the ability to, still not 100% if I will just let OC build and stage 1 it for me....

I'd like a 2 monitor set up, I really want the BenQ 24'' 144hz and I have a 21'' Dell Ultrasharp already. Question is, Can I run them both off the GTX770 with a 750W PSU, is that OK?

And the big question is, Is the GTX770 a good card for the BenQ 144hz 24'' - Or visa versa?
Is this combination, which seems key to my build, made for each other? or will a GTX 670, 760 suffice and a GTX770 is OP?

...and AMD.... Oh god..I do wonder if i'm missing a trick sticking with Nvidia... the 7970 just seems ridiculously good.

OK, over to you guys, have I got everything, what would you change, cheaper mobo for better RAM?..

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £339.95
1 x BenQ XL2411T 24" TRUE 144Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £167.99
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold (SST-RV03B-W USB 3.0) £108.95
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V+200 Drive SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SVP200S37A/120G) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020061-UK) £78.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Akasa AK-CC4008HP01 Venom Voodoo CPU Cooler £44.99
1 x ModMyMachine SlamePad Aluminium Gaming Surface - Black Angel £34.99
1 x Logitech G300 Optical Gaming Mouse (910-003431) £34.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
1 x Creative Fatal1ty HS-800 Gaming Headset £24.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,663.31 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 
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I'd get the 7970 on offer at £269 for certain. For the cost of the 770 you could almost get two 7950s.

The board's great. The RAM's fine - you could save a little on that by going with 2133MHz (though your RAM may not fit with that cooler).
 
teppic said:
I'd get the 7970 on offer at £269 for certain. For the cost of the 770 you could almost get two 7950s.

The board's great. The RAM's fine - you could save a little on that by going with 2133MHz.
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I can't see one for that price, would interest me for sure if so.... Gah I see it. Thanks, the only problem is only 1 video outlet
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
2 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** with FREE GAMES £189.95 (£379.90)
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £167.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black £111.98
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC10TDC01) £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x CM Storm Quickfire TK Mechanical Keyboard - Brown Switch £68.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £41.99
1 x CM Storm Recon 4000 DPI Gaming Mouse £39.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Orange £28.45
1 x Alpenföhn 140mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Orange £14.99
5 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Orange £13.99 (£69.95)
1 x NZXT CB-LED20-WT 24x White LED Sleeve - 2m £13.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Orange £6.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Orange £6.49
2 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Orange £5.99 (£11.98)
2 x Akasa FLEXA FP5S 5 Fan PWM Controller (AK-CBFA07-45) £5.28 (£10.56)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Orange £4.49
Total : £1,617.88 (includes shipping : £28.55).

 
They said they had loads of cards on the way due in this week, I think. They all say the 30th, but it'll be before then.
 
RJC said:
Alternate coolers and go with the Samsung SSD:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £41.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £171.26 (includes shipping : £10.25).

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OK what is the deal with these refurb coolers, i just have panic thoughts of it going wrong... 90 days is not enough to give me peace of mind, I dont want things to go wrong ;p
 
A lot of users have had no issues and some have even arrived with 1 year warranty stickers on.

But the Matterhorn is a good cooler along with the Thermalright range.
 
Ethermaster said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
2 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** with FREE GAMES £189.95 (£379.90)
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £167.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black £111.98
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC10TDC01) £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x CM Storm Quickfire TK Mechanical Keyboard - Brown Switch £68.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £41.99
1 x CM Storm Recon 4000 DPI Gaming Mouse £39.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Orange £28.45
1 x Alpenföhn 140mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Orange £14.99
5 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Orange £13.99 (£69.95)
1 x NZXT CB-LED20-WT 24x White LED Sleeve - 2m £13.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Orange £6.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Orange £6.49
2 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Orange £5.99 (£11.98)
2 x Akasa FLEXA FP5S 5 Fan PWM Controller (AK-CBFA07-45) £5.28 (£10.56)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Orange £4.49
Total : £1,617.88 (includes shipping : £28.55).

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Ahhh dam you! Beautiful build, seems to cheap .. (checks for missing items) Uff, I do like that case, mucho space for 2 x 7950 hmmm, but what advantages is 2 of those over GTX770? Or is tat a silly question, do I also get 2 x games bundles?

thanks
 
spec changed so that it includes that monitor :D

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 GHz Twin FrozR OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE GAMES £259.99
1 x BenQ XL2411T 24" TRUE 144Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £167.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black £111.98
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC10TDC01) £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x CM Storm Quickfire TK Mechanical Keyboard - Brown Switch £68.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £41.99
1 x CM Storm Recon 4000 DPI Gaming Mouse £39.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Orange £28.45
1 x Alpenföhn 140mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Orange £14.99
5 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Orange £13.99 (£69.95)
1 x NZXT CB-LED20-WT 24x White LED Sleeve - 2m £13.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Orange £5.99 (£11.98)
2 x Akasa FLEXA FP5S 5 Fan PWM Controller (AK-CBFA07-45) £5.28 (£10.56)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Orange £4.49
Total : £1,729.52 (includes shipping : £24.45).

 
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2x7950 would beat any single GPU (even the Titan) in games that scale well. You'd be able to play just about every game released on max settings, and it'd make the most of a high refresh monitor. A single 7970 is a good idea if you want just one card, or might upgrade to another 7970 later.
 
Cheers EM, lol I didn't even realise, thanks yeah I think out of everything the monitor is what i'm 100% on.

Ahh, just when I was certain of what I wanted its crumbling to ruin with more shiny colourful items on offer, I will need further time to consider my options...
 
teppic said:
2x7950 would beat any single GPU (even the Titan) in games that scale well. You'd be able to play just about every game released on max settings, and it'd make the most of a high refresh monitor. A single 7970 is a good idea if you want just one card, or might upgrade to another 7970 later.
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Great, what about games like BF3 and BF4, would the 2x7950 scale, I also play EVE and ummm... on occasions WoW, *cough* not for a while though.

Sure or get the 7970 and get another perhaps...
 
zoobee said:
Great, what about games like BF3 and BF4, would the 2x7950 scale, I also play EVE and ummm... on occasions WoW, *cough* not for a while though.

Sure or get the 7970 and get another perhaps...
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It'll scale well in all big games.

2x7970 or a 7990 - if you feel like splashing out ;)
 
the 7950 does scale alright in BF3 as far as I'm aware and also BF4 is optimized to work on AMD cards as the rumorer going round is that it will form part of the next "Never Settle" bundle .... you can also make some £££ back by selling on the codes that came with the extra card :)
 
All things considered I'm struggling to look beyond 2 x 7950's .... the scaling... the games bundles... the fact this is all for BF3, BF4. I can use both my screens.

they will last me 2-3 years, at least and I should be able to play at high settings for most games.... Or get just get 2 x 7970 and screw my budget LOL, I'm in GTX780 territory!

Guys..I did initially have a 1200 budget for this build, but for paying an extra 400 is well spent, that 400 will make such a huge difference in terms of upgrading all parts I feel
 
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