Advice on my build

nineteenforty4

nineteenforty4

nineteenforty4

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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** with FREE GAMES £189.95
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £141.95
1 x Seasonic 660w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £129.95
1 x ASRock Z87M EXTREME4 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £113.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £99.95
1 x BitFenix Ghost Silent Tower Case - Black £77.95
3 x Noctua NF-A14 FLX Fan - 140mm £19.49 (£58.47)
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £11.99
Total : £1,036.27 (includes shipping : £11.75).




Its a bit pricey but its the platinum psu thats doing it, but efficiency will save my money overall.

If I could get half the ram I would since I will be saving up for watercooling gear and could upgrade it then.
I will not be overclocking it at first but I will later on.

Any bad choices, hardware or money wise in this? Or any obvious upgrades I'm missing.
 
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I'd change the motherboard to the Gigabyte one below. Uk RMA plus a very good and stable board.

I cannot see why spending £99 on that ram is a good idea. I've picked faster and cheaper.

The PSU is not worth the money at that wattage in my opinion. The Antec unit below is high qulaity and more than enough to meet your needs.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
Total : £257.93 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 
ExRayTed said:
I'd change the motherboard to the Gigabyte one below. Uk RMA plus a very good and stable board.

I cannot see why spending £99 on that ram is a good idea. I've picked faster and cheaper.

The PSU is not worth the money at that wattage in my opinion. The Antec unit below is high qulaity and more than enough to meet your needs.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
Total : £257.93 (includes shipping : £10.00).

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Looks much better value :)
 
 
ExRayTed said:
I'd change the motherboard to the Gigabyte one below. Uk RMA plus a very good and stable board.
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Any particular reason for gigabyte instead of another uk rma manufacturer?
I would quite like to have two 3.o PCI-E slots just incase I'd like to add in another card later thats why I picked the ASrock
The ram I choose because I prefer buying from the people who make the product rather than people who rebadge it because its easier if the thing winds up faulty and the PSU was for the higher efficiency I plan on having this computer last for years.

Potty27 said:
Assume you know, but that DVD drive won't be able to write DVD's.
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Yeah I just put in the cheapest one, I'm considering just ripping out the disc tray I'v got in this ancient piece of junk instead.
Idleman said:
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black £74.95
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Why swap out the ghost for the carbide?? It seems very similar to me.
 
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If you wanted to Xfire then there are better boards. Why suffer what is, after all, a budget board. And it's micro atx.

The Corsair case is better built than the bitfenix, but case choice is subjective..if you're heart is set on the bitfenix then go for it.

You are paying a huge premium for ram that is low profile and energy efficient. Why pay the premium when you can get faster, cheaper ram from reputable manufacturers that carries a lifetime warranty. Saving money on the ram allows you to put a quality motherboard into the build.

Why spend more money to get a slower system?
 
nineteenforty4 said:
Any particular reason for gigabyte instead of another uk rma manufacturer?
I would quite like to have two 3.o PCI-E slots just incase I'd like to add in another card later thats why I picked the ASrock
The ram I choose because I prefer buying from the people who make the product rather than people who rebadge it because its easier if the thing winds up faulty and the PSU was for the higher efficiency I plan on having this computer last for years.


Yeah I just put in the cheapest one, I'm considering just ripping out the disc tray I'v got in this ancient piece of junk instead.

Why swap out the ghost for the carbide?? It seems very similar to me.
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The MSI board I specced has 2xPCIE slots. With MSI any warranty issues you deal with the retailer.

I specced the 330R because I think is a better quality case and looks so much better. It just has class. :D
 
ExRayTed said:
If you wanted to Xfire then there are better boards. Why suffer what is, after all, a budget board. And it's micro atx.
You are paying a huge premium for ram that is low profile and energy efficient. Why pay the premium when you can get faster, cheaper ram from reputable manufacturers that carries a lifetime warranty. Saving money on the ram allows you to put a quality motherboard into the build.
Why spend more money to get a slower system?
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Well I suppose it is quicker but I'm just wary when it comes to ram for some reason - I'll research it more
I don't want to Xfire, I'd just like the option, I'm wanting to future proof this thing

Idleman said:
The MSI board I specced has 2xPCIE slots. With MSI any warranty issues you deal with the retailer.

I specced the 330R because I think is a better quality case and looks so much better. It just has class. :D
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Well I cant get my hands on both of them but it seems very similar
That MSI board does look very good tbh
 
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