£1500 Gaming Rig - Advice

stulid · 25 Aug 2013 at 13:28

Its low profile ram so is ok.

Kuuwahi · 25 Aug 2013 at 13:28

Well. I Have 128gb SSD with Just OS and 2x3TB Raid0 HDD (6TB Total) for Games.

The reason I do this is IF something happened to 1 of them I wouldn't lose the lot. If I got a virus, I could just blitz my SSD with a fresh windows install and all my games would still be there from the get go.

Not to mention 500gb will fill up very fast if you have a bundle of games / DLC.

I have ALL my games installed (Some duplicates Steam/Origin) and I have 4.1TB left.

TBH I just think its a smart idea to keep your OS separate from everything else.

zipper_redwood · 25 Aug 2013 at 13:32

stulid said:
Its low profile ram so is ok.

Thanks

Quuwahi said:
Well. I Have 128gb SSD with Just OS and 2x3TB Raid0 HDD (6TB Total) for Games.

The reason I do this is IF something happened to 1 of them I wouldn't lose the lot. If I got a virus, I could just blitz my SSD with a fresh windows install and all my games would still be there from the get go.

Not to mention 500gb will fill up very fast if you have a bundle of games / DLC.

I have ALL my games installed (Some duplicates Steam/Origin) and I have 4.1TB left.

TBH I just think its a smart idea to keep your OS separate from everything else.

I may just partition the SSD (if possible) and use half for 120gb for OS an the rest for games/programs which I use heavily.

Idleman · 25 Aug 2013 at 14:06

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7990 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE GAMES £499.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £179.99
2 x Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £169.99 (£339.98)
1 x Seasonic X-Series 850w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £159.95
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £155.99
1 x Adata XPG Xtreme v1.0 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C10 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U2133XW8G10-2X) £129.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black £74.95
2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £68.99 (£137.98)
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler £65.99
Total : £2,020.75 (includes shipping : FREE).

Kuuwahi · 25 Aug 2013 at 14:34

How do you share your basket like that ?

Idleman · 25 Aug 2013 at 14:55

Quuwahi said:
How do you share your basket like that ?

With this. http://ocuk-shopping-cart-to-forum-converter.googlecode.com/git/INSTALL.htm

teppic · 25 Aug 2013 at 15:00

I'd consider 2x7970s too (MSI Twin Frozr). Only a little extra but better cooling.

zipper_redwood · 25 Aug 2013 at 15:09

teppic said:
I'd consider 2x7970s too (MSI Twin Frozr). Only a little extra but better cooling.

What are the pro's an con's of 2x7970 vs 7990 ?

Only cooling? Or performance too? Will 2x7970's fit in my case?

teppic · 25 Aug 2013 at 15:12

zipper_redwood said:
What are the pro's an con's of 2x7970 vs 7990 ?

Only cooling? Or performance too? Will 2x7970's fit in my case?

A 7990 is two built into one, so you get two high end coolers instead of one reference. You plug one card into slot 1, and the second into slot 3, and it'll fit in any ATX case. Another benefit is that if one card fails, you can still use the other while you RMA it.

zipper_redwood · 25 Aug 2013 at 20:38

teppic said:
A 7990 is two built into one, so you get two high end coolers instead of one reference. You plug one card into slot 1, and the second into slot 3, and it'll fit in any ATX case. Another benefit is that if one card fails, you can still use the other while you RMA it.

Would 850w be enough for 2x7970?

stulid · 25 Aug 2013 at 20:43

zipper_redwood said:
Would 850w be enough for 2x7970?

Yes it is.

zipper_redwood · 25 Aug 2013 at 23:15

stulid said:
Yes it is.

Would I not be better going for a 1000w PSU to ensure that I have some headroom for an overclock?

teppic · 25 Aug 2013 at 23:16

No, you can overclock with room to spare easily on 850W.

zipper_redwood · 27 Aug 2013 at 19:56

OK, so I've purchased the HD7990, and the rest of the components to be ordered on payday.

I've been thinking though about a windowed case. So i was wondering if there are any motherboards in the Z87X-OC's price range that match the red and black colour scheme?

I've seen the Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI HERO and the MSI Z87-GD65. But are they of comparably quality to the Z87X-OC? Are they good overclocking boards?

Ethermaster · 27 Aug 2013 at 20:02

How much do we have left in the budget for me to play with

zipper_redwood · 27 Aug 2013 at 20:22

Ethermaster said:
How much do we have left in the budget for me to play with

Sub £200 for the motherboard

zipper_redwood · 27 Aug 2013 at 22:13

Ethermaster said:
How much do we have left in the budget for me to play with

In total, minus Monitor, GPU and SSD... £1,000 give or take a hundred.

Ethermaster · 27 Aug 2013 at 22:20

Cool will get on that in a min

Bling Rig Extraudaire style

Ethermaster · 27 Aug 2013 at 22:56

Done

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £179.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black £113.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £89.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £73.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £51.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050002-WW) £19.99
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050001-WW) £13.99
1 x NZXT CB-LED10-WT 12x White LED Sleeve - 1m £9.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Red £8.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Red £6.98 (£13.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Red £5.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Red £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Red £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Red £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £1,107.49 (includes shipping : £17.10).

Nerd p0rn complete.

zipper_redwood · 27 Aug 2013 at 23:09

Ethermaster said:
Done

Nerd p0rn complete.

Now that's sexy!

How does that motherboard compare to the Z87X-OC?

I'm also unsure about the H100. Would a N14 or a K2 air cooler fit this case and with that RAM?