Does this build work?

heskey

heskey

heskey

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As I don't have much of a clue, I was wondering if in this build everything will piece together nicely.

If not then please tell me what I need to change, Thank you!:)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £339.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Quad Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-4CM) £179.99
1 x ASRock Z87M OC FORMULA Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £74.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £39.95
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
2 x Akasa Viper R High Performance S-Flow fan (14cm Blade on 12cm Fitting) £13.99 (£27.98)
Total : £1,477.22 (includes shipping : £17.10).

 
Okay I've changed a few things, how's this?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £339.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Quad Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-4CM) £179.99
1 x ASRock Z87M OC FORMULA Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £103.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £74.95
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
2 x Akasa Viper R High Performance S-Flow fan (14cm Blade on 12cm Fitting) £13.99 (£27.98)
Total : £1,567.26 (includes shipping : £17.10).

 
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This would be my suggestion:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) **Voltage Unlocked** £185.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x ASRock Z87M OC FORMULA Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Antec High Current Pro 750W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £129.95
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CM) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £74.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x Samsung SE-218CN/RSBS Ultra Slim External DVD-RW Drive - Black (Retail) £34.99
1 x BitFenix Recon Internet-Connected Fan Controller (Black) £29.99
1 x Akasa Viper R High Performance S-Flow fan (14cm Blade on 12cm Fitting) £13.99
3 x Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Venom Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin £11.99 (£35.97)
Total : £1,321.58 (includes shipping : £23.20).



7950, better price vs performance, but if you want a 770m go for it
Don't need 16gb RAM, 8 is fine for gaming
PSU is made by Seasonic, gold rated and allows SLI/xFire support
SSd is bigger
H100i with replacement fans
140mm for the front additional 120 for the rear & fan controller to ease of use
External CD/DVD drive as they are not always required internally now

Comments?
 
That is fantastic, thank you! I'll probably get this then! I never knew about the fan controller for bitfenix systems!

Just a little thing, what kind of things are useful to have saved on the SSD?
And why shouldn't a get an i7?


snips86x said:
This would be my suggestion:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) **Voltage Unlocked** £185.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x ASRock Z87M OC FORMULA Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Antec High Current Pro 750W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £129.95
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CM) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £74.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x Samsung SE-218CN/RSBS Ultra Slim External DVD-RW Drive - Black (Retail) £34.99
1 x BitFenix Recon Internet-Connected Fan Controller (Black) £29.99
1 x Akasa Viper R High Performance S-Flow fan (14cm Blade on 12cm Fitting) £13.99
3 x Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Venom Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin £11.99 (£35.97)
Total : £1,321.58 (includes shipping : £23.20).



7950, better price vs performance, but if you want a 770m go for it
Don't need 16gb RAM, 8 is fine for gaming
PSU is made by Seasonic, gold rated and allows SLI/xFire support
SSd is bigger
H100i with replacement fans
140mm for the front additional 120 for the rear & fan controller to ease of use
External CD/DVD drive as they are not always required internally now

Comments?
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heskey said:
That is fantastic, thank you! I'll probably get this then! I never knew about the fan controller for bitfenix systems!

Just a little thing, what kind of things are useful to have saved on the SSD?
And why shouldn't a get an i7?
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If you are gaming, the 4670k is fine. If you are doing multi-threaded tasks, the i7 would suite. If you wanted to get the i7, then go for it, the only difference is hyperthreading which is not used by all games.

Some newer games like BF3, possible BF4 may use it, with marginal performance increase.

Depending on the size of the SSD, you could install Windows, Apps and some games if the space is available.
 
heskey said:
That is fantastic, thank you! I'll probably get this then! I never knew about the fan controller for bitfenix systems!

Just a little thing, what kind of things are useful to have saved on the SSD?
And why shouldn't a get an i7?
Click to expand...

Put the OS and your most played games on the SSD, everything else on the HDD.

There is very little difference between the i5 and i7 for single GPU gaming.

Edit: If you do get the Recon Fan Controler then get this software for it, it is much better that the stuff BitFenix provide.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18444320
http://sourceforge.net/projects/phoebetria/
 
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I have ordered all of this it should arrive on friday! Appreciate both your help, I'll make sure I get that software for the fan controller! Thank you!

snips86x said:
This would be my suggestion:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) **Voltage Unlocked** £185.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x ASRock Z87M OC FORMULA Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Antec High Current Pro 750W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £129.95
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CM) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £74.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x Samsung SE-218CN/RSBS Ultra Slim External DVD-RW Drive - Black (Retail) £34.99
1 x BitFenix Recon Internet-Connected Fan Controller (Black) £29.99
1 x Akasa Viper R High Performance S-Flow fan (14cm Blade on 12cm Fitting) £13.99
3 x Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Venom Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin £11.99 (£35.97)
Total : £1,321.58 (includes shipping : £23.20).



7950, better price vs performance, but if you want a 770m go for it
Don't need 16gb RAM, 8 is fine for gaming
PSU is made by Seasonic, gold rated and allows SLI/xFire support
SSd is bigger
H100i with replacement fans
140mm for the front additional 120 for the rear & fan controller to ease of use
External CD/DVD drive as they are not always required internally now

Comments?
Click to expand...
 
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