£1200 Gaming PC - Spec Check / Tune

Doomedspeed · 6 Nov 2013 at 13:30

Good spot, theres a lot left in my spec for a 4770k.. rather than a 4670k.

I doubt theres a lot in the performance, but things are edging towards multi-threaded CPU's.

DaveyD · 6 Nov 2013 at 14:07

Thanks for the feedback so far guys, it's much appreciated.

Is it purely PSU that'll be holding me back in this spec for going crossfire? What would I need to cover future-proofing of adding a second graphics card?

How is this looking considering the DVD drive instead of blu-ray now?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Toxic OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £269.99
1 x Antec High Current Pro 750W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £129.95
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £113.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-06949) £106.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Red £69.98
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £69.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £49.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,188.80 (includes shipping : FREE).

snips86x · 6 Nov 2013 at 14:09

Really like it, but maybe the 850 would be more suited. I only say this encase you decide to upgrade to a 290x/290pro/780Ti later on or even for xfire. Better to have scope than not enough power.

Doomedspeed · 6 Nov 2013 at 14:13

That cooler won't fit.

The cooler is 170mm tall, the case supports upto 160mm.

honosuseri · 6 Nov 2013 at 14:44

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £259.99
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £245.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Gigabyte M8000x Gaming Mouse £143.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 850W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06225-1) £119.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black £74.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Sapphire Blue" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9KBL) £65.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £59.99
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £55.99
Total : £1,185.85 (includes shipping : FREE).

Dom86 · 6 Nov 2013 at 17:12

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova 1000W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (220-P2-1000-XR) £149.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £94.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Avexir MPower Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CRR) £65.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,195.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

I choose the retail cpu just because the extra 2 year warranty on it.
If you don't mind what the case looks like the Antec 300 is a good option and will lower the price to £1,181.39

stulid · 6 Nov 2013 at 17:40

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Toxic OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £269.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £259.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
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 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
Total : £1,141.42 (includes shipping : £10.50).

fowler002 · 6 Nov 2013 at 18:47

Everyone else can stop specing, the master(stulid) has spoken

Dom86 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova 1000W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (220-P2-1000-XR) £149.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £94.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Avexir MPower Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CRR) £65.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,195.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

uh

I choose the retail cpu just because the extra 2 year warranty on it.
If you don't mind what the case looks like the Antec 300 is a good option and will lower the price to £1,181.39

1kw for a single card system? The motherboard isn't suitable for xfire even tho it says its compatible.

Samsung 840 evo over the plextor.

Faster ram

Dom86 · 6 Nov 2013 at 19:12

fowler002 said:
Everyone else can stop specing, the master(stulid) has spoken

1kw for a single card system? The motherboard isn't suitable for xfire even tho it says its compatible.

Samsung 840 evo over the plextor.

Faster ram

OP said he would consider crossfire/sli in the future and don't see why you wouldn't get a beefier psu if that's the case, there's no real world difference between the Plextor and Samsung and the motherboard is crossfire compatible if you go to the Msi website that is a main point of that motherboard, Faster RAM is probably the thing that could be changed.

stulid · 6 Nov 2013 at 19:17

Dom86 said:
and the motherboard is crossfire compatible if you go to the Msi website that is a main point of that motherboard,

It does Crossfire at 16X/4X bandwidth, not the best when more expensive boards do it at 8X/8X so each card gets equal bandwidth.

May as well go for a Gigabyte D3HP which includes a free cooler than the MSI G43 board.

DaveyD · 6 Nov 2013 at 20:20

So should I be concerned about x16 and x8 crossfire? Or does it not have a big impact?

Ethermaster · 6 Nov 2013 at 20:41

X79 maybe ...... YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS Radeon R9 290 Boost 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £309.95
1 x Intel 4820K 3.70GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74820K) £259.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £169.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (PV316G160C9QK) £119.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
Total : £1,226.42 (includes shipping : £10.50).

RJC · 6 Nov 2013 at 20:43

DaveyD said:
So should I be concerned about x16 and x8 crossfire? Or does it not have a big impact?

Difference used to be very minimal between dual 8x and 16x setups and I think that still the case today.

Dom86 · 6 Nov 2013 at 21:43

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova 1000W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (220-P2-1000-XR) £149.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £113.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £71.99
1 x Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,206.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Changed memory and motherboard on this one 6 quid over.

stulid · 6 Nov 2013 at 21:51

Dom86 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova 1000W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (220-P2-1000-XR) £149.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £113.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £71.99
1 x Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,206.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Changed memory and motherboard on this one 6 quid over.

The Antec300 is an awful old design case.

dt97583 · 6 Nov 2013 at 22:02

stulid said:
The Antec300 is an awful old design case.

Don't say that! Like a dagger through my heart!

stulid · 6 Nov 2013 at 22:04

Ethermaster said:
X79 maybe ...... YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS Radeon R9 290 Boost 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £309.95
1 x Intel 4820K 3.70GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74820K) £259.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £169.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (PV316G160C9QK) £119.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
Total : £1,226.42 (includes shipping : £10.50).

That would work.

Would need a bigger PSU if you wanted to add a second card later.

Ace Modder · 6 Nov 2013 at 22:19

stulid said:
That would work.

Would need a bigger PSU if you wanted to add a second card later.

The Ronin is cheap plastic....
The Antec is high quality brilliant and sturdy. Maybe being fairly old in design it may lack a few features, but the build quality more than makes up for that. And its £20 less than the plastic Ronin!

stulid · 6 Nov 2013 at 22:23

Ace Modder said:
The Ronin is cheap plastic....
The Antec is high quality brilliant and sturdy. Maybe being fairly old in design it may lack a few features, but the build quality more than makes up for that. And its £20 less than the plastic Ronin!

Its lacking cable management, painted interior, USB3.0. I doubt it could take anything meaningful in the way of water cooling, it may not even take larger heatsinks over 160mm?

Old rubbish case (and I include the 902 and 1200 in this) needs to be took round the back of the shed and shot.

Ace Modder · 6 Nov 2013 at 22:26

stulid said:
Its lacking cable management, painted interior, USB3.0. I doubt it could take anything meaningful in the way of water cooling, it may not even take larger heatsinks over 160mm?

Old rubbish case (and I include the 902 and 1200 in this) needs to be took round the back of the shed and shot.

Pistols at dawn, my friend!