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hello, i have been making spec me threads for quite a time, i actually make one each time a buy a part :D, i have been buying some more parts lately and i want to pay arround £900 max for the Rest. Below are what i have baight so far, i will be watercooling my cpu and i dont need an optical drive.

I want a blue and white theme as well as Bitfenix Alchemy extensions, mouse and keyboard is also included in the price. I would like a keyboard which is really easy to type much as i will be typing a lot more than im gaming.

I have already got an Alphacool NexXxus Xt45 Rad and i prefer the Corsair 540 air for a case

Thanks in Advance :D

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 7970 Matrix Platinum 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £319.99
1 x Asus VN248H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £169.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
Total : £589.93 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
fowler002 said:
For a themed wait for ethermasters spec, seems to be our resident themed/bling build expert ;)
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Okay then... I see how it is..

Anyway, OP. What size is the rad you have? 120mm/240/360mm?

Have you budgeted for a custom waterblock for your GPU too? As its not a reference design. A block for that will cost about £100.

Well, this is a good starting point:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £143.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £116.99
1 x XSPC D5 Dual Bay Reservoir/Pump Combo V2 £109.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17066C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX21C11T2K2/8X) £71.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy Clean CSQ - Acetal £49.99
4 x Prolimatech Blue Vortex Blue Wings 120mm Fan £10.99 (£43.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Grey/Silver £8.99
2 x XSPC HighFlex Hose 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD, 15.9/11.1mm, 2m, Clear £5.99 (£11.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Grey/Silver £5.99
1 x EK-EKoolants UV Blue £5.99
2 x BitFenix 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved silver/black £5.99 (£11.98)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Grey/Silver £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal USB Extension 30cm - sleeved silver/black £4.98
10 x XSPC G1/4" to 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) £2.99 (£29.90)
Total : £826.76 (includes shipping : £11.75).



To get a custom watercooled loop will cost you a fair bit more than an extra £900..

I haven't included any Hard drives or peripherals. If you don't want to cool the GPU it can be much cheaper, but it spoils my fun a bit. :)
 
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fowler002 said:
For a themed wait for ethermasters spec, seems to be our resident themed/bling build expert ;)
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Thanks Fowler :)

Doomedspeed said:
Okay then... I see how it is..

Anyway, OP. What size is the rad you have? 120mm/240/360mm?

Have you budgeted for a custom waterblock for your GPU too? As its not a reference design. A block for that will cost about £100.

Well, this is a good starting point:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £143.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £116.99
1 x XSPC D5 Dual Bay Reservoir/Pump Combo V2 £109.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17066C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX21C11T2K2/8X) £71.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy Clean CSQ - Acetal £49.99
4 x Prolimatech Blue Vortex Blue Wings 120mm Fan £10.99 (£43.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Grey/Silver £8.99
2 x XSPC HighFlex Hose 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD, 15.9/11.1mm, 2m, Clear £5.99 (£11.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Grey/Silver £5.99
1 x EK-EKoolants UV Blue £5.99
2 x BitFenix 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved silver/black £5.99 (£11.98)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Grey/Silver £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal USB Extension 30cm - sleeved silver/black £4.98
10 x XSPC G1/4" to 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) £2.99 (£29.90)
Total : £826.76 (includes shipping : £11.75).



To get a custom watercooled loop will cost you a fair bit more than an extra £900..

I haven't included any Hard drives or peripherals. If you don't want to cool the GPU it can be much cheaper, but it spoils my fun a bit. :)
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People just like the way I spec Dacia ;) but that is an epic build your have done right out of the top drawer and almost the same as I would have done.

But that is not the board that comes with the free mouse its this one ;)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-465-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2574

@OP I take it you have the monitor, gpu and psu that you have listed in your 1st first? are you sure you want a blue theme as that card and PSU is pointing me red.
 
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Red ???

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £163.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £134.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Alpenföhn Plus Wing Boost PWM Fan Red Clover Edition - 140mm £14.99
4 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Red Clover Edition £12.95 (£51.80)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24-Pin ATX Extension 30cm - sleeved black/red/black £7.49
2 x BitFenix 8-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.95 (£11.90)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Red £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8-Pin EPS12V Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £4.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Red £4.49
Total : £926.52 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Ethermaster said:
Red ???

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £163.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £134.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Alpenföhn Plus Wing Boost PWM Fan Red Clover Edition - 140mm £14.99
4 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Red Clover Edition £12.95 (£51.80)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24-Pin ATX Extension 30cm - sleeved black/red/black £7.49
2 x BitFenix 8-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.95 (£11.90)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Red £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8-Pin EPS12V Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £4.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Red £4.49
Total : £926.52 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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This sort of spec has a name.
 
Ethermaster said:
Thanks Fowler :)



People just like the way I spec Dacia ;) but that is an epic build your have done right out of the top drawer and almost the same as I would have done.

But that is not the board that comes with the free mouse its this one ;)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-465-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2574

@OP I take it you have the monitor, gpu and psu that you have listed in your 1st first? are you sure you want a blue theme as that card and PSU is pointing me red.
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this is what i was going for initially (red) but because the psu sits at the back of the 540air and the led load indicator on my gpu will be most like blue most of the time, i changed my idea to go blue :)
 
Doomedspeed said:
Okay then... I see how it is..

Anyway, OP. What size is the rad you have? 120mm/240/360mm?

Have you budgeted for a custom waterblock for your GPU too? As its not a reference design. A block for that will cost about £100.

Well, this is a good starting point:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £143.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £116.99
1 x XSPC D5 Dual Bay Reservoir/Pump Combo V2 £109.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17066C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX21C11T2K2/8X) £71.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy Clean CSQ - Acetal £49.99
4 x Prolimatech Blue Vortex Blue Wings 120mm Fan £10.99 (£43.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Grey/Silver £8.99
2 x XSPC HighFlex Hose 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD, 15.9/11.1mm, 2m, Clear £5.99 (£11.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Grey/Silver £5.99
1 x EK-EKoolants UV Blue £5.99
2 x BitFenix 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved silver/black £5.99 (£11.98)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Grey/Silver £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal USB Extension 30cm - sleeved silver/black £4.98
10 x XSPC G1/4" to 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) £2.99 (£29.90)
Total : £826.76 (includes shipping : £11.75).



To get a custom watercooled loop will cost you a fair bit more than an extra £900..

I haven't included any Hard drives or peripherals. If you don't want to cool the GPU it can be much cheaper, but it spoils my fun a bit. :)
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im not thinking about watercooling my gpu as it will probably psh my budget and ive not been able to find any waterblocks for the platinums :(, i have a 240mm rad by the way

and how do these fans compare with the corsair sp120's ?

Ethermaster said:
Red ???

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £163.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £134.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Alpenföhn Plus Wing Boost PWM Fan Red Clover Edition - 140mm £14.99
4 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Red Clover Edition £12.95 (£51.80)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24-Pin ATX Extension 30cm - sleeved black/red/black £7.49
2 x BitFenix 8-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.95 (£11.90)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Red £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8-Pin EPS12V Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £4.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Red £4.49
Total : £926.52 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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great spec ethermaster but i want to go custom wc so i wont be needing a h100i :D. plus ive already bought a rad
 
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Ethermaster said:
Cheers guys :)

OP do you still want a blue build (because I can do blue if you really must but the GPU has red in its design) or the big tasty red thing that I posted above :p
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Really love your spec Ethermaster :D, i dont think i will be seeing any of the red on my gpu as it will sit facing down as well as the led being blue most the time on the load indicator (by the way, is there some kind of mod to change the led on this) ?

I would really appreciate it if you can also do me a blue spec including a keyboard if you can fit it in the budget (something which will allow me to type very fast as i wont be gaming very much).

Thanks Ethermaster, really love your builds :D
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Gigabyte M8000x Gaming Mouse £143.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £134.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17066C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX21C11T2K2/8X) £71.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance K65 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Silver - Red Switch (CH-9000040-UK) £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Alpenföhn 140mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Black & Blue £14.99
4 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Black & Blue £13.99 (£55.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Blue £8.99
2 x BitFenix 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved blue/black £5.99 (£11.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Blue £5.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Blue £4.99 (£9.98)
Total : £960.72 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
thanks doomedspeed, will you recommend the 540 air over the 750D for custom wc, and does that keyboard have backlighting?
 
hakank68 said:
thanks doomedspeed, will you recommend the 540 air over the 750D for custom wc, and does that keyboard have backlighting?
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Id personally prefer the 750d.

They both take the same rads, though the 540 can hide the tube res.

Custom wc just for the CPU is a bit of a money pit. Twice as expensive as the h100. It'll take you a way out of your budget too.

Not sure on the keyboard backlighting. I think not...
 
Doomedspeed said:
Id personally prefer the 750d.

They both take the same rads, though the 540 can hide the tube res.

Custom wc just for the CPU is a bit of a money pit. Twice as expensive as the h100. It'll take you a way out of your budget too.

Not sure on the keyboard backlighting. I think not...
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i just took the step to custom wc my cpu due to the fun of it as well as the aesthetics :D, its costing me double the h100i but it will give me better temperatures and more flexibility in the future if i wanted to wc buy gpu
 
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