Am I ready to buy?

Veltre Gaming · 1 Dec 2013 at 16:31

Hi, after christmas I will be building my first Gaming PC/School Pc. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated, any upgrades will need to be within £20.

- Intel I-5 4670k 3.4Ghz (stock cooler)
- Asrock Extreme A/6 mobo
- Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Vapor-X
- Psu (under £100, I'm stumped)
- Corsair 300R or 350D opinions?
- Samsung 250GB Evo SSD
- Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB HDD
- Monitor (£150, 120Hz, Good picture)
- keyboard (£80, Mechanical, Brown key)
- Razer Deathadder Mouse

Thanks a lot in advance and putting up with my terrible writing skills

tamzzy · 1 Dec 2013 at 16:34

what's your total budget?

Hyburnate · 1 Dec 2013 at 16:37

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-042-SS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2383
This PSU should do it.
You're not going to get a 120Hz monitor for £150, not a good one anyway.

Use this to post your basket so it's easier to help.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18371076

Also, why western digital?

Cleisthenes · 1 Dec 2013 at 16:42

Strongly agree with Hyburnate, that psu will be fine.

If you want the 350D you will have to change mobo as it won't fit in that case; oh and go with asus or gigabyte boards, they have a better reputation.

Josh · 1 Dec 2013 at 16:44

I have a 300R, very good case, ample room for cable management, looks very nice for the price point, has lots of space for airflow. Only downside I have found is the retention arms on the HDD trays can be very weak, one arm snapped on me. My own fault as I have sausage fingers.

Check out the Bitfenix Ronin, another great case, very much like the 300R for some more added variety.

a lot of people say the Intel stock cooler is very loud, plus if you are looking to OC the CPU you will be better off buying a better cooler, and as you are going with a K series CPU you may aswell get the most out of your money and the CPU. Cooler Master Hyper 212 is a popular choice, or go with an all in one watercooled cooler like a H80i or similar.

I'm sure if you give what your needs are in terms of usage and a budget one of the guru's will spec you a decent computer.

Josh

SiDeards73 · 1 Dec 2013 at 16:44

Please dont run on a stock cooler either, really spend the extra few quid, even if its the refurb h100 for £45, which incidentally is a super cooler.

Cleisthenes · 1 Dec 2013 at 16:45

I'm sure if you give what your needs are in terms of usage and a budget one of the guru's will spec you a decent computer.

Hyburnate · 1 Dec 2013 at 16:48

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS Radeon R9 280X iPower IceQ X2 Boost 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £245.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £172.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £131.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £95.99
1 x Qpad MK-50 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - UK Layout - Brown Switches £69.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
1 x Logitech G400s Optical Gaming Mouse (910-003426) £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £43.99
Total : £1,120.81 (includes shipping : FREE).

That's a start. I personally don't like Razer products because of build quality issues so I've specced a cheaper and superior (in my opinion) mouse. Motherboard is a quality brand and should suffice.

With this you're getting Battlefield 4 and Final Fantasy XIV free. But I agree with SiDeards73 about the cooler but it's hard to spec one without knowing your budget. I tried to stick with your wishes on most components.

Idleman · 1 Dec 2013 at 17:05

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £259.99
1 x AOC G2460PQU 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £172.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £152.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £105.95
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Ducky DK2108 Zero Mech Mechanical Keyboard Brown Cherry Switch £69.95
1 x Razer DeathAdder 2013 6400 DPI Essential Ergonomic Gaming Mouse £61.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £42.95
Total : £1,441.72 (includes shipping : FREE).

Idleman · 1 Dec 2013 at 17:06

Hyburnate said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS Radeon R9 280X iPower IceQ X2 Boost 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £245.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £172.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £131.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £95.99
1 x Qpad MK-50 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - UK Layout - Brown Switches £69.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
1 x Logitech G400s Optical Gaming Mouse (910-003426) £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £43.99
Total : £1,120.81 (includes shipping : FREE).

That's a start. I personally don't like Razer products because of build quality issues so I've specced a cheaper and superior (in my opinion) mouse. Motherboard is a quality brand and should suffice.

With this you're getting Battlefield 4 and Final Fantasy XIV free. But I agree with SiDeards73 about the cooler but it's hard to spec one without knowing your budget. I tried to stick with your wishes on most components.

You are missing one very important item.

Hyburnate · 1 Dec 2013 at 17:11

Idleman said:
You are missing one very important item.

It's because OP didn't list it!

I just copied his spec and made a couple of alterations!

**** it, who needs RAM anyway? xD

Idleman · 1 Dec 2013 at 17:18

Hyburnate said:
It's because OP didn't list it! I just copied his spec and made a couple of alterations!

**** it, who needs RAM anyway? xD

Well, I suppose once he`s built it, he can just sit and look at it.

Veltre Gaming · 1 Dec 2013 at 17:56

Wow thanks a lot you all replied very quickly my budget is around £1200

Idleman · 1 Dec 2013 at 18:13

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £172.99
1 x Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £107.99
1 x Ducky DK2108 Zero Mech Mechanical Keyboard Brown Cherry Switch £69.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 530W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Mad Catz Cyborg R.A.T.5 5600 DPI Gaming Mouse £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £42.95
Total : £1,185.80 (includes shipping : FREE).