Yet another spec me thread!!

lennshow66 · 26 Dec 2013 at 15:44

Hi guys,

My friend wants to build a computer. Its needs to have a decent graphics card/s that can support three 1080p monitors and have a decent 7.1 sound card.

The computer will need everything included apart from monitors keyboard mouse. Please include a copy of windows 7. Computer will be used for gaming and video editing (youtube).

The budget is around 1,200. Lower the better though.

Many thanks all!

ExRayTed · 26 Dec 2013 at 15:54

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290 "Voltage Unlocked" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £137.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Antec 1100 Eleven Hundred Ultimate Gaming Tower Case - Black £109.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733) £67.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £65.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £52.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £1,193.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).

random_matt · 26 Dec 2013 at 15:57

I love this case: Cooler Master Cosmos SE Mid Tower Case

ExRayTed · 26 Dec 2013 at 16:01

If I had £150 quid to spend on a case it wouldn't be that one. I'd get the carbide 540 and pocket the tenner change

stulid · 26 Dec 2013 at 16:31

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-R929OC-4GD) £389.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 850 '80+ Gold' 850W Power Supply (CP-9020056-UK) £107.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £76.99
1 x Avexir Venom Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CIG) - Green Light £71.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733) £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £1,166.45 (includes shipping : £8.00).

SiDeards73 · 26 Dec 2013 at 18:22

Makes me mad when i see a decent spec and then its ruined by skimping on a crap case

or a crap cooler, i understand people cut corners but dont cut corners on cpu cooling or on a decent case.

ExRayTed · 26 Dec 2013 at 18:35

SiDeards73 said:
Makes me mad when i see a decent spec and then its ruined by skimping on a crap case or a crap cooler, i understand people cut corners but dont cut corners on cpu cooling or on a decent case.

Must be talking about another thread as both cases in the specs above are perfectly reasonable and certainly not 'crap'. The Matterhorn is also a decent air cooler

roughavoc · 26 Dec 2013 at 18:45

SiDeards73 said:
Makes me mad when i see a decent spec and then its ruined by skimping on a crap case or a crap cooler, i understand people cut corners but dont cut corners on cpu cooling or on a decent case.

I never understand why people insist on spending 20% of the overall build cost on the case alone, getting a nice case will do fine. Hell I still use my Antec 300, that cost me £30 and does EVERYTHING you could ever ask from a case.

As for the cooler, that particular one will do just fine, there isn't always a need to go all out bonkers on a super CPU cooler for that extra 100Mhz.

SiDeards73 · 26 Dec 2013 at 18:58

Guess its personal preference really then, i just like a good solid case with room for expansion in the future, i tend to build with growth in mind though. Just dont rate the Bitfenix cases that highly, i know lots of people love them though. The Antec case is decent i will admit, personally would lob a bit extra towards an Air 540 or another Corsair case, i have to admit i love Corsair cases, their build quality is generally unrivaled.

Ive owned an Antec case and it lasted me for a good few years, and it was a decently made case, built a PC in a Shinobi for a friend and the exact same build in a z9, and i preferred the z9, the Bitfenix softouch was really nice though.