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The MSI 280X@£227 is only on offer today.

Do you have an aftermarket cooler you can reuse, if so, you could get the OEM 4670k and save a bit of cash.
Maybe change the Psu. But other than that the rest looks OK.
 
Idleman said:
The MSI 280X@£227 is only on offer today.

Do you have an aftermarket cooler you can reuse, if so, you could get the OEM 4670k and save a bit of cash.
Maybe change the Psu. But other than that the rest looks OK.
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Thanks for the reply, I havent got a cooler so was just going to use the standard one and liked the idea of the 3yr warranty.

Whats wrong with the PSU ? and what should I be looking for in changing it ?

Also would you recommend that I get the MSI 280X and the i5 4670k or i7 4770k ? I was kind of thinking that the i7 might be overkill and not worth the extra cash that it is.
 
If there is a problem with the Cpu it will most likely occur in the first 12 months or be DOA.
The 4670k and a 280x will be more than enough for most games.
Psu, I would look at getting the SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W or if you are likely to want to add another 280x in the future, get the 650W version.
With a decent cooler you can OC the Cpu to get more performance out of it.
 
Idleman said:
If there is a problem with the Cpu it will most likely occur in the first 12 months or be DOA.
The 4670k and a 280x will be more than enough for most games.
Psu, I would look at getting the SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W or if you are likely to want to add another 280x in the future, get the 650W version.
With a decent cooler you can OC the Cpu to get more performance out of it.
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Ok thanks for that, but whats the difference between the corsair and Superflower psu's ? What makes the Superflower one a better bet ?
 
I would say definitely pick up the MSI 280X on offer today and also change the PSU to a SuperFlower, they have better internals. Better hurry up only one 280X left in stock and at that price I wouldn't miss it.
 
This is the cheapest 280X currently:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition LE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
Total : £249.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).



It's JUST (as in today) come off pre-order, so i suspect the price will only rise.

The LE means it a slower clocked version than the standard gaming, its 950mhz core instead of the 1000mhz core. The memory speed is the same as is the cooler, for a nice little saving its a great buy..
 
Doomedspeed said:
This is the cheapest 280X currently:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition LE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
Total : £249.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).



It's JUST (as in today) come off pre-order, so i suspect the price will only rise.

The LE means it a slower clocked version than the standard gaming, its 950mhz core instead of the 1000mhz core. The memory speed is the same as is the cooler, for a nice little saving its a great buy..
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What spec power supply would I need to run a card like that ?
 
Doomedspeed said:
A decent 500W PSU would handle it.
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So would all this run ok on a 600W PSU and is that memory ok / good make ?

Mobo MSI Z87-G45 Gaming

CPU Core i7 4770K

Mem TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit

GPU MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition LE 3072MB

HDD1 Samsung 830 128GB
HDD2 Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM
 
rjg2 said:
Well I did have a Corsair CX600M down, but guy earlier recommended and Superflower. Is that memory ok and a decent make ?
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Superflower are obviously the better make but both will run the rig. I think the superflower will help overclocking more but... The choice is yours. I would go superflower though. :)

On the memory side, teamgroup is a good budget make (which is nothing against it atall)..

I would go for this RAM though:

YOUR BASKET
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
Total : £64.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).



Same speed, cheaper and low profile. Low profile being my main concern.
 
Doomedspeed said:
Superflower are obviously the better make but both will run the rig. I think the superflower will help overclocking more but... The choice is yours. I would go superflower though. :)

On the memory side, teamgroup is a good budget make (which is nothing against it atall)..

I would go for this RAM though:

YOUR BASKET
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
Total : £64.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).



Same speed, cheaper and low profile. Low profile being my main concern.
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Excellent thank very much.

So 600w Corsair or Superflower would be fine and that memory. Not really going to overclock I dont think.
 
If you plan on going xfire(I.e. Adding a second 280x) in the future then go with the 4770k, of you don't plan in xfire then I'd suggest going with the 4670k and non reference 290 or a gtx780.
 
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