£1,500 Gaming PC Build

RyanF · 24 Dec 2013 at 16:14

Are there any cheaper cases that the H110 will fit inside?

Edit: Can you maybe spec a blue themed variant of what you posted earlier, Doomed? I think I want to go with the Corsair Vengeance C70 and seeing as it has a blue tint, orange wouldn't go too well

lee32uk · 24 Dec 2013 at 17:11

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC Rev2.0 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) £399.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Fathom All in One Custom Cooler 240mm £112.97
1 x XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £37.99
1 x Mayhems X1 UV Blue Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 850 '80+ Gold' 850W Power Supply (CP-9020056-UK) £107.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - GunMetal Black £99.95
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CI) - Blue Light £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £76.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Blue £28.45
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Blue £4.99
Total : £1,536.07 (includes shipping : £19.10).

Hyburnate · 24 Dec 2013 at 18:44

Just a thought for Dooms spec, what about:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case Windowed - Orange (CC-9011038-WW) £66.95
Total : £76.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Not sure about the window, it claims it's windowed not sure though. I'll go back to GD now

Wait, will the H110 fit in that?

Ethermaster · 24 Dec 2013 at 18:48

Hyburnate said:
Just a thought for Dooms spec, what about:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case Windowed - Orange (CC-9011038-WW) £66.95
Total : £76.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Not sure about the window, it claims it's windowed not sure though. I'll go back to GD now

Wait, will the H110 fit in that?

Its windowed

and the H110 will not fit without a drill or a nail and hammer

Hyburnate · 24 Dec 2013 at 18:50

Ethermaster said:
Its windowed and the H110 will not fit without a drill or a nail and hammer

Ahh damn

Depends if OP wants Orange or not though, but that board is a cracking board.

Doomedspeed · 24 Dec 2013 at 23:17

Sorry the spec took a while:

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 i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Be Quiet Power Zone 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Fathom All in One Custom Cooler 240mm £112.97
1 x Mayhems Pastel - Blue Berry Coolant 1L £14.99
1 x XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £37.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - GunMetal Black £99.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX24C11T2K2/8X) £79.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £76.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050002-WW) £19.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050003-WW) £13.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Blue £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Blue £6.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Blue £6.49
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Blue £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Blue £4.99
Total : £1,544.30 (includes shipping : £20.10).

I picked the RAM because of this and this alone:

CAUTION: Users may experience extreme motion sickness and/or complete disorientation from the extreme speeds typically reached with HyperX® Predator. It is not intended for small children, the faint-at-heart, people with a lot of time to complete a creative project or anyone who settles for less. Featuring frequencies up to 2800MHz and a new heat spreader for greater heat dissipation, it’s Intel XMP ready, compatible with all popular brands of motherboards and backed by legendary Kingston® reliability. We might even recommend a helmet.

Just so you know, the cooler is OCUK's version of a H100i using a coolermaster pump/block combo and real custom watercooling rad/tubing/fitting put together by Rich's steady hand..

It should outperform the h100i considerably.

lee32uk · 25 Dec 2013 at 00:06

Just noticed that the retail version of the i7 is on offer and is cheaper than the oem

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £245.99
Total : £255.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Allnamestaken · 25 Dec 2013 at 11:40

The description on that ram is epic haha.

RyanF · 29 Dec 2013 at 10:43

Ignore this, I'm just testing something

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 i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £245.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 850 '80+ Gold' 850W Power Supply (CP-9020056-UK) £107.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
Total : £765.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).

RyanF · 24 Jan 2014 at 20:12

Sorry for bumping this but thought I should give you guys an update on how it's going. Here's the spec I went with:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC Rev2.0 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) £379.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 850 '80+ Gold' 850W Power Supply (CP-9020056-UK) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
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) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £69.95
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £59.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £52.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,315.86 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Got half of it already, the rest will be arriving some time next week. Only trouble is I'm having to get it delivered to work but I don't drive - can't exactly hop on a bus carrying this stuff

Idleman · 24 Jan 2014 at 20:30

RyanF said:
Sorry for bumping this but thought I should give you guys an update on how it's going. Here's the spec I went with:

Got half of it already, the rest will be arriving some time next week. Only trouble is I'm having to get it delivered to work but I don't drive - can't exactly hop on a bus carrying this stuff

TAXI!

RyanF · 24 Jan 2014 at 22:38

True but the cost would be expensive enough even if we hit every green light on the way home, thank you very much rush hour :mad:

fowler002 · 25 Jan 2014 at 00:31

this is where a matx/itx build would have been good, build the pc at work then could hop on a bus

RyanF · 27 Jan 2014 at 19:58

You guys are killing me

I've got all the parts that I need apart from the case which comes tomorrow (hopefully!). It's pure torture looking at all this powerful hardware and then at what I'm using to type this message..