New Gaming Build - Advice Before I Buy Please

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Hi all,

Having been a long time lurker, I thought it would be a good idea to finally join up and make use of your expertise.
After being disappointed with the so called 'next generation' of consoles (and the overinflated price of games compared to PC), I have decided to tread down the dark scary path of PC gaming once again.

I have come up with the idea for the machine based on posts I have been reading on here over the last few weeks.

If someone could just sense check it for me before I click the Buy button, I would really appreciate it.

OK, here's my basket:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-40G) £347.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £143.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD316G2133HC11ADC01) £129.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance K95 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Red Switch (CH-9000020-UK) £129.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £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) £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
Total : £1,484.14

So 16mb of memory - yeah a little over the top but then again, I thought that when I got 4gb for my current machine several years ago!

My only concern is the Power Supply. On the build I based it on, it used the 1000W version. Will the 750W be OK?

I don't intend to overclock and will be running games at 1080p but (hopefully) with everything set to Ultra.

Budget - around £1.5k.

Would appreciate any comments/suggestions. Thanks!
 
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750W should be fine for only one 290. Ive got an AX760 in my system with an AMD 8350 and a 290x and that runs perfectly!

Not sure it'll be enough if you want to upgrade later with a second 290. Id like to know the answer to that one!
 
Hi and welcome,

I have made a few adjustments,


YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £143.99
1 x Seasonic X-Series 850w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £139.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x GeIL EVO Potenza 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C10 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (GPB316GB2133C10ADC) £129.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance K95 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Red Switch (CH-9000020-UK) £129.95
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) £74.99
Total : £1,412.88 (includes shipping : £11.75).




If you wanted to go Crossfire then a 850W PSU at least is what I recommend. The 1000W Superflower is a beast and still comes in under your price.
 
stulid said:
Hi and welcome,

I have made a few adjustments,


YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £143.99
1 x Seasonic X-Series 850w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £139.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x GeIL EVO Potenza 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C10 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (GPB316GB2133C10ADC) £129.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance K95 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Red Switch (CH-9000020-UK) £129.95
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) £74.99
Total : £1,412.88 (includes shipping : £11.75).




If you wanted to go Crossfire then a 850W PSU at least is what I recommend. The 1000W Superflower is a beast and still comes in under your price.
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Would it not be better to go for the Gigabyte for UK RMA etc?
 
Wow, wasn't expecting a response that quick!

Hi stulid,
I like what you have done.
I'll just throw in the ASUS DVD player (£19.99) to your build (I missed that off my initial post) and it looks pretty good.

Thanks for your help!
 
Maybe the pioneer DVD as they have little to none white lettering on the fascia plate so hides better when in the case.
 
stulid said:
Maybe the pioneer DVD as they have little to none white lettering on the fascia plate so hides better when in the case.
Click to expand...

Cool, just added it.

Just noticed that you missed off the 2TB HD from your build. Added that and it comes in £3 shy of £1.5k.

Thanks for your help. Just off to click Buy.....

...And "too many connections error" - ARGHH!!

Edit: Oops, I think I might have crashed the shop :D
 
Just a quick update.
So ordered last Friday night and delivered Monday (excellant service).
Got it built without a hitch. Case is awesome, keeps all the cables out of the way.

Installed Skyrim as a test (no mods installed) and runs with everything on Ultra without breaking a sweat.
Well happy with it.
Now thinking of getting a few monitors for an eyefinity setup....
 
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