Help with first time build plees matx case £2400 max

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Hey,

I have £2000 to spend and £2400 if it's worth it to get a 4k monitor.

Basically I want all of this to fit into a prodigy micro atx case.

I would like a 780 or a 780ti gtx nvidia

I would like a decent aoc screen for first person shooters mainly

I would like the system to be mega quite and have cool fan lighting.

Is this possible as it has to be all inside a prodigy matx

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Cheers,
Lewis
 
Hello. This is what I'd do.

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1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780Ti WindForce 3x OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N78TOC-3GD) £499.99
1 x Acer 4k2k XB280HK 28" G-Sync Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £499.99
1 x Samsung 1TB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE1T0BW) £332.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £164.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-06949) £109.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Silent 500W Fanless "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black £89.99
1 x Coolermaster Nepton 140XL AIO Cooling Solution £84.95
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Arctic White £74.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97M-DS3H Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £59.99
Total : £1,986.82 (includes shipping : ).



Haven't gone for the i7 as I don't think you'll need it. 8 G memory. 1 T SSD should be plenty of (fast!) storage. The prodigy comes in several colours so choose the one you like best. The monitor stood out to me as it has G-sync which you might like as you're going Nvidia. 140mm heatsink should fit neatly in the back of the case. For 4K you might want a GPU with more memory though...
 
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As much as you have your heart set on the Prodigy mATX, it kind of sucks as far as mATX cases go... The internal layout and airflow design is quite cramped and not ideal.

For 4K it'd be better to go with something like two R9 290s in crossfire...
 
i would personally say dont go for the bitfenix not the best case around,heres what i put together.

your basket[/COLOR
EVGA GeForce TITAN Black Edition 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (3790-KR) £749.99
Crucial M500 960GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - £334.99
Intel Core i7-4770S 3.10GHz Low Power (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 £215.99
TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit £129.95
Gigabyte Z97N-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £115.95
Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £74.99
Corsair Carbide Series Air 240 High Airflow PC Case - Black (CC-9011070-WW) £69.95
Corsair Air Series AF120 1500RPM LED White Quiet Edition - Dual Pack (CO-9050016-WLED) £16.99
Prolimatech PK-3 Nano Aluminium Thermal Paste - 5g £12.95
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-06949) £109.99
Dell P2815Q 28" 4K Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £399.95
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Acer 4k2k XB280HK 28" G-Sync Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £499.99
2 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC Rev2.0 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) £389.99 (£779.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £149.99
1 x MSI Z97M Gaming Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £95.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Corsair Carbide Series Air 240 High Airflow PC Case - Black (CC-9011070-WW) £69.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £59.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050012-WW) £25.00
Total : £2,215.84 (includes shipping : ).

 
joshcowin said:
i would personally say dont go for the bitfenix not the best case around,heres what i put together.

your basket[/COLOR
EVGA GeForce TITAN Black Edition 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (3790-KR) £749.99
Crucial M500 960GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - £334.99
Intel Core i7-4770S 3.10GHz Low Power (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 £215.99
TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit £129.95
Gigabyte Z97N-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £115.95
Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £74.99
Corsair Carbide Series Air 240 High Airflow PC Case - Black (CC-9011070-WW) £69.95
Corsair Air Series AF120 1500RPM LED White Quiet Edition - Dual Pack (CO-9050016-WLED) £16.99
Prolimatech PK-3 Nano Aluminium Thermal Paste - 5g £12.95
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-06949) £109.99
Dell P2815Q 28" 4K Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £399.95
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i7 4770S :confused:

Also the Titan Black is a huge waste of money for a gaming pc. You will get the same performance with a 780 ti. You will also need at least 2 gpu's to get decent framerates.
 
lee32uk said:
i7 4770S :confused:

Also the Titan Black is a huge waste of money for a gaming pc. You will get the same performance with a 780 ti. You will also need at least 2 gpu's to get decent framerates.
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I think lee32uk included the S variant because it's low power, and the OP wants a quiet system in a small enclosure, so a few watts less heat is welcome.

And the Black I think is there because of the 6 gigs of memory. For example both BF4 and Crysis 3 go over 3 GB at 4 K which only really leaves the R9 290 and Titans. But as you say you really want two of them whatever you go for to get over 30 FPS.

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/unlocked/video-memory-usage-at-4k-uhd-resolutions-idnum146/
 
joeyjojo said:
I think lee32uk included the S variant because it's low power, and the OP wants a quiet system in a small enclosure, so a few watts less heat is welcome.

And the Black I think is there because of the 6 gigs of memory. For example both BF4 and Crysis 3 go over 3 GB at 4 K which only really leaves the R9 290 and Titans. But as you say you really want two of them whatever you go for to get over 30 FPS.

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/unlocked/video-memory-usage-at-4k-uhd-resolutions-idnum146/
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It is pretty pointless putting that cpu in a Z97 board. An i7 4790K will be fine with a good cooler on it (Noctua NH-D15 for example)

The 780 ti holds it's own at 4K.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/02/26/nvidia-geforce-gtx-titan-black-review/3
 
If you're mainly playing FPS then you might be better going for a 144hz screen and upgrading to 4k later when the screens are more mature and the GPUs are more capable of handling it. At the moment you'd have trouble keeping 60 FPS, especially sine mATX limits your SLI options a bit. You'd save a bunch of cash too.
 
Baboonanza said:
If you're mainly playing FPS then you might be better going for a 144hz screen and upgrading to 4k later when the screens are more mature and the GPUs are more capable of handling it. At the moment you'd have trouble keeping 60 FPS, especially sine mATX limits your SLI options a bit. You'd save a bunch of cash too.
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I totally agree with this.

4k is too 'new'.

Get a decent 144hz/1440p screen and a single 780ti/4790k system..

Simple.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780Ti ROG Matrix 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (MATRIX-GTX780TI-P-3GD5) £499.99
1 x Acer XB270HA 27" G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £367.99
1 x MSI Z97M Gaming - Devil's Canyon i7 4790K CPU & Micro ATX Motherboard Bundle **£18 Saving** £351.98
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £149.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Corsair Carbide Series Air 240 High Airflow PC Case - Black (CC-9011070-WW) £69.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £59.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £22
Total : £1,764.86 (includes shipping : ).

 
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