Please check my bits. £600 budget.

tnx · 11 Jan 2015 at 14:02

stulid said:
On wednesday the weekly deals change again, so check back that there is nothing better again for the money.

Thats interesting. Will make sure I do.

I will see the lad and tell him Wednesday evening is D day, time to order.
Feel sure buy then I will have the bits pretty much locked down. Then check the latest deals and order away.

Hopefully and with a bit of luck the Asus Maximus VII Ranger might be back in stock.

One more question. I have, must be two year old. Some top quality thermal paste. Is this still going to be ok ? :confused:

Will Google and read up on this matter too.

tnx · 12 Jan 2015 at 20:23

Hi all watching this thread.

£600 is the definite max budget. So with this in mind I recon there is two items where money can be saved.

Take X

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £179.99
1 x Asus Z97 Pro Gamer Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x EVGA 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0600-KR) £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower Black/Black £29.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
Total : £600.90 (includes shipping : ).

Dropped the flashy modular PSU but kept EVGA.
Dropped the Corsair case and put in a £30 BitFenix Neos.
I would think this is a temp case but pretty good for now.

Code:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLcyWQ9YCIs

Wow ! This takes a big GPU !

Takes the air cooler too... Sorted !

Bang on budget !!

Thoughts please ?

stulid · 12 Jan 2015 at 20:25

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-096-XG&groupid=2362&catid=1572

That case is £20 and includes many fans ore-installed.

ShivP · 12 Jan 2015 at 20:26

I would spend £1 more and get this PSU

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-147-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2463

Should be a bit better inside. Otherwise that looks great

stulid · 12 Jan 2015 at 20:30

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-202-AN

That one again.

Seasonic and a 5 year warranty

Better than the suggestion above

tnx · 12 Jan 2015 at 20:38

stulid said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-096-XG&groupid=2362&catid=1572

That case is £20 and includes many fans ore-installed.

Nice choice.

Code:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnktpCuiaqs

Sounds better and better cooling too.
Two front USB3.
looks like dropping the DVD ROM would keep the cases look at the front.

Yep will advise to get this case.

:cool:

stulid · 12 Jan 2015 at 20:41

tnx said:
Nice choice.

Code:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnktpCuiaqs

Sounds better and better cooling too.
Two front USB3.
looks like dropping the DVD ROM would keep the cases look at the front.

Yep will advise to get this case.

According to this - http://www.xigmatek.com/product.php?productid=226&type=specification

Its 3 fans pre-installed, thats a lot for such a budget priced case.

tnx · 12 Jan 2015 at 20:50

Reading up on that case, which I like and have kept.
It reads that the room for cable management is poor.
So...

take XI

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £179.99
1 x Asus Z97 Pro Gamer Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x Seasonic M12II-620 EVO 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £70.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x Xigmatek Mach Midi-Tower Black £19.99
Total : £592.92 (includes shipping : ).

Added a modular PSU !

Again..Thougts on this please.

Dropped the DVD ROM.

stulid · 12 Jan 2015 at 20:51

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-021-EA&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2390

Pity that is out of stock.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-229-SV&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2283

And that is modular.
The spec is fine

tnx · 12 Jan 2015 at 21:07

This PSU is on offer

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-197-AN

Will have to read up on it.

Same price as the 550W modular, same make

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-232-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1088

So here is

Take 12

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £179.99
1 x Asus Z97 Pro Gamer Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 750W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Xigmatek Mach Midi-Tower Black £19.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £601.92 (includes shipping : ).

I like the look of this. I really do and on budget give or take a couple of quid.

stulid · 12 Jan 2015 at 21:09

Its a Seasonic PSU.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=357

tnx · 12 Jan 2015 at 21:11

stulid said:
Its a Seasonic PSU.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=357

Sorry, is that a good one then.

stulid · 12 Jan 2015 at 21:13

tnx said:
Sorry, is that a good one then.

Of course

tnx · 12 Jan 2015 at 21:16

stulid said:
Of course

Nice..

To me all those bits go well and I feel better having a modular PSU. Things look a whole lot better neat and tidy and no need to try and hide unused cables.

tnx · 13 Jan 2015 at 19:51

Looking at my last list and taking into consideration all what has been said, especially about PSU's.
Talking to the lad I have to stick to under £600.
He needs a HDMI cable.

So here is the latest take.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £185.99
1 x Asus Z97 Pro Gamer Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x EVGA 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0600-KR) £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x Xigmatek Mach Midi-Tower Black £19.99
1 x OcUK Value 5mtr HDMI Male - Male Cable (CDLHD-305) £5.99
1 x OcUK Value DVI-D Dual Link M - M Monitor Cable (Black) - 2 Meter (DV-202) £4.99
Total : £592.90 (includes shipping : ).

Spot the 2m DVI-D cable....Well that's for me. Gotta have summet for my trouble, right !

Notice the chip has gone up !!!

Will look tomorrow and see if there are any deals to be had before I make the final order.

stulid · 13 Jan 2015 at 19:51

That still looks ok.

tnx · 13 Jan 2015 at 19:55

stulid said:
That still looks ok.

Nice...

Let me thank you for all your input.. :cool:

Thanks to all

stulid · 13 Jan 2015 at 19:57

But yeah, check back tomorrow as the weekly deals change.

tnx · 13 Jan 2015 at 19:57

ohhhhh..Just told me he does want a DVD ROM. Not dear really.

Also he has got a HDMI cable. But this is here nor there really.

tnx · 13 Jan 2015 at 20:06

stulid said:
But yeah, check back tomorrow as the weekly deals change.

yep I had remembered what you said the other day. Definitely will be..

Please check my bits. £600 budget.

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