What do you guys think?

michaelc · 25 Jun 2015 at 19:20

Hi,

So i've been planning this upgrade for few months now and finally have enough budget to go ahead with it, just wanted your opinion on my choices (there are likely to be better options)

My current spec is:
P8H61-MX Asus Motherboard
8GB DDR3 RAM
i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz (not OC'd, obviously)
MSi AMD R9 280x 3GB
Antec VP550P 550W PSU
CM Stryker Full Sized Case

My upgrade choices:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-287-MS
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-548-IN
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-297-MS
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-183-SA
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-195-CS
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-408-CS

The reason I'm going for a larger PSU is because my end game is to SLI that 980Ti, although looking at it now, I could probably get a cheaper one. I'm not very knowledgeable about the actual RAM so do you guys think the option I've gone for is ok? In terms of all of it, any better choices I could go with?

Thanks for all the input

P.S. Sorry - i tried to link all this using the chrome extension add-in but it doesn't seem to show up on my address bar when I'm actually viewing my basket..

stulid · 25 Jun 2015 at 19:31

1000W PSU will be fine for a 2nd 980ti in SLI,

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti Gaming 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6G) £599.99
1 x Intel 5930K 3.50GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75930K) £499.99
1 x Gigabyte X99-Gaming 5P Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £229.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-23000C16 2800MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M4A2800C16) £169.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova 1000W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (220-P2-1000-XR) £161.99
1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU) £155.99
Total : £1,827.54 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).

The 850Evo is still epically fast.

What cooling do you have as the retail Haswell_E CPUs dont come with any heatsink at all.

michaelc · 25 Jun 2015 at 19:33

I was thinking about also getting a watercooling heatsink as i have spare spots for 2x 120mm fans on my case.

stulid · 25 Jun 2015 at 19:34

So an AIO such as a Corsair H100i GTX or Coolermaster nepton?

michaelc · 25 Jun 2015 at 19:36

Yes, I was looking at the H100i today but haven't made my decision yet.

michaelc · 25 Jun 2015 at 19:49

does watercooling the cpu provide better temps than normal fan and heatsink?

stulid · 25 Jun 2015 at 19:50

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-098-AR&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=2554

Cheap RAM, still quick and has LEDs.

michaelc said:
does watercooling the cpu provide better temps than normal fan and heatsink?

Ultimately yes, especially if you go custom with large radiators/large tubes and a strong pump.

AIOs are handy especially if you go for tall RAM and they still provide decent performance.

michaelc · 25 Jun 2015 at 19:57

Alright, need to just do some more research on the AIOs and make sure it'll all fit in the case. But everything else seems ok!

michaelc · 25 Jun 2015 at 20:00

Those AIOs can face either inward or outward right?

stulid · 25 Jun 2015 at 20:05

michaelc said:
Those AIOs can face either inward or outward right?

Yeah, fans under and blowing through and up and out, or fans on top of rad and blowing down into the case (but also bringing in dust).

michaelc · 25 Jun 2015 at 20:10

stulid said:
Yeah, fans under and blowing through and up and out, or fans on top of rad and blowing down into the case (but also bringing in dust).

I believe that the stryker has some sort of dust filters/protectors at the bottom of the case, so fans blowing inwards might not the too bad of an idea.