£1000+ Gaming Rig - Spec Check

dfour · 22 May 2014 at 15:58

Also remember the powercolor is a triple slot cooling solution. For the price £319 ATM its got to be the best value card with strong and silent/near silent cooling depending upon which bios you run.

Hoodleader · 22 May 2014 at 16:04

Sounds like a seller to me

lee32uk · 22 May 2014 at 16:05

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Red £341.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £81.6
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 60cm £25.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050014-WW) £25
1 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £22
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050001-WW) £11.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24Pin ATX Extension 30cm - sleeved black/red/black £7.49
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.95
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Red £4.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8Pin EPS12V Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £4.99
Total : £1,195.82 (includes shipping : £12.50).

The Motherboard comes with a free headset, and there is also a free headset with the Asus GPU.

TheyCallMeAndy · 22 May 2014 at 20:13

Hoodleader said:
Well this is a dilemma..... lol

Out of the 290's which is better value for money on the performance you are getting?

I am thinking the Powercolour

Powercolor R9 290 PCS+ Have 2 under water, and would recommend them great cards!

stulid · 22 May 2014 at 20:18

lee32uk said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Red £341.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £81.6
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 60cm £25.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050014-WW) £25
1 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £22
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050001-WW) £11.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24Pin ATX Extension 30cm - sleeved black/red/black £7.49
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.95
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Red £4.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8Pin EPS12V Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £4.99
Total : £1,195.82 (includes shipping : £12.50).

The Motherboard comes with a free headset, and there is also a free headset with the Asus GPU.

May have to find a stulid approved sticker for this.

Hoodleader · 22 May 2014 at 20:23

Ok. After talking to him seems he wants to add an extra £100 on the build.

So £1300 it is

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £399.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor & Corsair H100i CPU Cooler Bundle £321.98
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £59.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050014-WW) £25.00
2 x Aerocool DS Edition Fan - Red - 120mm £12.49 (£24.98)
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050001-WW) £11.99
1 x Akasa "Vegas" White LED strip light - 60cm £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24Pin ATX Extension 30cm - sleeved red/red £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved red/red £6.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved red/red £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8Pin EPS12V Extension 45cm - sleeved red/red £5.99
Total : £1,245.74 (includes shipping : ).

I don't know how I managed to miss that I7 h100i bundle but it works out £10 cheaper. I have also added a 290x card to the build, extra fans and some different cables.

Let me know what you guys think

stulid · 22 May 2014 at 20:28

The aerocool fans, keep it all Corsair so it looks the same.

The cables, get red braid with black plugs.

It works out cheaper if you get a 4770K and the Antec 1220 as per previous post.

dacads · 22 May 2014 at 20:32

Looks good amigo, maybe the following RAM would fit in better with the colour scheme

YOUR BASKET
1 x Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX318C10FRK2/8) £64.99
Total : £64.99 (includes shipping : ).

stulid · 22 May 2014 at 20:39

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 780 Phantom 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £419.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £98.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £84.95
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX24C11BRK2/8-OC) £67.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 60cm £25.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050014-WW) £25.00
3 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99 (£44.97)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Red £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Red £6.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Red £6.49
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Red £5.99
Total : £1,309.20 (includes shipping : ).

• 3 x 140mm fans, two for the front and one for the rear.

• 6GB Card!!!

Ethermaster · 22 May 2014 at 20:51

stulid · 22 May 2014 at 20:53

Ethermaster said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-R929OC-4GD) £335.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £98.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £84.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
2 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £59.99 (£119.98)
2 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £22.00 (£44.00)
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 30cm £16.79 (£33.58)
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050001-WW) £11.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24Pin ATX Extension 30cm - sleeved black/red/black £7.49
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.95
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8Pin EPS12V Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £4.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Red £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Red £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Red £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £1,319.00 (includes shipping : ).

Whats with the odd random AF120?

Ethermaster · 22 May 2014 at 21:01

I've been out of the game too long and making school boy errors!!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-R929OC-4GD) £335.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £98.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £84.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
2 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £59.99 (£119.98)
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £22.00
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 30cm £16.79 (£33.58)
4 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99 (£59.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24Pin ATX Extension 30cm - sleeved black/red/black £7.49
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.95
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8Pin EPS12V Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £4.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Red £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Red £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Red £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £1,344.97 (includes shipping : ).

stulid · 22 May 2014 at 21:02

Ethermaster said:
I've been out of the game too long and making school boy errors!!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-R929OC-4GD) £335.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £98.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £84.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
2 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £59.99 (£119.98)
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £22.00
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 30cm £16.79 (£33.58)
4 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99 (£59.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24Pin ATX Extension 30cm - sleeved black/red/black £7.49
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.95
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8Pin EPS12V Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £4.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Red £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Red £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Red £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £1,344.97 (includes shipping : ).

4 x 140mm fans? it only takes three as per my spec.

Ethermaster · 22 May 2014 at 21:03

Hoodleader · 22 May 2014 at 21:10

Thanks for the Specs guys. Really Helpful

Few Questions.

1. How does the 780 compare with the 290x?

2. Would a 850w Power supply be enough if he wanted to sli / crossfire later on?

3. Any difference with the bitfenix led strip to the asaka?

stulid · 22 May 2014 at 21:14

Hoodleader said:
Thanks for the Specs guys. Really Helpful

Few Questions.

1. How does the 780 compare with the 290x?

2. Would a 850w Power supply be enough if he wanted to sli / crossfire later on?

3. Any difference with the bitfenix led strip to the asaka?

1) The 290X is faster,
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1056?vs=1036

But the Gainward card I specced has 6GB of Vram!! thats immense and should keep going for longer as the resolution increases, think 4K gaming.

2) Yes.

3) No idea to be honest.

dacads · 22 May 2014 at 21:17

780 isn't going to handle 4K well anyway, so we can forget the 6GB maybe that amount of VRAM will be useful in 2 or 3 years when a single GPU can actually handle the 4k resolution.

stulid · 22 May 2014 at 21:21

dacads said:
780 isn't going to handle 4K well anyway, so we can forget the 6GB maybe that amount of VRAM will be useful in 2 or 3 years when a single GPU can actually handle the 4k resolution.

Depends on the game, does better than a 290X at 4K in some games.

Hoodleader · 22 May 2014 at 21:59

Another Spec.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £399.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor & Corsair H100i CPU Cooler Bundle £321.98
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
2 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £59.99 (£119.98)
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050014-WW) £25.00
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050001-WW) £11.99
2 x Corsair Air Series AF140 1200RPM LED Red Quiet Edition (CO-9050017-RLED) £10.99 (£21.98)
1 x Akasa "Vegas" White LED strip light - 60cm £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24Pin ATX Extension 30cm - sleeved black/red/black £7.49
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.95
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Red £4.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8Pin EPS12V Extension 45cm - sleeved black/red/black £4.99
Total : £1,304.20 (includes shipping : ).

Still got the 290x, added extra two corsair fans for front and 16gb of ram.

stulid · 22 May 2014 at 22:15

Theres a reason I/others trying to get you away from the H100i.

Basically if you use it on Win8.1 then its a bit of a pain.

• LED illuminates pink, you need to go back to a previous LINK software that allows manual firmware updating then flash it to a earlier firmware. Then when you install the newer LINK software you need to keep it from automatically flashing the firmware to the latest version, putting you back at square one.

• Fan control/USB driver, again a bit of a pain in the rear, when you install LINK it barely has any functionality, you may get lucky, but I had to pull the USB cable out, uninstall the software/driver and refit and let it detect it again.

Coolers like the H105/Antec 1220 are much simpler and dont suffer these issues.

I think the H100i/LINK software is maybe just a bit too complicated for its own good, but works great with Windows 7.