£1000 First ever build, from scratch!

TomG17 · 20 Jun 2013 at 01:25

Here is the parts list that I have come up with, just wondering if it is OK

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7950 Vapor-X OC 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (11196-09-40G) £251.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £133.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £85.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal £84.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £72
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A1600C9B) £64
Total : £1,061.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

I already have a 1TB HDD and an ODD so those are not a problem, wonderind if I need to immediately buy an aftermarket CPU cooler if I am not overclocking immediately, I would look to get a Corsair H80i in the future.

Just a look through these parts to tell me if they are all OK would be great! Thanks

chulainn · 20 Jun 2013 at 01:28

Thats pretty much the same build im doing except micro atx!

Monster ninja · 20 Jun 2013 at 02:24

if you're going for a matx mobo why not go with a matx case like a corsair 350d?

edit!!! ignore my message, you have a ATX mobo!

kaku · 20 Jun 2013 at 02:37

If you don't want to overclock then using the stock fan will be fine. It's a well-balanced build.

Doomedspeed · 20 Jun 2013 at 07:33

kaku said:
If you don't want to overclock then using the stock fan will be fine. It's a well-balanced build.

True but it could be loud...

honosuseri · 20 Jun 2013 at 15:10

Doomedspeed said:
True but it could be loud...

He says he will upgrade the cooler later. He could use the windows 8 enterprise evaluation edition for free on a 3 month trial. Bide his time and see what Windows 8.1 (should get it's own preview) does and the worry about buying the OS much later. That would give him cash for a cooler now but I'd prefer the K2 Mount Doom over a 120mm rad CLC

If he wants the OS from the get go.....

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x Plextor M5S 256GB Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5S) £139.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £85.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal £84.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £72.00
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CI) - Blue Light £67.99
Total : £1,066.31 (includes shipping : £17.85).

GPU has a longer warranty and is clocked faster out of the box. SSD has a slightly larger capacity and better write speeds. RAM is guaranteed @2400Mhz and has LED lighting to keep the blue colour scheme

TheRealist · 20 Jun 2013 at 16:22

Wow haswell has already come out? Damn. Anyway, im pretty sure the 4670k is the same as the 3570k? Correct me if im wrong.

TomG17 · 20 Jun 2013 at 18:48

I know nothing about the Avexir brand and I would prefer to stick with a brand that I know is reputable, is the 2400MHz going to be a lot more effective than the Corsair Vengeance Pro at 1600MHz?