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Mossopp

Mossopp

Mossopp

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Hello there Ladies and Gents!

Short summary of the build reason - I am a gamer who currently has to use a laptop due to portability for work & university so I got myself an i7 Laptop which copes satisfactory with my games. Now that I have had a chance I have saved up a sum of money to finally make my build that I want. I will be primarily gaming with the build but will be also using it to stream & upload videos etc (Which is why I have chosen the i7 build up) What I really want is the sticker of approval before I spend the money on the set up, or if anyone has small tips?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Asus VS24AHL 24.1" Widescreen Professional/Gaming LED Monitor - Black £229.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - White (CC-9011045-WW) £152.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ16GX3M2A1866C9) £149.99
1 x MSI Z97 Gaming 7 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £129.95
1 x Corsair Force LS Series 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CSSD-F240GBLS) £119.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 850 '80+ Gold' 850W Power Supply (CP-9020056-UK) £109.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H110 280mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060014-WW) £91.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.98
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Creative Inspire A250 2.1 Speaker System - (51MF0420AA004) £29.99
1 x Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Sound Card (70SB057002003) £24.95
1 x OcUK Value 5m Male - Male Gold Plated v1.4 Oxygen Free HDMI Cable - 3D READY £9.59
1 x OcUK Value 3m DVI to HDMI Gold Plated Cable (CDLDV-303) £6.79
Total : £1,582.80 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 
Done a slight re-spec, motherboard comes with free memory and 8gb is fine for gaming.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-40G) £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Asus VS24AHL 24.1" Widescreen Professional/Gaming LED Monitor - Black £229.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard **Overclockers UK Exclusive** £169.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - White (CC-9011045-WW) £152.99
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 £86.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.98
1 x Creative Inspire A250 2.1 Speaker System - (51MF0420AA004) £29.99
Total : £1,464.54 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780 Direct CU II OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£43 Saving** £351.98
1 x BenQ XL2411Z 24" TRUE 144Hz Flicker FREE 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £249.95
1 x Kingston HyperX 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX24C11BRK2/16-OC) £129.95
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case with Window £89.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £86.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.98
1 x Creative Inspire A250 2.1 Speaker System - (51MF0420AA004) £29.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Peformance CPU Cooler Black £29.99
Total : £1,499.00 (includes shipping : £16.85).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 750W PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £549.92
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-40G) £299.99
1 x BenQ XL2411Z 24" TRUE 144Hz Flicker FREE 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £249.95
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - White (CC-9011045-WW) £152.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H110 280mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060014-WW) £91.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £41.98
1 x Creative Inspire A250 2.1 Speaker System - (51MF0420AA004) £29.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Sound Card (70SB057002003) £24.95
1 x OcUK Value 5m Male - Male Gold Plated v1.4 Oxygen Free HDMI Cable - 3D READY £9.59
1 x OcUK Value 3m DVI to HDMI Gold Plated Cable (CDLDV-303) £6.79
Total : £1,594.75 (includes shipping : £22.20).



Boom-Shakalaka!
 
my 2p:

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD Black Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDBD) £281.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x AOC G2460PQU 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £199.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD316G2133HC11ADC01) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Edifier C2 Plus (EDIHCS2330) £59.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance M65 Laser Gaming Mouse - Black (CH-9000022-EU) £52.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £41.98
1 x Corsair Raptor K30 Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000043-UK) £37.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £13.49
Total : £1,535.33 (includes shipping : £27.55).



black/red matching internals
i7 with 16gb ram and 290 (non-x)
cpu comes with a free game, (i think) the mobo still comes with a free headset - check with ocuk first though
aio watercooling
850w psu so you can fit a 2nd gpu if/when you want
better mouse/keyboard/speakers
went with a wd blue instead of a seagate as wd are statistically slightly more reliable than seagate (ofc ymmv)
144hz monitor for fps games

unfortunately monitor and keyboard are currently out of stock
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£43 Saving** £351.98
1 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD Black Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDBD) £281.99
1 x AOC G2460PQU 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £199.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD316G2666HC11CDC01) £139.99
1 x Intel 335 Series 20nm 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (SSDSC2CT240A4K5) £79.99
1 x Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1250 Liquid CPU Cooler £76.99
1 x CM Storm Sniper Elite Gamer Peripheral Bundle £64.99
1 x Edifier C2 Plus (EDIHCS2330) £59.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £51.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.98
Total : £1,454.48 (includes shipping : £22.20).




The Antec case was £75 and I think is better built than the Ronin.

Intel SSD has higher write speeds than the Crucial MX100.

Lots of money saved;)
 
stulid said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£43 Saving** £351.98
1 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD Black Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDBD) £281.99
1 x AOC G2460PQU 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £199.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD316G2666HC11CDC01) £139.99
1 x Intel 335 Series 20nm 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (SSDSC2CT240A4K5) £79.99
1 x Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1250 Liquid CPU Cooler £76.99
1 x CM Storm Sniper Elite Gamer Peripheral Bundle £64.99
1 x Edifier C2 Plus (EDIHCS2330) £59.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £51.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.98
Total : £1,454.48 (includes shipping : £22.20).




The Antec case was £75 and I think is better built than the Ronin.

Intel SSD has higher write speeds than the Crucial MX100.

Lots of money saved;)
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Cannot match that £vs Performance, Bang on Stu.

Lots of money for beer too.

Or money to upgrade to a Jazzier case (like the 760T in the orinigal post, or a 750D) and Get some cables, lights and matching fans.)..

I'd go with the beer though. :)
 
ExRayTed said:
It'll be better than the onboard sound by a fair margin too.
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Dont think it will be better "by a fair margin".

The Gaming 7 uses Realteks highest onboard audio chip and has a higher signal to noise ratio, high quality Japanese Nichicon capacitors and audio separation in the PCB to reduce interference.

I even think it supports higher sampling rates;)
 
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