1st build, advice wanted!!!

jambob1990

jambob1990

jambob1990

Associate
Joined
4 Jul 2013
Posts
17
so im building my first gaming rig and was wondering if this was good for the money or if anything should be changed without increasing the price.

Total
"Quasar 240i" Intel Core i5 4670K @ 4.4GHz Overclocked Haswell Gaming PC Bundle £399.95

Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £161.99

Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020038-UK) £78.98

Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99

Xigmatek Alfar Midi Tower Windowed Case - Black/White £49.99

OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99

Sub Total : £761
 
 
Last edited:
jambob1990 said:
With the GPU you mentioned would that be good gaming pc for a few years?
Click to expand...

That GPU is a great shout it's nice to see it back in stock. If you overclock it then it will trade blows with a stock 7950 as it too has a Tahiti core so it's not really a 7870 at all.

jambob1990 said:
I've gone for what the spec I put at the top but bought the 7870 as RJC suggested.
Click to expand...

If it was me I wouldn't buy the bundle, I'd assemble and overclock myself. You might want to amend your order quickly ;)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £59.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Warranty £39.95
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £769.43 (includes shipping : £10.50).



Semi-modular PSU, I don't think the one RJC spec'd is modular. Much faster RAM (2133 Mhz) than with the bundle (1600 Mhz). Ok the price has creeped up a little but I used an alternative case that could mount the bargain H100 cooler. Most budget cases can't mount 240mm rads sadly. If you want to keep that Alfar case......

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0K) £64.00
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Alfar Midi Tower Windowed Case - Black/Black £49.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £743.52 (includes shipping : £10.50).



Even faster RAM (2400 Mhz). Kept your Alfar choice of case but added a better cooler than what's in the bundle but it's not as good as the refurb'd H100. Oh and both specs have a DVD-RW not a DVD-ROM :)
 
Last edited:
Thanks for you input, I think it may be a bit late its been nearly 24 hours and its been paid for.
I could always upgrade parts at a later date. I'm just can't wait to get building and scared I'm going to mess it up at the same time.
 
jambob1990 said:
Thanks for you input, I think it may be a bit late its been nearly 24 hours and its been paid for.
I could always upgrade parts at a later date. I'm just can't wait to get building and scared I'm going to mess it up at the same time.
Click to expand...

If it's been dispatched then you should get an email to say so. If they haven't pop into the customer services section and explain you would like to change the order. If it's been sent out you can refuse the delivery and it would be sent back and you would get refunded.

Not sure why RJC kept the bundle in his basket. It's better to balance the parts yourself and do the overclock yourself. Overtime the OC will most likely need tweaking so it makes sense to understand how to do it yourself, it's not hard to be fair.

The first spec I did the case and cooler are on pre-order so you'd have to wait a bit for the parts. The second spec the PSU is out of stock so again there would be a slight wait unless you picked an alternative.

I was simply trying to get you more for your money. The important thing is you went for the 7870XT and that simply is the best bang for buck GPU you can get at the moment. Once you are up and running you can install MSI afterburner and we can help you overclock it to gain even more ooompf :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom