£700 - £800 Upgrade

stulid · 11 Jan 2014 at 16:25

Yes.

The ram may have two XMP profiles which you set in the BIOS which sets it up for you.

One profile for 2400MHz the other maybe 2133MHz.

If it only has the one higher speed profile just change the ram ratio from 24x to 21.33x

21.33x100MHz (the base clock speed) = 2133MHz.

Wizzfizz · 11 Jan 2014 at 16:57

Cool thanks!

Just having another look at the motherboard..

Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard

or

Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard

?

stulid · 11 Jan 2014 at 16:58

Or,

G1 Sniper which has better sound and killer NIC, but its black and green.

Wizzfizz · 11 Jan 2014 at 17:07

Yeh I cant be having black and green lol

stulid · 11 Jan 2014 at 17:16

The Z87X-D3H is a higher grade board than the SLI one.

Fulax · 11 Jan 2014 at 17:16

Wizzfizz said:
Yeh I cant be having black and green lol

Nothing wrong with a bit of green

Wizzfizz · 12 Jan 2014 at 07:31

What sort of overclock can I expect on the above rig?

Fulax said:
Nothing wrong with a bit of green

It wouldn't be a problem if it was part of the theme!

Wizzfizz · 12 Jan 2014 at 16:50

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefield 4 PC Game £289.99
1 x BenQ XL2411T Rev2.0 24" TRUE 144Hz Flicker FREE 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White (CC600TWM-WHT) £145.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 650 '80+ Gold' 650W Power Supply (CP-9020054-UK) £99.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9) £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £52.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,460.93 (includes shipping : £20.10).

Ok I'm getting there, hopefully make an order tomorrow sometime.

1. I've chnaged the RAM based on the idea that it'll look better (colour match), it's slightly slower than the Team Group stuff but I'm thinking I can still overclock pretty good still with this stuff?

2. I'll be using a Corsair H100i cooler. As I understand, I'll only be able to use two fans with the radiator as there isn't any extra room in the case that I've chosen (Corsair 600T)and I'm pretty dead set on using this case.

3. I've read up about the stock fans on the H100i being quite rubbish with people changing them? Can someone point me in the right direction to which Corsair ones to get? (AF120 quiet/performance - SP120 PWN High pressure / low noise high pressure - SP120 performance/quiet.

4. Will I have enough clearance in the case, what with the cooling (H100i) to use the above RAM?

Cheers

stulid · 12 Jan 2014 at 16:57

1) Vengeance pro RAM clocks ok, nothing mind blowing but 2400Mhz should be achievable.

2) think you are correct as the extra set of fans will lower the unit down too close to the motherboard VRM heatsink located above the CPU.

But ignore push/pull as the gains are less than 3 degrees C maybe more like 1.

3) Corsair are giving out replacement fans for the H100i if you ask, these are PWM too.

4) Yes.

Wizzfizz · 13 Jan 2014 at 22:12

Hi there,

I've come down to what I think could be my final build!

Few questions though..

1. I've gone with this 2400mhz geil memory, as it'll colour match the rest of the rig. Is this RAM decent? As in fast and good for overclocking? Will I have trouble fitting it into the system in ragards to the heatspredders on them?

2. Any other recommendations for the psu? I'm looking for a fully modular which is decent. I'm unsure if this Corsair psu will work with the case, as ive read up about the case needing a molex connection and modular psus don't have this??

4. I'm after nzxt white braided cables, which ones do I need?

3. Does everything look ok and will work together?

Cheers

Fulax · 13 Jan 2014 at 23:46

Wizzfizz said:
1. I've gone with this 2400mhz geil memory, as it'll colour match the rest of the rig. Is this RAM decent? As in fast and good for overclocking? Will I have trouble fitting it into the system in ragards to the heatspredders on them?

2. Any other recommendations for the psu? I'm looking for a fully modular which is decent. I'm unsure if this Corsair psu will work with the case, as ive read up about the case needing a molex connection and modular psus don't have this??

4. I'm after nzxt white braided cables, which ones do I need?

3. Does everything look ok and will work together?

Cheers

1. Looks fine. The heatspreaders won't be an issue as you've got an h100i in there. Not very big, y'see.

2. I'm not sure who told you that modular PSUs don't have molex cables...There are molex pictured on the OcUK product page, so you'll be fine. As for alternatives, I would (and did) get the Seasonic 650w. It's semi-modular, but only the 24-pin, 8-pin CPU, and the 8-pin and 6-pin PCI cables are hardwired - all of which you'll definitely be using. Better quality unit, too.

"4." Basics:
YOUR BASKET
1 x NZXT 24-Pin ATX White Sleeved 25cm Extension Cable - CB-24P (BWW) £10.99
1 x NZXT 8 Pin PCI-E White Sleeved 45cm Extension Cable (CBW-8V-45) £8.99
1 x NZXT 8-Pin (EPS12V) White Sleeved 25cm Extension Cable - CB-8P (BWW) £8.99
1 x NZXT 6 Pin PCI-E Black Sleeved 25cm Extension Cable White (CBW-6V) £5.99
Total : £37.93 (includes shipping : £2.48).

Bitfenix do braided cables, too. They have bundle of the above cables for £29, but it's out of stock.

3. Looks good.