£700 PC Build

Hi guys!

One last quick check before I order all this tonight/tomorrow! Everything is in my basket but just seen there are some pretty good AMD Cards on offer right now. Do I keep the GTX 670 or switch it for something else? Also I might want to SLI/Crossfire further down the line so keep that in mind :)

If I don't reply its because i'm having internet issues right now :( will be fixed my tomorrow just incase you think i'm being rude :P
 
You get free delivery with the 670, while the 7950 is a little cheaper with more games, and performs notably better in Crossfire at high resolutions because of the better RAM specs.
 
 
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** with FREE GAMES £189.95
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £143.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black £111.98
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £85.99
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 Guarantee £41.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £694.72 (includes shipping : £23.20).

 
Haha, so unsure what to go for now. Thing is I love the Corsair 540, yet I still want a good graphics card that will do me until I crossfire/SLI in the future. For the water coolers it makes me nervous putting one in yet makes the 540 build so much neater imo. What is the difference in the BenQ monitor and the iiyama one? Feedback would be appreciated. :)
 
zMarkon said:
What is the difference in the BenQ monitor and the iiyama one?
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The lady on the front ;)

In all seriousness, probably not a huge difference, look up reviews for any monitor your interested and see what you think suits you best.

You said the monitor could have a separate budget, if so it may be worth considering this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-052-DE&groupid=17&catid=510

Great picture quality, nice resolution, very good reviews for general and gaming use, IPS.

The only drawback is 8ms Response Time, but that compared to 2ms / 5ms is negligible in my opinion and pretty much just a marketing gimmick.

P.S. I'd much rather a decent air cooler over a refurb watercooler, as personally I'd not want to take that risk.
 
The 7950 is still a very good GPU, just OC to close the gap on the 7970. That's a good price for the 7970, to be honest dual GPUs will be OTT unless you have a higher res panel or 120Hz+

I used the Iiyama as it has HDMI, speakers and a longer warranty for a little more cash. There is no real right or wrong answer to what you pick a lot of it will be personal preference. If you don't want the AIO cooler then fair do's but at ~£40 it offers very good cooling for the price, I upgraded the fans but you could do that later on.

YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ XL2411T 24" TRUE 144Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £249.95
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II OC Gamer 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £197.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £85.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black £74.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £675.86 (includes shipping : FREE).



144Hz panel. The 670 is still good and knocks the P&P off. You need to add a cooler of your choice but that will take it over budget slightly depending on what you choose. This 330R can still take 240mm rad so the H100 is still an option. As the case is soundproofed swapping the H100 fans is probably less important.

I look forward to seeing what you settle on in the end bud :)
 
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FINAL BUILD!

Ok so after long reasearch and help from people here @OC I've decided on my build. This is it! Thanks to everyone who helped me out during the weeks :) Will all be getting ordered tomorrow and I will update you with how its going in the Corsair Carbide Air 540 Builds thread :)

So much for my £700 budget :P

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II OC Gamer 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £197.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £143.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £124.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black £111.98
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1K2/8GX) £59.99
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 Guarantee £41.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
Total : £1,041.89 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
Yeah I have the Kingston HyperX as above only its in Red ;) couldn't find in that colour just. Will make sure I post pics in the thread.
 
Hello,

Well...

Seems there has been a bit of a mixup between the PSU. I was told it was a Corsair CX750 and it turns out when I had a look at it that it's a XCLIO 650W. I can't seem to find and reviews on it and although it has been in a friends build for a couple of years I really don't trust putting it in my build unless anyone here has heard of them?

Anyone got any alternatives?
 
zMarkon said:
No I think it's the greatpower one here: http://www.xclio.com/show_sample_list.asp?prodid=120511224777&g=xclio&l=en
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The Goodpower, I might have gone for but this one is a little vague in product details. And, like you, can find no other info or reviews. I would be inclined to get a new Psu, for peace of mind.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.95
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart 630W '80 Plus' Power Supply £59.99
Total : £267.52 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 
Yeah it's not worth the risk imo. Also what is this about Haswell certified power supplies should I worry if I don't buy one?
 
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