£750 gaming PC

A 1.5TB SATA HDD.


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1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £277.98
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280 Gaming 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £72.98
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £51.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8) £46.99
1 x Antec VSP5000 Silenced Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
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Or if you want to save more money there is a Bgrade 7950 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-433-MS

The R9 280 is a renamed 7950.
 
stulid said:
More options inside for large GFX cards, removable HDD cages,
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because that's needed as OP is using such a large gpu.
and looking at OP's previous posts, i don't think OP will be upgrading to a monster GPU any time soon

stulid said:
better fan filter removal and cleaning.
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yes the z9 also has fan filters, the only thing harder to remove is the front fan filter, and how often is that done?

stulid said:
The Antec has three fans and fan controllers too.
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just not anything else?

in any case (haha, pun) it's OP's choice. think i've said enough
 
tamzzy said:
just not anything else?

in any case (haha, pun) it's OP's choice. think i've said enough
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Sure its also silenced so has some sound deadening material on the main panels, and there is a rep on these forums (Ace modder) to help should anything arise.
 
Ye it is a 1.5TB drive, all i got to do is wipe it clean so it is ready to use again.

Now it looks like which case to pick and ye im not looking to upgrade the GPU for really quite a while but it will be nice to know that either case can fit it when it does come around to upgrading.
 
stulid said:
Sure its also silenced so has some sound deadening material on the main panels, and there is a rep on these forums (Ace modder) to help should anything arise.
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hehe. sound deadening foam. fair enough

WhyMoyes said:
Ye it is a 1.5TB drive, all i got to do is wipe it clean so it is ready to use again.

Now it looks like which case to pick and ye im not looking to upgrade the GPU for really quite a while but it will be nice to know that either case can fit it when it does come around to upgrading.
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depends on what you want, sound deadening vs windowed + blue lights.

i don't really consider gpu size to be a problem, for example:

this gtx 970
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is only 215mm long.

the z9 can fit up to 290mm cards (the msi 290 is 269mm long)

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the king of single core gpu is only 282mm long.
 
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Ah the inno3D GTX970, the same model where users have had to take apart the cooler and remove the black plastic bits so it actually makes contact with the core?

Plus blue lights on a red+black themed board/heatsink/RAM and GFX card? really:D
 
stulid said:
Ah the inno3D GTX970, the same model where users have had to take apart the cooler and remove the black plastic bits so it actually makes contact with the core?
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i'm not using the inno 970 for their build quality - rather, for size, so what users had to do to fix it, really isn't the point. but if that's such a big deal, then:
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170mm

stulid said:
Plus blue lights on a red+black themed board/heatsink/RAM and GFX card? really:D
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no one is saying that the blue leds can't be disabled and just to get a £10 white/red/whatever colour led?
 
stulid said:
The Zalman Z9 does not have any removable drive cages so it is stuck at its maximum supported GFX length.

Im also going to throw one more spanner into the works,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-214-AN&groupid=2362&catid=160
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-020-AN&groupid=2362&catid=2848

That is an excellent case and the PSU is decent being made by Seasonic, but its mostly all about the case.
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Okay, so if i pick Zalman it is because i like blue lights over a bigger GPU.

Also that shiny Antec case can i take the door off? Im not sure how i would feel about it with the door open on it.

Also the bundle with the PSU is a nice touch but 620w is that overkill for what i have put together?
 
Ah so spend more money on a cheap case? may as well buy a better case to start with;)

@OP if you want something red+black with a window,

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1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £277.98
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1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £72.98
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case - Red Window £59.99
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WhyMoyes said:
Okay, so if i pick Zalman it is because i like blue lights over a bigger GPU.

Also that shiny Antec case can i take the door off? Im not sure how i would feel about it with the door open on it.

Also the bundle with the PSU is a nice touch but 620w is that overkill for what i have put together?
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There are actually newer Zalman cases available than the Z9, the Z9 is a 4-5 year old design, plus there are others with blue LED on the market.

The Antec door Im not sure about, its there for silence.

The 620W PSU is overkill, just happens to be in abundle.
 
Oh wait, no external drive bay on the source.

edit,

If the P100 door can be fitted left or right handed, then it can be removed entirely.
 
WhyMoyes said:
Okay, so if i pick Zalman it is because i like blue lights over a bigger GPU.
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not really. as i've shown on previous posts, not many gpus are >290mm in length. even the most powerful single core gpu currently available is 282mm long

size isn't always everything
/isthatwhatshesaid
 
stulid said:
Oh wait, no external drive bay on the source.

edit,

If the P100 door can be fitted left or right handed, then it can be removed entirely.
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tamzzy said:
the door can't be removed, although it can swing a 270 degree arc
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It must be able to be removed completely because how would to move it from the left to the right?

I would like to say noise doesn't bother me but really i have no idea how loud it would be.

Need an OD on the case really.

Maybe the future GPU get bigger? Who knows but right now 290mm does seem to be enough these days.
 
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