Advice and Suggestions for my build.

Huski · 10 Jan 2014 at 13:39

Hi Clockers,

This will be my First build as i'm bored with Pre builds and i need a challenge.
I will be purchasing 90% from OverclockersUK, great site and Forum seems full with priceless info. Just seeking abit of Advice or any suggestions.

Please Note i want to overclock in the future, but not as of now.

Budget: £800 give or take, Not including SSD or HD
THEME: Black and Red***

Case: Aerocool GT-S Black Full Tower Gaming Case £110
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £170
Mobo: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £125
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Out of Stock atm) £260
RAM: Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel £80
PSU: Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £80

Total: £825

Any suggestions?

Stoner81 · 10 Jan 2014 at 13:53

I would remove the link to the Rainforest before a moderator tells you to

Anyway seems solid enough though I am going to assume you plan on using the stock CPU cooler for the time being?

Stoner81.

Fulax · 10 Jan 2014 at 13:59

Don't spend £260 on a 760, even if it does have 4gb VRAM. Just get a 280X instead. Other than that it looks fine, but here's an mATX build to consider (with some super fast RAM):

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280X TurboDUO "BF4 Edition" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x MSI Z87M Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Aero Cool Dead Silence Gaming Red Mini Tower Windowed £72.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Red £28.45
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 30cm £16.79
Total : £811.09 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Braided cables make such a difference in a colour-coded build

Huski · 10 Jan 2014 at 14:14

Stoner81 said:
I would remove the link to the Rainforest before a moderator tells you to

Anyway seems solid enough though I am going to assume you plan on using the stock CPU cooler for the time being?

Stoner81.

Removed, sorry. Im guessing Stock CPU cooler will be fine until i OC right?

@Fulax Thanks for build and Advice, anything to Replace Motherboard as its currently out of stock? Can go up a few ££ if has to

Fulax · 10 Jan 2014 at 14:18

So it is. You could ask OcUK when they expect new stock if you want to go for that one. Here are some other mATX options:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI GENE Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £159.95
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £154.99
1 x Asus Z87 GRYPHON Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £116.99
Total : £441.53 (includes shipping : £8.00).

The stock cooler will indeed be fine.