Advice for my new machine

Ryanrhodes · 22 Jan 2014 at 12:21

Idleman said:
The 920 is still a good chip and would be even better with a good 4.2Ghz OC.

The case will allow for good air flow and the AIO with keep your chip cool, even with a decent OC. A 750W Psu to allow for xfire in the future. The mobo has an excellent onboard audio chip. So all this will leave you with more than enough funds for a monitor, kb, mouse, headset, speakers,etc,.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Avexir Venom Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIG) - Green Light £79.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
Total : £836.33 (includes shipping : £17.10).

Doomedspeed said:
I cannot fault idle's spec atall, it is sublime,

though i will offer an alternative:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £107.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case - White £94.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
Total : £778.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Thanks guys for taking the time to spec up for me, looking at the two I think I prefer the first one but really appreciate the alternative.

I'm thinking of getting 16GB of memory as I'm wanting to dabble in video editing and so a bit more would be preferable. Looking at 2400hz what would be the best to go for for the first rig? I think I'd prefer 2x8gb instead of 4x4gb but it's not essential.

Is the M5 version of the sniper motherboard worth the extra? wouldn't rule out a pci ssd or a video capture card in the future.

Ryanrhodes · 23 Jan 2014 at 11:28

Is this the best to go for or is their a cheaper alternative that is as good?

Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY16GX3M2A2400C11R)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-384-CS

Doomedspeed · 23 Jan 2014 at 21:44

Its out of stock but i'd of gone for this memory:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Avexir Venom Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330908G-2CIG) - Green Light £149.99
Total : £159.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).

With a big windowed case like that you want you're rig to look good..

For that matching colour is key.

The sniper G1 and this ram look amazing together.

The M5 is mATX.

Ryanrhodes · 25 Jan 2014 at 19:18

Idleman said:
The 920 is still a good chip and would be even better with a good 4.2Ghz OC.

The case will allow for good air flow and the AIO with keep your chip cool, even with a decent OC. A 750W Psu to allow for xfire in the future. The mobo has an excellent onboard audio chip. So all this will leave you with more than enough funds for a monitor, kb, mouse, headset, speakers,etc,.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Avexir Venom Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIG) - Green Light £79.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
Total : £836.33 (includes shipping : £17.10).

so i ordered this without really thinking about the fans. where would you put the Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise fans in this?

Idleman · 25 Jan 2014 at 19:40

Ryanrhodes said:
so i ordered this without really thinking about the fans. where would you put the Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise fans in this?

I included the SP120s to replace the fans on the H100i, for better all round performance, plus their quieter.

Ryanrhodes · 25 Jan 2014 at 19:42

yeah i thought so just wanted to check haha. cheers

about to start putting it together in a bit, a lot more parts than the last pc I built, it's scared me a bit.

Ryanrhodes · 2 Feb 2014 at 15:20

At the moment my new system is unplayable for me.

In game I get horrible screen lag when I move the mouse. Despite my fps remaining high the framerate appears sluggish and movement jittery. This does not happen if I'm moving with keyboard or if I get my control pad out. Obviously I don't want to be playing battlefield with a controller.

I've tried 6 different mice and it happens with all

any suggestions?

Idleman · 3 Feb 2014 at 05:54

Sorry to hear you are having problems.
Does this happen with all games?
Are you using the top 2 ports next to the PS/2 port?
Are you using just the windows drivers or the drivers that come with the mouse, depending on which mice you are using.
Have you tried adjusting mouse sensitivity in the game(s).
Have you tried different drivers for your 7970?
Let us know what you have tried, in order to fix this problem, may help us find a resolution.

foster grant · 3 Feb 2014 at 10:03

I would hazard a guess it's not your hardware but BF4 that is the problem

Welcome to BF4

Ryanrhodes · 3 Feb 2014 at 15:06

Idleman said:
Sorry to hear you are having problems.
Does this happen with all games?
Are you using the top 2 ports next to the PS/2 port?
Are you using just the windows drivers or the drivers that come with the mouse, depending on which mice you are using.
Have you tried adjusting mouse sensitivity in the game(s).
Have you tried different drivers for your 7970?
Let us know what you have tried, in order to fix this problem, may help us find a resolution.

all games I use a mouse with but battlefield and far cry are by far the worst.

I've tried all usb ports and even pulled out my old ps2 mouse but I get the same problem.

I've tried the windows drivers and razers drivers

the lower I set the sensitivity the more it improves but it's still noticable and I'm not used to playing that low.

I've tried the driver it comes up with on their website and have also tried their beta driver.

Ryanrhodes · 3 Feb 2014 at 15:09

foster grant said:
I would hazard a guess it's not your hardware but BF4 that is the problem

Welcome to BF4

Thing is BF4 worked fine on my PC that was 4 years old

I'd say far cry runs worse

Ryanrhodes · 10 Feb 2014 at 00:00

so no ones been able to find a solution in all avenues I've taken (even RMA'd) motherboard.
Believe it or not the drivers for gigabyte make it worse than how it runs before i install them.

can only think the sniper doesnt like something, so going to buy another motherboard, considering the parts I have what does everyone suggest?

Ryanrhodes · 15 Feb 2014 at 16:01

anyone?

lee32uk · 15 Feb 2014 at 16:58

You could try a different board such as the one below.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
Total : £118.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).

It is mostly black in colour so should still go with the green/black theme.

Ryanrhodes · 26 Feb 2014 at 23:59

Does anyone know any companies that I could pay to problem solve this? I've tried everything I can think off and asked loads of people how to fix but no one knows.

This has been my worst purchase ever