Advice on build please.

[lgevans]

Hi all,

I am going for a new build and just about ready to hit order. Can I please get some advice and tips on the build i have spec'd so far and please any tips on bits to swap out for alternatives etc.

This machine is for general daily use with a focus on gaming... Though not FPS etc, generally ARPG, MMO and the such...

Cheers in advance.

MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
(£174.99) £209.99
(£174.99)
Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £191.99
(£159.99) £191.99
(£159.99)
Asus Z87I PROFESSIONAL Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini-ITX Asus Z87I PROFESSIONAL Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini-ITX £145.99
(£121.66) £145.99
(£121.66)
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Slime Green BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Slime Green £69.95
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(£58.29)
Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020063-UK) Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020063-UK) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
(£16.66) £19.99
(£16.66)
OcUK USB Keyboard - Black OcUK USB Keyboard - Black £4.99
(£4.16) £4.99
(£4.16)
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[lgevans]

Not sure what happened with copy & paste there... sorry

 

[RJC]

Looking ok, I would look at one of the SSD'S below, the Samsung is due this week, modular psu included as well:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
2 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £85.99 (£171.98)
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £83.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
Total : £404.35 (includes shipping : £9.50).

 

[lgevans]

Thanks for that... I'll wait for the new samsung drive and have updated the PSU. Cheers.

Will the gfx card be enough power for ARPG (D3, Grim Dawn) & MMO's ? I was considering the 760 but from what I've read it would be a bit overkill...

 

[RJC]

The 670 is pretty much on par with the 760, I used one in my system and it run anything thrown at it!

 

[Potty27]

Should work fine, assuming 1 1080p monitor, but I'd probably get this one personally (and OC it a little):

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-299-AS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2294

 

[lgevans]

Just curious why would you choose the asus over the other card?

 

[lgevans]

It would indeed be 1 monitor at 1080p

 

[Potty27]

Should be nice and quiet, should overclock well and it's cheaper.

 

[lgevans]

All great reasons Cheers for the advice and info... it's been added

 

[Potty27]

Not much to chose between them really, though the Asus I believe is quieter, it's mainly the price that would sway me.