Advice on my first build

Bali_N

Bali_N

Bali_N

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Hi,

I'm looking to build my first computer and have a budget of £1100-£1300.generated the following list of parts that meet my budget. I hope this system will be future proof (for minimum 3-4 years) and will be using it mainly for gaming, my university work and some light photo/video editing.I just want some advice from you guys to check that this would be a decent rig and also for any changes that you suggest I should make before I purchase it all.

The components I have chosen are as follows:
YOUR BASKET
1 x "Quasar 210i" Intel Core i5 4670K @ 4.2GHz Overclocked Haswell Gaming PC Bundle £374.99
- 1 x Standard Build Systems - Approximately 5-7 working days £0.00
- 1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX) £59.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £133.99
1 x Seasonic G series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.98
1 x Pioneer BDR-208DBK 15X Dual layer BluRay RW / 16x DVDRW Black - OEM £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £67.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011 / 1150 / 1366 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM3) £59.99
Total : £1,324.32 (includes shipping : £17.85).




I would like to keep the cost nearer to the £1200 mark so any ideas on reducing the cost would be helpful.

Thanks
Bali
 
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Welcome to the forum. I could make a few tweaks.....

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £89.99
1 x CM Storm Scout II Midi Tower Gaming Case - Metallic Grey £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £67.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CI) - Blue Light £67.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £63.98
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Warranty £39.95
Total : £1,108.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).



I'd rather use the Plextor M5 over the 840 but I've dropped to the 128GB Toshiba (which is rapid) to save cash. I did increase the storage to 2TB though as it's on offer. Much faster RAM. 500W or there abouts is ample for a single GPU setup. I spent more on the case so I could use the H100 (and show it off through the window) which is better than the H60. Spent more on the case but clawed it back on the cooler ;)

Hope this helps, I'm sure you'll see some other suggestions come your way soon :)
 
Thanks honosuseri, but just before you posted, I was editing my post slightly. If you could make another suggestion based on the edited post I would be ever so grateful.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £133.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
1 x Asus BC-12B1ST BluRay-Rom / DVD-RW Drive OEM £63.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £49.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
Total : £1,123.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Better mobo. Do you really need a BRD player?
 
Bali_N said:
Thanks honosuseri, but just before you posted, I was editing my post slightly. If you could make another suggestion based on the edited post I would be ever so grateful.
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Don't bother with the bundle bud. If you must have a Seasonic Gold rated PSU you can still have one and save some cash.....

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 256GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH256GCST) £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x CM Storm Scout II Midi Tower Gaming Case - Metallic Grey £79.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £67.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CI) - Blue Light £67.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £63.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Warranty £39.95
Total : £1,207.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Hopefully you have an idea how to tweak things a bit better now :)

EDIT

Bali_N said:
It's not a necessity but would be preferable as it would be useful for burning hd videos.
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Ahhh you changed it to a Bluray burner. The blanks are quite dear though, personally I use Dual layer DVDs and encode the videos to fit on those
 
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Yep, you've been very helpful and I thank you for it. Just one gripe is that I think I've made my mind up on the corsair 300r case as I dont' think my desk can accommodate the case you've suggested. I just wanted to know if the corsair h60 would be adequate for the corsair case or could I go with something cheaper?
 
Bali_N said:
Yep, you've been very helpful and I thank you for it. Just one gripe is that I think I've made my mind up on the corsair 300r case as I dont' think my desk can accommodate the case you've suggested. I just wanted to know if the corsair h60 would be adequate for the corsair case or could I go with something cheaper?
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Fair do's mate, case is a personal preference. The H60 isn't great to be honest, I'd go with a H100 or not bother with the CLC at all.....

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £194.99
1 x Plextor M5S 256GB Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5S) £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £67.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CI) - Blue Light £67.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £63.98
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £39.98
Total : £1,183.27 (includes shipping : £17.85).



The K2 Mount Doom my buddy Idleman used is a BEAST for the same price as the H60 (it beats it for cooling obviously). I've used a cheaper alternative as Idleman has spec'd the K2 for you to see :)
 
Quite surprised about the H60. Thought it would've been alright. Ahh well I think I may well go for the K2 Mount Doom :D I think that's that then eh, I would never have thought to go with the alternatives you've suggested. I can't thank you enough for all your help.
 
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