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BAD_DeMoN

BAD_DeMoN

BAD_DeMoN

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Ok i have a budget of around £1400 to buy a new pc . Do not need Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor they are all still within spitting distance the top of the range . I need something ( self build) that will last around 3-4 years , and still manage to play the decent top level games .

Looked at your pre-built units , but wondered if i bought separate , and built would i / could i get better value for my hard earned cash ? .Must run on Windows 7 64 bit O/S .

Any help / advise greatly received
 
Hello and welcome to the forum :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780Ti WindForce 3x OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N78TOC-3GD) £529.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £143.99
1 x Plextor M5S 256GB Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5S) £139.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,392.89 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
RJC

Could do with a water cooled system to be honest at least the chip, and a 1000 watt power supply .

Monitor is a 33 inch led tv .
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 780Ti "Own Design" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Corsair Force LS Series 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CSSD-F240GBLS) £139.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733) £73.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
1 x Alpenföhn Brocken CPU Cooler £32.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,397.45 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
Have overheating issues cause pc will be close to a radiator within the home ( wife uses as well has arthritis needs heating on constantly ). Was advised that 1000 watts will run the whole decent rig far better than 750 ?
 
BAD_DeMoN said:
RJC

Could do with a water cooled system to be honest at least the chip, and a 1000 watt power supply .

Monitor is a 33 inch led tv .
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1000W is totally over the top and not needed unless you're going for tri-SLI

Watercooling is awesome and everything but you'll end up spending £200-£300 on one when you could just spend that on faster components in the first place
 
BAD_DeMoN said:
Have overheating issues cause pc will be close to a radiator within the home ( wife uses as well has arthritis needs heating on constantly ). Was advised that 1000 watts will run the whole decent rif far better than 750 ?
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Running 750 Watts rather than 1000 Watts makes no difference to performance (in that system anyway).

When you say close to the radiator, how close is close?
 
BAD_DeMoN said:
Was advised that 1000 watts will run the whole decent rig far better than 750 ?
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PSU is determined by what the rest of the system is and its use.

Unless you can maintain a custom watercooling loop, i suggest you avoid it. All in one coolers will not show advantages over air coolers, as your problem is not the PC being too hot, its ambient temperature being too hot for your PC.

A good air cooler will still deal with the issue though.
 
750w is ample for that system and should be able to handle a 2nd card.

The Motherboard comes with a free cooler which is a all in water cooler, even a air cooled one would be fine.
 
Slightly over budget but always nice to have a colour scheme. You really dont need a 1000w PSU unless your planning to add a second 780ti (even then an 850 would do).

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 780Ti Gaming Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £529.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor & Corsair H100i CPU Cooler Bundle £349.90
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £139.99
1 x MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £139.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case Windowed - Black (CC-9011042-WW) £66.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CIR) £49.99
Total : £1,457.27 (includes shipping : £17.10).

 
RJC said:
Hello and welcome to the forum :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780Ti WindForce 3x OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N78TOC-3GD) £529.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £143.99
1 x Plextor M5S 256GB Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5S) £139.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,392.89 (includes shipping : £11.75).

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This as its a great spec.
 
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