Another spec check request, please

frogzila · 9 Aug 2015 at 10:37

I'd appreciate if someone with a bit of knowledge could quickly scan over my build before I buy it.

£700 is my budget and I already have a 1tb WD blue HDD.

I'm wondering if Z97 is the right chipset for this build? Could i knock a few ££s off and get a lower chipset? If so; which chipset?

I had initially gone with a 750ti although for the extra £50, the 960 gtx seems like a no brainer. However, ontop of that I've also gone for the gigabyte windforce edition which is an additional £30 over some of the other 960 cards with a single fan. I couldn't seem to find any reviews stating the performace of the cooling on these cards - Am I better going for the gigabyte windforce or save myself £30 on a cheaper card?

I also initially wanted to go with an i5-4590, although when I compared it to the i3-4330 on cpu boss, the extra £55 didn't seem worth it. Am I wrong? Is there something I'm missing?

Here is the spec

Thanks in advance

ExRayTed · 10 Aug 2015 at 09:03

I'd personally pick a different case. The Antec will have issues with longer GPUs if you ever wanted to upgrade, it only supports up to 266mm.

lawrence281 · 10 Aug 2015 at 10:32

I'd personally buy a fractal R5, would fit nicely with that build, not on here though

Kurgen · 10 Aug 2015 at 11:26

had a quick go at a build with i5

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £173.99
1 x Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £155.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 960 TURBO OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Crucial BX100 120GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT120BX100SSD1) £46.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £38.99
1 x EVGA 600W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0600-K3) £33.95
1 x Aerocool V3X Advance Black Edition Midi-Tower - Black £23.99
1 x Asus PCE-N10 Network Adapter 150Mbps - PCI Express £11.45
1 x Xigmatek Týr SD962 Heatpipe CPU Cooler - 92mm £9.95
Total : £722.27 (includes shipping : £12.50 Ex.VAT).

butcherster · 10 Aug 2015 at 12:25

I'd go for the i5, and get a better case down the line unless you're not bothered about the case