"Balanced" System?

Toaku · 22 Jul 2013 at 21:02

Would you guys say that this is a balanced system, to say i will be mostly gaming on it?

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1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Lightning 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White (CC-9011013-WW) £99.95
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Jonod2977 · 22 Jul 2013 at 21:04

Yep although the only thing i see which you can add is a decent CPU cooler.

try the H100

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-021-CS

Toaku · 22 Jul 2013 at 21:06

Oh sorry forgot to say i already brought the h100 because of the stock keeps going so quick

Jonod2977 · 22 Jul 2013 at 21:09

Toaku said:
Oh sorry forgot to say i already brought the h100 because of the stock keeps going so quick

Nice, All looks good to me

RJC · 22 Jul 2013 at 21:10

You can drop the PSU down a bit but part from that all looks ok.

Toaku · 22 Jul 2013 at 21:28

i was thinking in the future i might want to sell my gpu and go SLI and run 3 monitors, so i thought it would be good to have the 850w

RJC · 22 Jul 2013 at 21:37

The Motherboard specced can only do Crossfire with the second card limited to 4 x bandwidth, but if your looking a full upgrade then I see where your coming from

Toaku · 22 Jul 2013 at 21:39

so if i wanted to have 2 gpus in the future i wouldnt be able to because of my mobo?

RJC · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:23

Toaku said:
so if i wanted to have 2 gpus in the future i wouldnt be able to because of my mobo?

The board supports dual AMD cards only, to add another Nvidia card and run at dual 8x you will need the board below:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-436-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2574

Toaku · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:40

but if i had just the one MSI Geforce GTX 770 Lightning 2048MB would it be possible to run 3 monitors off it without having to do SLI

setter · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:45

If you did decide to go sli, an 850w psu would still be way overkill. My spec in sig pulls 430w at the wall in games. Slightly more when both cards are overclocked to +80 core, +500 memory.

RJC · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:47

Looking at the specs you can run four:

http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N770-Lightning.html#?div=Feature

NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround

Nothing is as breathtaking as playing your favorite games across three monitors. At 5760 x 1080, the expanded field of view fully engages human peripheral vision and provides for the most immersive experience in racing and flight simulators. Add in a fourth display to keep tabs on chat, email or web while you are gaming.

Toaku · 22 Jul 2013 at 22:52

well then, looks like im sorted, i swapped the 850w PSU for a 650w and i swapped the Gigabyte Z87-HD3 for the Gigabyte Z87X-D3H

maklabouhlel · 23 Jul 2013 at 03:12

Samsung 840 SSD basic/pro

Ethermaster · 23 Jul 2013 at 13:11

What was wrong with these

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18528144

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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 £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White (CC-9011013-WW) £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £83.99
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Total : £1,206.79 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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1 x MSI HD 7970 Lightning BOOSTED Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Corsair Vengeance M65 Mouse & OcUK Mega Mat!! £379.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
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1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - Arctic White £109.99
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1 x Akasa Venom 750w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £79.99
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1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £39.95
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2 x Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Venom Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin £11.99 (£23.98)
Total : £1,256.80 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Toaku · 23 Jul 2013 at 15:06

okay look, iv changed the colours of things as i was only going with a theme of yellow because of the gpu, but now i know when the gpu is in the only thing that shows is a blue circle on the bottom. So therefore iv changed what i am going to buy(keep in mind i have already pre ordered a refurbished H100 and that i have to have that psu because of me having a Haswell cpu)

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Lightning 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £149.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White (CC-9011013-WW) £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £83.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CI) - Blue Light £71.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Three Fan Bundle - Corsair SP120 PWM Quiet Edition Fan 4 pin £31.99
Total : £1,145.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

snips86x · 23 Jul 2013 at 15:08

You'd need more VRAM if you were looking to run 2/3/4 monitors from a single card. SLi would be more comfortable or get the 4Gb version.

Toaku · 23 Jul 2013 at 15:10

snips86x said:
You'd need more VRAM if you were looking to run 2/3/4 monitors from a single card. SLi would be more comfortable or get the 4Gb version.

im not looking to do SLi just yet that will be some time in the future.

snips86x · 23 Jul 2013 at 15:16

Toaku said:
im not looking to do SLi just yet that will be some time in the future.

That's fine, but if you are looking to run multiple monitors, you'll need more VRAM from your card as it'll struggle. If you have the budget, I'd go for a 3GB 7950/7970 or 4Gb 770.

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Total : £991.88 (includes shipping : £10.00).

Toaku · 23 Jul 2013 at 15:24

snips86x said:
That's fine, but if you are looking to run multiple monitors, you'll need more VRAM from your card as it'll struggle. If you have the budget, I'd go for a 3GB 7950/7970 or 4Gb 770.

in the future ill sell my gpu and get 2 2gb gpus