Best spec for the money

[woozor]

Some items are out of stock but id like to know if this is the best possible spec for the money?

Used for gaming and general usage.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Maximus VII Ranger - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£34 Saving** £363.94
1 x Samsung S27A850TS 27" Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Professional PLS Monitor - Matte Black £305.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £98.95
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x Samsung SH-118BB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £1,513.82 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 

[ShivP]

This board + CPU would be better - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-012-GI
Advantage of this awesome deal (upgrade for free within 3 years of owning the board!) - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18631511

Better warranty + support as well, 5 years and Gigabyte have superior support in the UK as a pose to Asus' basically non-existant support

Otherwise looks really good to me, gpu will fit and cooler will fit nicely

 

[tamzzy]

few bob cheaper
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £365.98
1 x Samsung S27A850TS 27" Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Professional PLS Monitor - Matte Black £305.99
1 x GALAX GeForce GTX 970 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM (97NPH6DT6XTZ) £247.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case with Window £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £60
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £43.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,458.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).



the gigabyte board has an upgrade promotion (can upgrade to the next platform within 3 years)
cheaper aio cooler, just as good
matched black ram with full black internals
(imo) better case
(generally) more reliable hdd
dvd-rw rather than dvd-rom for 1 quid more

 

[stulid]

^
A few more bob can be saved with this PSU (its hidden anyway),

YOUR BASKET
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 750W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £82.99
Total : £92.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).




YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDFD) £229.99
Total : £239.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).



£30 off and includes 4 free games - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18631947

 

[tamzzy]

true that. although if going for the 290, i'd probably opt for a 850w psu instead

 

[stulid]

DVD-RW is a great spot

 

[tamzzy]

sharp eyes ;p

 

[woozor]

yes good spot i just picked the cheapest one as it will only be used to install windows.

the corsair h105 vs the antec?

the msi vs galax?

think id rather stay gtx970 than go 290 route

 

[stulid]

H105 has a thicker rad = better performance

MSI GFX card has higher speeds, 0db mode at idle, 3 vs 2 year warranty, black pcb.

 

[tamzzy]

the antec is £30 cheaper and nearly just as good

the msi vents hot air into the case while the galax exhausts it out of the back, when you want to sli, the galax is easier as the fans won't be starved of cool air

 

[ShivP]

I would go for the MSI or Gigabyte G1 over the Galax as they would be quieter and cooler, also look better and there's a longer warranty on both

 

[woozor]

Im gonna go for the gigabyte g1 thats decided.


the monitors which would be better between these?

YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ GW2765HT 27" Widescreen LED Gaming Flicker FREE Monitor - Black £319.99
1 x Samsung S27A850TS 27" Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Professional PLS Monitor - Matte Black £305.99
Total : £625.98 (includes shipping : ).

 

[ShivP]

It looks like the Samsung is PLS and the benq IPS. Benq seems to be slightly better for gaming (4ms grey to grey vs 5ms), is flicker free and probably is better overall as IPS is a bit better than pls, so go for the benq imo

 

[woozor]

I Cant afford to push for the benq i seem to keep going over budget. Started off around 1300 now Im over 1500. It seems everything is back in stock so thats good!

I need to choose a hard drive. whats recommended? I plan on having this pc for years so reliabilty I don't need no more than 1Tb. I was really considering just going for the 512gb crucial ssd instead of the 256gb but the cost is pushing it really.

Also the extension sleeve kit do i need any of the extra options or is this standard kit just fine?

How large a file size are games like bf4 cod advanced warfare?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £365.98
1 x Samsung S27A850TS 27" Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Professional PLS Monitor - Matte Black £305.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £289.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £98.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £13.49
1 x Silverstone Cable Extension Value Bundle - White £10.80
- 1 x Silverstone 6-pin 25cm PCIe extension - White £4.26
- 1 x No Second VGA Cable Required £0.00
- 1 x No Molex to SATA Adapter Required £0.00
Total : £1,487.40 (includes shipping : ).

 

[Danny75]

Change your cable bundle to the following:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Silverstone Cable Extension Value Bundle - White £10.8
1 x No Molex to SATA Adapter Required £0
1 x Silverstone 8-pin PCIe 6+2 Pin 25cm PCIe Extension - White £3.29
1 x Silverstone 6-pin 25cm PCIe extension - White £4.26




GPU requires a 6 pin and an 8 pin. That's all you'll need. There are minor cables like audio, I/O (power/reset etc) that you could get white extensions for, but with those four main ones it'll look good already.

For HDD, if you really need reliability, then buy 2 x 1TB and back-up the data regularly. Because no matter how expensive a HDD you buy, it can still fail. The Barracuda models that OcUK stock don't seem to have any issues in general.

 

[Danny75]

Black/gold would be a nice choice too, with that mobo.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £365.98
1 x Samsung S27A850TS 27" Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Professional PLS Monitor - Matte Black £305.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £289.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £98.95
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Avexir Gold Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331104G-2CEY) - Yellow/Gold Light £65.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 30cm £16.79
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £13.49
1 x Silverstone Cable Extension Value Bundle - Black & Gold £13.16
1 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Gold £4.24
1 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Gold £4.24
1 x No Molex to SATA Adapter Required £0
Total : £1,540.88 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 

[woozor]

cheers mate on the cables. Im gonna stick with white im not keen on gold.

Typical the western digital black 1tb is out of stock and so is the blue. About to order aswell.

 

[woozor]

Im thinking of just running the 256gig ssd then getting the WD black 1tb when back in stock or get the seagate barracuda 1tb and save £20?

 

[tamzzy]

wd blacks aren't worth the money. just get the blue instead

 

[woozor]

i ended up just going for the black.

Anyways all is ordered. thanks!