Build Check Gaming PC

agrestik · 2 Jun 2014 at 20:55

Hello guys, I'll be buying this PC within this week, just wanted to get a little advice from you guys if i should change anything; budget £910.

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 Geforce GTX 770 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (77XPH6DV6KTZ) £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.98
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case Windowed - Orange (CC-9011038-WW) £59.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £59.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £56.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
Total : £910.49 (includes shipping : £8.00).

snips86x · 2 Jun 2014 at 20:58

Looks food mate,but would go with a 280x. They are cheaper and quicker.

lee32uk · 2 Jun 2014 at 21:07

Cheapest 280X is currently £229.

tamzzy · 2 Jun 2014 at 21:07

snips86x said:
Looks food mate,but would go with a 280x. They are cheaper and quicker.

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agrestik · 2 Jun 2014 at 23:31

lee32uk · 2 Jun 2014 at 23:54

I would say your spec looks spot on.

agrestik · 3 Jun 2014 at 12:56

Will i be able to use two monitors with this PC, also how does the 90 days windows trial work?

Thanks.

stulid · 3 Jun 2014 at 13:20

Two monitors will be ok, but I wouldn't game on them (thats if you can setup a 2 screen stretched display) as you will have the bezels in the middle of the action.

agrestik · 4 Jun 2014 at 19:44

Unfortunately the price of the KFA2 Geforce GTX 770 EX OC 2048MB went up to £259.99 and I was only willing to pay up to £220 for my GPU, have you guys got any suggestions on what GPU I should purchase instead?

I was thinking about one of these but not sure which one in particular.
Please help.
Thanks.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 760 DirectCUII OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £191.99
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 760 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (76NPH6DV8RNZ) £187.99
Total : £589.57 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Eurofighter · 4 Jun 2014 at 20:11

Get the MSI, it's the fastest.

stulid · 4 Jun 2014 at 20:27

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 WindForce 3x OC Rev2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Black PCB** £175.99
Total : £185.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).

DaleTheWhale · 4 Jun 2014 at 20:27

Get the 280X?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-160-PC&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1842

agrestik · 4 Jun 2014 at 21:22

Which one of of these two GPU's should i pick? (and why) or should i pick a different one.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280X TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
Total : £469.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

altrewin · 4 Jun 2014 at 21:33

If you haven't ordered everything, I've updated it to include new releases/updated TWO.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 280X DirectCUII OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H75 Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £61.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £59.99
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case Windowed - Orange (CC-9011038-WW) £59.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £56.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £43.99
Total : £919.37 (includes shipping : £13.75).

lee32uk · 4 Jun 2014 at 21:40

agrestik said:
Which one of of these two GPU's should i pick? (and why) or should i pick a different one.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280X TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
Total : £469.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

The Powercolor

OCUK deal with the warranty as well should you need to use it.

agrestik · 4 Jun 2014 at 21:42

altrewin said:
If you haven't ordered everything, I've updated it to include new releases/updated TWO.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 280X DirectCUII OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H75 Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £61.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £59.99
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case Windowed - Orange (CC-9011038-WW) £59.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £56.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £43.99
Total : £919.37 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Thats a good setup however i can't wait till the new CPU's come out and i need to get the PC as soon as possible

But thank you anyway.

altrewin · 4 Jun 2014 at 21:51

agrestik said:
Thats a good setup however i can't wait till the new CPU's come out due and i need to get the PC as soon as possible But thank you anyway.

That's absolutely fine, there isn't likely to be a huge improvement over the current i5K anyways

agrestik · 4 Jun 2014 at 22:51

Anyway, do you guys suggest me to buy the Powercolor Radeon R9 280X or MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition? I saw that lee32uk suggested me to buy the powercolor but i want more opinions

Thanks.

lee32uk · 4 Jun 2014 at 22:58

agrestik said:
Anyway, do you guys suggest me to buy the Powercolor Radeon R9 280X or MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition? I saw that lee32uk suggested me to buy the powercolor but i want more opinions

Thanks.

Always good to keep your options open lol

Danny75 · 4 Jun 2014 at 23:57

I haven't played with 280X's. Have played with two MSI GTX 770 Gaming's and haven't a bad word to say about them except they cost a bit of money. 1250MHz with a couple of clicks. And very quiet.

There's not much between them, either way, according to reviews. It mostly depends on the game. On Watch Dogs, a 770 beats even a 290 (there are reasons for this to be fair, it's not about the actual card but driver/game engine optimization). But in other games, it'll be beaten by a 280. And so it goes.

If anything, the deciding factor could be the extra GB of VRAM the 280X brings, as that would be beneficial for resolutions higher than 1920 x 1080.

For 1920 x 1080, toss a coin. Heads or tails. At the end of the day one won't be better than the other at "everything".