Build check please - £1000+

Twincharged · 13 Aug 2013 at 20:58

Hi guys, finalising my PC build, would love it if you knowledgeable people could check it out and make any suggestions in terms of compatibility and if i could improve it in any way. Also if anyone could suggest a good case please.

Also if i could make it any cheaper without losing much performance that would be amazing.

This setup is intended for 3D modelling/rendering, design etc. as well as gaming.

One last thing, how do i post the setups in the nice neat list like you guys do?

Many thanks

RJC · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:01

Bit of a mess of parts!

One moment.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7970 VAPOR-X GHZ 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
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 £106.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £61.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £59.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler £26.39
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,003.30 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Twincharged · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:05

RJC said:
Bit of a mess of parts!

One moment.

Sorry!

I know the specs I'm aiming for but the compatibility of those parts is something I have no idea about.

Potty27 · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:06

Will you be Overclocking? Your mobo will need to change if you are.

Twincharged · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:08

Potty27 said:
Will you be Overclocking? Your mobo will need to change if you are.

I would like to overclock slightly to something that is stable and reliable with little risk.

RJC · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:08

Crossfire ready and went with 16gb of ram:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7970 VAPOR-X GHZ 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX21C11T3K2/16X) £119.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £61.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler £26.39
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,137.35 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Ethermaster · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:12

I shall sit this one out until later

...... hope you like fans and braided cables OP.

Twincharged · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:12

Thanks for the input guys, I think I'm set on the 4770k just for the raw processing power that i require for my work, coupled with the 32Gb RAM. It's just choosing the mobo and RAM that are all compatible with each other.

Doomedspeed · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:13

Ethermaster said:
I shall sit this one out until later ...... hope you like fans and braided cables OP.

Who doesn't.

Potty27 · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:15

This build assumes you will be overclocking:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 680 Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £279.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £269.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
2 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001008G-2CM) £89.99 (£179.98)
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £62.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £51.95
1 x Antec One Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler £26.39
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,258.14 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Do you need 32GB of ram, you could save £90 on this spec if you went with 16GB.

Potty27 · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:19

Or this if you want to go SLI/Crossfire later down the line:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 680 Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £279.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £269.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £119.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £116.99
2 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001008G-2CM) £89.99 (£179.98)
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x XFX Pro 850W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £51.95
1 x Antec One Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler £26.39
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,287.18 (includes shipping : £12.50).

(again can save £90 on the ram)

RJC · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:20

32GB and 4770k:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7970 VAPOR-X GHZ 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
2 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD316G2133HC11ADC01) £119.99 (£239.98)
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £61.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £49.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler £26.39
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,385.33 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Twincharged · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:24

Last 2 suggested builds are spot on, thanks guys

are there any suggestions on things to change/remove to lower the price a little? I know im asking a lot with the specs im aiming for.

Doomedspeed · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:28

Twincharged said:
Last 2 suggested builds are spot on, thanks guys are there any suggestions on things to change/remove to lower the price a little? I know im asking a lot with the specs im aiming for.

If we take RJC's build, really the only option for money saving is to downgrade the PSU..

If you not looking at Xfire in the future this is a valid option, but if you are its well worth keeping the PSU..

RJC said:
32GB and 4770k:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7970 VAPOR-X GHZ 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
2 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD316G2133HC11ADC01) £119.99 (£239.98)
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £61.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £49.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler £26.39
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,385.33 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Twincharged · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:31

Thats a fair comment, thank you everyone for your help, great to have people who know their stuff

RJC · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:31

Changed the motherboard and dropped the PSU down:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7970 VAPOR-X GHZ 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
2 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD316G2133HC11ADC01) £119.99 (£239.98)
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £61.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £49.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler £26.39
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,321.27 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Doomedspeed · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:31

Twincharged said:
Great to have people who know their stuff

...it sure would be...

Potty27 · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:36

If you use my spec, change the cooler to this, to be sure it fits the case:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-107-TR&groupid=701&catid=2330

Idleman · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:36

Also bear in mind, all This Week Offers end tomorrow morning, after 9.

snappyfish · 13 Aug 2013 at 21:36

Twincharged said:
One last thing, how do i post the setups in the nice neat list like you guys do?

I use the firefox toobar way here