Build check please - £1000+

Hey guys, following everything I learnt from you yesterday, made a couple revisions.

Decided to change the graphics card to something slightly cheaper, went for the cheaper motherboard (still ok for overclocking?). And also went for one 16Gb kit of 1600MHz RAM, with the intention of buying a second kit later on.

Couple more questions:
Graphics card - a good choice? My main use will be 3D modelling/rendering but i would like to be able to play games at decent settings.

Am I better off going for 2133MHz RAM as opposed to 1600MHz, is the difference that big?

Many thanks.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £249.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001008G-2CM) £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
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 £53.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler £34.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,097.92 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
The cheaper board doesn't support SLI (only Crossfire), also the 670 is available for a lot less on offer - £198.
 
That looks good.. theres not a huge difference between 1600mhz RAM and 2133/2400Mhz, but its falling in price so if you can get faster RAM for the same money, why not? :)

Thew RAM you've picked is great though. :)

That cooler is too big for the case (due to some un-inspired speccing from someone), this one will fit (and is a great cooler): http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-037-AL
 
Doomedspeed said:
That looks good.. theres not a huge difference between 1600mhz RAM and 2133/2400Mhz, but its falling in price so if you can get faster RAM for the same money, why not? :)

Thew RAM you've picked is great though. :)

That cooler is too big for the case (due to some un-inspired speccing from someone), this one will fit (and is a great cooler): http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-037-AL
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Ah, thanks for the heads up there :)

So now the only part im not finalised on is the graphics card, looking to spend £250 or less there. I was attracted to the 4Gb 670 and it seemed good for the price. Made a change to Nvidia due to its support from the programs i use for work. If anyone has any extra input or suggestions in that area I'm all ears :)
 
Will the 4GB make any difference in apps that use CUDA acceleration? It's a bit of waste of money in games on a single 670.
 
Doomedspeed said:
That looks good.. theres not a huge difference between 1600mhz RAM and 2133/2400Mhz, but its falling in price so if you can get faster RAM for the same money, why not? :)

Thew RAM you've picked is great though. :)

That cooler is too big for the case (due to some un-inspired speccing from someone), this one will fit (and is a great cooler): http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-037-AL
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The Corsair 300R will take a HSF up to 170mm in height.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6055/corsair-carbide-300r-case-review-corsair-for-the-masses
 
stulid said:
Not unless he uses high resolutions and large models.
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I use a 40 inch 1080p screen while im working/gaming and viewport performance is something I want to improve, also using VRAY RT for rendering it takes full advantage of the GPU. I just assumed the 4Gb would be significantly better than the 2Gb in this respect.

Regardless if anyone has any suggestions in the £250 price range, doesnt even have to be a 670 then I'd like to hear it.
 
I think we're getting near the final spec :)

I'm still debating over whether getting 16Gb RAM now and then another 16Gb later or just bite the bullet and get it now.

Bearing in mind that this pc could be running at high load for days at a time i decided to max out on fans, not sure whether this is necessary and whether i need a fan controller?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £229.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £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 Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £61.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
4 x Aerocool RS12 Carbon Fiber Black Edition Fan - 120mm £7.99 (£31.96)
Total : £1,180.81 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
Hey guys me again :)

Still working hard on finalising the build before i finally commit. One last thing I've been checking out is the aesthetics of the case, I know it's not hugely important but i thought I'd check it out.

The following caught my eye:
YOUR BASKET
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Magma Orange £69.95

Purely because the aesthetics really fit with the corporate identity of my business for which the PC will be used so for a few quid more, why not? :)

Am i still ok in terms of clearance, CPU cooler and everything else fitting without issue?

As an easy solution for a wifi connection is the following the sort of thing I'm in need of?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-043-AS&tool=3
 
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Twincharged said:
Hey guys me again :)

Still working hard on finalising the build before i finally commit. One last thing I've been checking out is the aesthetics of the case, I know it's not hugely important but i thought I'd check it out.

The following caught my eye:
YOUR BASKET
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Magma Orange £69.95

Purely because the aesthetics really fit with the corporate identity of my business for which the PC will be used so for a few quid more, why not? :)

Am i still ok in terms of clearance, CPU cooler and everything else fitting without issue?

As an easy solution for a wifi connection is the following the sort of thing I'm in need of?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-043-AS&tool=3
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Well a lot of thinks will have to change for that.

It's an ITX case which is a lot smaller than a standard ATX (which we have been speccing). ATX is 21cm x 30cm and ITX is 17cm x 17 cm.. (motherboard sizes).

It can be done but it may cost more and you may have to cut back on the PSU (obviously no Xfire) and amount of HDD's (if you want a long GPU)
 
Doomedspeed said:
Well a lot of thinks will have to change for that.

It's an ITX case which is a lot smaller than a standard ATX (which we have been speccing). ATX is 21cm x 30cm and ITX is 17cm x 17 cm.. (motherboard sizes).

It can be done but it may cost more and you may have to cut back on the PSU (obviously no Xfire) and amount of HDD's (if you want a long GPU)
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Fair comment, was just a thought and a spout of impracticality :). I'll stick with the previous case because I know that's the best choice in my price range and for the specs I want.

Sorry for being a pain! :)
 
Right here we go, I'm days away from finally ordering and as usual I've been messing around with the base spec you guys gave me. :) I've now decided that overclocking and SLI are future options so I've tried to future proof in that sense.

If someone could cast their idea over this build I'd greatly appreciate it, and as always I'm open to suggestions and money savers :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Quad Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001008G-4CM) £199.99
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (67NPH6DV5ZVX) £197.99
1 x Asus Z87-A Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Akasa Venom 750w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £68.99
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 £43
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £25.99
1 x Akasa 5.25" FC Six Channel Brushed Aluminium Fan Controller [AK-FC-08BKV2] £24.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
5 x BitFenix Spectre LED ORANGE 120mm Fan £6.49 (£32.45)
Total : £1,230.72 (includes shipping : £17.85).

 
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