Build check please.

[Pij]

Hey guys,

Just wondered if you guys with better knowledge could go over my build before I click the buy button please.

I have monitor, mouse and keyboard, and a 120gig ssd to add to it, oh and win 8 pro. I'll install the is via USB so don't need a DVD drive

I do need advice on a decent CPU cooler though please, as I've not added one yet.

 

[tamzzy]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £87.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 550W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £35.99
Total : £894.79 (includes shipping : £12.50).



get up to 100 posts and you get free shipping too =)

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £87.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £47.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95
1 x Deepcool GAMMAXX S40 CPU-Cooler - 120mm £19.99
Total : £893.26 (includes shipping : £17.85).




Gold rated PSU, also made by Superflower.

 

[Pij]

Thanks guys, any other recommendation for memory as the Kingston is out of stock, also is the saving of £10 worth it on the 290 as I read the Asus was better somewhere?

 

[stulid]

Its on pre-order special offer, stock is due 16th

 

[tamzzy]

it'll be in stock wednesday

 

[Pij]

Unfortunately I need to order it before then so I don't have to get more time off work. So are there any in stock recommendations?

Cheers again for all the help.

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £59.99
Total : £135.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[Pij]

Thanks Stulid, sorry to bother you again, is the PSU enough as the GPU pages say 600w and 700w required

 

[stulid]

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/radeon_r9_290_review_benchmarks,10.html

AMD R9 290 - On your average system the card requires you to have a 550 Watt power supply unit.

Its enough, they also over compensate when they say things like 600/700W needed as that will be for cheap nasty PSUs that cannot give out their true rated power.

 

[Pij]

Thanks again Stulid, last question.... I hope.

Any preference on a better cooler? I had budgeted £30 so thought I would ask. Cheers!

 

[stulid]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-100-AK&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2336

That should clear tall ram if you use ram slots 2+4 counting away from the cpu socket.

 

[Pij]

That's great, thanks again. So here's the final list off your recommendations.

 

[stulid]

Sound as a pound.