Build check/ reccomendadtions?

dorgoo

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Hi guys, I've promised I'd build a gaming PC for my son for his Birthday.
I'm looking at getting an Overclocked bundle and buying the rest of the components to build myself. (first time).

I have already bought the case a Fractal Design Define R4.

I have a copy of windows 7, and a 24" Monitor. (1920x1280)

So my question is this. Does the spec below look ok? Or would you change any of the components?
Or would i actually be better off getting one of the new Haswell Bundles?

I'm set on getting a 7950 Card is the one below ok or is there a better/cheaper version?




Sorry for all the questions but with this being my first ever build and with it being a birthday present and want to make sure i get the best build i can.
My Budget to be around the £1000 mark.

Any changes/recommendations are welcome.
Thank's Chris.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £191.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £109.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) HDD £73.99
1 x XFX Pro 850W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £71.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
Total : £996.37 (includes shipping : £11.25).




Haswell!!

Fast RAM

A black PCB GFX card.

A modular PSU would be a nice pick if you can stretch the extra ££££
 
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Thank's for the replies guys, but ideally i'd like to get a pre-overclocked bundle as opposed to overclocking myself.

So you would recommend Haswell over Ivybridge?
 
dorgoo said:
Thank's for the replies guys, but ideally i'd like to get a pre-overclocked bundle as opposed to overclocking myself.

So you would recommend Haswell over Ivybridge?
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As Stulid Said, Haswell as it is newer and should last longer, also it's a 10% increase over Ivy for around the same Price.

RetrogamerX said:
GRID2 is awful though.
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But it's FREE!!! :)
 
So Haswell is the way to go. Never overclocked before, wouldn't know where to start. (not built a PC before).

Is the build stulid recommended (with the CPU @ stock speed) adequate for modern games at high settings?

Or should i get an Overclocked Haswell bundle?
 
dorgoo said:
So Haswell is the way to go. Never overclocked before, wouldn't know where to start. (not built a PC before).

Is the build stulid recommended (with the CPU @ stock speed) adequate for modern games at high settings?

Or should i get an Overclocked Haswell bundle?
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Haswell, being 2 days old now, is certainly the way to go. :)

Yes, Stulid's build, even at stock, will handle the majority/all of the current games. :)

When i build my first PC i didn't overclock either. But one day i just read up on it, watched video and gave it a try.. With Sandy, Ivy and Haswell It's very easy.
 
dorgoo said:
So Haswell is the way to go. Never overclocked before, wouldn't know where to start. (not built a PC before).

Is the build stulid recommended (with the CPU @ stock speed) adequate for modern games at high settings?

Or should i get an Overclocked Haswell bundle?
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A small overclock is easy. 4.3 without any voltage increases.
 
Thank's for your advice it's most welcome. I will do some research and look into overclocking, then purchase soon.
 
I've gone with stulid's build but have concerns regarding the cooler clearance with the ram.
What do you think?
 
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