Build check

thekhalida1 · 26 Oct 2013 at 17:59

Hi everyone one of my friends are building a pc just for gaming. we have came up with this what you guys think

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Toxic OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £269.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £134.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard – Black - Red Switch (CH-9000011-UK) £119.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £113.99
1 x XFX Pro 850W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £95.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC10TDC01) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) HDD £63.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,371.34 (includes shipping : £13.75).

stulid · 26 Oct 2013 at 18:00

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18371076&highlight=firefox

Use that to list the parts nicely for us to see.

thekhalida1 · 26 Oct 2013 at 18:30

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Toxic OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £269.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £134.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard – Black - Red Switch (CH-9000011-UK) £119.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £113.99
1 x XFX Pro 850W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £95.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC10TDC01) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) HDD £63.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,371.34 (includes shipping : £13.75).

thekhalida1 · 26 Oct 2013 at 18:40

There you go. Thanks

Fulax · 26 Oct 2013 at 18:45

You'll want a CPU cooler to...well, cool the CPU. The i7 comes with a stock one, but it is loud and won't let you get the best out of the k-series CPU.

What is your total budget? There is a lovely orange/black motherboard that is just crying out to be paired with that 280X Toxic...

thekhalida1 · 26 Oct 2013 at 18:50

1400. He said he would not mind overclocking at a later time doesnt mind noise. Is the 280 toxic a good choice?

Fulax · 26 Oct 2013 at 19:06

thekhalida1 said:
1400. He said he would not mind overclocking at a later time doesnt mind noise. Is the 280 toxic a good choice?

The Toxic is probably the best of the 280Xs. I'm considering one myself, but I'll wait until the 290 is released on Thursday before making the final decision. You might want to do the same - it'll be black and red, so will go with your motherboard

(besides being the better card)

Have a look at the h100i or h100 refurb for cooling.

Unless you plan on adding an extra GPU in the future, you can drop the PSU wattage down to a good quality 520-600w.

thekhalida1 · 26 Oct 2013 at 19:12

is the 290 not already out? how does this card compare to the 770s? is it just the same or...

Addicted · 26 Oct 2013 at 19:12

He really should add a CPU cooler, or not bother with a 4770k if he's not going to get one.

290X's beat Titans in some things, but they're largely unavailable at the moment, and only come with a "stock" cooler which is atrocious - better off waiting for aftermarket coolers or getting another card in the meantime.

Fulax · 26 Oct 2013 at 19:15

thekhalida1 said:
is the 290 not already out? how does this card compare to the 770s? is it just the same or...

That's the 290X. The 290 will sit in between the 280X and the 290X in terms of price and performance - although according to Gibbo it gets pretty close to 290X performance when overclocked.

There won't be too much difference between the Toxic and a good 770 - but the Toxic is a fair bit cheaper,

thekhalida1 · 26 Oct 2013 at 19:20

ahhhh klkl. I read somewhere this was not far of a 780 performance am i right in saying that. How well will this handle games?

Fulax · 26 Oct 2013 at 19:23

It's not far off a stock 780. Certainly an impressive feat for a card that is half the price of a 780, but an overclocked 780 will have a clear advantage.

The Toxic will handle pretty much everything on highest settings at 1080p and probably also 1440p. Do a Google search for 280X Toxic reviews and you'll find plenty of benchmarks.

thekhalida1 · 26 Oct 2013 at 19:30

Klkl. Thats great value for money then

thekhalida1 · 26 Oct 2013 at 19:36

see if this can handle games t 1080p a 780 is just overkill at that resolution

thekhalida1 · 26 Oct 2013 at 19:36

am i correct in saying that

Fulax · 26 Oct 2013 at 19:44

Pretty much, yes. Obviously the 780 will be more 'futureproof' - you'll be able to play games on the highest setting for longer. Also, if you've got a 120hz monitor you may benefit from the extra FPS a 780 will give you.

(Although you could always add another Toxic in the future and come out at a similar price to the 780 with better performance)

thekhalida1 · 26 Oct 2013 at 19:50

Yeah but he said just needs a card to do him till the nxt cards of nvidias

Fulax · 26 Oct 2013 at 19:51

That will probably be sometime next year. The Toxic will last that long, no problem.

thekhalida1 · 26 Oct 2013 at 20:00

will it do 60fps in games at 1080

Fulax · 26 Oct 2013 at 20:08

Have a look at some reviews:

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/61413-sapphire-radeon-r9-280x-toxic/
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/5806/sapphire-radeon-r9-280x-3gb-toxic-video-card-review/index.html
http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/sapphire-r9-280x-toxic-edition-oc-3gb-review/