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The Only Beardy

The Only Beardy

The Only Beardy

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Hey Guys,

My friend asked me to spec him a build... first time build and an £800 budget. What would you improve on what i have so far?

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270X Gaming Edition OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87N-WIFI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £76.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Yin' Mini-ITX Cube Case - White/Black £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £55.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £26.99
Total : £773.47 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Thanks
 
Does it have to be mini ITX? I've done the below build in the corsair 230t which is a pretty small case but lets you fit full size ATX boards. By saving a bit of cash on the case and PSU I've been able to get a better motherboard and higher spec graphcis card without massively bloweng the budget.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £76.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case (CC-9011036-WW) £57.95
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 550W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £41.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £26.99
Total : £827.44 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
BinnsY said:
Does it have to be mini ITX? I've done the below build in the corsair 230t which is a pretty small case but lets you fit full size ATX boards. By saving a bit of cash on the case and PSU I've been able to get a better motherboard and higher spec graphcis card without massively bloweng the budget.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £76.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case (CC-9011036-WW) £57.95
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 550W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £41.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £26.99
Total : £827.44 (includes shipping : £8.00).

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The Cpu cooler clearance for that case is 160mm, the Ereboss is about a 173mm.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87M-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £95.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £76.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Arctic White £64.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £26.99
Total : £875.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Don't know if you need a separate hard drive ?
 
Idleman said:
The Cpu cooler clearance for that case is 160mm, the Ereboss is about a 173mm.
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The ereboss is listed as being 160mm tall? I'm guessing its because the fan overlaps. If thats the case I'd simply swap it for the cooler master hyper 212 evo as the same price.
 
I'm just using this as a means to show my cousin ideas for parts... here are my latest thoughts...

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS Radeon R9 280X iPower IceQ X2 TURBO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte H87N-WIFI Intel H87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £101.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Silverstone Tundra Series TD02 Liquid CPU Cooler £83.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 250D 250D Mini ITX Compact Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011047-WW) £71.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
Total : £910.51 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
^ You'll need a Z87 motherboard for overclocking (e.g. the one in your OP).
 
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