Can you improve and make this build cheaper

[ThePoundDollar]

Yes a 4670K is a faster overall gaming CPU.

In which case I'm gonna go for that. Its recently been my birthday so I've got a little more money to spend. Could you alter the build please? Also what about the power supply?

 

[stulid]

I cant see a problem with the Bequiet, but I will have a look at whats in stock and be back in a mo.

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 280X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Crucial M500 120GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT120M500SSD1) £59.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST50F-P) £59.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011014-WW) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x TT eSports Knucker Plunger Gaming keyboard £39.98
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £16.99
Total : £1,065.73 (includes shipping : £19.10).



Picked a different case without a window, so things like the RAM/Cooler etc dont quite match as well.

 

[ThePoundDollar]

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 280X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Crucial M500 120GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT120M500SSD1) £59.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST50F-P) £59.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011014-WW) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x TT eSports Knucker Plunger Gaming keyboard £39.98
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £16.99
Total : £1,065.73 (includes shipping : £19.10).



Picked a different case without a window, so things like the RAM/Cooler etc dont quite match as well.

What do you mean things don't match? Did you mean to pick the 2400MHz RAM again?

 

[stulid]

I mean the colours etc.

Haswell likes faster RAM, with AMD its less important and that 970 motherboard only works upto 2000Mhz so anything over this would have been downclocked to 2000MHz.

 

[ThePoundDollar]

I mean the colours etc.

Haswell likes faster RAM, with AMD its less important and that 970 motherboard only works upto 2000Mhz so anything over this would have been downclocked to 2000MHz.

So is the 2400MHz RAM supported? Can I still use the Ronin case cause I'd like a window?

 

[stulid]

With Z87 the 2400MHz RAM is supported.

 

[ThePoundDollar]

With Z87 the 2400MHz RAM is supported.

Oh well that's even better. So can I still use the ronin case? Why the change in fan as well?

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 280X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £129.95
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £92.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Crucial M500 120GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT120M500SSD1) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £59.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST50F-P) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x TT eSports Knucker Plunger Gaming keyboard £39.98
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £16.99
Total : £1,083.26 (includes shipping : £13.75).




Tried to add some colour coordination.


Non of the parts are "wrong" or "bad" choices, but if you go for a case without a window then having things match up maybe less important to you.

You want a windowed case so above I have picked some red+black parts.

 

[ThePoundDollar]

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 280X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £129.95
1 x MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £92.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Crucial M500 120GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT120M500SSD1) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £59.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST50F-P) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x TT eSports Knucker Plunger Gaming keyboard £39.98
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £16.99
Total : £1,083.26 (includes shipping : £13.75).




Tried to add some colour coordination.


Non of the parts are "wrong" or "bad" choices, but if you go for a case without a window then having things match up maybe less important to you.

You want a windowed case so above I have picked some red+black parts.

Oh I'm not bothered about the colour, especially if it's gonna increase the price. Just whatever is cheapest, best and has a windowed case

 

[stulid]

Then take whats in post#43 and put it all in a windowed case

 

[honosuseri]

Oh I'm not bothered about the colour, especially if it's gonna increase the price. Just whatever is cheapest, best and has a windowed case

I think most people would agree when you have a window, colour matching the internals would be nice. To be fair cutting in a window yourself is very easy and cheap to do, there will be tuts on youtube to show you how.

Not sure who is evaluating these specs with you but the Bequiet PSU is good, nothing wrong with it besides being out of stock. I have owned the L8 630W for 3 years, I'm very happy with it and it's dead quiet.

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 280X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £129.95
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £65.99
1 x Antec GX 700 Rugged Gaming Case £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,017.95 (includes shipping : £20.10).



There is always a little wiggle room in spec'ing. I've left the OS out as there is a 3 month trial (HERE) to try before you buy. All the best with the build, we look forward to seeing what you settle on in the end

 

[ThePoundDollar]

Then take whats in post#43 and put it all in a windowed case

Ah okay. Is that 500W power supply enough? Also do you guys do price matches?

 

[RJC]

Ah okay. Is that 500W power supply enough? Also do you guys do price matches?

PSU will be ample

2nd part you will be better to ask in the customer service section, but tomorrow This Week only deals change (not sure f any items are on this)

 

[ThePoundDollar]

PSU will be ample

2nd part you will be better to ask in the customer service section, but tomorrow This Week only deals change (not sure f any items are on this)

Yeh I think that the SSD is but I've found a cheaper one anyways

 

[stulid]

Come back tomorrow after midday and hopefully the deals as mentioned will have changed and I will see if there are any changes to be made.

The PSU is a solid one from a reputable manufacture and has all the certifications for safety etc.

 

[ThePoundDollar]

Come back tomorrow after midday and hopefully the deals as mentioned will have changed and I will see if there are any changes to be made.

The PSU is a solid one from a reputable manufacture and has all the certifications for safety etc.

Will do. I've been told that I should downgrade the RAM as memory with speeds over 1866 have very small returns for gaming purposes, and if that kit requires more than 1.5V, it'll shorten the life of an Intel CPU.*

 

[stulid]

Well the new offers are looking good for you

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 280X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2483HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £88.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £61.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £53.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x Corsair Raptor K30 Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000043-UK) £32.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £16.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £14.99
Total : £1,039.74 (includes shipping : £19.10).

 

[ThePoundDollar]

Well the new offers are looking good for you

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 280X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2483HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £88.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £61.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £53.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x Corsair Raptor K30 Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000043-UK) £32.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £16.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £14.99
Total : £1,039.74 (includes shipping : £19.10).

As Churchill the dog would say, "oh yes!" haha.
Anyway I'm taking that I shouldn't downgrade the RAM? You might not have seen post 57. Also how does this SSD compare to the Kingston V300 120GB?

 

[stulid]

1.65V RAM is fine, all performance RAM is rated at that sort of voltage and Haswell will see a benefit from the increased speed.

the V300 uses cheaper NAND and performance suffers.