Can you please do me a spec check

Iron-man · 17 Oct 2015 at 13:08

Guys and gals

I'm just looking for a spec check on the below and if any suggestions on if this is good or requires any changes as I'm ready to take the plunge and get an order in, also open to any suggestions on if I should change the 970 for the 390?
Thanks in advance

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Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **20 Saving** Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **20 Saving** £323.98

KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infin8 Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infin8 Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £289.99

SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - White SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - White £72.95

Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD4UZ124001604G-2CI) - Blue Light Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD4UZ124001604G-2CI) - Blue Light £39.95

Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £38.99

Aerocool Cyclops Advance Midi Tower Gaming Case - Red Aerocool Cyclops Advance Midi Tower Gaming Case - Red £29.99

Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler £14.99

Submit Sub Total : £675
Total : £810.83

stulid · 17 Oct 2015 at 13:19

The V300 SSDS are not great, the review samples sent out differed from what you actually buy (inferior NANAD used).

If you can spend more try this one - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-087-KS&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=2394 - which is also much larger in size.

Iron-man · 17 Oct 2015 at 13:56

Thanks Stulid any advice on the rest of the set up or GPU

stulid · 17 Oct 2015 at 13:59

The rest looks ok.

But blue LED ram when the rest is red+black?

Iron-man · 17 Oct 2015 at 14:07

Yes good spot, also any recommendations on PSU make as i see other brands being 80 plus gold which are cheaper, are they much of a muchness when your getting a gold modular?

Thanks again

stulid · 17 Oct 2015 at 14:15

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **20 Saving** £323.98
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 WindForce OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N970WF3OC-4GD) £254.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black £71.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (SHSS37A/240GB) £64.99
1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/8) £44.99
1 x Antec GX500 Midi-Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler - Black £14.99
Total : £837.29 (includes shipping : £17.85 Ex.VAT).

There are many cheaper decent GTX970s on offer such as EVGA, The Gigabyte G1 Gaming, MSI Gaming etc.

Aslong as the PSU is from a good brand then its fine.

Iron-man · 17 Oct 2015 at 14:25

Thanks stulid how does that card compare with the infin8 version of the 970 and also the msi 390

stulid · 17 Oct 2015 at 14:33

Iron-man said:
Thanks stulid how does that card compare with the infin8 version of the 970 and also the msi 390

A 970 is like any other 970, they all (ASUS Strix, Gigabyte Windforce/G1, MSI, EVGA) all have excellent coolers.

The Windforce does not have a backplate, 3yr warranty, good clock speeds.

Generally I arrange them by price and suggest from that list (unless someone wants a specific colour scheme and a case with a side window).

The R9 390 is a very good card with lots of Vram that should help it perform better at higher resolutions than a 970.

Iron-man · 17 Oct 2015 at 15:01

Thanks again Stulid apolgise for all the questions but I appreciate you taking the time to reply.

Out of the 2 cards which would you recommend, also is there is a reason for the case you mentioned above instead of the 1 i listed I.e anything I've missed 1 being better than the other etc

stulid · 17 Oct 2015 at 15:09

I would recommend the cheapest of the "good" GTX970s which is the Windforce, custom cooler still, good warranty and the price.

That Antec case has three prefitted fans and I think a simple fan controller for them, I also know it fits long gfx cards and coolers.

Iron-man · 17 Oct 2015 at 15:16

Ok thanks so with the 970 would you still take the windofrce over the infin8 version or vice versa

stulid · 17 Oct 2015 at 15:19

Sure as it s cheaper, much cheaper, I would actually have The G1 gaming over the infin8 version.

It differs from the Windforce by having a backplate on the rear and an all metal shroud around the fans.

Maybe the fan blades are slightly different too but cant remember where i read that or if its true.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £275.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £275.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC rev2.00 ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-3975-KR) £269.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 WindForce OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N970WF3OC-4GD) £254.99
Total : £1,086.55 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).

Any of those are great especially as they are on offer.

Iron-man · 17 Oct 2015 at 15:49

Thanks what about fractal design and xfx PSU

stulid · 17 Oct 2015 at 16:05

They are good too.

Again check clearances for the gfx card+cooler.

Iron-man · 17 Oct 2015 at 19:00

Thanks Stulid for your help, any suggestions on thermal paste or All much the same?

stulid · 17 Oct 2015 at 20:26

The cooler will come with paste, it will work fine.

Iron-man · 17 Oct 2015 at 22:28

stulid said:
The cooler will come with paste, it will work fine.

Ok so no need for any more paste just what is already there?

Thanks

stulid · 17 Oct 2015 at 22:31

The cooler will come with either a little syringe or sachet of paste to apply.

Iron-man · 18 Oct 2015 at 08:17

Quick question if I went for the r9 390 GPU with the skylake build is a 750w superflower 80 plus gold PSU OK?

FloppyPoppy · 18 Oct 2015 at 08:31

Iron-man said:
Quick question if I went for the r9 390 GPU with the skylake build is a 750w superflower 80 plus gold PSU OK?

750w is more than enough

Will even give nice headroom for overclocking without breaking a sweat.