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Karnee

Karnee

Karnee

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Hi guys, usually I'm asking for a system spec, but today I am asking for your opinion on one.

  • CPU - Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - £235.99
  • Motherboard - Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI EXTREME Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - £299.99
  • Memory - Avexir Blitz 1.1 Original 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Quad Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001008G-4BZ1) - £319.99
  • Cooler - Prolimatech Blue Megahalems CPU Cooler - £52.99
  • Fans - 2x BitFenix Spectre PRO 120mm Fan Red LED - Black - £11.99
  • GPU - Gainward GeForce GTX 780 Phantom 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - £379.99
  • SSD - Kingston 240GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S3B7A/240G) **Upgrade Bundle Kit /w Adapter** - £113.99
  • HDD - Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD - £59.99
  • Case - Zalman Z3 Plus ATX/M-ATX Tower Case - Black - £37.16
  • Optical Drive - Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) - £49.99
  • Sound Card - Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Sound Card - OEM (30SB057000000) - £19.99

Total = £1,594.05
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I will be supplying Keyboard, Mouse, Desktop and OS. What I would like from you guys is your thoughts on this spec? Did I miss anything?

Also, I can afford this. But I would rather it were closer to a £1000. What I need from this computer is one that can render videos, handle game design and handle high setting gaming.
 
PSU is missing.

The case looks to be a bit underwhelming for such a spec.

Is that a PCI sound card? Get PCI-E

Try this,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 780 Phantom GLH 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £233.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £143.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/240G) £119.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x Enermax ELC240 with 2x T.B.Silence 12cm Fans £69.98
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Creative Sound Blaster Z High Performance Gaming Sound Card - OEM (30SB150200000) £53.99
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95
Total : £1,337.80 (includes shipping : ).



• Big 240mm water cooler
• 10 year warranty Gold rated PSU.
• Quality sound card.
 
Yeah, thats not right..

You can do a lot better.

Do you really need a blu-ray? Its a lot of money just 'because'?

Is a sound card needed too, Motherboards on-board sound is excellent now-a-days.

This is more than enough:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 780 Phantom GLH 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £233.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £83.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
2 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95 (£91.90)
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 950 Liquid CPU Cooler £44.99
Total : £1,184.72 (includes shipping : ).

 
Subliminal Aura said:
Do you really need to spend 300 quid on a motherboard ?

300 quid for me is the cross over boundary between upping to 2011

//edit buy a new SSD preferably Samsung
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It did feel a little strange. I based my build off of the Overclockers "Spectra R1 Extreme" Intel Core i7 4770K @ 4.4GHz Overclocked Haswell Gaming PC Bundle".

Doomedspeed said:
Yeah, thats not right..

You can do a lot better.

Do you really need a blu-ray? Its a lot of money just 'because'?

Is a sound card needed too, Motherboards on-board sound is excellent now-a-days.

This is more than enough:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 780 Phantom GLH 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £233.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £99.95
1 x Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £83.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
2 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95 (£91.90)
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 950 Liquid CPU Cooler £44.99
Total : £1,184.72 (includes shipping : ).

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Sure I can take dvd over blueray.

That's a nice spec. This will be the first time I am building a pc. Will I need to buy cables and other things?
 
The Seasonic above is fine etc, but The EVGA is great, made by Superflower with a huge warranty.
 
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