Christmas PC build.

Bayk

Bayk

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Looking at the follow specs


EVGA GeForce GTX 780 ACX Superclock 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-2784-KR)

Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail

Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW

MSI Z87-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Alpenfohn Civetta Cooler!!

Corsair Vengeance Pro Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A1600C9B)

anything you'd change? already ordered a Suplerflower green 650w the otherday hence why i didnt add the PSU,already have storage and windows also.
 
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Not bothered about noise at all, budget for is around £900, mainly want to stick with the blue/black theme throughout, the game will be used for 1920x1080 gaming onmy 120hz monitor but looking to move to 1440 in the future, as well as live streaming and recording game play.

Mainly looking to take advantage of the Nvidia side of things due to Shadowplay as it doesn't give a high performance hit during games,also will allow streaming in the future, also get to set it to record 20 minute intervals in the background what is really nice and save them whenever.
 
 
Thanks

was looking at getting the refurb h100 in the future, most likely after christmas, love the look of the HyperX predators.

any really difference between the Z87X-SLI and the MSI one i chose? as ive got no interest in running SLI in the future.
 
If your gunna get the Refurb H100, then lob the extra cash towards a really decent mobo, Would recommend a Gigabyte mobo, they have UK based RMA i believe should you have any issues with it, they are brilliant bang for buck also.

Updated Basket for you

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780 ACX Superclock 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-2784-KR) £399.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £185.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17066C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX21C11T2K2/8X) £71.99
Total : £921.36 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 
Thanks for the help

Had a gigabyte gtx 480 in the past had to RMA that, fast service, so i can see why its worth the extra + the BIOS looks so much better
 
Yeah its a lovely case, im about to buy the Phantek case because im putting in a custom loop later, but im really tempted by the Corsair Air 540 too, and ive seen plenty with decent loops in them too, just like the extra space of the Phantek, but if the Phantek wasnt an option i would be all over that case myself.
 
Yeah, seen your thread on the case section, nice work :) I want to drop 1 x 240 and 2 x 360 rads in though to tame a 4770k and 2 x 290's :) so need something slightly larger than the Air 540
 
540 can handle much more than just 240+360 rads, but you need to mod it a bit.
I checked all the possibilities and you can add another 240 rad by sacrificing those 2 3.5" hdd slots on bottom and 3 pci slots ( it still lets you have the sli or cf ). Then, you can remove the ssd bracket and install a 2 180mm rads, 180/200mm rad or 480 square rad ( that one needs some extra cutting as well ).
 
This is it though, i dont want to mess around cutting and stuff, i just want to buy and install with minimum fuss :) anyhow 540 Air is an uber case :) and OP hopefully has some good ideas what to buy
 
Ill look into them, do the flash blue or just to they stay blue? as if they flash i can see that getting on my nerves after a while,thinking about getting white LED strips or white LED fans to show the innards in all their glory
 
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Ill look into them, do the flash blue or just to they stay blue? as if they flash i can see that getting on my nerves after a while,thinking about getting white LED strips or white LED fans to show the innards in all their glory
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It pluses, theres a nice video if you click on the link done by OCUK.

For LED I would go with a strip, fans look a tad tacky. Something like this would be nice at the bottom facing up towards your components. You could also go with a few pre braided cables, so you get some nice blue cables coming from your PSU.

YOUR BASKET
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 12cm £9.29
Total : £11.57 (includes shipping : £1.90).

 
ah cant view the video currently in college.

Thanks for the input about the fans, don't want it to look tacky, ill defiantly look abit more into the LED strips, i'm stuck between blue extension cables or white, or even the black/blue but these seems to be abit dark on the blue side. would have loved to of seen a blue/white option.
 
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