Good afternoon,
My first post (cheers!)
My last PC build was way back in 2008 so now I have the money it's time for a significant upgrade. Whatever I get will be an improvement but I'm looking to get the best performance and overclock possible and be able to spend many hours tweaking.
Lets start off where I went wrong last time:
E8500 duo over Q6600. Thought the higher clockspeeds would benefit but...
Asus Striker ii Extreme let me down with overclocking ability.
9800GX2 x 2 lasted a year and then ended up with 2 x GTX 285 as a replacement.
4 x 1GB Corsair Dominator 1800Mhz. Couldn't get the best out of them.
Antec 850W PSU (will re-use)
So after many hours/days reviewing my potential candidates I have come up with the following choices (preferred first)
i7 4770K. Seems like a no-brainer.
Corsair's H100i
Asus Maximus VI Formula (love the design and features) or ASRock Z87 Fatality Killer (fast memory reads and apparently very stable at 4.8Ghz)
G.Skill Trident X 2400MHz (unless there's a better alternative)
EVGA GTX 780 Superclock (not sure if the ti is worth it for the price)
Samsung 840 256GB Pro
Asus VG278HE or Benq XL2720TE
Corsair Obsidian Series 750D case
The system is mainly for games and want to get the full 120fps the monitor can display. I would like a stable 4.6Ghz overclock but 4.8Ghz is the target I'm aiming for.
Feel free to comment on your suggestions or alternatives. I've given myself another month before committing to any purchase so direct comparisons between the above and alternatives will be appreciated.
Thanks all.
Nick
My first post (cheers!)
My last PC build was way back in 2008 so now I have the money it's time for a significant upgrade. Whatever I get will be an improvement but I'm looking to get the best performance and overclock possible and be able to spend many hours tweaking.
Lets start off where I went wrong last time:
E8500 duo over Q6600. Thought the higher clockspeeds would benefit but...
Asus Striker ii Extreme let me down with overclocking ability.
9800GX2 x 2 lasted a year and then ended up with 2 x GTX 285 as a replacement.
4 x 1GB Corsair Dominator 1800Mhz. Couldn't get the best out of them.
Antec 850W PSU (will re-use)
So after many hours/days reviewing my potential candidates I have come up with the following choices (preferred first)
i7 4770K. Seems like a no-brainer.
Corsair's H100i
Asus Maximus VI Formula (love the design and features) or ASRock Z87 Fatality Killer (fast memory reads and apparently very stable at 4.8Ghz)
G.Skill Trident X 2400MHz (unless there's a better alternative)
EVGA GTX 780 Superclock (not sure if the ti is worth it for the price)
Samsung 840 256GB Pro
Asus VG278HE or Benq XL2720TE
Corsair Obsidian Series 750D case
The system is mainly for games and want to get the full 120fps the monitor can display. I would like a stable 4.6Ghz overclock but 4.8Ghz is the target I'm aiming for.
Feel free to comment on your suggestions or alternatives. I've given myself another month before committing to any purchase so direct comparisons between the above and alternatives will be appreciated.
Thanks all.
Nick
