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Hi, this is my first attempt at putting together a system, could you let me know if I've made any stupid choices or forgotten anything? thanks.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 780 iChill HerculeZ X3 Ultra 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (C78V-1SDN-L5HSX) £379.99
1 x ReFlex Asus Z87 - Intel Core i5 4670K @ 4.2GHz Configurable Gaming Bundle £106.01
- 1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £74.99
- 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2133HC11ADC01) £59.99
- 1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £227.99
- 1 x Standard Build Laptops - Approximately 3 to 5 working days £0.00
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £74.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020048-UK) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
Total : £1,053.53 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
I'm mostly interested in the bundle to get it ready overclocked, not really confident enough to do that myself.
no idea about the psu either. Other than the basic wattage, what's the difference?

I already have a spare ssd though so that's ok. The system will be used for a bit of everything; gaming, 3d animation/rendering, video editing, and whatever else comes up. Trying to keep it under £1000
 
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thanks a lot guys, that is really helpful :)

one more question though, would a liquid cooler be quieter than an air cooler?

also any other suggestions for making it run quieter? I render overnight a lot and when I'm trying to sleep it gets annoying.
 
thank you all for your suggestions, I decided to go for the bundle in the end, reading about installing the cooler got me a bit scared :S
I could probably manage it but I think I'd rather pay a little extra and avoid the risk tbh.
I'll stick to 8gb ram for now I think, it's easy enough to put more in later.
added a couple of things as well, I only use dvds and memory cards once in a blue moon, but it's always a hassle finding an external reader when I do need one so it's probably worth the cost.
Just to check, there will be room for all this + an ssd and 2nd hdd right?

I think I'll be ordering this today unless anyone has any better ideas.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 780 iChill HerculeZ X3 Ultra 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (C78V-1SDN-L5HSX) £379.99
1 x ReFlex Asus Z87 - Intel Core i5 4670K @ 4.2GHz Configurable Gaming Bundle £106.01
- 1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £74.99
- 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2133HC11ADC01) £59.99
- 1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
- 1 x Standard Build Laptops - Approximately 3 to 5 working days £0.00
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £74.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Akasa InterConnect Pro Card Reader - AK-HC-05BKV2 £24.98
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,115.51 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
DAMMIT! should have ordered yesterday like I was going to >:(

are there any other similar cases available? I like the simple design and the door.
and do you think that GPU is still worth it?

oh hang on, that card comes with a copy of watch dogs now? that's not so bad then...
I didn't think it was out til next month though?
 
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I asked and the case will be back in stock next week, but I was too slow for the bundle deal so this is the spec I'm going with now:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 780 iChill HerculeZ X3 Ultra 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (C78V-1SDN-L5HSX) £399.95
1 x ReAct Gigabyte Z87 SLI - Intel Core i5 4670K @ 4.3GHz Configurable Pro Gaming Bundle £118.00
- 1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £55.99
- 1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £219.95
- 1 x Standard Build Laptops - Approximately 3 to 5 working days £0.00
- 1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £74.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £74.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Akasa InterConnect Pro Card Reader - AK-HC-05BKV2 £24.98
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,123.42 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
ok, I changed my mind again. This is it for reals this time :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 780 iChill HerculeZ X3 Ultra 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (C78V-1SDN-L5HSX) £399.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £219.95
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £74.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x Akasa InterConnect Pro Card Reader - AK-HC-05BKV2 £24.98
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,070.41 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
oops... thanks for spotting that

just when I'd finally made my mind up... :/
will the newer motherboards be more expensive do you think? i'd be happy to wait a few weeks to get better performance for the same price.
or maybe will the haswell processors be cheaper after the new version comes out?
 
ok so I decided to wait for the new cpus to come out, here is my final spec:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC Rev2.0 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x Akasa InterConnect Pro Card Reader - AK-HC-05BKV2 £24.98
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £13.49
Total : £1,061.99 (includes shipping : £8.00).




I originally wanted to keep it under £1000, so any suggestions to reduce the price a little without hurting performance would be welcome. or actually, any suggestions to improve performance significantly with adding much to the cost would be good too...
 
yeah, I've already got everything else plus an ssd

this motherboard is the same price and seems like more than enough right?:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC Rev2.0 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x Akasa InterConnect Pro Card Reader - AK-HC-05BKV2 £24.98
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £13.49
Total : £1,061.99 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
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