final check on 800 gaming pc

subbytna · 17 Dec 2013 at 23:47

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Grenadier GX8" AMD FX-8 8350 Black Edition @ 4.2GHz Eight Core Gaming Bundle £349.99
- 1 x Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days £0.00
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £175.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £73.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £62.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.95
Total : £787.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Anything missing or anything you think I should change? I went with the sapphire card for the 4gb of vRAM and games.

no OS, keyboard, mouse or monitor needed

Fulax · 17 Dec 2013 at 23:54

This SSD (newer) and PSU (much, much better quality - although not modular)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
Total : £149.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

If you don't mind overclocking yourself you could save a bit on that bundle.

subbytna · 18 Dec 2013 at 00:00

modular is a must, hate having wires lying about....although I could be tempted. Never heard of that psu make which makes me a bit nervous.

for the extra few quid that other SSD looks good

subbytna · 18 Dec 2013 at 00:01

also noticed this with the PSU...

- Supports all Intel and AMD Dual Core and Quad core and its compatible Motherboards, ATX/BTX compliant.
- Supports Intel Core i7-980X / Core i7 / Core i5 / Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo &AMD Phenom II X6 / Phenom II X4 / Phenom II X3 / Athlon 64 X2series chip set.

doesn't cover my 8 core CPU ?

Fulax · 18 Dec 2013 at 00:09

subbytna said:
modular is a must, hate having wires lying about....although I could be tempted. Never heard of that psu make which makes me a bit nervous.

It's the modular 600w PSU for £60 that would be making me nervous

Superflower usually make base PSU units for other manufacturers to rebrand. They do some of the best in the business. It'll power your 8350 - I guess that's just an out of date product description.

Idleman · 18 Dec 2013 at 00:11

No need for 4GB Vram, unless you are playing at very high resolutions.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270X Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £155.99
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £113.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £113.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 412S CPU Cooler £28.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
Total : £744.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

OvEr_KiLL · 18 Dec 2013 at 00:29

idlemans spec is nice, if you want fully modular then go for this
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-153-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084 instead of superflower
its nice and silent and gold

or this but bronze http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-067-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2463
or semi modular gold http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-017-SS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2463

subbytna · 18 Dec 2013 at 00:31

That's a good shot there idleman...ta

will amend my basket accordingly.

subbytna · 18 Dec 2013 at 00:38

I've tweaked a bit....does this still look ok? Minor tweak on the cooler and 2 fans : 1 for the case and 1 for the rad in the cooler

Also went for the more expensive MSI card for teh free games

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270X HAWK OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £113.99
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £113.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050002-WW) £19.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
Total : £794.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Idleman · 18 Dec 2013 at 00:41

subbytna said:
That's a good shot there idleman...ta will amend my basket accordingly.

Or, if you are not likely to xfire, then this mobo will save you a few quid.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270X Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £155.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £113.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 412S CPU Cooler £28.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
Total : £710.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Fulax · 18 Dec 2013 at 00:43

The SP120s are optimised for use on radiators. That's what you want for the h80, rather than an AF120

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Single Pack (CO-9050013-WW) £14.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050003-WW) £13.99
Total : £34.96 (includes shipping : £4.98).

subbytna · 18 Dec 2013 at 00:43

Would the h80 fit in that case ok?

Fulax · 18 Dec 2013 at 00:46

Yup, don't see why not.

subbytna · 18 Dec 2013 at 00:53

ok updated basket, this look ok?

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270X HAWK OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £113.99
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £113.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Single Pack (CO-9050013-WW) £14.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
Total : £789.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Idleman · 18 Dec 2013 at 00:58

Just get the SP fan for the cooler and use the Bitfenix case fan and H80 fan on the chassis, for intake and out take.

I take it this is not to replace the system in your sig?

subbytna · 18 Dec 2013 at 01:00

it's a refurbished h80 doesn't have a fan...or so I think hence me buying one for it...or am I wrong?

subbytna · 18 Dec 2013 at 01:05

no this is for a mate of mine

subbytna · 18 Dec 2013 at 01:06

pulled the trigger anyways

need to get to bed lol. Thanks for all your help folks, appreciated

Idleman · 18 Dec 2013 at 01:07

subbytna said:
it's a refurbished h80 doesn't have a fan...or so I think hence me buying one for it...or am I wrong?

This is a Corsair refurbished unit, that comes boxed with all accessories

I would assume so.

Off topic: is that Celtic bar still on the Falls Rd?

subbytna · 18 Dec 2013 at 01:15

Idleman said:
I would assume so.

Off topic: is that Celtic bar still on the Falls Rd?

hahah....yeah it is (well it's called something else now but same building/pub)

can almost see it from my house