Final Spec check please!

Just so you know, he meant this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £367.98
1 x AOC Q2770PQU 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £359.99
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £214.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
Total : £1,558.54 (includes shipping : £14.75).



And this is the deal he is on about: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18631511
 
wow, thanks for all the responses guys! Much appreciated!

I'll do some reading regarding the monitors, as well as trying to decide whether to go for the Nvidia or AMD!

I use a Microsoft Intellimouse explorer 3.0, which I've had for years but I've never found any other mouse as comfortable! I just have a old microsoft keyboard as well but I find it comfortable to use, hence trying to just get a slightly more modern version.

The other slight concern I have is that I am half tempted to get a laptop as I travel so much for a living. However I've never been a fan of laptops, especially as main machines. I think I still want a decent PC, and then can get a moderately fast laptop to take on trips with me!

I'll post again when I've choosen a monitor and gfx card and hopefully won't mess that up!

Thanks!
 
Right, I'm still struggling to decide what screen to go for. I decided that 27" is a little overkill and so to save a little cash I'm going to stick to 24". I like the idea of the Dell U2414H IPS, but am concerned about a lot of things I've read about the IPS glow. I play KSP and so have a black screen a lot of the time and will get very annoyed if its glowing all the time!

Any opinions on IPS screens?

Other then that I've decided to go with a GTX970, as a lot of you said it is a little faster and generally cooler and less power! Does it matter which brand to get? Or should I just go for the cheapest?

I see the new Gigabyte deal regarding the warranty, as such I guess I shouldn't go for the original bundle and go for a BLK motherboard? Any one in particular?

Thanks again!
 
Fair enough, I'll check out the bundle. Are all the motherboards pretty similar anyway?

Isn't PLS just another form of IPS? I'm looking for something 24" as I can't afford a 27"!
 
Its not the same, its just another design of panel that tries to still be fast response but with better colours/contrast/blacks than a TN panel.

VA type panels are another middle ground compromise from a IPS.

Can you afford this? it's 27", 1080P but a PLS panel - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-208-SA

Or a 1ms TN 24" panel - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-050-AS


There are three black edition boards, one is out of your budget range, leaving these two - http://www.gigabyte.com/products/comparison/list.aspx?ck=2&pids=5102,4978
 
Ah I see, does PLS still have issues with glow on black screens?

I'm looking to spend around £200 on a screen, hence the Dell U2414 was high up the list (apart from the above concern!) I'd rather get a decent 24" then a budget 27". Also I thought for a 27" you needed at least 1440p to get a decent image quality? Wouldn't 1080p struggle a little?

I did consider the AOC G2460PQU as it seems to get good reviews and has 144hz. I'm just a little concerned at the image quality. I don't play a *huge* amount of games so don't need a totally games oriented screen either. I guess I'm stuck in the middle!!
 
Thanks, yea I was leaning towards an IPS for the image quality however I have read a lot and see quite a few pictures of IPS screens with nasty ips glow and bleed (I know they aren't the same) but they look awful on a black screen and as I said the one game I do play is KSP where there is obviously loads of black!

Good point with the DSR however I don't want to have to keep returning screens until I find one I like! I thought the Dell U2414H was supposed to be the best IPS you could get for £200? Most of the reviews seem to suggest that? I was getting ready to pull the trigger when I found all the photos of the bleed/glow and thats given me pause for thought!! :(
 
I've not looked deep into that screen.

I have seen all the threads and posts about the U2713HM and its bad backlight issues.
 
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