Final spec check

ManofHorse

ManofHorse

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Hi guys,

With advice from these forums, just about ready to get this stuff bought. Just wanted to check if there any obvious tweaks i should be looking at? Would be nice to get it closer to £700, either through a haswell i3 or a cheaper gfx card. Not sure which would be best? Or is it a case of suck it up and deal with £750. Don't think i really want to change any other parts

No aftermarket cooler, don't intend to overclock, but if it's too noisy will have to swap out

Any thoughts welcome.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T) with FREE GAMES £149.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £143.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £141.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87M-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £97.99
1 x Silverstone TemJin TJ08B-E Midi Tower Case - Black (SST-TJ08B-E USB 3.0) £83.99
1 x Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £53.99
Total : £745.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
i'd go with this *if* and only if you don't ever intend to overclock:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T) with FREE GAMES £149.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £143.99
1 x Silverstone TemJin TJ08B-E Midi Tower Case - Black (SST-TJ08B-E USB 3.0) £83.99
1 x ASRock H87M PRO4 Intel H87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £76.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
Total : £745.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).



same price, but better ssd, better ram.
only downside is that the mobo will not allow overclocking
 
Oh hi Craig, didn't know you were on the forums :)

Spec looks great! Is this the new gaming rig for your mum that you mentioned?
 
Sumanji said:
Oh hi Craig, didn't know you were on the forums :)

Spec looks great! Is this the new gaming rig for your mum that you mentioned?
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I can't believe you found me on here. Seriously, after the bebo incident and the police, I thought you would know to leave me alone. I see you're in America now but i'm pretty sure this is still in breach of the court order.

Tamzzy,

Thanks, very helpful. It's more of a 'probably' will never overclock TBH.... food for thought.

What about an i3? I see there are cheaper, faster clocked i3 haswells, would they be a better choice for gaming in the medium term with a view to upgrading in the future?
 
Sounds like we have a stalker around :)

Anyway..

I have that case, so i like to think i know what im talking about, so lets begin. :D

First of all, i wouldn't get an Asrock motherboard (not a great manufacturer IMO) this MSI board would be my choice (if your 100% on not Overclocking): http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-239-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2575

The case really needs a modular PSU, this is propably a good choice: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-117-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2463

I wouldn't go with Tamzzy memory choice as its high profile which limits you with CPU cooler choice at a later date, this would be my choice (fit the colour scheme well too): http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-064-PA&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387

The other choices are good, i'd certainly stick with the i5.. Even a non-k one is an absolute powerhouse. :)
 
Cheers for the response and first hand experience is good.

Glad to see you're not complaining about the case :-) It looks like a quality piece of kit.

Looking at gigabyte board purely because I've had one for a while and it hasn't caught fire, plus I really like their UK warranty if things do go wrong, tempted to swap gfx out for a gigabyte one actually.

I need to investigate the PSU then, I'm not sure if the CX series are seasonic made any more? I've heard so many mixed things about corsair of late, but I have an old corsair vx PSU, seasonic made, no complaints.

Both gone for much faster ram, guessing it's well worth the extra tenner or so?
 
I have no complaints about that case, it is amazing.. :)

Gigabytes UK warranty is good but i don't think its worth spending an extra £20 for a board with features you won't use (Overclocking features).

The motherboard catching fire is pretty rare so i wouldn't worry about, MSI are a great brand (though RMA is not UK).

I feel the same with the GPU, it's not worth spending the extra £30 (or so) just so its Gigabyte..

They aren't seasonic anymore, if you after something like that, this will be good, though expensive: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-180-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2463

Or this Enermax is good: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-054-EN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2432
 
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Great, I figured it would be; the reviews are very positive!

Part of the reason for getting Haswell now is to avoid a dead socket as it were, I am concerned that buying a mobo which cannot over clock may lead to regrets in the future.

Fair point on spending extra for gigabyte though I guess, will have to think carefully about it.

That enermax PSU looks pretty damn awesome to be fair...!
 
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