First Build - £1500 budget

AlexSexton

AlexSexton

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Hi everyone,
I'm looking to build a high-spec PC that's going to last me for a decent few years at least. I've got my spec's below, but I need advice on what's best, etc.

Processor - Intel 4790K Devil's Canyon (4.0ghz)
MOBO - MSI Z97 Gaming 5
RAM - Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (1866mhz)
Power Supply - Corsair RM Series+ 650w
Grafix - EVGA GTX780ti SC (with the AC cooler)
Hard Drive - Intel 730 240gb SDD + WD Black 1TB
Case - Corsair 760T
CPU Cooler - Corsair H110 280mm
DVD - Some form of Blu-Ray Combo drive, probably LG.

I may go SLI on the 780ti, and will definitely over clock.

What do you guys think?

Thanks,

Alex
 
I'd go down the superflow / EVGA PSU route to be honest, they are by far the best in my experience. I've got a superflower at the moment and it's lovely, as far as PSU's go. On that budget too you can slot one in there!
 
1500 quid I think you can get better

YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC POWER BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 1000W Platinum PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £611.93
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780Ti DirectCU II 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - White (CC-9011045-WW) £152.99
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 Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050012-WW) £25
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050002-WW) £22
1 x Silverstone Cable Extension Value Bundle - Black & Red £13.16
1 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Red £4.24
1 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Red £4.24
1 x No Molex to SATA Adapter Required £0
Total : £1,560.00 (includes shipping : £13.75).






That has an i7 4790k, 16GB RAM, 1000W SuperFlower PSU, 780Ti etc etc

Also comes with some free stuff with the GPU and the bundle.

Has black and red braided cables, fans to replace the H105 one's, and extra AF120 fans for the case.
 
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I change the build slightly to theme it a bit, I change the motherboard to the Asus Ranger which looks lovely, change the Case up to an amazing model from Phanteks, it comes with an ambient RGB light, and I included the 2m LED kit that is also RGB so you can match the colours.

Also change the ram to fit the theme, and some cables to make it look nicer.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780Ti DirectCU II 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Asus Maximus VII Ranger - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£34 Saving** £365.94
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY16GX3M2A2400C11R) £139.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £109.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £41.98
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £22.00
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Multicolor LED Strip - 2m £16.99
1 x Silverstone 24-pin ATX 30cm Extension - Red £7.51
1 x Silverstone 8-pin EPS on 4+4 Pin 30cm ATX/EPS Extension - Red £3.29
1 x Silverstone 8-pin PCIe 6+2 Pin 25cm PCIe Extension - Red £3.29
1 x Silverstone 6-pin 25cm PCIe Extension - Red £3.29
Total : £1,521.88 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
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I wouldn't suggest the H110 as it is hard to find decent replacement 140 static pressure fans, the H105/H100i are better choices
 
Thanks for the responses guys, the detail in them is just phenomenal. I was looking at the TI SC because it gets slightly better frame rates against some of the other 780ti's out there. What's the difference between the Asus 780 and the EVGA?
 
Asus is cheaper :D You can overclock the Asus to TI SC speeds, though I'd agree with you probably and get the EVGA - better RMA and more lenient in taking the cooler off etc.
 
Sorry, RMA = Return merchandise authorisation i.e. claiming warranty should something go wrong. Asus are very poor for this, you have to pay postage assuming they even let you send it back which is hard for you to get them to do anyway! EVGA are very good for this, they even let you take off the stock cooler and put a waterblock on and still not invalidate the warranty!
 
I've also read Gigabyte are really good with RMA and are cheaper then the EVGA cards. I'm personally a EVGA fan since it was the first GPU I ever brought, but its seems a tad expensive for a OC and better RMA too me personally.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£43 Saving** £351.98
2 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £275.99 (£551.98)
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011044-WW) £144.95
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £95.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX18C9BRK2/8-OC) £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Samsung SE-506CB/RSBD External BluRay-RW / DVD-RW Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Peformance CPU Cooler Black £29.99
Total : £1,457.54 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
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