First build - spec check please!

aalindo

aalindo

aalindo

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Apologies, I have tried, but i can't get the basket to display...

Corsair Carbide 540 Case - Black - £116.99
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) - £239.99
Corsair Hydro H100i - £99.95
MSI Z87-G45 Motherboard - £113.99
Asus GeForce GTX 780 Direct CU II - £439.99
Antec High Current Pro 750W Modular '80 Plus Gold' - £129.95
TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - £71.99
Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO - £149.99
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM - £62.99
Creative Sound Blaster Zx - £104.99
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM -£71.99
Dell UltraSharp U2412M - £221.99

Total - £1855 delivered.

A few notes:
Gaming PC only, although not competitive (hence the IPS monitor, although i have also considered the BenQ XL2411T 120/144Mhz).
Will look at OC-ing in future (hence K series CPU and H100i cooler).
Will probably SLI the 780 in future (hence the PSU).

Looking for a check on compatibility, value for money, a good base for future upgrades and to see if there's any random items (wires/cables/fans) that i need but have forgotten to include as this is my first build. Order will go in today if not!

Thanks in advance.
 
All looks good the only thing jumping out at me is the sound card.. Unless your a music producer you don't need a sound card that good..

Motherboard have great onboard sounds now-a-days, enough for a gamer to be immersed in. Also it may infere with the cards when you come to Xfire.

Thats £100 saved. :)

Other than that, faultless.

Though i'd personally grab the Asus HERO.
 
As Doomed said: soundcard out, use the savings to get an Asus Hero motherboard in for the MSI G45.

You also might want to some fans to replace the stock ones. Maybe some AF140s for the front, and some SP120s for the h100i - you won't get much more in terms of performance, but they'll be quieter.

You'll get all the relevant cables supplied. Maybe get some red Bitfenix cable extensions for looks.

To save a bit of money you can download a free three-month trial version of Windows 8.1.
 
Many thanks for the replies.

Point taken reference the soundcard: deleted. I have had a look at the HERO and it seems that the onboard audio is quite well regarded. Looks like a good swap.

I think i'll see what the stock fans are like before i look at replacing them though.

Many thanks.
 
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