First build terrified!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 850W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06225-1) £125.99
1 x NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case - White £94.99
1 x Avexir Core Orange Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIO) - Orange Light £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E SE CPU Cooler TY-143 Fans £59.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Orange £28.45
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
2 x NZXT FZ-140 Airflow Fan Series, Orange LED - 140mm £12.98 (£25.96)
1 x NZXT CB-LED10-WT 12x White LED Sleeve - 1m £9.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - White £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Orange £4.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - White £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - White £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £1,547.50 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £439.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 620W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Antec 302 Three Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £59.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
1 x Noctua NH-U12P SE2 Dual Fan Quiet CPU Cooler £52.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,298.45 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Would be where my money would go
 
I wouldn't go for the 290X, not worth the price difference from the 290 -> 290x for the performance difference.
 
Shivy011 said:
I wouldn't go for the 290X, not worth the price difference from the 290 -> 290x for the performance difference.
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+1 from someone that owns a 290, the difference between the pair is marginal at best, waste of extra cash tbh.

Would definitely fit a 4770k and a 290 into the build, loving the NZXT case too.
 
Put together a black and red themed, you can add braided cables also for a bit extra, oh forgot to add a DvDRW they are like £15-20

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £124.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case - Black £94.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
Total : £1,310.78 (includes shipping : £19.10).

 
Next gen consoles are here now with 8GB onboard RAM, and 64 bit builds will soon be the norm for PC games. I'd be looking at 16GB frankly. EQ landmark is 64bit for instance.
 
kohlditz said:
Next gen consoles are here now with 8GB onboard RAM, and 64 bit builds will soon be the norm for PC games. I'd be looking at 16GB frankly. EQ landmark is 64bit for instance.
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I think it's still recognised that 8gb is more than enough for a decent gaming rig right now, most have 8gb and it works well for all. If it's not enough, could always add 8gb more?
 
8gb still seems more than enough to me, never came close to maxing out my ram usage when gaming, OP do you have any special requests for colour scheme?
 
I quite happily run 2+ games, many tabs in firefox, and countless other background programs at any given time - I've never seen my PC use more than 6gb RAM.
 
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