First time!

[firetrap]

Hi

I've had a go at spec'ing my first system, i'm a total newb and would really appreciate comments/recommendations for best bang for buck!!!

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Pro Gamer FTi - Intel Haswell Full Tower Pro Gaming PC Configrator £2529.02
- Corsair Graphite 780T Full Tower Case - White (CC-9011059-WW)
- No Overclocking Options (Zero Cost)
- Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
- Asus Maximus VII Hero Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
- XSPC RayStorm 750 EX120 WaterCooling Kit
- Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Gold (HX21C11BGK2/8-OC)
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 "Reference Design" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- No Crossfire Upgrade
- Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW)
- Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD
- OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
- No Sound Card Upgrade
- SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614)
- Case Mods Not Selected
- Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard
- Roccat Kone XTD 8200 DPI Gaming Mouse (ROC-11-810)
- Asus PG278Q ROG Swift 27" G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black/Red
- Speakers Not Selected
- Razer Kraken Pro Analog Gaming Headset - Black
- OcUK Value AT/ATX "Kettle Plug" 2 Meter Mains Cable
- No Security Software
- FAST TRACK SYSTEMS - Dispatched within 2 working days!
Total : £2,538.62 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[snips86x]

Hello & Welcome to the Forum.

What will the PC be used for? Can you build yourself?

 

[firetrap]

By the way forgot to mention this is mainly going to be used for gaming...

 

[zakblood]

as most of your games will be on the HDD, with the odd one on the SDD, i'd opt for a better approach, better doesn't mean more or faster either, just a different option.

and btw build it yourself, there's plenty of guides here.

£181.94 for storage paid / quoted...

 

[Rhyswh]

Build it yourself

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus PG278Q ROG Swift 27" G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black/Red £629.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 980 "Reference Design" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £419.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 780T Full Tower Case - White (CC-9011059-WW) £144.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £92.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Razer Kraken Pro Neon Analog Gaming Headset Blue £79.99
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 Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX24C11BRK2/8-OC) £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1 x Roccat Kone XTD 8200 DPI Gaming Mouse (ROC-11-810) £59.99
1 x Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard £47.99
Total : £2,137.76 (includes shipping : ).



If your new to this stuff you might want to consider the closed loop cooler rather than the watercooling kit?

 

[firetrap]

Thanks Rhyswh

Is the Corsair Hydro H105 the closed loop cooler?

And can I drop another 2tb drive into this as I would like to mirror the disk as I will be storing family photos etc on it!

 

[Rhyswh]

It is yeah.
And yeah of course just add another £61.99 to the total - £2199.75

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £258.58
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
Total : £378.17 (includes shipping : £8.00).




Notice anything about the gaming 5 board?

And don't forget this - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18630207

Or this,

YOUR BASKET
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £65.99
Total : £74.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).

 

[Rhyswh]

ooooooh! I didn't notice that!

 

[ShivP]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus PG278Q ROG Swift 27" G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black/Red £629.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £367.98
2 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 970 OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99 (£519.98)
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £154.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case - Black £119.99
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 Razer Kraken Pro Neon Analog Gaming Headset Blue £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2133HC11ADC01) £65.99
2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99 (£123.98)
1 x Roccat Kone XTD 8200 DPI Gaming Mouse (ROC-11-810) £59.99
1 x Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard £47.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Multicolor LED Strip - 2m £16.99
1 x Silverstone Cable Extension Value Bundle - Black & Red £13.16
1 x No Molex to SATA Adapter Required £0
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
2 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Red £4.24 (£8.48)
Total : £2,485.90 (includes shipping : ).




This has SLI 970's and an i7, the 980 might not be enough to power 144Hz and 1440p together? Not 100%, but I'd take the SLI 970's

BK Gigabyte motherboard deal - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18631511

 

[Rhyswh]

Swap the mobo for the one in stuild's basket (not the bundle) and take out the keyboard!

 

[Rhyswh]

A 980 or even a 970 is enough to power a 144hz monitor! As long as you get constant of over 60fps you'll make use of the 144hz!

Edit: jsut noticed the 1440p sorry! Yeah maybe go SLi then!

 

[stulid]

So you end up with this,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus PG278Q ROG Swift 27" G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black/Red £629.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 980 "Reference Design" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £419.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 780T Full Tower Case - White (CC-9011059-WW) £144.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £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 Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Razer Kraken Pro Neon Analog Gaming Headset Blue £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 Roccat Kone XTD 8200 DPI Gaming Mouse (ROC-11-810) £59.99
Total : £2,100.78 (includes shipping : ).

 

[Rhyswh]

Add another 2tb HDD stulid.

 

[stulid]

Its your spec, go for it.

Looks great then and what a saving.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus PG278Q ROG Swift 27" G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black/Red £629.99
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 980 "Herculez X3 Ultra" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N98V-1SDN-M5DNX) £409.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 780T Full Tower Case - White (CC-9011059-WW) £144.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £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 Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Razer Kraken Pro Neon Analog Gaming Headset Blue £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
2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99 (£123.98)
1 x Roccat Kone XTD 8200 DPI Gaming Mouse (ROC-11-810) £59.99
Total : £2,152.78 (includes shipping : ).




This GTX980 is on today deal, so is a reference version for the same money.

 

[firetrap]

so do you think i will be ok with the gtx980 or should i go sli 970's?

 

[stulid]

so do you think i will be ok with the gtx980 or should i go sli 970's?

A single 980 is plenty.

Ive amended a spec above that takes into account one of the two gfx cards that are on daily deal.

Looks like free shipping is already calculated for you with the inclusion of the superflower PSU+case.

 

[Rhyswh]

I'd prefer 1 card myself but not sure what sort of FPS you'll get with one at 1440p. Maybe go Sli? Someone else might no more on this than me!

Edit: Nevermind, Stulid to the rescue!

 

[ShivP]

Personally I'd be going SLI 970's, as I simply think a 980 won't cut it for 1440p and 144Hz together, but other people's opinions might differ Might as well make use of the monitor going above 60fps, otherwise may as well go for a standard 1440p/144Hz monitor instead

Take a read of this;

http://www.eteknix.com/testing-nvidias-geforce-gtx-980-4gb-graphics-cards-sli/

 

[firetrap]

wow thanks Stulid that looks like a beast!!! how do i easily get that list imported into a basket or do i have to go through and pick everything manually?