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Dillinga

Dillinga

Dillinga

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Hi Guys after being very close to getting a new PC last year the time has finally come. However all that research I did is now void so I would appriciate some guidance on the following please.

It has to play BF4 Ultra at no less than 60fps so 100fps avg? Bit worried about the AMD GFX as the last time I had one (9700 Pro) it lasted 13 months :( Long time ago however...

I have mouse, KB, Screen and second large capacity HD already.

Thanks :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-40G) £287.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD316G2133HC11ADC01) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £96.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88.00
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £77.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011014-WW) £59.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,041.86 (includes shipping : ).

 
William-Mathew said:
If the pc is just for gaming just go for 8GB of RAM. The AMD GPU will be perfect , it will last a lot longer than 18 months
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OK thanks good advise I though it was a little overkill :) Easy to add later.

Also question to all how is the customer service from Sapphire or would I deal with OCUK for any issues? You can tell that 9700Pro hurt me lol
 
Dillinga said:
OK thanks good advise I though it was a little overkill :) Easy to add later.

Also question to all how is the customer service from Sapphire or would I deal with OCUK for any issues? You can tell that 9700Pro hurt me lol
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You would deal with overclockers when it is under warranty. It would be extremely rare that the card would stop working

Overclockers customer service is extremely good in my experience!
 
Go for the H105 or the Antec 1250, as the Corsair H100i software has compatibility issues with Windows 8.1. I think something like this is more balanced

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE AMD 8GB 2400MHz Memory Kit £299.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £264.58
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case - Black £119.99
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) £82.99
1 x Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
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
Total : £973.15 (includes shipping : ).





Better PSU, case, free RAM with the GPU, bling bling braided cables

Might be an idea to wait for the new 880 series of GPU's in the next couple of months as they are rumoured to be coming :)
 
Nice a good price and a very nice case. Thanks

Is there a new AMD GFX card due soon aswell as the NV 880? Not sure what to do now it might be worth waiting a few weeks more info?
 
Not too sure about that, there's some "30 year of graphics development" kind of thing going on with AMD but that might be for the R9 285. I'd be waiting for a month or two, and then come back for a re-spec, but that system I specced is pretty much ready to go
 
OK slight change in approach. Went Nvidia instead of ATI. I have no intention to O/C so dropped the radiator (The bundle includes the K processor so can always change my mind). The wife wants it as quite as possible so I changed the PSU but don't really know if that's a good one or not? Also saved some cash! Not to fussed about new Nvidia card may still go ATI 290.....

Any thoughts?


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC Rev2.0 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) £329.99
1 x MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Intel Core i5 DIY ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £322.98
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case without Window £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) £74.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £53.99
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN821N) £8.99
Total : £982.50 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Vapor-X OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-04-40G) £319.99
1 x Asus Z97-K - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £245.58
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £79.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case without Window £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX21C11BRK2/8-OC) £67.99
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN821N) £8.99
Total : £989.10 (includes shipping : £8.00).




You can claim £30 back off the Asus board/cpu bundle in the link below (No.55 in list).

https://toptechcashback.com/uk/en/pages/cashback/qualifying
 
Interesting you would go for the 290 non x over the 780? Does the OC'ed 290 out perform the 780?

Looks a great card now I don't know which to buy :)
 
Dillinga said:
Interesting you would go for the 290 non x over the 780? Does the OC'ed 290 out perform the 780?

Looks a great card now I don't know which to buy :)
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The Vapor-X is a very good card. It will easily trade blows with a GTX 780. It is also pretty quiet for an AMD card as well. There is a couple of good reviews below.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/06/05/sapphire-radeon-r9-290-vapor-x-oc-review/1

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/63...x-oc-overclocked-video-card-review/index.html
 
OK so I take a while to decide on things but it's worked in my favour with the 970 :)

I want to save as much as I can without the regret of going too cheap later. I downsized to the smaller case but can still fit a ATX mobo plus I like the look.

Do Inno3D have a good rep? I really wanted the MSI or GB card but not sure if it's worth the extra. Or do I go for the £200 AMD XFX 290 card instead and save £60?? Plus free shipping and £50 games??

Soundcard only included as I need an optical out for my Astro Headphones do any of the mobo's include a multi use output jack (with adapter)? It's had to tell as there are regional differences. I know on my old Toshiba laptop you could use an adapter on the 3.5mm jack.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 970 OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x Asus Z97-K - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £255.58
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX21C11BRK2/8-OC) £67.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £44.99
1 x Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp £24.95
1 x Samsung SE-208GB/RSBD External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN821N) £8.99
Total : £907.44 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
The sound card is PCI, get a PCI-E version.


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £275.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £258.58
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 650W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
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 Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £44.99
1 x Asus Xonar DGX 5.1 PCI-Express Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp £24.95
1 x Samsung SE-208GB/RSBD External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN821N) £8.99
Total : £924.43 (includes shipping : £12.50).




So the colour scheme all matches now.

The MSI card runs at 0db when idle.
 
I'd go for the i5 Z97X-SLI bundle, I prefer Gigabyte due to their better support/warranty as Asus really are very poor in terms of support

Also if you wanted go for a 850W SuperFlower Leadex, as it's only ~£20 more and it sets you up should you want to SLI in the future
Otherwise looks good to me :)
 
Dillinga said:
Soundcard only included as I need an optical out for my Astro Headphones do any of the mobo's include a multi use output jack (with adapter)? It's had to tell as there are regional differences. I know on my old Toshiba laptop you could use an adapter on the 3.5mm jack.
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So you want optical out on a board?

If not you will use a sound card?

Because this board has optical out (and a free keyboard)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-493-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2811
 
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