Gaming box

[Phage]

Hi All,

I'm looking to pass on my current build (below) to my son whose old 955 rig on an 870 chipset is starting to show its age.

I'm thinking of a new 4770k based build in an R4 but have no idea on which main board or ram. Also, possibly an H105 ? Don't know if it will fit...

I was thinking a 250gb SSD, is the EVO still the one ?

I currently game at 1920x1200 but would like to go to 1440p. What's the ideal screen ? For a GPU I'm thinking a 290x or similar.

Budget isn't a huge issue, but I don't want to have to take out a loan either. What should I get ?

Thx

 

[Doomedspeed]

Something like this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £81.6
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
5 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Red Clover Edition £12.95 (£64.75)
Total : £1,314.23 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Just so you knwo the H105 won't fit the R4... I may sound a bit picky here but why spend a lot on a rig/case and not have a window?

The R4 is a lovely case but this Ronin is just as good and windowed.

The 1220 is cheaper than the h100 and just as good.

Went for a red theme.

I personally don't like MSI motherboards, so i went for a plain (black) gigabyte board instead ( i like gigabyte).

 

[Phage]

I'm just not a window bloke. More you're black obelisk type from 2001 movie. Quieter is good too.

I'm going to Reuse my WD Black as storage. Is the 290 man enough for BF4 with all the candy turned up ?

 

[Doomedspeed]

I'm just not a window bloke. More you're black obelisk type from 2001 movie. Quieter is good too.

I'm going to Reuse my WD Black as storage. Is the 290 man enough for BF4 with all the candy turned up ?

Fair enough.. I have a black box too but only because it sits the wrong side of me for a window.

Yeah, the 290 is more than 'man enough'

The difference between the 290 and the 290x is very little, not worth the extra money atall.

Something like this then: (i put the 330R in as an alternative to the R4, or a placeholder, upto you really).

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £81.6
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black £74.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
Total : £1,201.82 (includes shipping : £17.85).

 

[ShivP]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC Rev2.0 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) £379.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £179.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Avexir Venom Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIG) - Green Light £79.99
1 x Corsair CS650M 650W Semi-Modular 80+ GOLD Certified Power Supply (CP-9020077-UK) £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black (CC-9011017-WW) £78.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £71.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,262.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

[Phage]

Cheers !
I'll have a look at the 330. Does the 1220 fit in both the 330 and the R4 ? What's your view on the 350d ?

 

[lee32uk]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 850W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06225-1) £125.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
Total : £1,330.81 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

[Doomedspeed]

Cheers !
I'll have a look at the 330. Does the 1220 fit in both the 330 and the R4 ? What's your view on the 350d ?

I think the R4 is the better case personally but there's no harm in looking. The P280 in the spec above is the only challenger to the R4 really but the styling is a bit different.

The 1220 is the sane as the h100i so will for both, yes!

The 350d is currently my favourite mATX case on the market, a lovely case though a bit pricey.