Gaming guts for £600

Banzai_Joe · 2 Dec 2013 at 08:29

Hi all,

another boring 'spec me...' thread, but here goes.
Just need the mobo/cpu/ram/gpu combo for £600

Was thinking of THIS intel overclocked gaming bundle

But what GPU to accompany it.

This is for a friend btw, i have what's in my sig and am happy with the 7950 3gb. However which 'R' series card would be good enough to match it?

He's wanting to get things ordered today if possible, so any quick advice would be appreciated, thanks

Doomedspeed · 2 Dec 2013 at 10:16

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS Radeon R9 280X iPower IceQ X2 Boost 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £245.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £172.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £107.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
Total : £592.56 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Buying it all indiviually saves money, the motherboard comes with a FREE cooler (which is pretty decent).

The 280X (sad to say) out performs your 7950.. its more akin to a 7970ghz..

Banzai_Joe · 2 Dec 2013 at 10:34

Thanks bud.
It seems that the 280X uses about 25% more power than the 7950, which slightly concerns me as the rig will be run by a powercool 700w. Not a bad psu, but wonder if it will cut the mustard for supplying quality and consistent voltage.
Still, there's no more in the budget, so hey ho.

Doomedspeed · 2 Dec 2013 at 10:48

I would look at replacing it..

Its not the amount of power its the 12v ampage you have a problem with..

For the card itself it requires a PSU with atleast 21A on the 12V rail, then it needs more for the rest of the system, so around 30-40A is reccomended, more if you can..

Where as the powercool only has 24amps on the 12v.. It should be okay for now but i would look at replacing it.

Banzai_Joe · 2 Dec 2013 at 10:55

hmm......thanks for heads up on that.

Banzai_Joe · 2 Dec 2013 at 11:58

how do i get that lot into the shopping cart. that link thingy doesn't seem to be working

Doomedspeed · 2 Dec 2013 at 11:59

Have a look here: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18371076

Banzai_Joe · 2 Dec 2013 at 12:04

Right. My friend, luckily enough, has just won employee of the year and has been given £250 of OCUK vouchers.
So, lets get him a psu for £100

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS Radeon R9 280X iPower IceQ X2 Boost 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £245.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £172.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £107.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 850 '80+ Gold' 850W Power Supply (CP-9020056-UK) £99.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
Total : £692.51 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Doomedspeed · 2 Dec 2013 at 12:27

Is he looking to go Xfire in the future?

Banzai_Joe · 2 Dec 2013 at 13:48

No. All sorted now though thanks.
Apreciate the help Doomedspeed.
He will be one happy bunny!

Doomedspeed · 2 Dec 2013 at 13:53

Nice..

I was going to say you don't need a 850W PSU for one card a decent 550W-650W PSU would have done.

DaleTheWhale · 2 Dec 2013 at 14:01

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290 "Voltage Unlocked" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £309.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £107.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £61.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
Total : £703.91 (includes shipping : FREE).

Extra £10 would have got you a 290?