Gaming PC - looking to overclock

[vampsthevampyre]

I'm currently looking to build a gaming PC

My initial thoughts are the system below although I would prefer if I could get it to the £1000 mark (I'm a tad over at the moment)

If anybody can give me their thoughts on this system and how it might be improved I would be very grateful. Things I'm not sure on are:-

is it worth going for an i7 or will a i5 be good enough?
If i'm overclocking the chip do I have to watch out what type of memory I'm using?
Would it be better to stick with the 760 or try to stretch to a 770 or even a 780 (may need an overdraft for the final option!)

Is the H100i the best solution? I will not need a cdrom drive in the case as I use steam for gaming

Thanks in advance

Ian



YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 WindForce 3x OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £83.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C11 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1866C11D3P1K2/8G) £79.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £74.95
1 x Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020063-UK) £65.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) HDD £64.99
Total : £1,142.93 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 

[Fulax]

The 760 and 770 look a bit overpriced at the moment, given recent price cuts to AMD's 7970 and their new 280X. Both will get you 770 performance for 760 price. I'd look into them - although maybe wait until the weekend, as Gibbo has hinted that there might be some deals on ASUS models.

Note that if you get the h100i for the Prodigy M you won't be able to use Crossfire/SLI, as it will block the bottom PCI slot. If you think this might be a future option, you could go for the h80i, which is a bit cheaper. If not, you could go for a refurbished h100, which is half the price of the h100i - although I would recommend that you get a pair of Corsair SP120 fans for it.

You could also save yourself a bit on the RAM. Have a look at some of Avexir's stuff, or Patriot's Black Mamba series.

[EDIT] Just checking: have you seen the Phenom M? Prodigy without the handles - looks better to my eyes.