Gaming rig - Help appreciated

vexxeh · 14 Oct 2013 at 17:22

Hello all. So I'm looking to upgrade my pc, I have peripherals and a tower what I really need is the main stuff that makes it tick! Rig will be used primarily for Gaming, with some streaming and film watching thrown in but mainly FPS/MMO gaming. Looking for something that gives a bit of eye candy but runs smooth enough.

The parts I need are:-

CPU
Motherboard
GFX Card
Memory
HDD
Monitor

I have no preference towards any brand. Originally I was looking to budget between £800 - £1000. However I can push that up to £1200 if it will merit a good enough upgrade for the money. A side note, is windows 8 worth getting? I have heard good things.

Oh any help on cooling/fans for the cpu would also be appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to read my post, any and all help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

nick.lidgett · 14 Oct 2013 at 18:48

Eye Candy - Red and Black theme

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £263.99
1 x Asus HD 7970 DirectCU II TOP 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £259.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £113.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Fathom All in One Custom Cooler 120mm £102.97
- 1 x XSPC EX120 120mm Radiator - Black £31.99
- 1 x Mayhems X1 Blood Red Coolant £7.99
1 x BenQ GW2255 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) HDD £64.99
1 x Avexir MPower Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CRR) £59.99
1 x Crucial V4 64GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive £41.99
2 x Prolimatech Red Vortex Red Wings Red LED 120mm Fan £10.99 (£21.98)
Total : £1,059.86 (includes shipping : FREE).

Aaren1988 · 14 Oct 2013 at 18:49

that's an awesome setup!

nutsnut · 14 Oct 2013 at 19:20

nick.lidgett said:
Eye Candy - Red and Black theme

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £263.99
1 x Asus HD 7970 DirectCU II TOP 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £259.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £113.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Fathom All in One Custom Cooler 120mm £102.97
- 1 x XSPC EX120 120mm Radiator - Black £31.99
- 1 x Mayhems X1 Blood Red Coolant £7.99
1 x BenQ GW2255 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) HDD £64.99
1 x Avexir MPower Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CRR) £59.99
1 x Crucial V4 64GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive £41.99
2 x Prolimatech Red Vortex Red Wings Red LED 120mm Fan £10.99 (£21.98)
Total : £1,059.86 (includes shipping : FREE).

Save money on the cooler, but a larger SSD

nick.lidgett · 14 Oct 2013 at 19:28

If he uses that cooler it has the red fluid to match the rest of that build i could have spec'd a cheaper one but it wouldnt look as tasty, ssd can be upgraded later on, its only got to hold the o/s and a fee choice apps to start with

Ethermaster · 14 Oct 2013 at 19:40

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £263.99
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) **FREE SHIPPING** £179.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (ST75F-G) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x AOC E2450SWDAK 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £107.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £83.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A1866C9B) £71.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Blue £28.45
5 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Black & Blue £13.99 (£69.95)
1 x NZXT CB-LED10-WT 12x White LED Sleeve - 1m £9.98
2 x BitFenix SATA Cable 30cm - sleeved blue/black £8.99 (£17.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 4 x SATA power extension - Blue £6.98
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Blue £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Blue £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Blue £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £1,216.48 (includes shipping : FREE).

Upgrade .... get another 7950 in the future and some silver Corsair RAM.

stulid · 14 Oct 2013 at 19:43

I spy nerd porn.

vexxeh · 15 Oct 2013 at 01:06

Wow. Thank you all for the very quick replies. Totally blown by both the awesome set-ups you have produced. Really torn between.

I really appreciate the time you spent Nick.Lidgett and Ethermaster on the matching color-schemes. Both will look fantastic and may take a day of mulling over

However still undecided with the graphics card, how massive is the difference between the 7950 and 7970? Is it worth going 2x7950 over 1x7970?

Again any and all help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Avenged7Fold · 15 Oct 2013 at 02:00

If you play 1080p, go for a single 7970, if you play much higher resolutions, i would consider crossfire 7950's or 7970's of you had the cash

honosuseri · 15 Oct 2013 at 04:22

Welcome to our lil forum

It would be ever so helpful to tell us what your case is, then we can make sure the mobo and coolers we suggest are going to fit

YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ XL2411T 24" TRUE 144Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £239.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7970 OC BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £221.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £149.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £119.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £83.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £68.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
Total : £1,203.73 (includes shipping : £23.20).

Neoni · 15 Oct 2013 at 04:33

I dont know people recommend that MSI board, its not a black pcb... its brown!!

nick.lidgett · 15 Oct 2013 at 12:35

Neoni said:
I dont know people recommend that MSI board, its not a black pcb... its brown!!

Who cares in 6 months it will be covered in 1cm of dust :eek:

Neoni · 15 Oct 2013 at 12:44

nick.lidgett said:
Who cares in 6 months it will be covered in 1cm of dust

Haha get out!

vexxeh · 16 Oct 2013 at 01:15

Ah the tower! I was planning on using the:-

Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two (V3) Ultimate Gaming Case (with USB3.0 Support) - Black

^ Best my linking gets, sorry! Had the case for a while now, however if it does not meet the space requirements I will just fork out money for a new one, may mean waiting a tad longer but never mind. Do you believe the case will suffice?