Good build ?

[Wilko_Dog]

I am currently saving up for a new pc hoping to be able to spend 2k , don't know how long that is gonna take though haha . I was wondering if I'm actually any good at putting a spec together , as I haven't built a pc in god knows how long my current pc is a pre-built from ocuk . But after coming onto these forums I am definitely going to be building my next one ... I have put a basket together but don't know how to post it on here ? It will purely be a gaming pc and I will have peripherals and other parts such as hd and os out of my current system .. Any help/advice would be much appreciated , tell me where I'm going wrong or where I could save money ! Just got home from work and sorted the basket out

COLOR="Yellow"]YOUR BASKET[/COLOR]
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X Lightning Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Asus PB278Q 27" Professional LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £479.99
1 x ReVenge MSI Z87 - Intel Core i5 4670K @ 4.4GHz Configurable Enthusiast Gaming Bundle £198.00
- 1 x Standard Build Laptops - Approximately 3 to 5 working days £0.00
- 1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
- 1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIY) - Yellow Light £79.99
- 1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88.00
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £125.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 850 '80+ Gold' 850W Power Supply (CP-9020056-UK) £119.99
1 x Corsair Generation 2 Sleeved 24 Pin Cable (AXi) - Black £14.99
Total : £1,980.98 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 

[Wilko_Dog]

I'm guessing this can't be done on my phone ? In this case apologies I will have to wait until I get home from work

 

[Wilko_Dog]

I chose the 850w psu as I would be looking to upgrade to crossfire in the future

 

[Wilko_Dog]

wow nice doomedspeed will be definitely asking your opinion when I finally have the funds ! is that monitor 1440p ? I am hopefully aiming to go down that route ... Also I would probably be looking to get the overclocked bundle as I have no idea about that kind of thing, would it save me a lot of money buying each component separate ? if its not too much id rather it came pre oc'd with warranty

haha I never noticed the cables I just added them to cart thinking they was all the same! Yeah I really like that case. no doubt by the time I come to upgrade though they'll be some newer stuff out I just wondered how I was at putting a spec together !

 

[Wilko_Dog]

No, its isn't 1440p, its 120hz instead.

Lets explain the difference, 1440p is more pixels so a sharper resolution. But you'll only see 60 FPS. Whereas a 120hz monitor will show 120FPS but at a 1080p resolution. I prefer 120hz as 1440p is still really expensive.

I take it 120Hz would be a lot smoother then? of course aslong as you could hit the 120fps mark ? is the sharpness in 1440p a noticeable difference from 1080p ? I didn't think the 1440 monitors would be as expensive as they are considering you can get 4k monitors for not much more !

 

[Wilko_Dog]

Yeah, 120hz is a lot smoother. Though 1440p looks sharper.

1440p is very near the price of some 4k monitors now. Id personally get a 120hz and see how you like it, they hold their value pretty well, if you want to move upto 4K.

2 x 290's will blast 120hz and 1440p, not sure about 4K though.

yeah , like I said not sure how long its going to take me to save up the budget, so prices will probably have changed, new hardware will probably be out too. there are just too many options to choose from though haha, I do like the idea of going 120hz then moving up to the 4k in the future. I would probably need 3/4 gpus to max settings on games and still get 60 fps though I think

 

[Wilko_Dog]

No offensive meant but it may be best to come back when you have a fixed budget. We can give you an up to date spec then.

Ah you didn't offend me sorry if I came across that way .. I very much appreciate the advice

 

[Wilko_Dog]

If you want to stick with yellow:

YOUR BASKET
2 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-40G) £329.99 (£659.98)
1 x Benq XL2720T 27" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £259.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £245.99
1 x MSI Z87 Mpower SP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £139.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £125.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88.00
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIY) - Yellow Light £79.99
1 x Akasa AK-FN063 140mm Ultra Quiet Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin £14.99
1 x NZXT CB-LED20-WT 24x White LED Sleeve - 2m £13.99
2 x Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Venom Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin £11.99 (£23.98)
Total : £1,892.82 (includes shipping : ).



Apparently Bitfenix don't do yellow braided cable extensions, so you'll either have to do that yourself or there are people on these forums who'll get it done for you.

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Nice ! All though I thought the sapphire 290 looked more orange ??

 

[Wilko_Dog]

It's a yellowy orange And the Sapphire logo glows yellow.

Ah sweet ! How long do you think it will be before the next line of cards are out , like the r9 300 or whatever ?