Haswell Build

dim_pwn · 4 Jun 2013 at 13:14

Haswell Build ~£2k+

Hi @ All

Can you help me get started with some of the no-brainers on a new Haswell build.

Budget: Approx 2k but can go up to 2.5/3k if needed to stop having to cut any corners with the componants.
Purpose: Primarily gaming (but im starting Computer Games Tech Degree in Sept as well, so will be using for rendering etc)
Needed: Everything except mouse/KB and cooling; i will make seperate post in WC thread for what to get for a custom loop on CPU/GPU.
Notes: I like the look of 120/144hz monitors. Also, as im new to WC will bigger case be easier to work with?

Thanks

Aedus · 4 Jun 2013 at 13:36

I'll be watching this thread, my budget is about the same and i'm looking to do the same with my system, only difference is i'd need a cooler for mine, so hopefully can get some decent suggestions instead of making a new thread.

Doomedspeed · 4 Jun 2013 at 17:26

Id go for something like this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 780 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (78NNH5DN00G0) £549.95
1 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £399.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £275.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 256GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5P) £185.99
1 x Seasonic 860w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £179.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI HERO Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £173.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £145.99
1 x Patriot Venom Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV316G160C9KRD) £107.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
Total : £2,132.88 (includes shipping : £27.55).

You could get a lot bigger case but there are no E-ATX/XL-ATX 1150 Boards, only ATX and below so it'd look a little silly.

You can easily fit a loop in there.. You could have a Rad on the Top, at the front and a 120mm on the back.. Loads of options.

Not sold on the GTX 780 myself but it's the fastest card (bar the TITAN) at the moment.

Curlyriff · 4 Jun 2013 at 17:50

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 780 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £549.95
1 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £399.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £275.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £193.99
1 x MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £157.99
1 x Seasonic 760w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £149.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD316G2400HC10QDC01) £119.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD30EZRX) HDD £99.98
1 x Thermaltake Urban S31 Windowed Midi Tower Case - Black £89.99
Total : £2,054.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Case can fit 2 240mm Radiators in nicely. Tack both HDD racks out and you can push/pull on the front as well. The top I think you would only be able to get push with a standard depth radiator (60mm ish) but that would need to be checked.

Case looks a little more finished to me compared to some at this size/price.

This board has been getting great reviews and is pretty much all anyone should want other than it lacks thunderbolt which may/may not be worried about.

stulid · 4 Jun 2013 at 18:00

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 780 PCI-Express 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £549.95
1 x BenQ XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £339.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £275.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £179.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series 7mm 256GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH256GCST) £169.99
1 x XFX Pro 1000W Black Edition '80+ Platinum' Certified Modular Power Supply £149.99
1 x NZXT Switch 810 Big Tower Case - Matt Black £149.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/16X) £129.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £2,075.83 (includes shipping : £27.55).

dim_pwn · 5 Jun 2013 at 08:32

Do you think i should go for SLI 780's? Or would it be overkill for single monitor 1080?

Curlyriff · 5 Jun 2013 at 08:51

If you are gaming at 1080 you certainly won't need more than a single SLI 780.

dim_pwn · 5 Jun 2013 at 09:11

If i want to get more screens or go 1440 and thus SLI in the future, what PSU should i get?

Also, in terms of OC'ing ability, which mobo will be best?

Doomedspeed · 5 Jun 2013 at 09:57

dim_pwn said:
If i want to get more screens or go 1440 and thus SLI in the future, what PSU should i get?

Also, in terms of OC'ing ability, which mobo will be best?

All the specs above have suitable PSU's for SLI and motherboards capable of achieving high over clocks. I would either go with the Asus hero or the gigabyte one.

dim_pwn · 12 Jun 2013 at 22:01

I was thinking about something like this. I will sort out a WC loop after i get the case and can plan things out. Is the Mobo and PS overkill?

Any suggestions/improvements?

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-2781-KR) £599.99
1 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £399.95
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI EXTREME Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £338.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £275.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX1200 High Performance 1200W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-1200AXUK) £219.98
1 x Corsair Dominator GT 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit with DHX Pro Connector (CMT16GX3M4X2133C9) £199.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD2002FAEX) HDD £124.99
Total : £2,676.46 (includes shipping : £22.20).

Doomedspeed · 12 Jun 2013 at 22:08

dim_pwn said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-2781-KR) £599.99
1 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £399.95
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI EXTREME Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £338.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £275.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX1200 High Performance 1200W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-1200AXUK) £219.98
1 x Corsair Dominator GT 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit with DHX Pro Connector (CMT16GX3M4X2133C9) £199.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD2002FAEX) HDD £124.99
Total : £2,676.46 (includes shipping : £22.20).

I was thinking about something like this. I will sort out a WC loop after i get the case and can plan things out. Is the Mobo and PS overkill?

Any suggestions/improvements?

I think the Mobo and PSU are overkill as is the case really (but that is your choice) The RAM is also excessive..

They are all good choices though

Personally i'd go with Stulids build: (the prices may have changed a little)

stulid said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 780 PCI-Express 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £549.95
1 x BenQ XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £339.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £275.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £179.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series 7mm 256GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH256GCST) £169.99
1 x XFX Pro 1000W Black Edition '80+ Platinum' Certified Modular Power Supply £149.99
1 x NZXT Switch 810 Big Tower Case - Matt Black £149.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/16X) £129.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £2,075.83 (includes shipping : £27.55).

stulid · 12 Jun 2013 at 22:11

dim_pwn said:
. Is the Mobo and PS overkill?

Yes they are.

Any suggestions/improvements?

Sure,

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 780 PCI-Express 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £549.95
1 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £399.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £275.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £179.99
1 x XFX Pro 1000W Black Edition '80+ Platinum' Certified Modular Power Supply £143.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9) £89.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
Total : £2,332.82 (includes shipping : £27.55).

dim_pwn · 12 Jun 2013 at 23:28

Cheers guys, ill jig things around.

I have seen a few threads floating around with probs on the UD4H....?

stulid · 12 Jun 2013 at 23:35

dim_pwn said:
Cheers guys, ill jig things around.

I have seen a few threads floating around with probs on the UD4H....?

I've seen one thread.

But then there are plenty of happy users including Shadow Boxer who has his with a 4770k doing superpi 32M with ease at 4.93GHz.

Did you notice the two lots of RAM?

dim_pwn · 12 Jun 2013 at 23:47

Yup, RAM looks great, thanks.

Ill be putting a single WC loop in as soon as possible to cover cpu/gpu and maybe the RAM. Just want to get everything in @ stock, check out what options i have on the case for WC and see how ive done in the 4770k lottery.

OK I wont worry about the MOBO then....

stulid · 12 Jun 2013 at 23:51

http://www.overclock3d.net/articles/memory/corsair_vengeance_pro_memory/1

That's the reason for the two different colour RAM kits.

DaleTheWhale · 13 Jun 2013 at 00:02

stulid said:
http://www.overclock3d.net/articles/memory/corsair_vengeance_pro_memory/1

That's the reason for the two different colour RAM kits.

Saw Tom's video the other night, looks amazingly good.

stulid · 13 Jun 2013 at 00:05

It's pure filth.

dim_pwn · 13 Jun 2013 at 00:07

Bah, i wont want to put a block over the top now!

Aedus · 13 Jun 2013 at 00:35

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780D5-3GD-B) £569.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £275.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 820 Enthusiast Full Tower Case - White £199.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £179.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 860W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020044-UK) £162.95
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD2002FAEX) HDD £124.99
1 x NZXT KRAKEN X60 AIO Water Cooling Unit - 280mm (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM3+ / FM1) £119.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £89.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9) £89.99
Total : £2,021.51 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Hows this? (For myself of course)