Help Needed on Upgrades

Sasquatch_ibra · 29 Dec 2014 at 12:20

This is my Current PC System:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Superclock ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-2983-KR) £469.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£15 Saving + Gigabyte Free Upgrade ** £403.98
1 x SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black £161.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GLC-02389) £146.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11T3K2/16) £129.95
1 x Bitfenix Colossus Venom Green LED Big Tower Windowed Case - Black £119.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £64.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,535.57 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Im looking to upgrade my cooler from stock intel to this cooler:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black £69.98
Total : £75.96 (includes shipping : £4.98).

But am I able to change the stock fans with these fans :

YOUR BASKET
1 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 120mm Fan Green LED - Black £11.99
Total : £14.96 (includes shipping : £2.48).

Also I would like to upgrade to an SSD, this is the SSD im looking to buy

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 850 PRO SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-7KE256BW) £144.98
Total : £154.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Are there any other good SSD which are cheaper but with same specs ?

Budget for both around £250-300

Thank You

stulid · 29 Dec 2014 at 12:21

With tall RAM you should be looking at a AIO or a slim cooler,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Cooler Master Nepton 240M AIO Cooling Solution £79.99
1 x Noctua NH-U12S Ultra-Quiet Slim CPU Cooler with NF-F12 Fan £52.99
1 x Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Slim £33.95
Total : £176.53 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Here is a cheap+decent SSD - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-036-CR&groupid=1657&catid=2101&subcat=2393

Sasquatch_ibra · 29 Dec 2014 at 12:23

Im new to building PC and getting to understand the technical bits. could you tell me what an AIO is please, sorry about this.

stulid · 29 Dec 2014 at 12:24

AIO = All-in-One water cooler.

Sasquatch_ibra · 29 Dec 2014 at 12:24

ahh ok thanks, something like Corsair H80i or H100i ?

stulid · 29 Dec 2014 at 12:25

See the one I linked above.

Here is another heatsink that fits - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-039-SY&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2798

Sasquatch_ibra · 29 Dec 2014 at 12:32

ok thanks for your help mate, with the Fan Heatsinks, are you able to change the fans to the Bitfenix Spectre Pro 140mm or 120mm ?

stulid · 29 Dec 2014 at 12:33

Sasquatch_ibra · 29 Dec 2014 at 12:44

thanks bery much for your help mate, just last thing i need to ask.

Is there much difference between the samsung 850 ssd and the Crucial MX100 SSD ?

stulid · 29 Dec 2014 at 12:45

Sasquatch_ibra said:
Is there much difference between the samsung 850 ssd and the Crucial MX100 SSD ?

I doubt very much you could tell the difference between them if you had tow identical systems side by side, its the sort of thing you need benchmarks for to show the difference.

But there is a large warranty difference.

Sasquatch_ibra · 29 Dec 2014 at 12:51

ahh ok cool, il go with the Crucial MX100 SSD, but get 512GB.

Just to finalise things you 100% sure this Heatsink Noctua NH-U12S Ultra-Quiet Slim CPU Cooler with NF-F12 Fan will be compatible in my case and the Bitfenix Pro fans can replace the stock Fans

stulid · 29 Dec 2014 at 12:53

Im 100% sure it fits in the case and the fan can be replaced.

Sasquatch_ibra · 29 Dec 2014 at 12:55

ok thanks very much for your help mate really appreciate

Sasquatch_ibra · 29 Dec 2014 at 13:51

going abit off topic mate, ive got the OS on my HDD Storage it is possible if I can use the same product key again when I install the OS on to my SSD.

Also with the cable mod

YOUR BASKET
1 x CableMod C-Series AXi, HXi & RM Cable Kit - Green £69.95
Total : £78.65 (includes shipping : £7.25).

are they compatible with the PSU ive got ?

stulid · 29 Dec 2014 at 13:54

You can use the same key for the OS.

As for the cable bundle.....superflower have a patent or something on their connector design so there are no direct replacement braided cables for it, only extensions.

Sasquatch_ibra · 29 Dec 2014 at 14:25

ok thanks for the help, il remove the OS from my HDD, and when i get the SSD il reinstall iit on there using the same product key.

Thanks again for all your help mate