Help Please - Intel Haswell Build

NextToNothing · 19 Aug 2013 at 17:21

Hello there peoples,

I'm planning on building a Intel Haswell PC by the end of the year for use with gaming and rendering.

I have a budget of around £3000-£4000 but it can be stretched if need be.

I put together this list of parts:

Case
Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case

CPU
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler
Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard
Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 ATX LGA1150

Memory
2x Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866

Storage
2x Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
1x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card
Asus GeForce GTX Titan 6GB

Optical Drive
LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer

Power Supply
Corsair AX760i 760W

Monitors
2x BenQ XL2420T 120Hz 24.0" Monitor

Keyboard
Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 Wired Gaming Keyboard

Mouse
Razer Taipan Expert RZ01-00780100-R3U1 Wired Laser Mouse

However, my friend suggested a few modifications; which are something along the lines of:

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-235-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2574
Seasonic 860w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-015-SS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2383
2x Patriot Venom Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-090-PA&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387
2x Asus GeForce GTX 670 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-290-AS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2294
1x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 Basic - (MZ-7TD500BW) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-163-SA&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=2394
2x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-256-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1955
2x BenQ GW2760HM 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-083-BQ&groupid=17&catid=1120
Logitech G500S Mouse
any Ducky Brown Switch Mechanical keyboard

Can you guys help me figure out the best parts to use in my build?

Your help, to put together a great build, would be greatly appreciated ^_^

Akagi · 19 Aug 2013 at 17:34

Yum...

YOUR BASKET
2 x Asus GeForce GTX 780 Direct CU II OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £569.99 (£949.98)
1 x Acer HN274Hbmiiid 27" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor with NVIDIA 3D Vision Glasses £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £193.99
1 x Corsair AX860i Digital ATX '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020037-UK) £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £179.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-05955) £114.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £99.95
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 Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance K65 Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000040-UK) £69.95
1 x Corsair Generation 2 Sleeved Cable Kit (AXi / AX / HX / TXM) - Red £64.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance M65 Laser Gaming Mouse - Black (CH-9000022-EU) £54.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £41.99
2 x Noctua NF-F12 PWM 120mm Focused Flow PWM Cooling Fan £15.98 (£31.96)
1 x NZXT CB-LED20-WT 24x White LED Sleeve - 2m £13.99
Total : £3,045.64 (includes shipping : £27.55).

And then stick it all under a custom water loop at a later date. Plexi blocks, red coolant, very nice.

Hyburnate · 19 Aug 2013 at 17:36

Couple of things Tom, why not go for a bit more of a nicer case, and perhaps go for a air cooler, and why Red switches?

Akagi · 19 Aug 2013 at 17:38

Hyburnate said:
Couple of things Tom, why not go for a bit more of a nicer case, and perhaps go for a air cooler, and why Red switches?

Case is personal preference really. I picked a high quality mid range case. Could stick it in something nicer I suppose.

That's not to say that the 650D isn't nice. And reds are good for gaming.

snips86x · 19 Aug 2013 at 17:39

I would do this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7990 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £799.99
2 x BenQ XL2420T rev2.0 24" TRUE 144Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red /w Flicker FREE Technology £319.99 (£639.98)
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £289.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 1000w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (ST1000-G) £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD2002FAEX) HDD £128.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black £111.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £103.99
1 x Gigabyte Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Red Switch £103.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0K) £73.99
1 x Patriot Venom Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0KRD) £73.99
1 x LiteOn IHES112-115 Internal 12x SATA Blu-ray Bulk Combo - Black £61.99
1 x Gigabyte Krypton Dual Chassis Gaming Mouse - Black/Blue £54.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect Red 60cm £25.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £25.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Red £8.99
3 x Aerocool Shark Devil Red Edition LED Fan - 140mm £7.99 (£23.97)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 4 x SATA power extension - Red £6.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Red £5.99
2 x BitFenix 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved red/black £5.99 (£11.98)
3 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Red £5.99 (£17.97)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal USB Extension 30cm - sleeved red/black £4.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Red £4.49
Total : £3,229.24 (includes shipping : £27.55).

Idleman · 19 Aug 2013 at 17:40

acme15 said:
Yum...

YOUR BASKET
2 x Asus GeForce GTX 780 Direct CU II OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £569.99 (£949.98)
1 x Acer HN274Hbmiiid 27" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor with NVIDIA 3D Vision Glasses £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £193.99
1 x Corsair AX860i Digital ATX '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020037-UK) £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £179.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-05955) £114.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £99.95
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 Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance K65 Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000040-UK) £69.95
1 x Corsair Generation 2 Sleeved Cable Kit (AXi / AX / HX / TXM) - Red £64.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance M65 Laser Gaming Mouse - Black (CH-9000022-EU) £54.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £41.99
2 x Noctua NF-F12 PWM 120mm Focused Flow PWM Cooling Fan £15.98 (£31.96)
1 x NZXT CB-LED20-WT 24x White LED Sleeve - 2m £13.99
Total : £3,045.64 (includes shipping : £27.55).

£3000 build and the best you can do is a 300R.

NextToNothing · 19 Aug 2013 at 17:43

I've decided to allocate a bit more money... £3000-£4000 :3

Thanks for the input guys, btw

Akagi · 19 Aug 2013 at 17:45

Idleman said:
£3000 build and the best you can do is a 300R.

It should be a 650D

I cant read.

But anyway, replaced it.

YOUR BASKET
2 x Asus GeForce GTX 780 Direct CU II OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £569.99 (£949.98)
1 x Acer HN274Hbmiiid 27" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor with NVIDIA 3D Vision Glasses £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £193.99
1 x Corsair AX860i Digital ATX '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020037-UK) £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £179.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-05955) £114.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black £111.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £99.95
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 Corsair Vengeance K65 Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000040-UK) £69.95
1 x Corsair Generation 2 Sleeved Cable Kit (AXi / AX / HX / TXM) - Red £64.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance M65 Laser Gaming Mouse - Black (CH-9000022-EU) £54.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £41.99
2 x Noctua NF-F12 PWM 120mm Focused Flow PWM Cooling Fan £15.98 (£31.96)
1 x NZXT CB-LED20-WT 24x White LED Sleeve - 2m £13.99
Total : £3,087.67 (includes shipping : £27.55).

Hyburnate · 19 Aug 2013 at 17:47

I thought it was out of character for you to spec a 300R, the 650D is my second favourite case

Akagi · 19 Aug 2013 at 17:48

NextToNothing said:
I've decided to allocate a bit more money... £3000-£4000 :3

Thanks for the input guys, btw

Same as above but with 3 screens methinks.

NextToNothing · 19 Aug 2013 at 17:55

acme15 said:
Same as above but with 3 screens methinks.

Sounds good >.< hopefully my desk will be able to handle that :L Should do.

Hyburnate · 19 Aug 2013 at 18:10

Buy a new desk

Idleman · 19 Aug 2013 at 18:11

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7990 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE GAMES £499.99
1 x OCZ RevoDrive3 240GB PCI-E SSD - (RVD3-FHPX4-240G) £383.99
3 x BenQ XL2420T rev2.0 24" TRUE 144Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red /w Flicker FREE Technology £319.99 (£959.97)
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI HERO Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Seasonic X-Series 850w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £159.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Windowed Midi Tower Case - Black £135.95
1 x Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 Elite Mechanical Keyboard - Blue Switch £118.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H110 280mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060014-WW) £94.99
1 x LG BH16NS40 16x SATA Internal BDRW - Retail £79.99
1 x Razer Taipan 8200 DPI Expert Ambidextrous Gaming Mouse £74.99
1 x Patriot Venom Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0KRD) £73.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0K) £73.99
Total : £3,242.21 (includes shipping : £32.90).

Ethermaster · 19 Aug 2013 at 18:23

acme15 said:
It should be a 650D

I cant read.

But anyway, replaced it.

YOUR BASKET
2 x Asus GeForce GTX 780 Direct CU II OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £569.99 (£949.98)
1 x Acer HN274Hbmiiid 27" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor with NVIDIA 3D Vision Glasses £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £193.99
1 x Corsair AX860i Digital ATX '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020037-UK) £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £179.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-05955) £114.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black £111.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £99.95
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 Corsair Vengeance K65 Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000040-UK) £69.95
1 x Corsair Generation 2 Sleeved Cable Kit (AXi / AX / HX / TXM) - Red £64.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance M65 Laser Gaming Mouse - Black (CH-9000022-EU) £54.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £41.99
2 x Noctua NF-F12 PWM 120mm Focused Flow PWM Cooling Fan £15.98 (£31.96)
1 x NZXT CB-LED20-WT 24x White LED Sleeve - 2m £13.99
Total : £3,087.67 (includes shipping : £27.55).

thays kinda like a Ethermaster special

Idleman · 19 Aug 2013 at 18:27

acme15 said:
It should be a 650D

I cant read.

But anyway, replaced it.

What with, a 540.

Akagi · 19 Aug 2013 at 18:38

Idleman said:
What with, a 540.

Yep

You will never understand the mind of acme15! :eek:

Akagi · 19 Aug 2013 at 18:39

Ethermaster said:
thays kinda like a Ethermaster special

You bet ya.

First time ive bothered doing a spec in a while. I usually do the colour coding as well.

Ethermaster · 19 Aug 2013 at 19:53

If you really did want to go mad

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI HD 7990 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE GAMES £499.99 (£999.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
3 x BenQ XL2411T 24" TRUE 144Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £249.95 (£749.85)
1 x Antec High Current Pro 1000W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £214.99
1 x Creative Sound Blaster ZxR PCI-Express High Performance Sound Card - Retail (70SB151000001) £199.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £179.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £155.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance K95 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Red Switch (CH-9000020-UK) £129.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-05955) £114.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black £111.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H110 280mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060014-WW) £94.99
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 £74.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance M95 Performance MMO/RTS Laser Gaming Mouse - Gun Metal Black £69.95
2 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack £25.99 (£51.98)
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050012-WW) £25.99
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
1 x NZXT CB-LED20-WT 24x White LED Sleeve - 2m £13.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack £13.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Red £8.99
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Red £6.98 (£27.92)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Red £5.99
1 x BitFenix Molex to 4x SATA Adapter 20 cm - sleeved black/red/black £5.99
1 x OcUK Professional 2.5" to 3.5" SSD Adaptor Plate - Black £5.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Red £5.99 (£11.98)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Red £4.99 (£9.98)
3 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Red £3.95 (£11.85)
Total : £3,809.10 (includes shipping : £38.25).

Akagi · 19 Aug 2013 at 20:11

Tell ya what Ethermaster, you buy that for me yeah?

Ethermaster · 19 Aug 2013 at 20:18

acme15 said:
Tell ya what Ethermaster, you buy that for me yeah?

Would you mind if I declined your offer ......

Anyway back on topic, OP whats your fav color and I will spec to match