Help spec me a PC

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I am finally retiring my Q9550, which was an upgraded E6600 after 7 years.

I have a max spend of £2000 and want this to last for some time. I don't intend to replace the CPU, instead I will build a new rig when that time comes.

So this is what I am thinking.

Running Windows 7 pro 64bit

Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Memory Kit
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor -
Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Dual-X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card
Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI HERO Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
Corsair Professional Series AX 860W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply
2 X Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic
Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black
Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
2 X Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM
OcUK Professional 2.5" to 3.5" SSD Adaptor Plate - Black
oh and a DVD drive

I like to split my data on to separate storage for redundancy and fast access.
SSD 1 for OS
SSD 2 for Instals (program files)
HDD 1 for Data
HDD 2 for backups and images

I am not a hard core FPS gamer, I do play games but not too bothered about not having 2 graphics cards.

I would also like to make this as energy friendly as possible as I already give too much money away to the electricity suppliers.

Any advice?
 
Ok, hows this look?


YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-03-40G) £329.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 32GB (4x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K4/32X) £279.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £245.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £157.99
2 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £125.99 (£251.98)
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £124.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
2 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £79.99 (£159.98)
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,784.34 (includes shipping : £13.75).



• The H105 has a thicker rad than the H100i
• The 290 Tri-X is virtually silent and obviously much more powerful especially at higher resolutions.
• EVGA PSU is made by Superflower, 10 year warranty.
 
looks good thanks for the info on the 105.
Should/could I get extra fans to make push/pull over the rad or is that not really worth it?
 
Push/pull isn't worth it, maybe knock 1-2C off, there have been tests done before using the H100/100i which shows this. Doubt its any different for the H105.
 
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