Help with a build?

martinpa88

martinpa88

martinpa88

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Hi guys, started a thread like this a long time a go when finances were better but never got around to getting it done or even starting it. Life's moved on and my budget has changed. My current PC is dying a death so will be ordering the parts in the next few weeks.

I need a gaming machine for £1500 at most. Do not need peripherals or monitor. The machine needs to be powerful enough to decimate current games be as future proof as possible, I know future proof is a weird statement so I guess I mean it must be playing games on ultra/high at 1920x1080 for the next 2 years minimum.

Here is what I had together so far.

Corsair 750D
Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (So I can add another card if needed)
Intel Core i5-4670k (Or wait for 4690k)
Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce
Corsair Force GT 120GB
Corsair CS750M PSU
Windows 8.1 64bit.

Total £1,116.88

I have a windows 7 64bit license so im not sure 8.1 is needed. Im not sure if im really picking the most optimal parts for my price range.

Feel free to completely change the build and suggest what you would do with the £1500
 
Sorry for double post but thought I would add, The types of games I typically play are as follows.

Rust
TERA
Skyrim
Watch_Dogs
Minecraft
Batman series
etc

Mainly RPG's but obviously most of those games are demanding (other than minecraft)
 
If you wanted to spend £200 more xD

YOUR BASKET
2 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC Rev2.0 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) £359.99 (£719.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £139.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z97 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £128.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £124.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX18C9BRK2/8-OC) £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Silverstone Cable Extension Value Bundle - Black & Red £13.16
1 x No Molex to SATA Adapter Required £0
1 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Red £4.24
1 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Red £4.24
Total : £1,718.23 (includes shipping : £14.75).



That's an SLI 780 system

Under £1500;

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780Ti GHz Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV- (GX-131-GI) £419.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z97 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £128.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £124.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 850W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £119.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX18C9BRK2/8-OC) £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £22
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050004-WW) £22
1 x Silverstone Cable Extension Value Bundle - Black & Red £13.16
1 x No Molex to SATA Adapter Required £0
1 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Red £4.24
1 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Red £4.24
Total : £1,441.03 (includes shipping : £13.75).



The PSU leaves room for SLI in the future if you would like to consider it
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290X PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £159.98
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011044-WW) £144.95
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z97 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £128.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £107.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX24C11BRK2/8-OC) £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
Total : £1,449.54 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
Thanks for the build ideas guys, How does the H105 perform vs the H110 as i have a H110 already. Is there a need to go i7 vs i5?

I see you both picked the same MOBO, Interesting. How do you think a 780 sli system performs compared to 780ti?
 
780 SLI would be really good. Actually, what I'd be doing is getting the 6GB 780 and then that gives you more room for higher resolutions when you SLI later on. Here's something with two 6GB 780s. If you wanted to go back under, get just one 780. The H110 should perform better, so I took the cooler out :)

YOUR BASKET
2 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 780 iChill HerculeZ X3 Ultra 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (C78V-1SDN-N5HSX) £399.95 (£799.90)
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z97 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £128.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £124.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 850W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £119.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX18C9BRK2/8-OC) £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050004-WW) £22
1 x Silverstone Cable Extension Value Bundle - Black & Red £13.16
1 x No Molex to SATA Adapter Required £0
1 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Red £4.24
1 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Red £4.24
Total : £1,708.96 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Without two 780s

YOUR BASKET
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 780 iChill HerculeZ X3 Ultra 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (C78V-1SDN-N5HSX) £399.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z97 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £128.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £124.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 850W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £119.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX18C9BRK2/8-OC) £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050004-WW) £22
1 x Silverstone Cable Extension Value Bundle - Black & Red £13.16
1 x No Molex to SATA Adapter Required £0
1 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Red £4.24
1 x Silverstone PCI 8-Pin to 6 +2- pin PCIe Cable 25 cm - Black / Red £4.24
Total : £1,309.01 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
martinpa88 said:
Thanks for the build ideas guys, How does the H105 perform vs the H110 as i have a H110 already. Is there a need to go i7 vs i5?

I see you both picked the same MOBO, Interesting. How do you think a 780 sli system performs compared to 780ti?
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You don't really need that much gpu power for 1080P. In fact you could probably go for a 280x/gtx770 at that resolution, although a top end gpu would be a good choice if you intend to go 1440p.

If you already have a H110 then no real need to change it.

If you are just gaming then you can drop down to the i5 4690k. The i7 offers hyperthreading which is useful when doing things like rendering.
 
Thanks again for your input guys, Im hoping that once build i won't have to change out any parts for 2/3 years so best to over do it for now. Talking to the girlfriend, probably going to go for the single 6gb 780 build Shivvy posted and add a second at a later date.
 
Well that is what I'd do in your position, get the 6GB 780 - better when you SLI in future and maybe go to higher resolutions :)
 
martinpa88 said:
Thanks again for your input guys, Im hoping that once build i won't have to change out any parts for 2/3 years so best to over do it for now. Talking to the girlfriend, probably going to go for the single 6gb 780 build Shivvy posted and add a second at a later date.
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Do you plan on changing the monitor ? A 6GB gpu is a bit of a waste at 1080P.
 
Probably not lee, Not untill higher res come down in price, have been looking today and i can get a very nice 27" 1080p monitor for £169.. higher res seem to start at 300-400.
 
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