Is this a good rig?

deano-5 · 15 May 2014 at 22:44

I'm building a gaming pc for a friend. How is this spec?
Is there any way I could reduce the price? Budget is around £600

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS8900 Quiet CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI Z87I AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F1 DT 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card
Case: Antec ISK600 Mini ITX Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

** as below **

RJC · 15 May 2014 at 22:45

Please remove the competitor names, links & pricing, also recheck the FAQ.

deano-5 · 15 May 2014 at 22:50

Sorry about that

Mark This Day · 15 May 2014 at 22:51

I would be happy to help
try not too post links for stuff overclockers sell

RJC · 15 May 2014 at 22:52

Mark This Day please remove the quote from your post.

No probs but your links are still active

deano-5 · 15 May 2014 at 22:54

Anyway I could save cash?

deano-5 · 15 May 2014 at 22:55

RJC said:
Mark This Day please remove the quote from your post.

No probs but your links are still active

Sorry I'm not used to the coding :eek:

Mark This Day · 15 May 2014 at 23:00

What's the max budget and what games Will he be playing

deano-5 · 15 May 2014 at 23:04

Around £600. The most demanding game is probably Max Payne 3, but generally point and clicks.
Looking for savings or more bang for buck

wazza300 · 15 May 2014 at 23:42

its good but its already outdated

id pick z97 if you can wait till mid june for the unlocked devils canyon cpu's

if not then go z87 but would be worth waiting imo

Mark This Day · 15 May 2014 at 23:57

Just wait for the z87 price drop

Your best of buying a used case then getting your board cpu gpu off overclockers I would go for a gd quality power supply
There are some great deals too be had on ssd s On overclockers plus rma things is quite straight forward
If u have too

deano-5 · 16 May 2014 at 01:08

My friend wont accept used I'm afraid.

Could I use a Z97 board with the 4670k if I wanted (Depending on the new cpu prices)?
Should I use an Amd or Nvidia GPU?

wazza300 · 16 May 2014 at 01:28

yh you can use 4670k on z97

amd do seem to offer best performance for the money but its upto you

deano-5 · 16 May 2014 at 02:35

Being mini-ITX limits AMD.

Whatever happens I'll wait till June.

Mark This Day · 16 May 2014 at 05:36

deano-5 said:
My friend wont accept used I'm afraid.

Could I use a Z97 board with the 4670k if I wanted (Depending on the new cpu prices)?
Should I use an Amd or Nvidia GPU?

I would go for z87 no need for z97
No brainer amd much better bang for your buck get a 270 or 280
What case are u going to be using?

Mark This Day · 16 May 2014 at 06:05

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI IMPACT Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ITX Motherboard Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI IMPACT Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ITX Motherboard £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
EVGA Hadron Air Mini-ITX Case - including 500W Gold Power Supply - Black EVGA Hadron Air Mini-ITX Case - including 500W Gold Power Supply - Black £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £67.99
(£56.66) £67.99
(£56.66)
Submit Sub Total : £534.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
UPS Access Point
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £108.59
Total : £651.55
Still needs a gpu I would go for a nvidia 580 they are super cheap u can swap out the Asus board for the MSI one to. Bring u down too 600 I would go for micro ATX/full

Ace Modder · 16 May 2014 at 07:10

The ISK600 case is a great choice, under stated and elegant.

Doomedspeed · 16 May 2014 at 07:25

Mark This Day said:
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI IMPACT Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ITX Motherboard Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI IMPACT Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ITX Motherboard £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
EVGA Hadron Air Mini-ITX Case - including 500W Gold Power Supply - Black EVGA Hadron Air Mini-ITX Case - including 500W Gold Power Supply - Black £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £67.99
(£56.66) £67.99
(£56.66)
Submit Sub Total : £534.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
UPS Access Point
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £108.59
Total : £651.55
Still needs a gpu I would go for a nvidia 580 they are super cheap u can swap out the Asus board for the MSI one to. Bring u down too 600 I would go for micro ATX/full

Considering your over budget WITHOUT A GPU that is certainly not the way forward.

pastymuncher · 16 May 2014 at 08:33

Mark This Day said:
Just wait for the z87 price drop

There won't be one. It didn't happen when Z77 replaced Z68 and then when Z87 replaced Z77 even though Z87 was on a replacement socket. Z87 will still sell alongside Z97.

Mark This Day · 16 May 2014 at 09:45

pastymuncher said:
There won't be one. It didn't happen when Z77 replaced Z68 and then when Z87 replaced Z77 even though Z87 was on a replacement socket. Z87 will still sell alongside Z97.

Surely they will do some deals

Doomedspeed said:
Considering your over budget WITHOUT A GPU that is certainly not the way forward.

U can pick up a 580 for under 60 pounds