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

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deano-5 · 15 May 2014 at 22:50

Sorry about that

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:

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

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?

deano-5 · 16 May 2014 at 02:35

Being mini-ITX limits AMD.

Whatever happens I'll wait till June.

deano-5 · 16 May 2014 at 16:07

Can you give me your opinion on this version of this version of the 750ti compares to the R9 270?
PALiT GeForce GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual OC 2GB GDDR5

deano-5 · 16 May 2014 at 17:16

what makes it better?

Is this worth the extra money? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-326-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1982

deano-5 · 18 May 2014 at 18:28

deano-5 · 18 May 2014 at 18:39

Isnt that intels read and write speed a little low?

deano-5 · 18 May 2014 at 18:43

i mean compared to other ssds?

deano-5 · 18 May 2014 at 19:07

Is it worth the extra money?

deano-5 · 18 May 2014 at 22:03

This one looks good http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-035-TS&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427

deano-5 · 19 May 2014 at 01:23

This is what I'm looking at:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Vapor-X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97N-WIFI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £53.99
1 x Silverstone SST-SG08B-Lite USB 3.0 Sugo Mini-ITX - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £37.99
1 x Sony AD-7640S Slot Loading Slim DVD Combo - OEM £34.99
Total : £720.52 (includes shipping : £8.00).

I'm thinking of swapping the GPU for this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-325-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1982

Opinions please.

Also I'm not sure how the dvd drive will fit.

deano-5 · 19 May 2014 at 20:17

deano-5 · 19 May 2014 at 20:32

Problem is I need a mini itx build

deano-5 · 19 May 2014 at 20:43

That case has a 5.25" drive bay

deano-5 · 19 May 2014 at 20:51

Its more convenient as one unit. I was gonna use the Raven RVZ01 case but I didn't want to be limited on the PSU

deano-5 · 19 May 2014 at 21:08

Lots of disc based games