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maxImusPrime

maxImusPrime

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Hey guys!
I'm really love gaming now I want to move to pc gaming, it just looks so much better! Ive been reading up lots about building and it's something I defiantly want to do! :D i want to learn more about ocing, after I've built it. Mainly going to be for listen to music, surf the net, skyping, games like gta v got few mates that play wow etc, I've got roughly £1000ish. But I need a monitor! I've got a keyboard and mouse.

I love the look of the z97 asus maximus IIV hero, an the asus Radeon R9 290 Gpu, just look the red an black look :D


But I would love your inputs please guys and happy new year!!!
 
I used PC and play games on my HDTV, I really not ever needed a monitor.

If you have HDTV then it will do you fine without issues.

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-2974-KR) £269.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x SanDisk X300s 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SD7UB3Q-256G-1022) £99.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD316G1600HC11DC01) £99.95
1 x Asus Z97-P Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £70.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G1 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (120-G1-0650-XR) £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £42.98
1 x Cooler Master Seidon 120V Ver. 2 AIO CPU Cooler £39.95
1 x BitFenix Neos ATX Tower White/Purple Window £33.95
1 x Arctic Cooling MX-4 Thermal Compound (4g) £8.99
Total : £1,011.72 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x GALAX GeForce GTX 970 EX OC "Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (97NQH6DNB4TX) £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Asus VE247H 24" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £92.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £42.98
1 x Raijintek Agos Midi Tower - Black £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
Total : £1,003.33 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
Any thoughts on this?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90101-10P) £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x AOC G2460FQ 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £167.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97-HD3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £64.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case- Black Window £54.95
1 x Samsung SE-208GB/RSBD External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £1,086.18 (includes shipping : £24.45).



or perhaps an R9 290?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £221.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x AOC G2460FQ 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £167.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97-HD3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £64.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case- Black Window £54.95
1 x Samsung SE-208GB/RSBD External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £1,041.76 (includes shipping : £19.10).



The monitor is 144Hz so it should be buttery smooth :D
These are a bit over budget also, but just to show what you could go for if you spent extra (getting a slightly worse case wouldn't hurt either!)
Do you need an operating system?
 
The case i went with black/red theme .

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £233.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Asus Maximus VII Hero Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £161.99
1 x AOC E2470SWHE 23.6" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £103.99
1 x Aerocool Xpredator X3 Gaming Tower Case - Black/Red £79.99
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331104G-2CIR) - Red Light £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £61.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £57.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £42.98
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler Black £29.99
Total : £1,043.00 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 
maxImusPrime said:
Nice looking for a monitor really.
I could swap i7 for a i5 and then spend the extra on a monitor ?
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You don't need an i7 for gaming. You are right in that you should get an i5 and spend the extra on a monitor.

Here's a quick build I put together for you:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X LE Lightning Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Asus VE247H 24" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD316G1600HC11DC01) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £92.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £61.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011014-WW) £61.99
1 x Crucial MX100 128GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT128MX100SSD1) £54.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** HDD £43.49
1 x LG 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM GH24NSC0.AUAA10B £13.99
Total : £969.35 (includes shipping : ).



You also get free shipping with the code SFCASE.
 
mickyflinn said:
The case i went with black/red theme .

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £233.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Asus Maximus VII Hero Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £161.99
1 x AOC E2470SWHE 23.6" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £103.99
1 x Aerocool Xpredator X3 Gaming Tower Case - Black/Red £79.99
1 x Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331104G-2CIR) - Red Light £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £61.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £57.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £42.98
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler Black £29.99
Total : £1,043.00 (includes shipping : £20.10).

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That looks awesome is the asus actually a good mobo as everyone else is picking different?
And would that cooler be okay for when I come to oc, I do like the nzxt x61
 
Shivy011 said:
Any thoughts on this?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90101-10P) £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x AOC G2460FQ 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £167.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97-HD3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £64.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case- Black Window £54.95
1 x Samsung SE-208GB/RSBD External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £1,086.18 (includes shipping : £24.45).



or perhaps an R9 290?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £221.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x AOC G2460FQ 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £167.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £86.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97-HD3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £64.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case- Black Window £54.95
1 x Samsung SE-208GB/RSBD External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £1,041.76 (includes shipping : £19.10).



The monitor is 144Hz so it should be buttery smooth :D
These are a bit over budget also, but just to show what you could go for if you spent extra (getting a slightly worse case wouldn't hurt either!)
Do you need an operating system?
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Like this monitor looks great ! Which is there better Gpu :confused: is the asus r9 290 any good? I've got abit of a thing for colour coding :rolleyes::D
 
maxImusPrime said:
That looks awesome is the asus actually a good mobo as everyone else is picking different?
And would that cooler be okay for when I come to oc, I do like the nzxt x61
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Motherboard choice isn't too important as long as it has what you need. I myself prefer Gigabyte as they have UK based RMA.

I would say the GTX 970 is the better card but in reality the R9 290X will go 60FPS+ on max on any games you play at 1080p (with a few exceptions).

Any good brand CPU cooler will let you get a decent overclock on your CPU. You can go to 4Ghz no problem with the stock cooler just whack the multiplier up to 40.

You said you liked the black/red theme so you could get something like the following:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Be Quiet! Dark Rock Advanced CPU Cooler £41.99
Total : £41.99 (includes shipping : ).



Or buy a cheaper cooler such as the following if you don't mind a silver heatsink:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £29.99 (includes shipping : ).

 
Thanks thereaperguy, think I'm going to pick the asus r9 290x Gpu don't mine going over budget a little bit ;)

Think I'm going for windows 8.1

And is there anything else I will need to get this all running ?
 
Right... i think im sorted!

MY BASKET

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GALAX GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infinity Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive**
CP-540-IN_60.jpg
Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
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Asus Maximus VII Hero Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
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NZXT KRAKEN X61 280mm AIO Water Cooling Unit
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Aerocool Xpredator X3 Gaming Tower Case - Black/Red
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Avexir Core Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331104G-2CIR) - Red Light
CA-004-SF_60.jpg
SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black
HD-167-SA_60.jpg
Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW)
HD-257-SE_60.jpg
Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD

TOTAL = £1,052.89
What do you guys think :confused:

Now my questions are... :D

I now need the best monitor for about £130-£150ish,

Will my NZXT cooler fit in the top of the case?

and is the psu good enough to run it all?

thanks again guys means a lot :)
 
Hi,

The answer to all you're questions is yes BUT, i feel THIS is better:

YOUR BASKET
1 x GALAX GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infinity Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £281.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x AOC G2460FQ 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £167.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £104.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £92.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case - Black £89.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £61.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £42.98
1 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £22
Total : £1,194.88 (includes shipping : ).



The motherboard is JUST as good, much cheaper and still red. Gigabyte are UK RMA too, ASUS aren't..

The RAM is faster and cheaper (and still red) whats not to love?

The case is better quality (for only £10 more). Its a nicer looking case and also with a hidden fan controller (around the back of the motherboard tray, run from PWM header). More Black/red.. :)

Bigger faster SSD. Also Black due to it being mounted in window view, will look SO nice against the red cover.

The H105 is JUST as good as the NZXT but cheaper (and includes a red fascia for the block).. Epic cooler. :)

Added two SP120's to replace the H105 fans with, as they are a little loud.. (the SP120's also come with red rings) [Red, red, red]. :)

The monitor is stunning and will show the best the GTX 970 can offer. :)

What do you think?
 
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maxImusPrime said:
whats thats aha :confused:

that looks a great build tbf

i have no idea why but i just love the asus IIV hero board so much :D

i don't no which to pick now :mad::eek:
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Let's put it this way, my friend for his sabertooth to comeback from RMA had to wait 2-3 months, the gigabyte will probably sort you out within 1-2 weeks. :p
 
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