Moving back to intel, advice requested

ElDude

ElDude

ElDude

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In a few weeks I'll have funding for my new PC. I haven't had anything other than AMD since I had a PIII 600 back in the day, so I'm unsure which is best. I've read a LOT of reviews, but all of these are just general hardware, what I'm after is real user opinions. With that in mind would the following be okay stability wise? I know it's going to be more than enough for gaming and photoshop, etc.

I7 4770k Haswell
Asus sabertooth Z87 (I quite like the idea of the covered board)
16gb ram (not actually sure which to choose here, any recommendations?) Vengence pro series?
I'm definitely getting a 780ti probably an EVGA (unless anyone knows better, but I'm not willing to pay ridiculous prices as this is expensive enough at £548!)
PSU - what would people recommend for use with this CPU and sabertooth? I've read of quite a few boot issues that seem to be PSU related due to either issues with the haswell or the motherboard, but nothing conclusive.
Soundcard wise, I've got a new creative pci-e card so that'll do. I have a decent hi-fi for music so I see no point in upgrading this.
HDD - I'm going for the new EVO 500gb with some 2tb SATAIII thingy for storage.

All info greatly appreciated as I've spent a week reading around and there doesn't seem to be much in the way of solid info linking all the components and I'd like to avoid conflicts. I should add that I'm a bit wary of Asus motherboards as my current AMD board is Asus and it's always had quirks and a poor layout for sata connectors, etc.
 
Well I've managed to get a couple of builds using the OCUK configurator thing, and another sites version and prices are virtually identical with just the motherboards varying so far. The price seems to float around the £1800 mark including the Corsair 600D case, which I like a lot :) I was going to stick a Dell monitor in the mix, but I'll do that in future and stick with the essentials for now, using the money saved to get Lightroom5 and elements 12, along with a Spyder.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780Ti WindForce 3x OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £599.99
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £281.99
1 x Intel 4820K 3.70GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74820K) £239.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £169.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz Quad Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-4CI) - Blue Light £149.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £134.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 850W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (SST-ST85F-P) £124.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
Total : £1,823.40 (includes shipping : £13.75).



I read what you said about liking the 650D. So I disregarded this and went for the latest model 750D.
 
Thanks for that. The case seems nice too :) The one thing I don't want is water cooling, especially a refurb unit. I've got no experience with water cooling so I'd rather side step that minefield :D

Oh is there any reason you've selected 4x 4gb sticks of ram over x2 8gb sticks?
 
ElDude said:
Thanks for that. The case seems nice too :) The one thing I don't want is water cooling, especially a refurb unit. I've got no experience with water cooling so I'd rather side step that minefield :D

Oh is there any reason you've selected 4x 4gb sticks of ram over x2 8gb sticks?
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X79 makes use of Quad channel RAM, so 4 sticks instead of 2.

The H100's are pretty much a standard heatsink, you just put it on and away you go. I'd also change the fans to SP120's as they're quieter.
 
In lue of Ethermaster, please accept this 'bling build'..

It can be made to come under budget, but this way it looks incredible. With All green cabling and a big 280mm CLC. :)

YOUR BASKET
2 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC Rev2.0 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) £399.95 (£799.90)
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £251.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 860W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020044-UK) £167.99
1 x Avexir Venom Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330908G-2CIG) - Green Light £149.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £146.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £134.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H110 280mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060014-WW) £94.99
1 x Corsair Generation 2 Sleeved Cable Kit (AXi / AX / HX / TXM) - Green £64.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
Total : £2,008.30 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
Just get a 4670k, it's the best value CPU right now, and if you need better multithreading get a 4770k.

The RAM suggestion is good.

You should consider the Radeon R9 290X, given a better cooler, it would be better than the GTX780.

As for the CPU cooler, I would definitely just use air cooling as well, something like the Alpenfohn K2 "Mount Doom" will come close to what liquid cooling does anyway.
 
Doomedspeed said:
In lue of Ethermaster, please accept this 'bling build'..

It can be made to come under budget, but this way it looks incredible. With All green cabling and a big 280mm CLC. :)

YOUR BASKET
2 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC Rev2.0 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) £399.95 (£799.90)
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £251.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 860W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020044-UK) £167.99
1 x Avexir Venom Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330908G-2CIG) - Green Light £149.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £146.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £134.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H110 280mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060014-WW) £94.99
1 x Corsair Generation 2 Sleeved Cable Kit (AXi / AX / HX / TXM) - Green £64.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
Total : £2,008.30 (includes shipping : £13.75).

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SLI :)
 
Oo now that is tempting, although I have no real need of SLI so I'd probably stick with a 780ti.

One thing I did noticed on the configurator page is that there seems to be no ti cards listed. The reason I'm thinking if using that rather than a self build that I've been doing for 10+ years is that annoyingly I've got rheumatoid arthritis and my hands are very painful and weak at the moment. Will the page be updated with newer cards soon?
 
ElDude said:
Oo now that is tempting, although I have no real need of SLI so I'd probably stick with a 780ti.

One thing I did noticed on the configurator page is that there seems to be no ti cards listed. The reason I'm thinking if using that rather than a self build that I've been doing for 10+ years is that annoyingly I've got rheumatoid arthritis and my hands are very painful and weak at the moment. Will the page be updated with newer cards soon?
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Would be easier to call customer support and they will talk you through the options
 
ElDude said:
Oo now that is tempting, although I have no real need of SLI so I'd probably stick with a 780ti.

One thing I did noticed on the configurator page is that there seems to be no ti cards listed. The reason I'm thinking if using that rather than a self build that I've been doing for 10+ years is that annoyingly I've got rheumatoid arthritis and my hands are very painful and weak at the moment. Will the page be updated with newer cards soon?
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You can put what you want in your build, as long as it is all compatible. As mentioned above, have a word with CS and say what changes you require. Or failing that you could just say you want one of the above baskets building for you.
 
Sweet! Cheers for the info people :)

It's going to be a few weeks but hopefully before Christmas I get the finances sorted (yay for pain in the rear mortgage processes taking ages!). Basically the quieter the PC the better so that water cooled option above is quite tempting, especially if built and checked by sane people, unlike myself :D
 
GOOD MORNING :)

Red, how it should be done.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC Rev2.0 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) £389.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Corsair AX860i Digital ATX '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020037-UK) £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £163.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £134.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9) £89.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £89.99
1 x Creative Sound Blaster Z High Performance Gaming Sound Card - Retail (70SB150000001) £79.99
1 x Corsair Generation 2 Sleeved Cable Kit (AXi / AX / HX / TXM) - Red £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £45.95
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 60cm £25.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050002-WW) £19.99
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
1 x Corsair Generation 2 Sleeved 24 Pin Cable (AXi) - Red £14.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Red £4.99 (£9.98)
Total : £1,894.22 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
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