Moving back to intel, advice requested

[Ethermaster]

I shall do some more options later

 

[Deus Ex]

I'd probably go 4770k/1150 rather than some x79 route.

 

[Doomedspeed]

Nice spec ethel..

Though get the AX860 instead of the AX860i.. The manufacture of the non-i is better than the i, believe it or not.

 

[TwsT]

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).

Nice spec!

 

[ElDude]

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).

I already have that soundcard, which I'll be swapping into the new system. That leaves me wondering whether I should put the saving towards a 500gb EVO, or to make the 780 a 780ti. I do have a bit of wiggle room, but would like to stick as close to £1800 as possible

 

[stulid]

What resolution screen do you have?

If its just a 1080P then the 780 will be ample, so the bigger SSD, or get two 250Gb SSD's in RAID0 for the OS

 

[Ethermaster]

Orange ?

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 Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
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 Antec High Current Pro 750W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £129.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H110 280mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060014-WW) £94.99
2 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99 (£119.98)
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £45.95
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 60cm £25.99
5 x Alpenföhn 140mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Orange £14.99 (£74.95)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Orange £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Orange £6.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Orange £6.49
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Orange £5.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Orange £5.99 (£11.98)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to SATA Adapter 45 cm - sleeved orange/black £5.98 (£11.96)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Orange £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Orange £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Orange £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £1,700.88 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 

[ElDude]

What resolution screen do you have?

If its just a 1080P then the 780 will be ample, so the bigger SSD, or get two 250Gb SSD's in RAID0 for the OS

27 Iiyama B2712HDS-B1 LCD is what I'm currently using. I was going to chuck a 27" Dell into the mix but I've decided to hold that money back and buy some other bits and pieces. Probably a tripod for my photography addiction

Orange ?

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 Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
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 Antec High Current Pro 750W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £129.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H110 280mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060014-WW) £94.99
2 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99 (£119.98)
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £45.95
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 60cm £25.99
5 x Alpenföhn 140mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Orange £14.99 (£74.95)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Orange £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Orange £6.98
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Orange £6.49
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Orange £5.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Orange £5.99 (£11.98)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to SATA Adapter 45 cm - sleeved orange/black £5.98 (£11.96)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Orange £4.99 (£9.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Orange £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Orange £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £1,700.88 (includes shipping : £13.75).

I don't mind what the colour scheme is, in all honesty. Although I do have a Corsair mechanical keyboard which is lit with blue lighting, so something that doesn't conflict, like green or more blue would be a better match I suppose

And on a happy note, I've had my final bit of ID needed to progress with this mortgage, so funding should now be available well before the end of December (I hope)

 

[Ethermaster]

Blue it is then bbs with epic blue spec!

 

[fowler002]

Eldude I hope you know what you've got yourself into with the blingmaster builds
If you go for a 'standard' build you can save the best part of £100, which you can then use towards the more 'important' bits
But then where would the fun be in that right? You want options for upgrades in the future

 

[ElDude]

Eldude I hope you know what you've got yourself into with the blingmaster builds
If you go for a 'standard' build you can save the best part of £100, which you can then use towards the more 'important' bits
But then where would the fun be in that right? You want options for upgrades in the future

Oh yeah, I know what I'm doing. I've been building my own PCs since 1999 and using them for a lot longer (pre Windows days ). I've been lusting after a Corsair Obsidian style case for a couple of years, but as I've also been building my camera & lens collection and slowly improving my kit, the vast amount of my money has been sucked into that for nigh on ten years. Now I want to get a PC set up that is very decent and will allow me to use it for a while. In general I buy the best value motherboards, and go AMD with a decent mid range card. Currently I'm using a 560ti which still allows me to play most games on my black edition 1100T at max settings. It's now starting to show it's age as an over all set up with CoD multiplayer being a bit choppy, although single player is fine.

I decided to take advantage of my current situation and get a very decent system, and as it has a case with window, why not plop it on top of my desk in front of me so I have something pretty to look at? My current system has lasted almost 3 years and only cost about £600 as I only needed to upgrade core components. This time I've decided to go the whole hog and replace everything, leaving my current system as a back up and storage monkey

 

[Ethermaster]

Oh yeah, I know what I'm doing. I've been building my own PCs since 1999 and using them for a lot longer (pre Windows days ). I've been lusting after a Corsair Obsidian style case for a couple of years, but as I've also been building my camera & lens collection and slowly improving my kit, the vast amount of my money has been sucked into that for nigh on ten years. Now I want to get a PC set up that is very decent and will allow me to use it for a while. In general I buy the best value motherboards, and go AMD with a decent mid range card. Currently I'm using a 560ti which still allows me to play most games on my black edition 1100T at max settings. It's now starting to show it's age as an over all set up with CoD multiplayer being a bit choppy, although single player is fine.

I decided to take advantage of my current situation and get a very decent system, and as it has a case with window, why not plop it on top of my desk in front of me so I have something pretty to look at? My current system has lasted almost 3 years and only cost about £600 as I only needed to upgrade core components. This time I've decided to go the whole hog and replace everything, leaving my current system as a back up and storage monkey

Good man

I am the king of bling!

OK here's the blue build,

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 Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 850w 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (ST85F-G) £146.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Gigabyte M8000x Gaming Mouse £143.99
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
2 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Desktop Kit - (MZ-7TE120KW) £92.99 (£185.98)
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A1866C9) £79.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A1866C9B) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 60cm £25.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £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
3 x BitFenix SATA Cable 30cm - sleeved blue/black £8.99 (£26.97)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Blue £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 4 x SATA power extension - Blue £6.98
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Blue £6.98 (£13.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Blue £5.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Blue £4.99 (£9.98)
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Blue £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £1,802.39 (includes shipping : £19.10).

 

[stulid]

Two SSD's!! nice.

 

[Ethermaster]

Two SSD's!! nice.

1 GB/s of goodness

 

[ElDude]

Good man

I am the king of bling!

OK here's the blue build,

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 Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 850w 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (ST85F-G) £146.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Gigabyte M8000x Gaming Mouse £143.99
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
2 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Desktop Kit - (MZ-7TE120KW) £92.99 (£185.98)
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A1866C9) £79.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2A1866C9B) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 60cm £25.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £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
3 x BitFenix SATA Cable 30cm - sleeved blue/black £8.99 (£26.97)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Blue £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 4 x SATA power extension - Blue £6.98
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Blue £6.98 (£13.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Blue £5.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Blue £4.99 (£9.98)
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Blue £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £1,802.39 (includes shipping : £19.10).

Yay

Out of curiosity, are there any images of these sort of builds all set up? I know it's akin to peeling the corners open on wrapped christmas prezzies, but still

 

[Ethermaster]

Yay

Out of curiosity, are there any images of these sort of builds all set up? I know it's akin to peeling the corners open on wrapped christmas prezzies, but still

You mean like this?

The RAM and that motherboard will look exactly like this

 

[ElDude]

That'll do

*daydreams*

 

[Ethermaster]

Well what ever build you choose we want a build log but I expect a decent cable tidying job .... bit of a secret cable management Nazi ..... no idea why of course ......

 

[ElDude]

That's the main reason I wanted a case like this. For years I've had messy cabling and have slowly bought more expensive solutions to minimise it. Sadly the cases I've had in the past have been cramped and icky.

I've subscribed to this thread so I remember to post the finished article when I get it done.

Is there anything else I'd need for it? Specifically related to the water cooling? I know NOTHING about it. The only time I've been remotely involved in that area was witnessing my mates build about 6 years ago, and that had a problem with the mount to the CPU which resulted in his CPU and motherboard being destroyed (yes, this put me off watercooling). Do I need to buy anything specific for it or do the kits come with everything needed? I've noticed in a few other threads, specific fluids being mentioned, but I have no idea why and notice there's none mentioned above

 

[Ethermaster]

The corsair H100i is a closed loop liquid cooler, its all built into that single unit everything you need comes in the box. You only have to install it then forget it as no other maintainance is required.

Oh and before you order come back and ask for another spec as prices in the hardware market can change daily.