My potential build - Thoughts please

[grippets]

Hi everyone, I'm about to embark on my second self-build but this time want to go all out (within budget) and over-clock as well. I've got a list of what I think seems good but hope somebody might be able to improve on it or get the price down about if some things aren't necessary. I want a system that will play the latest games out like bf4, etc and that will display ok when I have it on a 42inch tv. (this is not essential though) Budget anywhere between £700-£900.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £154.80
(£129.00) £154.80
(£129.00)
Plextor M5S 256GB Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5S) Plextor M5S 256GB Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5S) £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
Sapphire Radeon R9 270 "BF4 Edition" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Sapphire Radeon R9 270 "BF4 Edition" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £137.99
(£114.99) £137.99
(£114.99)
Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe (Socket 1155/Intel Z77.DDR3/S-ATA 600/Mini ITX) Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe (Socket 1155/Intel Z77.DDR3/S-ATA 600/Mini ITX) £134.99
(£112.49) £134.99
(£112.49)
NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal £84.95
(£70.79) £84.95
(£70.79)
Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Akasa Venom 550w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply Akasa Venom 550w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £55.99
(£46.66) £55.99
(£46.66)
Akasa AK-CC4008HP01 Venom Voodoo CPU Cooler Akasa AK-CC4008HP01 Venom Voodoo CPU Cooler £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Submit Sub Total : £678.07
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel (Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £138.11
Total : £828.68

The Phantom case is a must because I love it and so is having a ssd. I've been told I can over-clock this pretty easy to about 4.2ghz. I don't need any additional storage has I have plenty of sata drives. Another question is will the cooler fit OK in the case as it looks pretty chunky. No O/S needed.

Looking forward to hear you ideas.

Regards Dean.

Links:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-404-IN

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-008-PL

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-338-SP

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-079-NX

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-000-AR

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-056-AK

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-080-AK

 

[Fulax]

The CPU you've chosen is last-gen - there's no particular reason not to go for Haswell.

I'm over budget here, but you've got a 280X, a gold-rated PSU, and the updated version of the Phantom case. If you need it back below £900, I'd get a 120GB SSD for now and add another later. That's what I did with my build.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £245.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 530 Full Tower Gaming Case - White £97.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
Total : £942.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Here's a review of the Phantom 530: http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cases_cooling/nzxt_phantom_530_review/1

And 270X versus 280X: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7503/the-amd-radeon-r9-270x-270-review-feat-asus-his/8

 

[grippets]

That builds sounds perfect mate and worth paying the extra for.

Cheers mate

 

[grippets]

Hi all,

can anybody recommend a good alternative to the psu as this one's just gone out of stock.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-003-SF

Cheers

 

[Fulax]

The 650w version is obviously a little more expensive, but it should have you covered for Crossfire:

YOUR BASKET
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £73.99
Total : £83.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).