Need Help On New Gaming Build

Sasquatch_ibra · 7 Dec 2014 at 00:09

Need help on building the best Gaming build I can with a budget of £1800

Also what is the cost of OCUK building the PC

Is this case a good case for space and cable management ??

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-BX&groupid=2362&catid=1850

Thanks

stulid · 7 Dec 2014 at 00:50

Hi,

A few questions,

Can you build a PC yourself?

What parts do you need (OS, tower, keyboard, monitor etc etc).

Any particular colour scheme you want this to look?

Doomedspeed · 7 Dec 2014 at 01:36

Judging by the case selection I assume you're looking for a Black/green theme?

The case is decent though a little overpriced. I'd suggest taking a look at the green/black H440. That's a great case.

As stulid said above, can you build yourself?

something along these lines maybe:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£15 Saving + Gigabyte Free Upgrade + £30 Intel Cashback ** £397.98
2 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99 (£599.98)
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £162.95
1 x Avexir Venom Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331108G-2CIG) - Green Light £119.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x NZXT H440 Midi-Tower - Black / Green £89.99
1 x Cooler Master Nepton 240M AIO Cooling Solution £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
3 x Alpenföhn Wing 140mm Boost 2 Plus PWM Fan - Green £9.95 (£29.85)
2 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost 2 Plus PWM fan - Green £8.45 (£16.90)
Total : £1,693.25 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Sasquatch_ibra · 7 Dec 2014 at 12:44

yes i can build the pc myself, but i was wondering how much extra will it cost for OCUK to build it.

The only part I need is the tower.

and I would like that case or something similar with black and green colour scheme

stulid · 7 Dec 2014 at 12:50

OcUK I think would charge around £60 to build.

But ask for a quotation.

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YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£15 Saving + Gigabyte Free Upgrade + £30 Intel Cashback ** £397.98
2 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 WindForce OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N970WF3OC-4GD) £289.99 (£579.98)
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £162.95
1 x BitFenix Colossus Venom Green & Red LED Big Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Avexir Venom Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331108G-2CIG) - Green Light £119.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x Cooler Master Nepton 240M AIO Cooling Solution £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £64.99
Total : £1,656.08 (includes shipping : £16.85).

• £32.50 cashback on the CPU+board - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18637856
• 5 year warranty and an upgrade within 3years on the board - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18631511

Alternative case,

YOUR BASKET
1 x NZXT H440 Midi-Tower - Black / Green £89.99
Total : £99.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).

In fact look at the Spoiler tag in Doomspeeds post, that's an elegant looking system.

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Alternative black cards,

YOUR BASKET
2 x GALAX GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infinity Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £299.99 (£599.98)
Total : £609.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

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Doomspeed got it right. Only thing is the Gigabyte cards logo probably glows blue, the cards above should just be black and dark.

You may want to add a 2TB HDD as storage to his spec.

Sasquatch_ibra · 7 Dec 2014 at 14:03

Thanks for the help guys.

But with the graphics card will there be much difference between this graphics Card:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-148-GI

or the one you listed above ??

Also with the CPU cooler, is the Corsair H80i or the Corsair H100i be a better choice to the Cooler listed above ?

Also will those Corsair H80i, or Corsair H100i be compatible with the Colossus Venom case ?

stulid · 7 Dec 2014 at 14:11

Yes, the H100i and H80i fit the Bitfenix case.

The H100i and that coolermaster are better as they have more surface area. The coolermaster is a newer design, cheaper and instock.

GTX970 vs 980 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1355?vs=1351

Sasquatch_ibra · 7 Dec 2014 at 14:18

ok cool thanks

Im thinking of upgrading the graphics card to :

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-148-GI

And changing the CPU cooler to the H100i

shall I decrease the SSD from 500GB to 250GB or is 250GB too low ??

Also how do you Display your basket as you have done above

stulid · 7 Dec 2014 at 14:24

250Gb is still plenty.

Get a 850W PSU should you want to SLI GTX980

YOUR BASKET
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £119.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
Total : £239.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

The EVGA has a 10 year warranty and is made by superflower.

Link to the basket plugin - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18371076&highlight=browser

Sasquatch_ibra · 7 Dec 2014 at 14:28

ok cool, thanks for your help mate, really appreciate it.

One more thing how do I display my basket as you have done above ??

stulid · 7 Dec 2014 at 14:31

Link above.

Sasquatch_ibra · 7 Dec 2014 at 14:31

thanks mate

Sasquatch_ibra · 7 Dec 2014 at 15:01

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK Black Edition Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £179.99
1 x BitFenix Colossus Venom Green & Red LED Big Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Avexir Venom Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331108G-2CIG) - Green Light £119.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £119.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £104.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £64.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,588.12 (includes shipping : £16.85).

Sasquatch_ibra · 7 Dec 2014 at 15:02

Is this a good Gaming build?
Anything to improve on ??
or is there anything I am missing mate

stulid · 7 Dec 2014 at 15:07

Thats ok.

One thing about the H100i is its software and Win8.1 are a pain in the rear.

Cheaper DVD - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-118-LG&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=951

The MX100 256GB is cheaper than the 940Evo, still a quick SSD.

Free delivery with Superflower PSU+case - - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18630207

Sasquatch_ibra · 7 Dec 2014 at 15:17

ohh ok, What about the H80i ??

Il be installing Windows 7 Ultimate, Dont really Like Windows 8

Ive still got around £300 spare, any improvements I can make ?

stulid · 7 Dec 2014 at 15:20

I still think what doomspeed had listed (add a HDD+ external DVD drive as the NZXT case has no bays) was nicer. Shame to hide all that stuff away and not see it.

The H80i still has the same software, but Win7 is fine with them.

Sasquatch_ibra · 7 Dec 2014 at 15:26

ok il change a few things and il get back to you in a min

stulid · 7 Dec 2014 at 15:31

The H100i you can change the colour of the LED logo, so you can do green.

Sasquatch_ibra · 7 Dec 2014 at 15:40

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK Black Edition Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £179.99
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £162.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GLC-02389) £146.99
1 x Avexir Venom Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331108G-2CIG) - Green Light £119.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £119.99
1 x NZXT H440 Midi-Tower - Black / Green £89.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £64.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x Alpenföhn Wing 140mm Boost 2 Plus PWM Fan - Green £9.95
1 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost 2 Plus PWM fan - Green £8.45
Total : £1,778.94 (includes shipping : £14.75).