Need help planning a PC Build

Kirikah · 10 Jul 2013 at 19:52

Hello guys! Thanks for reading.

I'm basically looking at spending around 2,000 - 2,250 on a PC which is to include peripherals and a fresh install on Windows 7 (Not going with Windows 8, as far as I'm concerned it can stay on an Windows phone where it belongs).

I am very much into my Music Producing, however I will not need a Soundcard due to my own equipment that I have currently, I will be using it do some very minor video / photo editing but primarily for gaming. I'm a fan of being able to play FPS games without any FPS lag and any slows and I know that a lot of that is to do with the internet but with £2000 I am looking at basically getting as much performance as possible at stock speeds. I might consider overclocking in the distant future but for now, it doesn't concern me to much.

I will post my current list that I have in another post and would welcome any feedback!

(Struggling with whether to go with Haswell or stick with 3rd Gen. I'm also struggling with RAM Latency times over the MHZ).

Thank you once again!

Kirikah · 10 Jul 2013 at 20:09

Hmm, I'd appreciate it if somebody could also explain how to copy and paste my basket with the links in, similar to other posts?

Kirikah

mickyflinn · 10 Jul 2013 at 20:13

You need to use chrome and then seerch for overclockers basket add on.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/...wer/empfloiadabicdlgahhamannadefhehj?hl=en-GB

Kirikah · 10 Jul 2013 at 20:33

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 770 Superclock ACX 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2774) £347.99
2 x Iiyama Prolite E2773HS-GB1 27" Widescreen LED 1MS Monitor - Black £259.99 (£519.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-4770 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £249.95
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI HERO Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £172.99
1 x Patriot Venom Red 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Quad Channel Memory Kit (PV316G186C9QKRD) £129.95
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD2002FAEX) HDD £128.99
1 x Intel 335 Series 180GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £119.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £85.99
1 x Razer DeathAdder 2013 6400 DPI Essential Ergonomic Gaming Mouse £64.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £63.98
Total : £1,907.72 (includes shipping : £19.10).

Thank you very much Micky! You're a legend

I intend on buying the Thermaltake Chaser MK-1 for around £100 from another source so I need to consider that too

Kirikah · 11 Jul 2013 at 10:59

Any help?

Idleman · 11 Jul 2013 at 11:39

Kirikah said:
Any help?

You wont be able to OC with that 4770, you need the K version. Also this ram is cheaper and faster.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Patriot Venom Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV316G186C0KRD) £113.99
Total : £399.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Any particular reason why you chose the HERO?

Kirikah · 11 Jul 2013 at 11:43

Truthfully, there is no real reason.. It looks like a solid board and I've always wanted to try out a ROG board so I guess that's the reasoning behind it.

Sliver · 11 Jul 2013 at 11:44

Regarding RAM and the MHz/Latency. I'd go for MHz every time as a gamer.

Kirikah · 11 Jul 2013 at 11:54

For example, if I get a 2400 MHZ Stick with 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 32 timings compared to a 1866Mhz with9 -9 - 9- 9 - 24, what RAM would be better in performance for gaming and for programs such as Ableton, Cubase and Fruity Loops for music production which is quite demanding on RAM, not so much as Video editing / rendering I'd imagine.

Idleman · 11 Jul 2013 at 11:59

Kirikah said:
Truthfully, there is no real reason.. It looks like a solid board and I've always wanted to try out a ROG board so I guess that's the reasoning behind it.

If you were to get a cheaper board, the money saved could be put towards faster ram and a decent cooler. And, if you are not likely to go sli in the future, you could save a bit more on the board and Psu.

Kirikah · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:02

Do you have any suggestions for faster RAM?

Money isn't to much of an issue. I believe the MOBO to be the very core of the PC, It doesn't matter if you have a fast bit of equipment if it needs to go through a slow mobo. I've had very bad experiences with Motherboards recently so thought it'd be time to spend a bit more on them

Sliver · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:10

The RAM Idleman quoted would be fine. You could spend more and go for Corsair Dominator or something, but to be honest you wouldn't see any benefit for the extra money unless you were benchmarking.

Idleman · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:16

Have a look at some of the "spec me" threads in General Hardware and you will notice the majority of Haswell builds have 2133 or 2400 Mhz ram. Haswell chips and the Z87 are built for fast ram. You don`t necessarily need a £180 mobo to benefit from faster clocked ram.

Any way, which part of Leicester are you from, as I know it well.

Ethermaster · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:40

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £323.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Asus VS278Q 1MS Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £227.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £187.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £164.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Windowed Midi Tower Case - Black £149.99
1 x Seasonic X-Series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £119.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC10TDC01) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EZRX) HDD £71.99
1 x CM Storm Quickfire Rapid Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Black Switch £69.98
1 x CM Storm Recon 4000 DPI Gaming Mouse £39.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Warranty £39.95
1 x Liteon IHOS104-06 4x BD-ROM (Black) - OEM £34.99
5 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Orange £13.99 (£69.95)
Total : £1,978.39 (includes shipping : £22.20).

Kirikah · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:47

Idleman said:
Have a look at some of the "spec me" threads in General Hardware and you will notice the majority of Haswell builds have 2133 or 2400 Mhz ram. Haswell chips and the Z87 are built for fast ram. You don`t necessarily need a £180 mobo to benefit from faster clocked ram.

Any way, which part of Leicester are you from, as I know it well.

I've lived all over haha, at the moment I'm in South Wigston! How do you know Leicester? I've tried browsing through a few of the threads, just struggling to get my head around it all and felt like I needed to speak to a few people myself

Ethermaster · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:52

Kirikah said:
I've lived all over haha, at the moment I'm in South Wigston! How do you know Leicester? I've tried browsing through a few of the threads, just struggling to get my head around it all and felt like I needed to speak to a few people myself

Complete "Themed" build above, Orange and Black suit you sir? Includes the a monitor, mouse, keyboard and a copy of windows 7.

Notice that the RAM is 2400MHz so its nice and fast! :cool:

That motherboard is highly regarded in the Overclocking world as the best overclocker in its price range, just ask our resident world champion 8 Pack!

Idleman · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:57

Kirikah said:
I've lived all over haha, at the moment I'm in South Wigston! How do you know Leicester?

I lived there for nearly 20 years. Highfields, Beaumont Leys, just a couple of the ares I`ve lived in.

Kirikah · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:59

I've been speaking to 8 Pack on another Thread haha, thank you very much for your help!

Idleman - Oh dear, Beaumont Leys haha! Small world, hey?