need opinion's on my pc build

ollie2k13 · 29 Oct 2013 at 22:27

hey guys i need your opinion on my component's for my new build, i aim to get a "bulletproof" and solid high end system gaming unit so here it is guys let me know if you would change anything:

MSI GeForce GTX 780 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail

Asus Z87 SABERTOOTH Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard

Seasonic X-Series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply

Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW)

Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM

Avexir Venom Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz

BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black

Prolimatech Black Megahalems CPU Cooler Prolimatech

Noiseblocker BlackSilent Pro Fan PLPS - 120mm PWM (x2) i think it is needed to have 2 fans right?

guys let me know what you think of the build and the computer case with the rig..i want to overclock my gtx 780 card so i was wondering if the powersupply is enough and wont blow with the motherboard

ollie2k13 · 29 Oct 2013 at 23:10

systemerror said:
^^
Agree get a larger ssd and if you have the spare funds get more wattage 750w or above to try future proof the PSU a little

to be honest this is the budget i got right here now, it sucks now because maybe i have to pay more now for a better power supply if i am going to use msi afterburner on my gtx card and i dont really wanna pay more money, wouldn't this PSU be fine for overclocking and also is the ssd i got now improve my loadingh speeds in games a bit more surely?

ollie2k13 · 30 Oct 2013 at 11:04

its too pricey for my budget which is £1600, this is different now but will i have to manually get the solid state drive to be shown in "my computer" so i can move my games to the folder if you know what i am saying?

ollie2k13 · 30 Oct 2013 at 23:18

Doomedspeed said:
Seriously?

I've made a few little changes and put a bigger PSU in and a bigger SSD (both great quality products) and its £300 under budget..

Yes, the KFA2 isn't a lightning but it has overclocking headroom.. It's unbelievable value.

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 780 EX OC 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (78XNH5DN8MSU) £389.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £142.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £89.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £78.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £71.99
1 x Prolimatech Black Megahalems CPU Cooler £49.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
2 x Akasa 120mm Piranha high performance PWM air ripper blade fan £13.99 (£27.98)
Total : £1,303.93 (includes shipping : £11.75).

thanks for changing some things up although i have already purchased the msi lightning as it was last in stock and i didnt wanna miss out on the 3 great games aswell.. so that has been purchased for £480 sadly

so with just £1020 left can you re do the other components now if you have the time, i aint a bit cautious on the antec PSU and giga motherboard i dont thing them 2 components are really that long lasting and bullerproof if you know what i mean

ollie2k13 · 31 Oct 2013 at 14:21

Fulax said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - Na'Vi Limited Edition (SH103S3/240G-NV) £159.95
1 x MSI Z87 Mpower SP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £143.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 650 '80+ Gold' 650W Power Supply (CP-9020054-UK) £99.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £78.95
1 x Kingston HyperX NA'VI 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit **OcUK Exclusive** (KHX16C9C2K2/8) £65.99
1 x Prolimatech Black Megahalems CPU Cooler £49.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
2 x Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Venom Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin £11.99 (£23.98)
Total : £954.85 (includes shipping : £11.75).

or

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - Na'Vi Limited Edition (SH103S3/240G-NV) £159.95
1 x MSI Z87 Mpower SP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £143.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 650 '80+ Gold' 650W Power Supply (CP-9020054-UK) £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Kingston HyperX NA'VI 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit **OcUK Exclusive** (KHX16C9C2K2/8) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
3 x Akasa Viper R High Performance S-Flow fan (14cm Blade on 12cm Fitting) £13.99 (£41.97)
2 x Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Venom Viper Cool Fan - 3/4 Pin £11.99 (£23.98)
Total : £1,035.70 (includes shipping : £10.00).

this looks nice, do you think the motherboard is better for me because of the graphics card i got? instead of buyingthe 200 pound asus sabretooth?

ollie2k13 · 31 Oct 2013 at 15:17

guys i am not looking to overclock the cpu, i aint experienced at all in overclocking, although i think i will try and use msi afterburner and overclock the graphics card a little, dose anyone know the difference between the 2 motherboards asus sabretooth and the msi za7 mpower. how comes there is a different price range someone reccomended me the asus sabretooth in the first place because they said it is a really solid bulletproof motherboard would you guys agree?

ollie2k13 · 31 Oct 2013 at 15:45

Fulax said:
If you're not overclocking you've gone way over the top. You don't need a K-series CPU or a Z87 motherboard.

I'd recommend it, though, even if you just use the auto-overclock feauture.

there is auto overclock features wtf? and i want a k series cpu anyway

besdies isnt there any motherboards or a cpu at the same price just as good but not for overlocking? can anyone find me a motherboard the same price roughly as this msi z87 mpower?

ollie2k13 · 31 Oct 2013 at 16:13

Idleman said:
All the Z87 boards are capable of OCing, just that the higher end boards offer better OCing features. I don`t understand why you want to get a board for the same price as the MPower. The MSI G45 Gaming board I linked earlier would be suitable for your needs. Or you could just get the Z87X-D3H, even cheaper.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-436-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2574

you dont understand because i dont understand basically, i aint clued up with pc components. so what would be the difference between the mpower and the msi g45 price wise is it just purely because the mpower board has overclocking features and that is it? if the mpower was more stable and long lasting board i would still go for that because i want something bulletproof and long lasting

ollie2k13 · 31 Oct 2013 at 16:22

how about this board?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSj6Nn0DPpo

i just checked your link and even this board has the overclocking feature so what would be the difference with the msi mpower board since that has the auto overclock feature aswell, therefor surely the msipower which is a bit more pricey would be better simply because of the cost increase if both boards do roughly the same thing (auto overclock button) and overclocking

ollie2k13 · 31 Oct 2013 at 16:40

Idleman said:
As I have already said previously, look for a board that meets your requirements in terms of features, sli/xfire capable.
Besides gaming, what else will the system be used for?
What, apart from the monitor, will you be connecting.
There is absolutely no point paying £200, when a £100+ board will do everything you need it to do.

i hope you know your **** about computers man because i aint as clued up, you have tempted me to just buy this board now, for some reason ive got that novice experience thinking if it is a higher price the quality and stability of the board is gonna be stronger and last longer, or am i wrong with this? also correct me if i am wrong but when you say sli that means up to 2 graphics cards, so i could use 2 msi gtx 780 lightnings if i wish? also what does xfire capable mean...besides gaming i will record video's possibly aswell and i stream a lot on twitch.tv so if you think this board will give me all that and anyone else reading this thread let me know please guys.. right now i basically feel like a blind man being guided through the streets.

ollie2k13 · 31 Oct 2013 at 21:58

guys i am so grateful you are taking your time with me because sometimes when it comes to other things i am clued up about and someone is so eager to know i cannot be arsed so you are teaching me to give some time to others now aswell. thanks for the time, im still gonna be talking on this thread as i wanna make sure the £1600 budget is gone to mega value..just sucks now i bought the msi gtx 780 lightning for £470 even though its a huge discount its still money kill on a extreme overclocking card, i wanted the kfa2 but i was literally a hour late on the last one in stock and i just went for any good cooling out of the box OC card there is and also one with good value which was the msi card. idleman that basket you just made looks really good, im not sure about the tower corsair it looks a bit pricey overkill..or perhaps its a good thing because of good airflow i am not sure if i should get a cheaper case and put the money towards something else..also is there a better with lower price CPU i can go for, someone said that the K cpu series is for overclocking and i dont think i will ever overclock.. so maybe a higher cpu card if that makes sense guys? and thank you for explainning SLI and XFIRE i can assure you this is inplanted into my head now because i wanna learn as much as possible with computers.

ollie2k13 · 1 Nov 2013 at 16:24

what do you guys think about me waiting one more week to buy this..http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-180-OE

would my PSU be toast for this OC board with the case, also anyone tell me the cooling what comes with the board is any good at all, it doesnt look that solid to me

my case is a ronin
my PSU is a seasonic 750w

ollie2k13 · 1 Nov 2013 at 16:46

Fulax said:
The Phanteks coolers are highly regarded - they're among the best air coolers you can get.

Your PSU will be fine.

only reason i have major conercn with checking stability with overclocked boards is that last time i purchased a "sysetm bundel" pc the motherboard and psu was basically fried and i ended up getting the pc refunded by overclockers so i am just making sure all my components woulld be super safe if i was going to buy this board