New build £1400-£1600

Nines11 · 24 Dec 2014 at 13:16

Thoughts on this?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K) £311.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £289.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M4A2400C14) £229.99
1 x Asus X99-A Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard £199.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011044-WW) £144.95
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £91.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £84.95
1 x Seagate SSHD ST1000LM014 1TB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (PS4 Upgrade kit +FREE USB) £74.99
Total : £1,445.34 (includes shipping : £13.75).

RJC · 24 Dec 2014 at 13:42

What is the main use of the pc?

RJC · 24 Dec 2014 at 13:46

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 ** £403.98
2 x gigabyte geforce gtx 970 g1 gaming 4096mb gddr5 pci-express graphics card £289.99 (£579.98)
1 x corsair graphite 760t windowed full tower gaming case - black (cc-9011044-ww) £144.95
1 x teamgroup xtreem lv 16gb (2x8gb) ddr3 pc3-21300c11 2666mhz dual channel kit (txd316g2666hc11cdc01) £109.99
1 x crucial m500 240gb sata 6gb/s solid state hard drive - (ct240m500ssd1) £91.99
1 x corsair hydro h100i high performance liquid cpu cooler (cw-9060009-ww) £88
1 x superflower leadex gold 750w fully modular "80 plus gold" power supply - black £84.95
1 x seagate barracuda 2tb 7200rpm sata 6gb/s 64mb cache - oem (st2000dm001) hdd £64.99
total : £1,586.53 (includes shipping : £14.75).

you can get cashback on the motherboard and get a free upgrade to the next model.

edit:

http://bk.gigabyte.eu/en_bk_uk_ireland.html

http://www.gigabytenordic.com/uk/intel_z97-x99_promotion/index.html

Nines11 · 24 Dec 2014 at 18:09

RJC said:
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 ** £403.98
2 x gigabyte geforce gtx 970 g1 gaming 4096mb gddr5 pci-express graphics card £289.99 (£579.98)
1 x corsair graphite 760t windowed full tower gaming case - black (cc-9011044-ww) £144.95
1 x teamgroup xtreem lv 16gb (2x8gb) ddr3 pc3-21300c11 2666mhz dual channel kit (txd316g2666hc11cdc01) £109.99
1 x crucial m500 240gb sata 6gb/s solid state hard drive - (ct240m500ssd1) £91.99
1 x corsair hydro h100i high performance liquid cpu cooler (cw-9060009-ww) £88
1 x superflower leadex gold 750w fully modular "80 plus gold" power supply - black £84.95
1 x seagate barracuda 2tb 7200rpm sata 6gb/s 64mb cache - oem (st2000dm001) hdd £64.99
total : £1,586.53 (includes shipping : £14.75).

you can get cashback on the motherboard and get a free upgrade to the next model.

edit:

http://bk.gigabyte.eu/en_bk_uk_ireland.html

http://www.gigabytenordic.com/uk/intel_z97-x99_promotion/index.html

Really worth going sli over a new chipset and CPU?

Its a gaming build i could nearly add another 970 with the better CPU build, although i did forget my heatsink, you still get basic heatsinks with intel CPUs right?

The better CPU combo is only around £200 more and should last much longer with the quad channel RAM and 6 cores, i know games dont use them much right now but look at how the VRAM thing went, everything is starting to pick up these days with the new consoles.

Dont really like sli, its £200 more for a better CPU or £300 more for better graphics and both are just as bad as each other with sli not working many times or not needed and then it adds heat and cost to electricity.

The CPU combo has 2 more cores that maybe wont be used much in gaming but the RAM certainly will and the system should be much more responsive overall!

I paid £1250 for an I5 build 2 years ago similar to this;

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS Radeon R9 280X iPower IceQ X2 Boost 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £215.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 820 Enthusiast Ultra Tower Case - Black £189.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Intel 730 Series 240GB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Internal Solid State Drive (SSDSC2BP240G401) £139.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI GENE Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £134.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD2003FZEX) HDD £104.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020061-UK) £79.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £67.99
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler £65.99
Total : £1,197.56 (includes shipping : £14.75).

So PCs are getting FAR cheaper than people think!!!

RJC · 24 Dec 2014 at 18:28

Oops, got a bit carried away with adding 2.

The build was a alternate to the Haswell E system, The 4790k just for gaming is ample and does give the 5820 a run for its money in the performance stakes and some reviews shows it beats the 5820 when gaming (only by a few FPS though

)

What's up with your system above?

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1320?vs=1260

Nines11 · 24 Dec 2014 at 18:35

Still its around £200 cheaper thats it?

Dunno what the bench marks prove as i use none of them lol but is there a RAM test to see how quicker it is?

My brothers old x58 chipset was really quick so i want a quad channel chipset to try it out, for £200 more you cant really say no? DDR4 must do something much faster or why would they bother?

What you mean by whats up with the system above? The i5 build? Im still using it, just stuck a 970 in it, runs everything i want at decent settings but look! for £200 more 2 years later you can get a top of the range while 2 year ago it would have cost me MUCH more!!

RJC · 24 Dec 2014 at 18:46

Unless your looking at using the the extra cores (games just about use 4 cores) after how many many years quad cores been out? Your spending extra funds on a system that according to the link above is getting less FPS.

But don't get me wrong its a still a nice system, but personally I would go with the 4790k system which should overclock to 4.4ghz and pull less at the wall as wall.

Another build with the 4790k, I have removed the cooler as this will be in keeping with the build in original spec:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£25 Saving** £379.98
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £289.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011044-WW) £144.95
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £91.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £64.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
Total : £1,098.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Nines11 · 24 Dec 2014 at 19:35

So the RAM not really worth it? Yeah the FPS is really tiny though i doubt youd notice it at all.

£300 saving with a lesser PSU and no heatsink?

If i choose cheaper DDR4 i can get it down to like £150 for the 6 core?

Im seeing games now nearly maxing my i5 and thats at 4.4ghz!

If were going off CPUs then the i5 versions will be the same difference than the i7 and save even more money, im mostly taking the new CPU on due to the new RAM and chipset.

For £150 more is this a bad idea for the long run? There hasnt even been any new games really released as the new consoles havent had much so im thinking towards the future and a measly £150

FredFlint · 24 Dec 2014 at 23:05

I have an X99 and a 4790 pc and for games they feel the same if nothing else is running in the background but I often have a few things running when I start a game and the X99 takes less of a hit.