New Build, Advice and Comments please! :)

jonnytruckfest · 30 Sep 2013 at 12:32

Hello folks,

My first time posting on here so be kind! aha. I'm looking to build my first computer with quite a big budget around £4000 which will include all preipherals that I'm needing/wanting including 3 monitors although I'm siding with getting one big monitor like the 29' asus monitor? But unsure as to whether it would be better just getting a 3 monitor setup, due to lack of desk space the biggest monitors I can fit are 22 inch.

So these are the parts for my build for the computer.

Case: BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Windowed Case - Black £129.95
Graphics Cards 1&2: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 ACX Superclock 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-2784-KR) £549.95
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper 5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £353.99
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Quad Channel Memory Kit (CMY32GX3M4A1866C9) £275.99
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor OEM £249.95
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNova G2 1300W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (120-G2-1300-XR) £169.99
Main Drive: Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
Storage Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 4TB 5900RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM £143.99
Program Hard drive (Games/Programs etc) Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD2002FAEX) HDD £128.99
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro H110 280mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060014-WW) £94.99
Extra Case Fans x5: BitFenix Spectre PRO 120mm Fan Green LED - Black £59.95
Thermal Compound: IC Diamond 7-Carat Thermal Compound (1.5g) £6.98
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £113.99
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £20.99

And these are the other bits and bobs including the keyboard/monitors etc.

Monitors: Asus VE228HR 22" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £419.97
Keyboard: Ducky DK-9008 Shine III Mechanical Keyboard Black Cherry MX Switch - Green LED BackLight £139.99
Mouse: Razer Naga 2014 Expert MMO Gaming Mouse £69.95
Headphones: SteelSeries Siberia v2 USB Virtual Surround 7.1 Gaming Headset - White (51102) £82.99
Game Controllers: Saitek Pro Flight Switch Panel - PC (PZ55) £64.99
Mouse Mat: Razer Goliathus Alpha Fragged Control Gaming - Control £23.99
Case Upgrades: BitFenix Mesh Stripes for Shinobi XL Tower Case - Green £8.99

As you can see there is a pattern with the black and green which is something as what I'm trying to stick too at the moment. And which I think of this spec I think is good enough for everything that I'll be throwing at it. Just wanting to get peoples opinions and as to anything they would personally change whether it be a different SSD or even if it's a different choice of case etc!

Just wanting to make sure I get the most for my money as well as having one sweet rig.

All constructive comments welcome.

Cheers

Jonny

Doomedspeed · 30 Sep 2013 at 12:58

Hi and welcome..

This looks like a mighty rig.. though i think you can do much better for you're money..

Firstly id reccomend a 27"+ 120/144hz (or 1440p) monitor rather than 3 x 22".. It just look better..

Are you 100% on the green colour scheme

Youll get many specs later..

Whatercooling (custom) an option?

jonnytruckfest · 30 Sep 2013 at 13:02

Thank you

What would you change personally on it?

The monitors as well is true I could go that route, and add as time goes on getting a stand for the monitors as I think you can get stands for monitors over 24' although there aren't many!

Watercooling, I'm not sure I'm 100% confident I'd get it done successfully aha and with it being my first build I want to keep it as 'simple' as possible for the time being although in the future I reckon I will.

Cheers

Jonny

Doomedspeed · 30 Sep 2013 at 13:06

jonnytruckfest said:
Thank you

What would you change personally on it?

The monitors as well is true I could go that route, and add as time goes on getting a stand for the monitors as I think you can get stands for monitors over 24' although there aren't many!

Watercooling, I'm not sure I'm 100% confident I'd get it done successfully aha and with it being my first build I want to keep it as 'simple' as possible for the time being although in the future I reckon I will.

Cheers

Jonny

Ill spec you up after work! (about 5pm-6pm)..

I think you'll still be better off on just one high res monitor.. Maybe a super widecreen, have you seen them?

That fair enough.. Just thought i should check because you could get an epic loop going in there.

swiftmetal · 30 Sep 2013 at 13:20

What are you using your computer for. Because if it for gaming and nothing much more intensive than that you could spend a lot less to get a decent spec computer.

jonnytruckfest · 30 Sep 2013 at 13:43

Cheers for that Doomed, I'll read it around 6 in the morning after work aha, and as for the watercooling I think once the computer has been built and I feel confident enough to put one in then I reckon it will be done but for the time being the H110 is my best bet

Also the widescreen monitor I think we're talking about the same sort lol,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-063-AS&groupid=17&catid=1120
And swiftmetal, my computer will be for pretty much everything gaming,photo and video wise. As i'll be running photoshop, livestreaming gaming content and video editing ofcourse. I understand even for all that it's pretty much overkill but if you can why not? Lol

Cheers

Jonny

Doomedspeed · 30 Sep 2013 at 13:53

jonnytruckfest said:
Cheers for that Doomed, I'll read it around 6 in the morning after work aha, and as for the watercooling I think once the computer has been built and I feel confident enough to put one in then I reckon it will be done but for the time being the H110 is my best bet

Also the widescreen monitor I think we're talking about the same sort lol,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-063-AS&groupid=17&catid=1120

Thats fine, 6am is the best time to read specs.

You'd think the H110 is your best bet, your wrong (no offence) OCUK fathom.. Check it out!

That monitor is amazing.. WOuld you be happy with one of them?

jonnytruckfest · 30 Sep 2013 at 14:11

That's what I was thinking of first hand, but would they benefit from having 2 gpus? Although I suppose it would smash anything you put it's way

.

And cooling wise besides watercooling what way would you go? As ofcourse the more quiet it is the better

lol.

Cheers

Jonny

The Only Beardy · 30 Sep 2013 at 15:19

I may be wrong... but i thought only X79 could use Quad Channel RAM...

honosuseri · 30 Sep 2013 at 17:09

Doomedspeed said:
You'd think the H110 is your best bet, your wrong (no offence) OCUK fathom.. Check it out!

The Fathom uses the Coolermaster Eisberg block and pump. I like this as a lot of us on a budget could cop the Corsair H100 refurb cheap and when the pump fails in time we could swap it out for the Eisberg and change the tubing to clear stuff to allow dye in the coolant

The H100i does have an LED built into the block the H110 doesn't, the LED can be set to green on the H100i to help continue his colour scheme if he fancies that. Personally I'd switch the green LED fans to white ones to illuminate the case interior. Too much green light will "wash out" the green on that mobo as everything will be tinted green, white will help highlight the parts. Bitfenix also do a fan controller (Hydra Pro, I reviewed it a while back) which can toggle the LEDs on and off for their Spectre range of fans.

I'd probably take the Corsair 540 over the Bitfenix XL too but case is a personal preference. Think I'd opt for the Z87X-OC and 16GB of 2133Mhz RAM with the i7K. 850W on the PSU should be more than plenty for the twin 780s too.

Throwing money at the "problem" just opens up more options making it harder to spec the rig lol It's a MEEEGA budget so we will all love to see what he settles on in the end.....should be EPIC!!

P.S Johnny you can use THIS to post a basket in the future, might make life a little easier for you

Ethermaster · 30 Sep 2013 at 18:22

Hi are you 100% sure you want a green theme?

Doomedspeed · 30 Sep 2013 at 18:32

Matx Green:

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI GeForce GTX 780 PCI-Express 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99 (£999.98)
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2713HM 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £439.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £163.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Avexir Venom Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330908G-2CIG) - Green Light £149.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 850w 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (ST85F-G) £146.99
1 x Ducky DK-9008 Shine III Mechanical Keyboard Black Cherry MX Switch - Green LED BackLight £139.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £113.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Fathom All in One Custom Cooler 240mm £112.97
1 x Mayhems X1 UV Green Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99
1 x XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £41.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black £94.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £89.99
1 x SteelSeries Siberia v2 Gaming Headset - Black (51101) £64.99
1 x Razer DeathAdder 2013 6400 DPI Essential Ergonomic Gaming Mouse £64.99
1 x Razer Goliathus Alpha Fragged Control Gaming - Control £23.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
5 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Shamrock Edition £12.95 (£64.75)
2 x NZXT CB-LED10-WT 12x White LED Sleeve - 1m £9.98 (£19.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Green £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Green £5.99
4 x BitFenix 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved green/black £5.99 (£23.96)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Green £4.99 (£9.98)
Total : £3,244.06 (includes shipping : £22.20).

Ethermaster · 30 Sep 2013 at 18:34

Doomedspeed said:
Matx Green:

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI GeForce GTX 780 PCI-Express 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99 (£999.98)
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2713HM 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £439.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £163.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Avexir Venom Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330908G-2CIG) - Green Light £149.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 850w 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (ST85F-G) £146.99
1 x Ducky DK-9008 Shine III Mechanical Keyboard Black Cherry MX Switch - Green LED BackLight £139.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £113.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Fathom All in One Custom Cooler 240mm £112.97
1 x Mayhems X1 UV Green Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99
1 x XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £41.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black £94.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £89.99
1 x SteelSeries Siberia v2 Gaming Headset - Black (51101) £64.99
1 x Razer DeathAdder 2013 6400 DPI Essential Ergonomic Gaming Mouse £64.99
1 x Razer Goliathus Alpha Fragged Control Gaming - Control £23.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
5 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Shamrock Edition £12.95 (£64.75)
2 x NZXT CB-LED10-WT 12x White LED Sleeve - 1m £9.98 (£19.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Green £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Green £5.99
4 x BitFenix 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved green/black £5.99 (£23.96)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Green £4.99 (£9.98)
Total : £3,244.06 (includes shipping : £22.20).

Nice spec Doomsay but where is the SATA Data and power cables to match

Doomedspeed · 30 Sep 2013 at 18:39

Ethermaster said:
Nice spec Doomsay but where is the SATA Data and power cables to match

Cheers Ethel (which is a girls name

)..

They are in the post!

Ethermaster · 30 Sep 2013 at 19:25

Full ATX

Doomedspeed · 30 Sep 2013 at 20:40

Good job there ether...

Im not sure what the OTHER H100i is doing there though.

Ethermaster · 30 Sep 2013 at 20:46

Doomedspeed said:
Good job there ether...

Im not sure what the OTHER H100i is doing there though.

Opps ...... oh well @ OP it saves you another £90

jonnytruckfest · 1 Oct 2013 at 13:57

Hi folks,

Sorry for the late reply, as I work nights you can hazard a guess I was a little tired when I came home last night! Aha

I did have a read through before hand though so thank you for the posts so far guys.

As for the parts, I picked the high powered PSU as I wanted to make sure I've enough power to ensure it will be powered without any struggles.

Plus with EVGA their power supplies are built to last

So far this is what I've got with a few alterations thanks to you guys and has somewhat saved me around £250 so far lol.

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI GeForce GTX 780 PCI-Express 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99 (£999.98)
1 x Asus SonicMaster MX299Q 29" Ultra Widescreen Ultra Slim Bezel LED Monitor - Black with Bang & Olufsen ICEpower Speakers £399.95
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper 5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £353.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 1300W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (120-G2-1300-XR) £169.99
2 x Avexir Venom Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330908G-2CIG) - Green Light £149.99 (£299.98)
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 4TB 5900RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST4000DM000) HDD £143.99
1 x Ducky DK-9008 Shine III Mechanical Keyboard Black Cherry MX Switch - Green LED BackLight £139.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Windowed Case - Black £129.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £113.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Razer Naga 2014 Expert MMO Gaming Mouse £69.95
1 x Razer Goliathus Alpha Fragged Control Gaming - Control £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £20.99
3 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Shamrock PWM Fan £14.99 (£44.97)
3 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 120mm Fan White LED - Black £11.99 (£35.97)
1 x BitFenix Mesh Stripes for Shinobi XL Tower Case - Green £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Green £8.99
1 x IC Diamond 7-Carat Thermal Compound (1.5g) £6.98
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Green £6.98 (£13.96)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 6pin PCI-E extension 45cm - Green £6.49 (£12.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Green £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Green £5.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 7V 20cm - Green £4.99 (£9.98)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Green £4.49 (£8.98)
Total : £3,557.03 (includes shipping : £22.20).

Cheers

Jonny

OracIe · 1 Oct 2013 at 14:00

An epic rig if you're going to build. You won't be disappointed, that's for sure!

fowler002 · 1 Oct 2013 at 14:22

as has been said already you're ott with the psu, unless you're planning on adding a boat load of mechanical hard disks, fans, lights and hell knows what else there's no need for it.