New Build, Advice and Comments please! :)

Doomedspeed · 1 Oct 2013 at 14:35

A few things a bit iffy with that build..

1) The PSU is proper overkill any of the ones specced above would be fine for your usage.. Though i guess you could add a 3rd card with your choice..

2) The Shinobi XL doesn't have great airflow, especially when going dual GPU the heat will build up massively so you need a case with good airflow. I either suggest the Carbide 540 or Corsair 750D..

3) The spectre Pro (and even non-Pro) fans have rubbish airflow too.. So get rid off them and use the Shamrock fans.

4) No reason not to get a RETAIL CPU.

5) 32GB of RAM is a lot..

6) That 4TB HDD is slow.. 5900 RPM when you can get a 7200 RPM 3TB of much less.. You can even get 2 x 3TB drives if you want..

7) No sound card or headset with your spec..

swiftmetal · 1 Oct 2013 at 14:43

Personally i would spend a bit more on the
YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK Tech Labs Fathom All in One Custom Cooler 240mm £112.97
1 x XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £41.99
1 x Mayhems Ultra Pure H20 Watercooling Fluid 1L £4.99
Total : £171.95 (includes shipping : £10.00).

And get the green coolant option the reason behind it is that

1. it looks epic and can be made to go with your colour scheme
2. you can reuse some of it if you go full on water cooling in the future
3. way better cooling than the h100

Doomedspeed · 1 Oct 2013 at 15:07

swiftmetal said:
And get the green coolant option the reason behind it is that

1. it looks epic and can be made to go with your colour scheme
2. you can reuse some of it if you go full on water cooling in the future
3. way better cooling than the h100

4. I used it in my spec!

jonnytruckfest · 1 Oct 2013 at 15:38

Well as advised to change a few things, I've included the liquid cooler as I was a little worried as I didn't want to fill the thing myself but a bit of reading shows it's prefilled so not bad

I've changed the case to the nzxt 810 switch as this was the case I originally had my eye on but was unsure as to how good it was. But have read good reviews. I'll probably get some white led strips to 'light' the insides of the case to show off the green etc.

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 NZXT Switch 810 Ultra Tower Case - Matt Black £149.99
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 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 XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £41.99
- 1 x Mayhems X1 UV Green Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99
2 x Toshiba (7K3000.D) 3TB SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £83.99 (£167.98)
1 x SteelSeries Siberia v2 USB Virtual Surround 7.1 Gaming Headset - White (51102) £82.99
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
5 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Shamrock PWM Fan £14.99 (£74.95)
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)
Total : £3,553.10 (includes shipping : £22.20).

Cheers

Jonny

Gunda · 1 Oct 2013 at 17:27

Why go for a 29" at 2560x1080 when you can get a higher resolution DELL 27" at 2560x1440

Doomedspeed · 1 Oct 2013 at 17:42

Gunda said:
Why go for a 29" at 2560x1080 when you can get a higher resolution DELL 27" at 2560x1440

As was in my spec.

Anyway,

Looking better, the Switch 810 is a great case, perfect for you needs.

Like said, id be tempted by the Dell screen, for the higher resolution.

Also, its well worth going for the Retail CPU, 2 more years warranty (overclocking doesn't void warranty)

Jasseh · 1 Oct 2013 at 18:36

Looks like it will be a very nice build.
You should definitely consider switching to the retail 4770k though, only £10 more for an extra 2 years on your warranty.

jonnytruckfest · 2 Oct 2013 at 16:17

Well as it stands and having taken some advice from some of you guys, I've changed the monitor to a 27inch monitor with a higher resolution for better picture quality which I'm sure I will be very grateful for!

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 £431.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper 5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £369.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x NZXT Switch 810 Ultra Tower Case - Matt Black £149.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £145.99
2 x Avexir Venom Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330908G-2CIG) - Green Light £143.99 (£287.98)
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 XSPC EX240 120mm Radiator - Black £41.99
- 1 x Mayhems X1 UV Green Premixed Watercooling Fluid 1L £7.99
2 x Toshiba (7K3000.D) 3TB SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £89.99 (£179.98)
1 x SteelSeries Siberia v2 USB Virtual Surround 7.1 Gaming Headset - White (51102) £82.99
1 x Razer Naga 2014 Expert MMO Gaming Mouse £69.95
1 x Saitek Pro Flight Switch Panel - PC (PZ55) £64.99
1 x Razer Goliathus Alpha Fragged Control Gaming - Control £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.95
5 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Shamrock PWM Fan £14.99 (£74.95)
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)
Total : £3,670.10 (includes shipping : £22.20).

All I need to do now is wait a little while until I get a couple more wage packets into the bank and then I'll be well on my way.

Until then though I reckon this will be the final build.

Cheers

Jonny

DaleTheWhale · 2 Oct 2013 at 16:40

If by wage packets you mean a couple more months?
^ All of the above will change indefinitely over time, AMD are bringing out new GPU's soon, you never know how the market will change, new screens etc.

When do you have it planned to actually buy the rig?

jonnytruckfest · 2 Oct 2013 at 16:45

Well I mean next month. As I want to have it built by christmas

Cheers

Jonny