New Build - Advice Please

[Brian.]

I'm after a bit of advice with my new build. I've built a few computers in the past so I have a bit of experience but it's been a few years since the last one. I need a computer which can handle a bit of gaming, some audio visual bits and pieces, some AutoCAD etc. I know what I have below is probably a bit of overkill but I want whatever I build to be easily upgradable in the future should the need arise. I have windows 7, a keyboard and a mouse but that's about it.

I want a dual monitor setup and I'm not against water-cooling i've just not done it before but I would be up for it should it be a good idea. The only reason I've chosen the RAM I have is because I'm concerned about the clearance between the cooler and the RAM. My budget is between £1500-£2000 but I would like to stay closer to £1500 although I can be persuaded.

1x MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £172.99
2x Dell UltraSharp U2312HM 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £161.99 £323.98
1x MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £149.99
1x Seasonic 760w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £149.99
1x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £129.60
1x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CML8GX3M2B1600C11) £71.99
1x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1x Thermalright True Spirit 140 BW Cooler £34.99

Total: £1,476.46 inc postage

Any help and/or advice is appreciated.

 

[DaleTheWhale]

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS Radeon R9 290 Pre-Flashed to R290X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £379.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
2 x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £149.99 (£299.98)
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD316G2133HC11ADC01) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Be Quiet Power Zone 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1 x Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler £39.95
Total : £1,602.22 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Crossfire-able.

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS Radeon R9 290 Pre-Flashed to R290X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £379.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
2 x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £149.99 (£299.98)
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD316G2133HC11ADC01) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Be Quiet Power Zone 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £79.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
Total : £1,532.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Single card solution.

Better CPU, 16GB of RAM, A lot better graphics card as well.

 

[ExtremeIC3cream]

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 770 SC ACX Dual Bios 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2776-KR) £275.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £172.99
1 x Seasonic 860w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £169.99
2 x Asus VE247H 24" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £143.99 (£287.98)
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-17066C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX21C11T2K2/16X) £139.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £129.6
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
Total : £1,541.99 (includes shipping : £32.90).



More or less the one you said only it has 16GB RAM, 860W Power supply which will power two 770s if you decide to sli, also has a better GPU as stated the 770 which is superclocked.

 

[Brian.]

Thanks for the input, it is appreciated, pushing my budget a bit I have think I like the following. Any foreseeable issues with this?

1x HIS Radeon R9 290 Pre-Flashed to R290X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £379.99
1x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
1x Seasonic 860w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £169.99
2x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £149.99 (£299.98)
1x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1x Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-17066C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX21C11T2K2/16X) £139.99
1x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £131.99
1x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1x Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler £39.95

Total: £1,754.48 inc postage

 

[lee32uk]

That Ram is HUGE so you might have a problem fitting it depending on how far the cooler overhangs the slots.

 

[lee32uk]

If you want to keep that RAM you could change a couple of things. The 100i cooler will allow you to fit the taller ram. The Corsair PSU is made by Seasonic and has the same warranty, but is £30 cheaper.

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS Radeon R9 290 Pre-Flashed to R290X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £379.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor & Corsair H100i CPU Cooler Bundle £332.98
2 x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £149.99 (£299.98)
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-17066C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX21C11T2K2/16X) £139.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 860W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020044-UK) £139.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £131.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
Total : £1,775.00 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 

[Fallen god]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 780 Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £367.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor & Corsair H100i CPU Cooler Bundle £332.98
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Desktop Kit - (MZ-7TE250KW) £160.99
2 x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £149.99 (£299.98)
1 x Avexir Venom Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330908G-2CIG) - Green Light £149.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi XL Full Tower Gaming Windowed Case - Black £129.95
1 x Antec High Current Pro 750W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £129.95
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
Total : £1,780.44 (includes shipping : £22.20).




Went for a slight green theme, the ram is currently out of stock so if you need it now just keep the one you spec'd. Changed up the mobo to what I think is a better Mobo. 780 instead of a 290 as the price on this one is amazing, and a desktop kit for the SSD, which comes with Norton Ghost, a sata -> usb2 cable and a few other nice bits that I found usefully personally. Also nice all in one water cooling solution for the CPU.

 

[Brian.]

Thanks for the further help. I'm not set on the HyperX Predator RAM so if I switch to the Vulcan Red can I safely assume that it will fit in conjunction with the Shadow Rock cooler? I'm settled on all the rest of the components now so as long as the RAM/Cooler/Mobo combination will all fit and work then I will order soon. Thanks for the green theme suggestions but to be honest, it's not my thing.

This will be my final basket unless there are any blunders that you can point out.

1x MSI Geforce GTX 780 Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99
1x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
1x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1x Corsair Professional Series AX 860W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020044-UK) £139.99
2x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £131.99 £263.98
1x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £131.99
1x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD316G2133HC11ADC01) £129.95
1x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £61.99
1x Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler £39.95

Total Inc Shipping - £1651.80

 

[Brian.]

I shall place the order.

Thanks again