New Build For Haswell

[ConnectionFX]

Hi. Ive been forced to use a laptop for the last 18 months and decided to save up for a new rig for Hawell. It will be used for a variety of things including:
Gaming
CAD work
Photoshop
Video Editing
3D Rendering

Im looking at a further budget of about £450 - £525 for a Hawell CPU & Board.

Any advice or something major wrong with my choices?

Thanks

Sapphire HD 7970 VAPOR-X GHZ 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £455.99

Avexir MPower Yellow Series 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Quad Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001008G-4CM) £199.99

Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £179.99 X3 Eyefinity

CM Storm Stryker Full Tower Gaming Case - White £139.99

Intel 335 Series 180GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £119.99

XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £84.98

Roccat Isku FX Multicolour Gaming Keyboard £84.98

Phanteks PH-TC12DX CPU Cooler - Silver (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £39.98

OcUK Mega-Mega Mat 3XL Elite Tactical Gaming Surface £24.95

Asus USB-N13 300Mbps Wireless Adapter £14.99

Antec Soundscience Halo 6 LED Bias Lighting Kit - White £9.98

Antec Accent Lighting 6 LED USB Strip - Blue £8.99

OcUK Value 3m Male - Male Gold Plated v1.4 Oxygen Free HDMI Cable - 3D READY £8.39

Total : £1,762.38

 

[Idleman]

Swap the Psu for this one, same price but modular and Silver rated.

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £83.99
Total : £94.49 (includes shipping : £8.75).

 

[Doomedspeed]

I assume you'll be getting the 4770k?

The 6gb 7970 is pointless, the normal 3gb 7970 will be more then enough.

The PSU is okay though a silver rated xfx 750w is around the same price.

Id change the cooler to a K2 mount doom.

 

[olivier renault]

MSI MPower Z87? Looks impressive Maybe could complicate cooler compatibility with that huge heatsink.

 

[ConnectionFX]

Im just trying to find the budget for a 780 card instead... looking at the reviews it doesnt look like a 7970 is a good way to go.

Changed the PSU. Thanks for that. well spotted

The MSI MPower Z87 looks lush

 

[honosuseri]

Im just trying to find the budget for a 780 card instead... looking at the reviews it doesnt look like a 7970 is a good way to go.

Changed the PSU. Thanks for that. well spotted

The MSI MPower Z87 looks lush

For your stated use and a budget of over £2K, I would seriously be looking at a socket 2011 build with the Hexcore i7 bud to be honest.......

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780D5-3GD-B) £569.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £479.99
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2713HM 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £439.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £161.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) ** Cash Back Promo ** £141.95
2 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV316G213C1K) £119.99 (£239.98)
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £99.95
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
1 x OcUK Mega-Mega Mat 3XL Elite Tactical Gaming Surface £24.95
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN881ND) £16.99
Total : £2,368.73 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[ConnectionFX]

For your stated use and a budget of over £2K, I would seriously be looking at a socket 2011 build with the Hexcore i7 bud to be honest.....

But you only have one display in that spec. i require eyefinity due to the work i do + gaming.

 

[honosuseri]

But you only have one display in that spec. i require eyefinity due to the work i do + gaming.

I'd personally prefer a large single panel display with a nice high resolution (1440P)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2713HM 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £439.99
Total : £439.99 (includes shipping : FREE).



I thought you could adjust the spec yourself to be fair. It's surround view on Nvidia not Eyefinity but it's the same thing......

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3 x Iiyama Prolite E2481HS-B1 24" Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £143.99 (£431.97)
Total : £431.96 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[ConnectionFX]

I was looking at those Iiyama Prolite displays..

Its not a company iv'e heard much about!
Are they the beko of monitors or a decent make/model?

Regards

 

[honosuseri]

I was looking at those Iiyama Prolite displays..

Its not a company iv'e heard much about!
Are they the beko of monitors or a decent make/model?

Regards

It's not a naff brand. The screens would need some calibrating to get the best out of them, having 3 of them means more work in that regard. There are a couple of reviews with positive comments. If you want to pay more on the panels that's fair enough.

If you don't mind a 23 inch monitor you might find the IPS panel more suited to your work.....

YOUR BASKET
3 x Iiyama Prolite X2377HDS 23" Premium IPS Panel Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £131.99 (£395.97)
Total : £395.96 (includes shipping : FREE).