New build. I'm out of the game!

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Right need some help with a new build spec this is what i currently have;


Intel Core i5 4670K 3.40GHz Socket 1150 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor £186.18
Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H Socket 1150 HDMI DVI ATX Motherboard £123.66
Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO - SSD Only £147.50
CM Storm by Cooler Master Storm Scout II Advanced mATX Black Case £88.49
Corsair TXM 650W Modular PSU £76.53
Corsair Xms3 Classic 16gb (4x4gb) Memory Kit 1600mhz Ddr3 Dimm 240-pin Unbuffered £123.30
Corsair Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £94.49
Logitech Performance Mouse MX with Darkfield Laser Tracking - USB with Nano Dongle £69.40
Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit DVD - OEM £79.02
Cart total inc vat: £988.57

My old build has died after about 5 years, previous being a core 2 duo system, the build will be used for gaming and video/photo editing plus filling out normal desktop duties. I was planning on using my old GTX260 GPU however i feel that will probably be well under this system's potential performance. Budget wise 1k is an absolute max, I need an OS And wish to keep the selected mouse. Can any better be done? All help in and input greatly recieved.
 
Thats fine, read mATX and ATX compatability for the mobo but can just ensure i get the ATX version not the mATX, really more interested in spec choice!
 
W!ll said:
Thats fine, read mATX and ATX compatability for the mobo but can just ensure i get the ATX version not the mATX, really more interested in spec choice!
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Yeah you'd have to get a mATX version of the motherboard, or choose a bigger case.

It's an OK spec, but that's a pretty sizeable budget and I've no doubt Doomedspeed will come up with something pretty spectacular for that sort of money ;)
 
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The case specification at that competitor website is wrong, it will take a normal ATX board.
 
Ah I see, that explains my confusion.

Thanks for clearing that up.

Just another reason to buy from OcUK lol, at least you know what your getting.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** with FREE GAMES £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £84.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x CM Storm Scout II Advanced Gaming Case - Gun Metal £79.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 620W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.95
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £49.99
Total : £954.25 (includes shipping : £17.85).



Just enough money for your Mouse too, As OCUK don't have it.
 
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Cheers for the help doomedspeed, i see you've dropped the ram and ssd down in size for the GPU, but from what i can tell it looks very solid. Then again I know little ;)
 
W!ll said:
Cheers for the help doomedspeed, i see you've dropped the ram and ssd down in size for the GPU, but from what i can tell it looks very solid. Then again I know little ;)
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Na worries, dont put yourself down.

I just balanced it up a bit more..

I feel 120GB is a good amount for OS and few games (maybe) then the rest goes on the bigger mech drive.

8GB of RAM is fine for gaming, 16GB is way too much.

The colour scheme is pretty good too. :D
 
Fair enough! The ram and bigger SSD was specced for playing with video, I'll see how this fairs and upgrade in the future if needed, should be light years ahead of my dead core 2 duo system.
 
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