New Build - Out of touch, help please!

Maverick01

Maverick01

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Hello,

It's been about 3 years since i spec'd a new build so i'm very out of touch (despite working it IT!)

I'm currently looking at replacing my current PC which was a budget build whilst i was at college. Now i'm in full time employment much budget has stretched to about £900 although can stretch if its worth the investment!

I already have a monitor (BenQ XL2420T), mouse, keyboard, SSD, 8 GB of Vengance RAM and hard drives so they are not needed.

As my monitor is 3D vision ready i would like to stick with NVidia, quite which one i'm not too sure about. From my reading i'm thinking of getting a single 680 now with the provision to upgrade to 2 in SLI later - I cant afford an expensive card off the bat...

I was wondering if anyone had any input on the below build, something i've missed or worth changing? Not sure on the PSU, if i can get an adequate one cheaper then I'm open.

Providing i can get adequate cooling i do want to overclock as i already do with my Phenom x6!

One more thing... My PC is housed, effectively, in a wind tunnel with desk fans pulling the hot air from the back out a vent cut into my desk so please consider that if changing the case!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 680 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Batman & Splintercell PC Games £263.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series HX+ 750W '80+ Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020031-UK) £119.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - White £84.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
3 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1450 RPM - 3 Pin £13.99 (£41.97)
Total : £984.38 (includes shipping : £17.10).



Thanks in advance for your help.
 
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I'd make a few changes:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 770 Superclock ACX 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2774) £319.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 750 '80+ Gold' 750W Power Supply (CP-9020055-UK) £109.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - White £84.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
Total : £882.42 (includes shipping : £17.10).



Better g/card, the 770 is new tech
PSU, the RM models are new, the HX+'s replacement
Corsair fans are perfect for the H100 but if you are looking to theme, then the scythe's would be fine too.

For a little extra, you could thrown in a 780 instead.
 
The 770 is only a 680 with a new name - exact same GPU. I'm not sure if you can SLI a 680 and a 770 despite that though, and as the 680s are EOL (hence cheap) you'd be looking at second hand later.
 
I see so i'd probably look at a GTX 770 instead then...

Whats the advice for MoBo's for those?

And I assume haswell is the way to go as it stands?
 
teppic said:
The 770 is only a 680 with a new name - exact same GPU. I'm not sure if you can SLI a 680 and a 770 despite that though, and as the 680s are EOL (hence cheap) you'd be looking at second hand later.
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That's not 100% true. If you look at the cards (under the HSF) they are completely different. The 770 has more voltage regulation and VRMs..

But chip wise they are the same/very similar.
 
Maverick01 said:
What make 770 would you reccomend? From what i can see cooling wise the ASUS is the one? But what about performance wise?
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Am with snips86x and Doomedspeed. That evga is the best value OCUK offers. It's the cheapest, has an excellent cooler (the ACX is really impressive temp/noise wise) and a very decent overclock. I'd just go with that TBH, although if you're really keen there are some 4GB models (could be useful for BF4 apparently) and ones with more MHz, but you'll pay a premium.
 
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Ok thank you, So i'll add the EVGA 770. Still unsure on MoBo - Any suggestions or the one I have will suit?

The NZXT Case, is it worth the extra to get the larger 630? Bearing in mind my situation with limited cooling as it is would this help? ( i know i'm going over budget now so not to bothered to spend the extra on the case)
 
snips86x said:
I'd make a few changes:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 770 Superclock ACX 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2774) £319.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM 750 '80+ Gold' 750W Power Supply (CP-9020055-UK) £109.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - White £84.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
Total : £882.42 (includes shipping : £17.10).



Better g/card, the 770 is new tech
PSU, the RM models are new, the HX+'s replacement
Corsair fans are perfect for the H100 but if you are looking to theme, then the scythe's would be fine too.

For a little extra, you could thrown in a 780 instead.
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Keep the same MoBo?
 
My personal pick (this being on principle, rather than specific reviews) would be to spend the bit extra on the Z87X-UD3H. The UD's are just that much better made. Also unless you're going SLI/Crossfire down the track (and you may want to keep the option open) you could save going for a top-notch PSU with lower draw, say ~600w.
 
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