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[PhatEd]

Hi,

I've got around £1000 to spend on a decent gaming rig and have spec'd the below. I need everything apart from OS, keyboard and mouse.

Does this look ok or can anyone suggest tweaks here and there?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC rev2.00 ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-3975-KR)= £279.95
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Midi Tower Case with Window - Black= £47.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving**= £293.98
• 1 x Avexir Core Red Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD4UZ124001608G-2CI= £79.99
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - Black= £71.99
• 1 x Crucial BX200 240GB SSD SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CT240BX200SSD1)= £53.99
• 1 x be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 CPU Cooler= £65.99
• 1 x Asus VS278H 27" 1920x1080 TN 1MS Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black= £155.99

Total: £1,065.17
(includes shipping: £15.30)
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[lee32uk]

Hi

The Alpenfohn Matterhorn Black is a good cpu cooler. You don't need to spend £65.99 on the BeQuiet.

The White Leadex is a bit cheaper.

Zotac card has a 5 year warranty after you register it.

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/71...eme-core-edition-video-card-review/index.html

Phanteks Enthoo Pro has a full psu cover so you won't see the White psu.


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply - White= £64.99
• 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Case with Window - Black= £89.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 970 AMP! Extreme Core Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90107-10P= £275.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI - Intel Core i5 6600K Bundle **£20 Saving**= £293.98
• 1 x Avexir Core Red Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD4UZ124001608G-2CI= £79.99
• 1 x Crucial BX200 240GB SSD SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (CT240BX200SSD1)= £53.99
• 1 x Asus VS278H 27" 1920x1080 TN 1MS Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black= £155.99
• 1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler= £39.95

Total: £1,069.57
(includes shipping: £14.70)
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[stulid]

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...descreen-led-monitor-black-red-mo-035-ao.html

24", same resolution, gain Freesync, its due back in stock hopefully soon'ish.

Then swap the 970 for a R9 390.

Or with the savings from going with a 390 spend more on a 144Hz Freesync - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...descreen-led-monitor-black-red-mo-030-ao.html

 

[Padraig]

Yh just get a 390 and save some money plus a freesync monitor the gaming experience will be so much better.

 

[lee32uk]

Getting a R9 390 only saves £10 if you go for the cheapest card that is in stock.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x XFX Radeon R9 390 "DD Black Edition" 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-390P-8DB6)= £249.95
• 1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90101-10P)= £259.99

Total: £520.44
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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If the op doesn't mind a slightly smaller screen then sure.

 

[stulid]

Getting a R9 390 only saves £10 if you go for the cheapest card that is in stock.

Compared against the EVGA or the other better Zotac at £275-279 the saving is better.

 

[PhatEd]

Thanks for the advice.

So is the 390 a better choice than the 970?
I thought that the 970 would be a better card given it's higher clock speed, faster memory speed and lower power consumption?
I've been told the driver support is far superior with Nvidia too?

 

[stulid]

You cant compare clock speed from nvidia vs amd, they are different architectures so do stuff differently per per clock cycle.

The 970 is less power hungry, the 390 has much more Vram, generally a 390 is a touch faster than a 970 overall.

As for drivers..amd have redone the catalyst driver and its now called crimson and offers a nicer user interface, they are still releasing drivers with fixes etc regularly/monthly.

 

[PhatEd]

You cant compare clock speed from nvidia vs amd, they are different architectures so do stuff differently per per clock cycle.

The 970 is less power hungry, the 390 has much more Vram, generally a 390 is a touch faster than a 970 overall.

As for drivers..amd have redone the catalyst driver and its now called crimson and offers a nicer user interface, they are still releasing drivers with fixes etc regularly/monthly.

So it seems the 390 is the way to go then! Thanks.
Would I need to look at revising the PSU choice if going for the 390?
If so what can you recommend? I'm not too fussed on looks as the case I have gone for has a hidden PSU compartment.

 

[stulid]

That PSU is still good to use.