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Danny75 said:
Yes. Given it's designed to take a PSU of max 240 depth, I thought might as well use it to show off that gorgeous chunky Leadex. Any cables that need fitting at the bottom of the motherboard can be slipped through the appropriate routing point before placing the PSU. Don't imagine there'll be any really thick cables that absolutely need to go through that point either, so there would probably be enough room to slide the cables in (at an upwards angle) from behind, even with the PSU mounted, imo.

I've seen pics of a Corsair AX1200i (also 200mm) in a 300R build.

But hey, if it might be a headache in the slightest way, go for the Seasonic.
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If the AX1200i fits then stick with the Superflower. It is an excellent psu :)
 
Danny75 said:
Yes. Given it's designed to take a PSU of max 240 depth, I thought might as well use it to show off that gorgeous chunky Leadex. Any cables that need fitting at the bottom of the motherboard can be slipped through the appropriate routing point before placing the PSU. Don't imagine there'll be any really thick cables that absolutely need to go through that point either, so there would probably be enough room to slide the cables in (at an upwards angle) from behind, even with the PSU mounted, imo.

I've seen pics of a Corsair AX1200i (also 200mm) in a 300R build.

But hey, if it might be a headache in the slightest way, go for the Seasonic.
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Do you have any pictures of this PSU in the 300r handy mate? Be interesting to see it with the cable management. I much prefer the all black PSU but the size is worrying.

Fulax said:
I stand by my objection to the windowed 300R: for me, the vents on the side window just defeat the purpose of having a side window because they obscure the view of the internals. It would annoy me, anyway.The Bitfenix Ronin would be my choice every day of the week.

Also...a 144hz monitor, perhaps? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-070-BQ&groupid=17&catid=1851
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Monitor is just going to increase my budget mate which I can't streatch any further unfortunately. Going with the 300R due to the dust filters really. I agree though I hate the fan holes and will try and replaced with clear perspex at some point.

Space Monkey said:
I'd get something better than the Corsair H60 as well :)
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What do you recommend mate? I was looking at the H80 but it's too bulky I think. Also don't like air coolers for this same bulky reason. Picky, I know.
 
Danny75 said:
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Two x 2pin I/O's, not four?

The SuperFlower Leadex 750 Gold is presently available for the same price as the Seasonic. Seasonic is quality as well but the Leadex would look beastly in that case. And I know it's a bit more expensive but this Avexir RAM is better quality and would look very sexy.

YOUR BASKET
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Avexir Core Orange Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIO) - Orange Light £79.99




Where will you be mounting the Hydro? And where is the single AF120 fan going?

And just so you know (in case you didn't), there is a cheaper 290 Tri-X now, which just needs overclocking:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-03-40G) £341.99

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Thanks, I'll add 2 more cables if that's the case. Nice one on heads up for the GFX Card, how easy would it be to OC it to factory settings (or further) of the one originally in my basket? If it's easy, I don't mind saving a few quid here!
 
Heavenkiss said:
Thanks, I'll add 2 more cables if that's the case. Nice one on heads up for the GFX Card, how easy would it be to OC it to factory settings (or further) of the one originally in my basket? If it's easy, I don't mind saving a few quid here!
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If it's the same card, which it seems to be, should be pretty easy. But I would get written confirmation from OcUK to be sure. Ask in Customer Service section maybe.
 
Danny75 said:
If it's the same card, which it seems to be, should be pretty easy. But I would get written confirmation from OcUK to be sure. Ask in Customer Service section maybe.
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Thanks mate - As for the RAM i think ill stick to the original to save costs and i'm not a big fan of lights on parts. Thanks for the heads up though.


"Where will you be mounting the Hydro? And where is the single AF120 fan going?" The Hydro will go where the current exhaust fan is and will act as an exhaust. The single AF120 is going to go in the roof. 140 at the front of the case as intake. Other SP120 for the Hydro, just to add the orange ring for colour purposes.
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-03-40G) £341.99
1 x Asus VN248H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black (CC-9011017-WW) £78.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733) £67.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £65.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G1600HC9DC01) £55.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050001-WW) £13.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Single Pack (CO-9050005-WW) £13.99
1 x NZXT CB-LED10-WT 12x White LED Sleeve - 1m £9.98
1 x Gigabyte KM6150 Keyboard and Mouse Set £9.95
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Orange £8.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 4 x SATA power extension - Orange £6.98
2 x BitFenix Alchemy 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved orange/black £5.99 (£11.98)
2 x BitFenix Alchemy SATA 6GB/s braided cable 30cm - Orange £5.99 (£11.98)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Orange £5.99
1 x MTN 94 Spray Paint Orange - 400ml £4.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Internal Audio Extension Adaptor 30cm - Orange £4.49
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 2pin I/O extension 30cm - Orange £3.95 (£15.80)
Total : £1,500.00 (includes shipping : £20.10).



Right... another final build.... ha. Hopefully all correct now. Only issue is im unsure wether to get H80 over H60. I just hate how fat the H80 rad/fans is. As stated in earlier post the Hydro will go where the current exhaust fan is and will act as an exhaust. The single AF120 is going to go in the roof. 140 at the front of the case as intake. Other SP120 for the Hydro, just to add the orange ring for colour purposes.

Let me know what you think chaps - At £1500 i'm happy with only £200 over budget!
 
Think that was the original RAM someone specced me but price wise it got lowered. Seems this is now the same price though! Hopefully back in stock at same price soon.
 
I just had an idea. You said in your opening post that you wanted to future proof as much as possible SO why don't you leave out all the extra cables for the time being and use the extra money to get an i7 ?

A few of the Orange cables are out of stock anyway.

Added a H80i cooler for the i7

So you would have this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-03-40G) £341.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Asus VN248H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black (CC-9011017-WW) £78.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733) £73.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £71.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G1600HC9DC01) £55.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Single Pack (CO-9050005-WW) £13.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050001-WW) £13.99
1 x Gigabyte KM6150 Keyboard and Mouse Set £9.95
Total : £1,516.79 (includes shipping : £20.10).




You could then add the orange cables/LED strip at a later date. Plus if you get your post count up to 100 you qualify for free shipping (Assuming you are mainland UK)
 
lee32uk said:
I just had an idea. You said in your opening post that you wanted to future proof as much as possible SO why don't you leave out all the extra cables for the time being and use the extra money to get an i7 ?

A few of the Orange cables are out of stock anyway.

Added a H80i cooler for the i7

So you would have this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-03-40G) £341.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Asus VN248H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black (CC-9011017-WW) £78.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733) £73.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £71.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G1600HC9DC01) £55.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Single Pack (CO-9050005-WW) £13.99
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050001-WW) £13.99
1 x Gigabyte KM6150 Keyboard and Mouse Set £9.95
Total : £1,516.79 (includes shipping : £20.10).




You could then add the orange cables/LED strip at a later date. Plus if you get your post count up to 100 you qualify for free shipping (Assuming you are mainland UK)
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Thanks mate, makes sense. Cut back on ascetics for now and get the system setup. At least i'll know what cables I need then too!

Isn't i7 overkill for gaming though? I guess if I'm going for the H80, best to make the sp120 a dual pack instead of single (Single as there for the h60) and i'll need pwm sp120's now too?
 
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