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So, I need a new system, building it for a friend.
Budget is max 1400.

This is what I came up with at a first try, but I will redo it soon so I will share the basket here.
Any recommendations on which parts to change with better alternatives in the price-range?

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II OC Strix 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
(£249.99) £299.99
(£249.99)
Iiyama Prolite XB2485WSU-B1 24" IPS Widescreen Professional LED Monitor - Black £239.99
(£199.99) £239.99
(£199.99)
Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £184.99
(£154.16) £184.99
(£154.16)
Intel Core i5-4690 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI GENE Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £142.99
(£119.16) £142.99
(£119.16)
Ducky DK2087S TKL Zero Shine Blue LED Mechanical Keyboard Brown Cherry MX Switch £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £80.99
(£67.49) £80.99
(£67.49)
Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9) £71.99
(£59.99) £71.99
(£59.99)
NZXT KRAKEN X41 140mm Complete Water Cooling £69.95
(£58.29) £69.95
(£58.29)
Intel 530 Series 120GB mSATA SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SSDMCEAW120A401) £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case - White Window £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
* Sub Total : £1,229.87
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel (Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £19.10
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £249.79
* Total : £1,498.76
 
Unfortunately the x41 is not compatible with the 340 midi.... Youll have to go x31 with push pullconfig in rear or front or 240/280 RAD in front of the case
 
stulid said:
Z87? when Z97 is out.

4690? which cant be overclocked like a 4690K can.
Click to expand...

cheers stulid.
can you make your recommendation? I just saw you are a master at this.
I have been out of touch with these things for a while...
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infin8 Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £289.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £265.98
1 x AOC G2460PQU 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £199.99
1 x Crucial BX100 500GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT500BX100SSD1) £144.98
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Case & HCG-620M 620W 80+ Bronze Modular PSU Bundle £116.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £66.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1250 Liquid CPU Cooler £54.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8) £46.99
Total : £1,186.82 (includes shipping : ).





YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K OEM CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£40 OFF** £363.98
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infin8 Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £289.99
1 x AOC G2460PQU 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £199.99
1 x Crucial BX100 500GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT500BX100SSD1) £144.98
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Case & HCG-620M 620W 80+ Bronze Modular PSU Bundle £116.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/16) £95.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £66.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1250 Liquid CPU Cooler £54.95
Total : £1,333.82 (includes shipping : ).




Add the keyboard, did you need a mouse?
 
Do you need 2 SSD's ?


YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infin8 Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £289.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £187.99
1 x AOC G2460FQ 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £185.99
1 x SK Hynix 512GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (HFS512G32MNB-2202A) £154.99
1 x MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £95.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
1 x CM Storm Quickfire TK Mechanical Keyboard - Brown Switch £79.99
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case - White Window £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX318C10FWK2/8) £52.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
Total : £1,222.91 (includes shipping : ).

 
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Cheers guys! Don't need a mouse
Guy will most likely play LOL and maybe some FPS somideally wants an IPS with goodish response, rather than a TN with 1ms and 144 hz. Does that make sense? What would you recommend?

Questions:the mobo I choose had that hispeed slot for msata which I understood has superior speed to the normal sata drives/onboard plugs. If that is not the case only one 500 ssd and no 2tb is enough (dude has a nas linked to the router)
Is it not worth getting a gold ps and a better case? So its there for better systems later?

I prefer evga for mobo and video as i know they are solid, but open to others...happy to pay a premium.on the memory, aren't corsairs dominator the best? I know they are expensive....

Can we fit in haswell? Or not worth it yet?
 
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mSATA is dead, its all about m.2 now.

As long as the PSU is quality (the Antec is made by Seasonic) then efficiency ratings are less important.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K OEM CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£40 OFF** £363.98
1 x Samsung 27D850D 27" Widescreen LED Professional/Gaming Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £359.99
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infin8 Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £289.99
1 x Crucial BX100 500GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT500BX100SSD1) £144.98
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Case & HCG-620M 620W 80+ Bronze Modular PSU Bundle £116.95
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1250 Liquid CPU Cooler £54.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/8) £46.99
Total : £1,377.84 (includes shipping : ).




That Samsung is PLS panel, so nice colours, contrast etc and 1440P for more screen space.

Gigabyte Gaming 7 board has a 4 yr warranty and they have a UK based RMA center.

I have fitted an i7 Devils Canyon CPU which is a tweaked Haswell CPU, 4Ghz base core speed and turbos upto 4.4Ghz!!
 
klaxhu said:
Cheers guys! Don't need a mouse
Guy will most likely play LOL and maybe some FPS somideally wants an IPS with goodish response, rather than a TN with 1ms and 144 hz. Does that make sense? What would you recommend?

Questions:the mobo I choose had that hispeed slot for msata which I understood has superior speed to the normal sata drives/onboard plugs. If that is not the case only one 500 ssd and no 2tb is enough (dude has a nas linked to the router)
Is it not worth getting a gold ps and a better case? So its there for better systems later?

I prefer evga for mobo and video as i know they are solid, but open to others...happy to pay a premium.on the memory, aren't corsairs dominator the best? I know they are expensive....

Can we fit in haswell? Or not worth it yet?
Click to expand...

The 144Hz screen is ideal for FPS games, but if He is mainly playing other genres then the IPS panel is fine. The one you selected looks ok.

The EVGA psu in my build is one of the best around for price/performance. You get a nice 10 year warranty when you register it. It also has semi passive fan mode.

I personally wouldn't pay the premium for Corsair Dominator Ram.

The i5 4690K is Haswell. It is just a different name (Devils canyon) as it is the refresh cpu.
 
Guys , thanks! This is great info, I will look in more detail now at what you put in there.
This opened my apetite for a new rig :-)))
 
ok, coming closer to purchase. (how do I post links like above directly from the website? do I need some plugin?)
how about this one:

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infin8 Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £299.99
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2515H 25" QHD IPS Professional Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £199.99
1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU) £174.95
1 x Asus Maximus VII Hero Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £165.95
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9) £71.99
1 x NZXT KRAKEN X41 140mm Complete Water Cooling £69.95
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case- Black Window £59.99
Total : £1,407.78 (includes shipping : ).

 
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Use this to post a basket - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18371076&highlight=browser

Heres a very nice spec for a single GFX card,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus MG279Q ROG Dominator 27" FREESYNC IPS 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £499.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £277.98
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290X ROG Matrix 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (MATRIX-R9290X-4GD5) £249.95
1 x Crucial BX100 500GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT500BX100SSD1) £149.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Case & HCG-620M 620W 80+ Bronze Modular PSU Bundle £120.91
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £49.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £1,368.80 (includes shipping : ).




The 290X is on a crazy deal and extremely fast.

The monitor is IPS (so nice colours/contrast etc) and its also an excellent gaming screen do to being 144Hz and Freesync.


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Or GTX970 and a SLI ready PSU and still a good quality screen,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 27D850D 27" Widescreen LED Professional/Gaming Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £359.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC rev2.00 ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-3975-KR) £289.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £277.98
1 x Crucial BX100 500GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT500BX100SSD1) £149.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
1 x Cooler Master Nepton 240M AIO Cooling Solution £79.99
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case - Red Window £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £49.99
Total : £1,389.55 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 
omg that monitor is epic! i wasn't aware they have done IPS with 144hz!! :-)
thanks, great advice again.
 
It looks truly killer.

I also added a water cooler since you also had one listed,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus MG279Q ROG Dominator 27" FREESYNC IPS 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £499.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £277.98
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290X ROG Matrix 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (MATRIX-R9290X-4GD5) £249.95
1 x Crucial BX100 500GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT500BX100SSD1) £149.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Case & HCG-620M 620W 80+ Bronze Modular PSU Bundle £120.91
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1250 Liquid CPU Cooler £55.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £49.99
Total : £1,404.80 (includes shipping : ).



Both the GFX card and monitor are due first week of May (1st+4th)
 
final system was decided apparently :-) it's a mix of everything we have seen so far
anything wrong with it?

YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ GW2765HT 27" Widescreen LED Gaming Flicker FREE Monitor - Black £319.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Superclock 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-1972-KR) £299.99
1 x Samsung 512GB SSD 850 PRO SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-7KE512BW) £269.99
2 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £199.99 (£399.98)
1 x NZXT KRAKEN X61 280mm AIO Water Cooling Unit £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £112.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
1 x NZXT H440 Midi - Tower Case - White £89.99
Total : £1,734.55 (includes shipping : £22.20 Ex.VAT).



what memory would you recommend for this setup and maybe an alternative mobo?
 
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A few things.

That cooler, there are decent alternatives for less such as the coolermaster Nepton.

You dont have RAM listed.

The 850 Evo is just as fast.

You have two CPUs listed.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£15 Saving + Gigabyte Free Upgrade ** £387.98
1 x BenQ GW2765HT 27" Widescreen LED Gaming Flicker FREE Monitor - Black £319.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £289.99
1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU) £174.95
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £114.95
1 x NZXT H440 Midi - Tower Case - White £89.99
1 x Cooler Master Nepton 240M AIO Cooling Solution £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11T3K2/8) £59.99
Total : £1,544.47 (includes shipping : £22.20 Ex.VAT).




This G1 gaming is on today offer and is better than say a inno3D Hercules X4.
 
klaxhu said:
final system was decided apparently :-) it's a mix of everything we have seen so far
anything wrong with it?

YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ GW2765HT 27" Widescreen LED Gaming Flicker FREE Monitor - Black £319.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Superclock 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-1972-KR) £299.99
1 x Samsung 512GB SSD 850 PRO SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-7KE512BW) £269.99
2 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £199.99 (£399.98)
1 x NZXT KRAKEN X61 280mm AIO Water Cooling Unit £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £112.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
1 x NZXT H440 Midi - Tower Case - White £89.99
Total : £1,734.55 (includes shipping : £22.20 Ex.VAT).



what memory would you recommend for this setup and maybe an alternative mobo?
Click to expand...

You also have two CPUs listed?
 
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