new full system

klaxhu · 13 Mar 2015 at 21:37

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

klaxhu · 13 Mar 2015 at 21:45

stulid said:
Z87? when Z97 is out.

4690? which cant be overclocked like a 4690K can.

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...

klaxhu · 13 Mar 2015 at 22:06

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?

klaxhu · 14 Mar 2015 at 06:29

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 :-)

))

klaxhu · 22 Apr 2015 at 20:28

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 : ).

klaxhu · 22 Apr 2015 at 20:50

omg that monitor is epic! i wasn't aware they have done IPS with 144hz!! :-)

thanks, great advice again.

klaxhu · 28 Apr 2015 at 20:06

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?

klaxhu · 29 Apr 2015 at 20:13

thanks stulid, all great info
my friend doesn't wants to change and will stick the final config I last posted, maybe adding the teamgroup memory modules

he wants a specific mobo which you guys don't currently hold: would it be possible to call and order a model which is not exactly on the website? (its a gigabyte)

klaxhu · 8 Jul 2015 at 13:48

stulid. thanks again for this. my friends started ordering the bits, one by one unfortunately as he needs to expense them and can't have all at once.

he went 90% with one of your last post. his buget increased so i think he is going for the benq 27 inch IPS which is also good for gaming