New Gaming Build! Need advice and opinions

g13marcos

g13marcos

g13marcos

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Hello guys

I am thinking of these components for a new gaming build
Any thoughts\changes are appreiciated.

(Can't figure out how to post my basket)
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XFX Radeon R9 280X DD Black Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-280X-TDBD) XFX Radeon R9 280X DD Black Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-280X-TDBD) £189.95

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99

Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX316C10FBK2/16) Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX316C10FBK2/16) £129.95

Asus Z97-A Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard Asus Z97-A Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99

Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £99.95

Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £79.99

Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler £65.99

Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EZRX) HDD Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EZRX) HDD £62.99

Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus Midi Tower Case - Black Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus Midi Tower Case - Black £49.99

Corsair Air Series AF120 1500RPM LED White Quiet Edition (CO-9050015-WLED) Corsair Air Series AF120 1500RPM LED White Quiet Edition (CO-9050015-WLED) £8.99 x 2


Total : £996.68
 
 
Drop the PSU to a 650W superflower, and a nicer coloured GPU as that yellow looks horrible. :p
Would probably change the SSD to a MX100 256GB as well.

Rest looks solid, maybe a Raijintek Dirext Contact cpu cooler at a £10 less.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £279.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £264.58
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX21C11BRK2/8-OC) £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £60.98
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £948.42 (includes shipping : £12.50).




You can also claim £17.50 cashback against the board/cpu bundle - http://uk-promotion.gigabytenordic.com/
 
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Thanks for your help.
What if i replace the i5 for an i7 and the build looks something like this
I know processors are not supposed to make a huge difference in gaming terms but it looks like with these two the i7 has quite some difference from the i5 in games

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£43 Saving** £357.98
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £279.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX21C11BRK2/8-OC) £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £60.98
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £1,041.83 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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