New Gaming PC

Carlosfootball

Carlosfootball

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New Gaming PC - £1400 - £1800 buget

Hey guys,

Been a while since i had a new gaming rig (My last custom build was also from Overclockers <3)

I have around £1500 to spend and that's to cover:

Case:
CPU:
CPU Cooler (Include any Fan changes you would make here):
PSU (Would be cool for a 1000w so that its future proof in case i upgrade but not essential):
Motherboard:
Ram:
1x SSD for Windows/Games (120gig+):
1 x HDD for Storage (1TB):
GFX:
Soundcard (5.1):
Optical drive (Nothing Fancy here no Blu ray or anything needed):
Fan upgrades for Maximum cooling and silence:

Pretty much everything bar Monitors, Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers and Headset although if someone managed to squeeze some logitech 5.1 speakers in the build somewhere I would not be mad but its not essential as i have some half decent speakers atm.

I don't want to go AMD at all as I'm an Nvidea/Intel man. The rig is mainly for gaming (not high end games but i want it to be future proof) and again SLi is nice but not imperative.

I'm not looking into water cooling although an all in one water CPU cooler wouldn't be out of the question.

Hope to get a few different peoples opinions.

Cheers.

Carl
 
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Just as a rough example i put some stuff together.

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Bare in mind i don't know everything about PC's etc

Maybe i only need 1 GFX and that 1 GFX could be better quality etc etc.

Not included any case fan upgrades that would be needed also as not sure what fans etc you can get into the case or what fans would be needed, whether a fan controller would be needed.

Carl
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 780Ti 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N78T-1DDN-L5HS) £499.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £146.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £124.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95
1 x Asus Xonar DSX 7.1 PCI Express 1.0 Sound Card Retail £43.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,509.73 (includes shipping : £19.10).

 
I've done a semi-ether :D (Only semi because I haven't gone overbudget!)
YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Classified "Dual BIOS" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-3788-KR) £429.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £143.99
1 x Parvum Systems S2.0 MicroATX Case - Black with Green £139.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95
1 x LG GP50NB40 8x Slim External DVD-RW Retail Kit (Black) £26.99
2 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 30cm £16.79 (£33.58)
2 x Enermax T.B.Silence PWM UCTB12P 120m Fan £11.99 (£23.98)
3 x Noiseblocker Multiframe S-Series M8-S2 - 80mm £11.99 (£35.97)
2 x Enermax T.B.Silence UCTB12 120mm Fan £6.98 (£13.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 3pin x3 Fan adaptor extension 60cm - Black £5.99
4 x Akasa Aluminium 12cm Fan Filter - GRM120-AL01-BK £2.99 (£11.96)
3 x Akasa 80mm Black Aluminium Fan Filter (GRM80-AL01-BK) £2.99 (£8.97)
1 x Akasa AK-FY320 3 Pin Fan cable splitter (AK-FY320) £1.99
Total : £1,480.79 (includes shipping : £8.00).


 
As I'm really not confident in building my own PC and the fact that i cant quite get what I'm after from the pre built systems that are on the website do people know if overclockers will build me a system to my exact specs?

Cheers
 
Carlosfootball said:
As I'm really not confident in building my own PC and the fact that i cant quite get what I'm after from the pre built systems that are on the website do people know if overclockers will build me a system to my exact specs?

Cheers
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They can but they do pretty good pre-builts too..

This would be my choice:

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Titan Tanto" Intel Core i5 4670K @ 4.2GHz Overclocked Nvidia GeForce Gaming PC £273
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £65.99
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 780 Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £409.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2133HC11ADC01) £53.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black (CC-9011017-WW) £69.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x 24 MONTH WARRANTY - COLLECT & RETURN £0.01
1 x Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days £0
1 x Asus Xonar DSX 7.1 PCI Express 1.0 Sound Card Retail £43.99
Total : £1,306.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).



It ll look nothing like the picture by the way, just look at the specs. :)
 
Yeah after spending more time looking and coming to a few compromises i think i found a PC i would be happy with.

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Titan Envy Duo" Intel Core i7 4770K @ 4.4GHz Overclocked Nvidia GeForce SLI Gaming PC £751.02
- 1 x No Graphics Card Upgrade £0.00
- 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780Ti WindForce 3x OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N78TOC-3GD) £539.99
- 1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
- 1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
- 1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
- 1 x No Operating System £0.00
- 1 x 24 MONTH WARRANTY - COLLECT & RETURN £0.01
- 1 x Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days £0.00
- 1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,728.48 (includes shipping : £11.25).




So thanks for all the help guys.
 
Carlosfootball said:
Yeah after spending more time looking and coming to a few compromises i think i found a PC i would be happy with.

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Titan Envy Duo" Intel Core i7 4770K @ 4.4GHz Overclocked Nvidia GeForce SLI Gaming PC £751.02
- 1 x No Graphics Card Upgrade £0.00
- 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780Ti WindForce 3x OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N78TOC-3GD) £539.99
- 1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
- 1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
- 1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
- 1 x No Operating System £0.00
- 1 x 24 MONTH WARRANTY - COLLECT & RETURN £0.01
- 1 x Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days £0.00
- 1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,728.48 (includes shipping : £11.25).




So thanks for all the help guys.
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Looks good if you're happy paying that much. :)
 
Just to re open this thread. Waited for the Z97 boards to come out and i think i am finally gonna bite the bullet and buy parts and have decided to give building it myself a go!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 780Ti iChill DHS 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GCI3-039) (C78TX-1SDN-L5HSX) £619.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £245.99
1 x Avexir Blitz 1.1 Original 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330908G-2BZ1) £157.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £119.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £105.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88.00
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £46.98
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050002-WW) £22.00
Total : £1,540.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Now there is no motherboard here, which brings me to my next question...I have never been that interested in overclocking etc but obviously if your able to overclock your CPU it provides performance benefits, Now i have watched a Video of the new auto overclocking software you get on the mainstream Z97 boards (5 way optimization) which for my needs would be excellent..problem is the ghastly colour scheme so I am torn between either

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-606-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2811

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-608-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2811

Would love the hero but afaik it doesn't have the 5 way optimization software that the mainstream board has.

Just wanted peoples opinions/thoughts on my dilemma and what they would do in my situation.
 
I know case is personal preference but this would be a beauty if going with black/red theme:

YOUR BASKET
1 x corsair graphite 760t windowed full tower gaming case - black (cc-9011044-ww) £144.95




as for motherboard choice, the hero does appear to have the 5 way optimization as well, included in the ai suite 3:

ai suite 3
one-stop control panel with latest 5-way optimization function

http://www.asus.com/motherboards/maximus_vii_hero/
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it's not advertised as much as it is on the deluxe, perhaps because of all the rog features they had to cover? don't know. maybe best to get a cast-iron guarantee from ocuk or asus that the 5 way does come with the hero. but now you have some hope that it might.


vid showing how to use ai suite 3 and the autotune feature to overclock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmqywcbc9rw


got to say, i'm really liking the look of the new asus motherboards, whether black/red or black/gold.

oh, one more thing - the new "k" haswells (devil's canyon) will be here by 1st june. would be a pity not to wait, as it's such a nice build and they'll be more overclockable (in theory, as they will run cooler) than last years haswells.

http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/de...l_get_4_ghz_base_and_4_4_ghz_turbo_clock.html
 
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I know case is personal preference but this would be a beauty if going with black/red theme:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011044-WW) £144.95
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I did look at the 760T and while it is a really nice case, Due to the fact that I'm not going to be watercooling means that the case will look far too big for the components in my opinion.

As for motherboard choice, the Hero does appear to have the 5 Way Optimization as well, included in the AI Suite 3:


AI Suite 3
One-stop control panel with latest 5-way Optimization function

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VII_HERO/
It's not advertised as much as it is on the Deluxe, perhaps because of all the ROG features they had to cover? Don't know. Maybe best to get a cast-iron guarantee from OcUK or Asus that the 5 Way does come with the Hero. But now you have some hope that it might.
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Vid showing how to use AI Suite 3 and the AutoTune feature to overclock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMQyWCbc9Rw
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Thanks for the info, That's awesome to know!

Oh, one more thing - the new "K" Haswells (Devil's Canyon) will be here by 1st June. Would be a pity not to wait, as it's such a nice build and they'll be more overclockable (in theory, as they will run cooler) than last years Haswells.

http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/dev...rbo_clock.html
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Yeah i see what you mean but the problem is I have been delaying this build for over a month already (and my current PC is on the verge of dying). The way the computer market is at the moment something new is always "A few weeks away" so if you wait for everything you would never get a build complete in my view and as I'm not massively into overclocking the extra overclock I would get from the new chip probably wouldn't even bother me that much...but then on the other side of the coin if i am gonna be spending this kind of cash on a build maybe i should wait...omg decisions decisions!.

Maybe I'm being impatient..

Appreciate your opinions/advice though
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780Ti DirectCUII OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £551.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £245.99
1 x Asus Maximus VII Hero Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £164.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.98
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £107.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £105.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £84.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £46.98
Total : £1,494.79 (includes shipping : ).




The EVGA psu is essentially the same as the Superflower Leadex, as Superflower is the OEM. You get a far better warranty with the EVGA psu though (10 years)

The Asus 780ti matches the Red/Black theme.

If you are only gaming, then 8GB ram is plenty.

The H105 has a thicker Radiator, so in theory it should perform a little better than the H100i. I would probably change the stock fans for the SP120's as well.
 
If you are not that bothered about overclocking then just get a current cpu and a Z97 board.
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Yeah think that's what I'm gonna do.

You qualify for Free postage once you hit 100 posts
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Haha i know! need to find something to write about though!

The EVGA psu is essentially the same as the Superflower Leadex, as Superflower is the OEM. You get a far better warranty with the EVGA psu though (10 years)
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Not really had that much experience of EVGA psu's to be honest but I have watched a few reviews of it since you recommended it and it seems rather good.

The Asus 780ti matches the Red/Black theme.
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Yeah may end up getting this card although the ichill is sooooo tempting plus i think the glowing led on it is white so wouldn't look that out of place.

If you are only gaming, then 8GB ram is plenty.
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Yeah think i will go for only 8gb.

The H105 has a thicker Radiator, so in theory it should perform a little better than the H100i. I would probably change the stock fans for the SP120's as well.
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In theory yeah will have to check out a few reviews of it then and was already planning on changing the stock fans on it.
 
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