New matx build, some advice needed please

JaseUK · 3 May 2015 at 11:13

New itx build, some advice needed please

Hi,
I am literally starting from scratch so need everything including case, monitor and keyboard. Except OS and ssd's/hdd's I have these already.

I want a nice small compact system as it will be sat on my desk so matx is the route I will be going down.

My budget is about £1,500.

Main uses will be gaming, and some video encoding.

I don't want to go watercooling yet but will like to have this option for the future.

I prefer intel for motherboard/cpu and I'm not particularly fussed about amd/Nvidia for graphics.

Am thinking socket 1150 Haswell for motherboard.

Monitor size max 27" but no smaller than 24"

I play a lot of lotro and bf4 and it would be nice to max these games out.

Any advice would be great

stulid · 3 May 2015 at 11:32

Hi,

Do you need an OS?

JaseUK · 3 May 2015 at 11:40

stulid said:
Hi,

Do you need an OS?

No

stulid · 3 May 2015 at 11:48

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1 x BenQ GW2765HT 27" Widescreen LED Gaming Flicker FREE Monitor - Black £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £289.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £281.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97MX-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £113.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £104.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Micro ATX Case - Black £89.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED316G2400HC11CDC01) £89.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £34.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £1,482.00 (includes shipping : £20.10 Ex.VAT).

JaseUK · 3 May 2015 at 11:50

Nice, I'll ponder over it for a bit and report back, thank you stulid

stulid · 3 May 2015 at 11:55

AMD card and a bigger SSD.

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1 x BenQ GW2765HT 27" Widescreen LED Gaming Flicker FREE Monitor - Black £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £289.99
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290X ROG Matrix 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (MATRIX-R9290X-4GD5) £249.95
1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU) £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97MX-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £113.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £104.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Micro ATX Case - Black £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED316G2400HC11CDC01) £89.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £34.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
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JaseUK · 3 May 2015 at 12:14

Forgot to mention I am ok for ssd's I have two 840 EVO's 256GB

stulid · 3 May 2015 at 12:19

Ah good,

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1 x Asus Radeon R9 290X ROG Matrix 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (MATRIX-R9290X-4GD5) £249.95
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £134.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16QC01) £119.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Micro ATX Case - Black £89.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler £39.95
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1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 980 ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-2981-KR) £449.99
1 x BenQ GW2765HT 27" Widescreen LED Gaming Flicker FREE Monitor - Black £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £289.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97MX-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £113.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £104.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED316G2400HC11CDC01) £89.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Micro ATX Case - Black £89.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £34.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £1,560.01 (includes shipping : £20.10 Ex.VAT).

JaseUK · 3 May 2015 at 14:07

I think I'll put a 290X in just to keep costs down a little and stick with Z97 chipset.

stulid · 3 May 2015 at 14:08

You like the case? picked it because it has plenty of options for water cooling.

JaseUK · 3 May 2015 at 14:32

stulid said:
You like the case? picked it because it has plenty of options for water cooling.

I am not sure of the Phanteks evolve case its a little too big for what I am after. I prefer the Corsair Carbide 240.

Other than that really like it.

I am in the process of doing my own basket and will post up as soon as I have filled it.

thanks

stulid · 3 May 2015 at 14:34

The problem with the AIR240 is it has a very limited maximum CPU cooler height and GFX cards which are too wide or have stuff sticking out like heatspipes means you cant close the side panel.

350D fits,

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1 x Asus Radeon R9 290X ROG Matrix 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (MATRIX-R9290X-4GD5) £249.95
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1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £104.99
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JaseUK · 3 May 2015 at 15:18

I know I mentioned in my OP that I didn't want to wc immediately but I might stick a Corsair Hydro in to cool the cpu.

stulid · 3 May 2015 at 15:19

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1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £289.99
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1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £34.99
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That fits.

Morfinel · 3 May 2015 at 15:27

If Stulid post I have nothing for you that can beat his build except to consider 970 if your PC will be on desk, 290 can get very loud

JaseUK · 3 May 2015 at 15:27

Something I put together myself with help from stulid's baskets ofc

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1 x BenQ GW2765HT 27" Widescreen LED Gaming Flicker FREE Monitor - Black £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £289.99
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9290X-DC2-4GD5) £229.99
1 x Asus Maximus VII Gene Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £159.95
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £104.99
2 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £89.99 (£179.98)
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED316G2400HC11CDC01) £89.99
1 x Corsair Carbide Series Air 240 High Airflow PC Case - Black (CC-9011070-WW) £75.95
Total : £1,430.82 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).

stulid · 3 May 2015 at 15:29

Doubt the gfx card fits, it has a fat heatpipe sticking out its side.

Its also wider than the retention bracket.

JaseUK · 3 May 2015 at 15:29

Morfinel said:
If Stulid post I have nothing for you that can beat his build except to consider 970 if your PC will be on desk, 290 can get very loud

Yeah didn't think of that. You don't happen to know which 970's are the coolest by any chance?

JaseUK · 3 May 2015 at 15:30

stulid said:
Doubt the gfx card fits, it has a fat heatpipe sticking out its side.

Its also wider than the retention bracket.

Good point. I did see it but thought might be ok.

JaseUK · 3 May 2015 at 15:31

stulid said:
Its also wider than the retention bracket.

Oh