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oconnorguy

oconnorguy

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Hi guys,

First time poster here long time lurker. I am about to embark on my first Gaming PC build. I currently run a Dell Xps 820 thats about 5 or 6 years old and feel its time for an upgrade since the old girl is starting to struggle.

This is the list of components im after:

Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail

Corsair Professional Series AX 860W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020044-UK)

KFA2 GeForce GTX 660 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard

Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White (CC-9011013-WW)

Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9)

LG BH16NS40 16x SATA Internal BDRW

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX)

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler

I will probably eventually get a second Gtx 660 and SLI but for now thats my shopping list.

Any thoughts?

Thanks

John
 
Hi John,

Not an expert on specs but it looks good. Have you given any thought to an SSD as your primary storage drive at all? Even a (relatively) small 120GB drive just to install your OS and frequently used programs on would make a staggering difference to boot times. I changed to using an SSD a while ago and it's a real effort at work chugging along on some of the older systems we have.

Are you planning on overclocking at all? I believe the "k" processors are capable of it and handle it pretty well and i'm sure a few of the other guys on here would be able to let you know well your specs would cope.

What kind of things are you going to be using it for? Triple screen BF4 mayhem?
 
Oops the page actually timed out when I clicked on that. I was supposed to add the samsung 128gb SSD and this will hold my operating system windows 7 64bit.

Cheers

John
 
What resolution do you play at?

What is your budget?

What games do you play?

Dell annoyingly jump through hoops to make their parts incompatible, like mirroring many desktop cases, so the motherboard has to be mirrored to fit. Also changing the normal configuration of pins from their power supply cables, so a guaranteed hassle free replacement part has to come from dell at a extortionate price. For this reason you cant salvage even the HDD of your Dell without an adapter, im afraid.
 
Hi Bongo,

I hope I answered your SSD question above. As for usage I will most be playing FPS like Crysis 3 and the call of duties and world of tanks etc. I would like to overclock it to over 4Ghz if possible but reluctant and admitedly intimidated by water cooling. Plus buying a house at the moe so just want a good gaming rig without having to sell a kidney ;)
 
Wow such fast responses :) thanks semaphia I will will downgrade to 600w but if in a year or two I decide upgrade again will I need to upgrade the PSU? Would I not be better off getting the 800W now?

John
 
oconnorguy said:
Wow such fast responses :) thanks semaphia I will will downgrade to 600w but if in a year or two I decide upgrade again will I need to upgrade the PSU? Would I not be better off getting the 800W now?

John
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You should save cash on the PSU and grab a really good card now. If it is just gaming in single screen, you wont have to upgrade your card or go Xfire/SLI for a long time.
 
My 2 cents,

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £113.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White (CC-9011013-WW) £99.95
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £69.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £25.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,022.18 (includes shipping : £17.85).




280X is similar performance to the 7970 but a bit behind the matrix, though as this is a 2 slot card (not 3 slot), you can go Xfire in the future..

Red and black colour scheme.

watercooled. :D
 
Wow thanks a million guys ill grab an x280 so :) now I gotta hide all this stuff from the gf ;)

Just one more quick question, I see you included a water cooled fans there. Is different than your conventional water cooling with radiators and reservoirs etc?

John
 
I like the idea of just a radiator and the CPU liquid cooled as long as im not wrestling with a loads of tubes and removing bubbles from the line and all that lark :)
 
Looks like you're getting plenty of help John but for what it's worth i'd mirror the comments about the PSU. You'll definitely appreciate including an SSD in your build and there's plenty of help around if/when you start tinkering with overclocking!

I did something very similar when i built my first system about 5 years ago. Went totally overboard on PSU and got a huge case thinking i'd need plenty of room because it was going to be supremely messy. PSU has never given me any problems but don't think it's ever been close to even half load.
 
PSU wise, the one in cluded will be more than enough for 2 GPU's (overclocked) and an overclocked CPU..

It's a seasonic-made unit, so its of exceptional quality..
 
Im overwhelmed by the response, thanks a mil guys. I think im sorted now. Im going to bookmark this topic and will refer back to it as I buy my parts.

Have a great weekend all

John
 
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