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Tidgney

Tidgney

Tidgney

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Hey,

I've been looking at building a new PC and I've spent hours looking at components. Now I'm off this week I'm really wanting to buy the components and then build it :)! So my current system is alright but it can't record and run games at the same time which is the reason for the upgrade! I must admit after reading a lot of guides on here I actually changed my plan from a 4820k to a 4790k. The main uses of the PC will be; Gaming, Video Editing, and other general stuff. Anyhow here's what I've come up with!

Well, with help from Tohrazers guide (http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18610674/) I've managed to get it down to this;

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Looking for a case less than 54 cm tall)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK
Processor: Intel i7 4790k (Devils Canyon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro 100i
Power Supply: SuperFlower Leadex Gold 850w
BluRay Drive: OCuk Value (Need this for the library of movies I'm making, but cheapest I figured was best)
GPU: MSI Radeon R9 290x 4096mb
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4gb 1600mhz (Current system has 3 sticks so to pair up the final one I'll add the 4th (Have some old sticks to replace them with in the old system))
SSD: Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD

Things coming from my current PC:

x1 1TB Hard Drive, 1x 4TB Hard Drive
x3 Corsair Vengeance 4gb 1600mhz
x1 BlackMagic Intensity Pro

That's my initial build I don't think I've missed to much off, especially thanks to that guide! However my thoughts are though if I have missed anything or whether anything should be changed. This build comes to £1269 which is just over what I was going to spend (£1200) but I don't mind it being a little over.

Now the sound card I am very vague about and I don't know much about but my current on board sound card is terrible and people I've spoken to have always said get a sound card, reading reviews on here this one seemed pretty good (But I wasn't sure what I was looking for!).

It's my first actual build so I do wonder if I'll need anything else with regards to this, wires etc. in order to get it built as well.

Any advice on this build would be absolutely awesome!

Cheers,
 
Hey,

Thanks for the suggestion & welcome :). I must admit I instantly looked at the 290x thinking that the price point would match performance vs the 290. Reading about a little bit as I didn't check the 290 vs 290x it seems you're definitely right there £80 difference for a minuscule gain! That's a nice bit of money saved!

Cheers!
 
Hehe I had seen that bundle and that was in the price, although didn't realise it ended tomorrow! Do you know what time it ends at all? As I want to just make sure the sound card is what I'm after, or whether I'm paying to much or go for something a little dearer etc. Before buying everything!

Cheers :)
 
Hi OP,

This is what I would do:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor & Corsair H100i CPU Cooler Bundle £340.00
1 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD Black Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDBD) £281.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z97 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £118.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Intel 335 Series 20nm 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (SSDSC2CT240A4K5) £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £79.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £60.00
1 x Pioneer BDR-209EBK 16x BDRW Multilayer 128GB retail £53.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3-PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Single Channel Module (CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9) £41.99
Total : £1,158.53 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Under budget, good start. :)

First you'll see no sound card.. This is because the Sniper motherboard has stunning on-board sound (see the green capacitors). Considering on-board audio these days unless you're a music producer on-board sound is MORE than good enough.

The GPU too, is a 290 but a new addition from XFX (was pre-order only 2 days ago) great value. I'd steer clear of MSI gaming cards for now due to their history of bearing oil leaks on R9 cards.

Case is small enough for you and an excellent choice. :)

Any questions? :)
 
Morning All,

Cheers for the help with this! I think you're all right with the sound card thing, I must have carried on reading for another 2/3 hours on the subject and it may just be my old motherboard isn't giving me the best where as the more modern motherboard now is producing excellent sound!

Doomedspeed, curious question with the motherboard change do you know how different the sound would be with the Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z97 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard vs Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard.

Thanks for the graphics card tip :)!

The case issue is the NZXT Phantom 410 not that good? It does fit the specs with some clearance but with both of you picking different cases it has me slightly worried! It's just that it comes in cheaper and I'd rather not spend more on a case than is needed :)! (Plus the design looks pretty good :D)

O I also noticed the power supply, I thought 850w might be overkill but for future proofing is it worth staying at the 850w or going down to the 750w as suggested :)?

Cheers for all your help so far, it's been awesome!
 
I'd avoid XFX cards. Reviews I seen of the double dissipation coolers is not great and complaints of high vrm temps.
 
Tidgney said:
Doomedspeed, curious question with the motherboard change do you know how different the sound would be with the Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z97 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard vs Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard.

Thanks for the graphics card tip :)!
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The Sniper has great onboard sound, this review (of the z87 version) explains how good the sound is: http://www.kitguru.net/components/m...gigabyte-g1-sniper-z87-motherboard-review/13/

Apart from the sound and the look they are the same board

Tidgney said:
The case issue is the NZXT Phantom 410 not that good? It does fit the specs with some clearance but with both of you picking different cases it has me slightly worried! It's just that it comes in cheaper and I'd rather not spend more on a case than is needed :)! (Plus the design looks pretty good :D)
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Never been 100% on NZXT cases, the one I had (Lexa S) was too plasticy and flimsy, that put me off.
The corsair range is really solid, catering for everyone. the 450D is my favourite, while the 540 is a good choice, very unique. 450d is more traditional.

Tidgney said:
O I also noticed the power supply, I thought 850w might be overkill but for future proofing is it worth staying at the 850w or going down to the 750w as suggested :)?
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850W is enough for r9 290 Xfire. :)
 
Tidgney said:
The case issue is the NZXT Phantom 410 not that good? It does fit the specs with some clearance but with both of you picking different cases it has me slightly worried! It's just that it comes in cheaper and I'd rather not spend more on a case than is needed :)! (Plus the design looks pretty good :D)
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I've been using this case for a couple of months now and I think it's fantastic. Plenty of room for 2 GPU's, great cable management, loads of room for fans, and the fan controller built into the case is pretty handy as well. Airflow in mine is great. If you do get the Phantom 410 and install a fan on the bottom, make sure the floor underneath is solid and not a carpet.
 
Doomedspeed said:
Hi OP,

This is what I would do:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor & Corsair H100i CPU Cooler Bundle £340.00
1 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD Black Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDBD) £281.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z97 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £118.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Intel 335 Series 20nm 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (SSDSC2CT240A4K5) £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £79.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £60.00
1 x Pioneer BDR-209EBK 16x BDRW Multilayer 128GB retail £53.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3-PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Single Channel Module (CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9) £41.99
Total : £1,158.53 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Under budget, good start. :)

First you'll see no sound card.. This is because the Sniper motherboard has stunning on-board sound (see the green capacitors). Considering on-board audio these days unless you're a music producer on-board sound is MORE than good enough.

The GPU too, is a 290 but a new addition from XFX (was pre-order only 2 days ago) great value. I'd steer clear of MSI gaming cards for now due to their history of bearing oil leaks on R9 cards.

Case is small enough for you and an excellent choice. :)

Any questions? :)
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I think you have an extra cpu cooler :D
 
Cheers for all your help with this, it's been awesome!

I think I'm going with;

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £356.98
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £275.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £109.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88.00
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Black £84.95
1 x Pioneer BDR-209EBK 16x BDRW Multilayer 128GB retail £53.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3-PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Single Channel Module (CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9) £41.99
Total : £1,128.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Motherboard & Processor: I figured the bundle would save more money!
GPU: Switched the graphics card as looking at it, it's the best choice from what you've said :D!
PSU: Kept the 850w just as a safety net really!
CASE: I don't mind plastic, my current case is plastic & metal which is the reason for the 410!
BluRay: Figured from doomed post it actually makes sense to not cheap out over £10 really!

Thanks for your help with this!
 
Tidgney said:
Cheers for all your help with this, it's been awesome!

I think I'm going with;

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £356.98
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £275.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £109.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88.00
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Black £84.95
1 x Pioneer BDR-209EBK 16x BDRW Multilayer 128GB retail £53.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3-PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Single Channel Module (CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9) £41.99
Total : £1,128.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Motherboard & Processor: I figured the bundle would save more money!
GPU: Switched the graphics card as looking at it, it's the best choice from what you've said :D!
PSU: Kept the 850w just as a safety net really!
CASE: I don't mind plastic, my current case is plastic & metal which is the reason for the 410!
BluRay: Figured from doomed post it actually makes sense to not cheap out over £10 really!

Thanks for your help with this!
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The NZXT case is currently out of stock. It might delay your order depending on how ocuk ship things.
 
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