New setup, looking for advise

travikk

travikk

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Hey guys.

So I'm looking into buying new setup. This is basically what I'm looking at:


WD 1TB SATA lll Desktop SATA Drive - Blue
Dell UltraSharp U2412M 24 inch LCD TFT Monitor
NZXT Technologies H440 Mid Tower Chassis Cases - Black/Orange
Corsair CP-9020053-UK RM Series RM550 80 Plus Gold 550W ATX/EPS Fully Modular Power Supply Unit
Asus Xonar DGX 5.1 Sound Card
Plextor PX-128M6S 2.5 inch 128GB
Asus STRIX-GTX980-DC2OC-4GD5 256 Bit Nvidia Gtx 980 Graphics Card
G Skill 2x 8GB PC3-19200 DDR3 2400MHz
be quiet! BK019 - Be Quiet! BK019 Dark Rock Pro3
MSI Z97 Gaming 3 Intel LGA1150 Z97 ATX Motherboard
Intel Core i5 i5-4690K CPU

So basically, I'm wondering whether gskill will fit under dark rock pro3, if I unscrew profile radiators? If not, any other memory worth mentioning?

Thanks!
 
The RAM does fit if you unscrew the tops off.

But I'm sure I can a better spec, is this for gaming?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (NE5X980H14G2-2042J) £439.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£25 Saving** £379.98
1 x AOC G2460PQU 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £199.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £114.95
1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £72.98
1 x CableMod E-Series G2 & P2 Cable Kit - Black / Red £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £49.99
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case - Red Window £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £1,466.45 (includes shipping : £22.20).



I7 CPU, 8Gb of RAm which is plenty for gaming.

EVGA PSU is made by Superflower and has a 10yr warranty, added some black+red braided cables to match, 850W so you can do SLI later.



Or AMD+freesync,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Acer Predator XG270HUomidpx 27" FREESYNC TN 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red (UM.HG0EE.001) £429.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£25 Saving** £379.98
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X LE Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £245.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £114.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/16) £95.99
1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £72.98
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case - Red Window £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x ACX EVGA CPU cooler, Black - 120 mm £39.95
Total : £1,498.40 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 
travikk said:
is really i7 going to make that much of a difference for games? couple of frames are not worth 100 pounds for me tbh
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Some games do benefit, if you go SLI or Crossfire then it helps more again.

If you want a single card setup,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (NE5X980H14G2-2042J) £439.99
1 x Acer Predator XB240H 24" G-Sync 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red (UM.FB0EE.A01) £349.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £269.98
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Case & HCG-620M 620W 80+ Bronze Modular PSU Bundle £120.91
1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £72.98
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x ACX EVGA CPU cooler, Black - 120 mm £39.95
Total : £1,403.48 (includes shipping : £14.75).




Or even X99 with a larger SSD,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte X99M Gaming 5 - Intel Core i7 5820K Six Core CPU & Motherboard Bundle ***£20 Saving*** £469.98
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X LE Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £245.99
1 x AOC G2460PQU 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £199.99
1 x Crucial BX100 500GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT500BX100SSD1) £149.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16QC01) £125.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £114.95
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 Scythe Mugen SCMG4 "PCGH Edition" CPU-Cooler £35.99
Total : £1,498.97 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 
travikk said:
Also, the 24'' screen, is it IPS?
Plus, those crucials are CL11, G.Skill was CL10;
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The Screen is TN, all the fast 1ms gaming screens are TN, its also 144Hz so better for gaming as you get a more fluid motion on screen.

The RAM timings wont effect you unless you want to try your hand at setting SuperPI records or benchmarking and need every last milli second saved.


One more with a 1440P PLS panel,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Palit GeForce GTX 980 Super JetStream 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (NE5X980H14G2-2042J) £439.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£25 Saving** £379.98
1 x Samsung 27D850D 27" Widescreen LED Professional/Gaming Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £359.99
1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £72.98
1 x Antec TruePower Classic 550w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £55.99
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case - Red Window £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £41.99
1 x ACX EVGA CPU cooler, Black - 120 mm £39.95
Total : £1,517.50 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 
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