New system in a few weeks!

Captain · 18 Apr 2014 at 18:46

So i made a huge mistake by selling my gaming rig and buying an Apple Macbook (don't laugh!) and now I'm after a new system.

Are we due any big changes in the cpu/mobo world?

My previous system had an MSI Mpower Z77 and i7 3770k and SLI Titans.

I don't have a budget for any of the parts as what i sell my Macbook for, ill use to pay for the system!

Now I'm not sure if i should go down the 1150/Z87 route or the 2011/x79.

Ill be buying the new BenQ 27" monitor when its released so want the best power available.

Now onto GPU's, Ill most likely be buying either 2 780ti's or again buy 2 Titans as the performance was excellent.

Not a fan of ATI, I did have a 7970 before i moved over to Nvidia and have preferred them ever since.

Everything else i am set on, its just the main board and chip i can't decide on!

Any thoughts?

RJC · 18 Apr 2014 at 18:49

What is the main use of the system?

If its gaming then a 4670k and a motherboard with SLI support.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95
Total : £317.93 (includes shipping : ).

As the ram is tall a all in one water cooler would be better suited.

Captain · 18 Apr 2014 at 18:54

It will be purely for gaming.

Ill be looking to spend around £2k on the whole system.

tamzzy · 18 Apr 2014 at 18:59

in a few weeks the z97 board and haswell refresh should be out?

Doomedspeed · 18 Apr 2014 at 19:10

tamzzy said:
in a few weeks the z97 board and haswell refresh should be out?

Well, summer. So soon. Whether it'll be a vast improvements on current haswell or not is yet to be seen.

Captain · 18 Apr 2014 at 19:17

Im leaning towards X79 and 2011.

I don't think theres going to be a massive difference between them all tbh.

Ive had 1150/1155/56/775 so now its time to try 2011!

Doomedspeed · 18 Apr 2014 at 19:24

Clov!s said:
Im leaning towards X79 and 2011.

I don't think theres going to be a massive difference between them all tbh.

Ive had 1150/1155/56/775 so now its time to try 2011!

The only thing that puts me off 2011 is the motherboards are so expensive, compared to equivalent 1150 boards.

Captain · 18 Apr 2014 at 19:31

Doomedspeed said:
The only thing that puts me off 2011 is the motherboards are so expensive, compared to equivalent 1150 boards.

I'd agree with that, but when budget isn't an issue, why not. :cool:

t31os · 18 Apr 2014 at 20:00

RJC said:
What is the main use of the system?

If its gaming then a 4670k and a motherboard with SLI support.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95
Total : £317.93 (includes shipping : ).

As the ram is tall a all in one water cooler would be better suited.

Closest slot is no.4, if you're running 2 sticks, you can afford to block that memory slot..

Slot configuration is 4,2,3,1 ...

Doomedspeed · 18 Apr 2014 at 21:57

Id still go for this.

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI Geforce GTX 780Ti 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99 (£999.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £233.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £143.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £119.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88
1 x Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £83.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95
1 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £22
1 x Corsair AF120 Performance Series Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack (CO-9050004-WW) £22
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - Red £8.99
4 x BitFenix Alchemy 6+2-Pin PCIe Extension 45cm - sleeved red/black £5.99 (£23.96)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Red £5.99
Total : £1,890.79 (includes shipping : ).

Captain · 18 Apr 2014 at 22:16

Thanks

not too keen on the case, think I'll go for a 540 or 750D again

Morfinel · 18 Apr 2014 at 22:32

Doomedspeed said:
Well, summer. So soon. Whether it'll be a vast improvements on current haswell or not is yet to be seen.

True but I would wait for Ddr4 at least

Captain · 18 Apr 2014 at 22:46

Whens that due?

Quartz · 18 Apr 2014 at 22:54

OCUK sell low profile memory. E.g. this 8 GB set.

Doomedspeed · 18 Apr 2014 at 23:03

Quartz said:
OCUK sell low profile memory. E.g. this 8 GB set.

And what of it, all of these are low profile too:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £61.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX) £55.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £45.95
Total : £327.90 (includes shipping : ).

Morfinel said:
True but I would wait for Ddr4 at least

Clov!s said:
Whens that due?

Haswell-E was the last i heard of it.. So maybe a year or end of this year.

Captain · 19 Apr 2014 at 11:50

Ah plenty of time to get a system now then and upgrade later if I want to

Captain · 19 Apr 2014 at 20:49

What are peoples thoughts on this case?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-249-CM

lee32uk · 20 Apr 2014 at 00:49

Clov!s said:
What are peoples thoughts on this case?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-249-CM

Expensive

I think there are better cases out there for less money that will do the same job. Corsair 540/750, NZXT 820/Switch for example.

ukbilleh · 20 Apr 2014 at 02:47

Clov!s said:
What are peoples thoughts on this case?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-249-CM

bit ugly and vastly over priced
agree with the above re the 540

what about the phanteks enthoo primo?

Doomedspeed · 20 Apr 2014 at 08:49

Clov!s said:
What are peoples thoughts on this case?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-249-CM

As already pointed out, massively overpriced and a bit old now.

Its got no/little watercooling support either, for a case of that rpice thats a massive let down.

If you want a spectacular looking case, look no further:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - White (CC-9011045-WW) £152.99
Total : £152.99 (includes shipping : ).