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cairns84

cairns84

cairns84

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hi i trying to put together ma first custom build pc so was hopping for a little feedback on it

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF-X FULL TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel Core i5 i5-4690K CPU (Quad Core 3.5GHz Processor, 6MB Cache, Intel HD 4600 Graphics, Socket H3 LGA-1150)
Motherboard
ASUS® MAXIMUS VII RANGER: PCI-e 3.0, SATA 3.0, USB3.0
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
16x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Corsair H55 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£39)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
 
Hi and welcome.

Are you able to build a PC yourself?

As there are a few things I personally would change and you also get more bang per buck if you build yourself.

What is the maximum budget? is it just a tower? or do you need a copy of Windows, keyboard, mouse etc?

What is this PC to be used for?
 
im pretty confident i can build myself, there is always videos etc about how to lol.

id say about 1400 would be as high as i can go also can space out buying the parts over a period of time to put that up.

i got a monitor (47inch hd tv) and i got a coolmaster centurion 532 case which current holds, a intel core 2 duo E4700 2.8ghz, a geforce gt 220, 2gb DDr3 ram and a 500gb hdd running windows 8.1.

looking at wireless keyboard and mouse if possible
 
Well the Centurion 532 is an old case by todays standards and lacks modern niceties such as cable management and removable drive cages etc etc.

So lets get you a nice new case.


YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 750W PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £582.97
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infinity Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £289.99
1 x NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case - Black / Red £89.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £83.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £61.99
1 x SK Hynix 128GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS128G32MNB-2201A) £49.99
1 x Samsung SE-208GB/RSBD External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £17.99
Total : £1,176.91 (includes shipping : ).




Theres a quick spec.

• PSU can power two GTX970 if you add a 2nd later.
• SSD, must have one of these for the OS and games.
• i7 CPU


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YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£15 Saving + Gigabyte Free Upgrade ** £409.98
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Silent "Infinity Black Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WorldWide Exclusive** £289.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11T3K2/16) £129.95
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £94.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
1 x Cooler Master Nepton 240M AIO Cooling Solution £79.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £61.99
1 x SK Hynix 128GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS128G32MNB-2201A) £49.99
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £37.99
Total : £1,249.87 (includes shipping : ).



• PSU is made by Superflower but with a huge 10yr warranty.
• Motherboard has a 5yr warranty and an exchange program within 3 yrs - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18631511
• Silenced case.
 
cairns84 said:
lol yeah antec case its going to be, would the 750w power be enough for adding 4 extra fans and an extra HDD at some point?
Click to expand...

750 W is a huge power supply just in case you get a second GPU down the road. You only need about 150 W for that 970. I'd swap that 750 W unit out for a 450 W one personally and save some money.

Also you most likely don't need an i7 (unless you frequently do work that can exploit 8 cores, like code compilation) so I'd save £80+ by dropping down to an i5. Will you be overclocking? If yes you want the K version, but if not you can save £30+ more by getting a locked CPU. Something like an i5-4590 for £156 is a pretty sweet spot.

Also don't overspend on RAM. 16 GB is overkill for gaming, and might be for your work too.
 
been having a look at the antec p280 and was just wanting to ask about fitting the corsair h105, does it get fitted to top fan ports? and if so is radiator to case or is case, fan, radiator the radiator fan?
 
Yes it goes in the top.

Rad to case, fans underneath rad blowing up and out.

Have you bought anything yet?
 
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