Please validate my build

awolo1

awolo1

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Hi guys

I am new to the forum :D. Can somebody please validate the following build? About to purchase.

8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Value Select DDR3 PC3-10666 (1333), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, 1.5V


27" Dell U2713HM LED IPS Monitor DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA 2560x1440 1000:1 350cd/m2 8ms Black with 4 Port USB 3.0 HUB


Corsair Carbide Series 200R Compact Mid Tower Case with USB 3.0 w/o PSU

600W Corsair Builder Series CX CP-9020048-UK, 80 PLUS Bronze, SLI/CrossFire, EPS 12V, Quiet Fan, ATX, PSU

Intel Core i5 4670K, S 1150, Haswell, Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 3.8GHz Turbo, 1200MHz GPU, 34x Ratio, 84W,

250GB Samsung 840 EVO Basic SSD SATA 6Gb/s 7mm Slim 3-core MEX Controller Read 540MB/s, Write 520MB/s, 512MB, 97K IOPS

Asus Z87-K, Intel Z87, S 1150, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, SATA RAID, PCIe 3.0 (x16), D-Sub (VGA) DVI-D HDMI, ATX

2GB EVGA GTX 660 Superclocked, 28nm, 6008MHz GDDR5, GPU 1046MHz, Boost 1111MHz, Cores 960
 
Fulax said:
Is this for gaming? There's no way I'd try to run games on a 1440p monitor with a 660.

What is your budget?

Either way, get some better RAM:

YOUR BASKET
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
Total : £64.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).

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I want to use the full resolution of the Dell 27" which GPU would you recommend if you think the 660 is not capable ?

Memory noted.


Thanks a lot
-awolo1
 
Gaming on a 1440p monitor with a 660 is pointless, because you'd have to turn the graphics settings down to such an extent that it nullifies the higher resolution. For high settings at 1440p you need a high-end card - a 780 or a 290.
 
Fulax said:
Gaming on a 1440p monitor with a 660 is pointless, because you'd have to turn the graphics settings down to such an extent that it nullifies the higher resolution. For high settings at 1440p you need a high-end card - a 780 or a 290.
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Thats a massive price increase, to be honest the games I will play will not be intense, they will be multiplayer shooters like TF, COD. :p:p

This pc is more for professional use.
 
awolo1 said:
This pc is more for professional use.
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That's fair enough, then; although you may want to consider a 4GB 270X instead of the 660. The extra VRAM will help.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Dell UltraSharp U2713HM 27" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £449.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £175.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black (CC-9011023-WW) £47.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC12DX CPU Cooler - Black £44.98
Total : £1,195.39 (includes shipping : £13.75).



I've added a CPU cooler so you can overclock the 4670k. Gone down to a 120gb SSD which should be enough for your OS, apps, and a couple of games.

Depending on what you 'professional uses' are (i.e. if it benefits from multiple cores), you might be better off with an 8320 processor if you can't stretch to a 4770k.
 
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