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HyperSonic

HyperSonic

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My brother has seen a pre-built pc he likes the look of for £1099, some of you will know which one i mean from the price and the case in the spec below.

Anyway i reckon i can built a similar/identical one for less; is there anything i could do to the following to make it better for equal money or cheaper but just as powerful?

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gainward GeForce GTX 770 Phantom 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Gainward GeForce GTX 770 Phantom 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£307.99
Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM
£179.99
Gigabyte Z87N-WIFI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard Gigabyte Z87N-WIFI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard
£119.99
Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW)
£86.99
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614)
£71.99
BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black
£69.95
Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020063-UK) Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020063-UK)
£65.99
Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLE2CP4G3D1608DE1TX0CEU) Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLE2CP4G3D1608DE1TX0CEU)
£59.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD
£44.99
LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£15.95

Total : £1,037.90

thx guys.

ALSO: how do i post my basket on here so its nicely formatted?
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 770 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87N-WIFI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £74.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,053.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).




See the link beneath my sig :)
 
Did you know you've spec'd the Prodigy M and an ITX board?

Not sure if it was intentional, I know there the same size but surely you might as well use a mATX board with the Prodigy M case? :)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Asus Z87I PROFESSIONAL Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini-ITX £145.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Case - Caseking Anniversary Edt. Window £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £68.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £39.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,036.85 (includes shipping : FREE).



You can use THIS to post your basket
 
oceaness said:
Did you know you've spec'd the Prodigy M and an ITX board?

Not sure if it was intentional, I know there the same size but surely you might as well use a mATX board with the Prodigy M case? :)
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Was just going off the specs of the pre-build machine - the spec i posted is almost like for like.

nice to know i can fit a bigger board in there :)
 
RJC said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 770 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87N-WIFI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £74.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,053.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).




See the link beneath my sig :)
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Take the above spec with the right version of the case (easy mistake to make).

Sorted.
 
Sorry, I didn't mean you Hyper I meant RJC :)

Indeed it is an easy mistake to make. There's actually no reason why you can't use the mATX case and ITX board. It would leave you with a mATX upgrade option later :)
 
The retail CPU is £10 cheaper on 'this week only offer'(if buying by Tuesday night, the price will go back up Wednesday morning)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-470-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=567

PSU would suggest antech or seasonic over the corsair you've chosen

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-147-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2463

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-018-SS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2463

The seasonic like the CPU is on offer till Wednesday

Graphics card unless you/your brother are uncorvertable nvida fanboys/girls would say get a sapphire 280x toxic which is cheaper and faster

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-324-SP

Tho its still not in stock so could go for the MSI 280 gamer edition which is even cheaper

Edit: damn my slow typing, got several replies while I was still typing :(
 
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ok then, if i go for the MATX case can i get a good MB for less?

Looking at the followin (plus mb) now:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Toxic OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £74.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £68.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £896.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
I'm not a fan of the layout in the mATX Prodigy to be honest.

A modular PSU will make your life much easier in a small chassis which is why I used the Seasonic G series (bargain whilst on offer). When using mini-itx mobos you have to be careful the cooler doesnt overhang the PCI-E slot so that's why I used the CLC cooler.

Best of luck with the build bud :)
 
The Asus Maximus vi gene? But expensive at £170 tho :)
Or the gigabyte m1 sniper but that's £159

Like hono I'd suggest the seasonic g but depends what stulid says ;)
 
honosuseri said:
I'm not a fan of the layout in the mATX Prodigy to be honest.

A modular PSU will make your life much easier in a small chassis which is why I used the Seasonic G series (bargain whilst on offer). When using mini-itx mobos you have to be careful the cooler doesnt overhang the PCI-E slot so that's why I used the CLC cooler.

Best of luck with the build bud :)
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surely they'd have to account for the retail cooler in there?

i think i've settled on this lot:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Toxic OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87N-WIFI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Case - CaseKing Anniversary Edt. £69.95
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £68.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,017.85 (includes shipping : £10.00).



cheers for the help guys :)
 
HyperSonic said:
surely they'd have to account for the retail cooler in there?
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The stock cooler is tiny. I'm talking about tower coolers for overclocking, I'm not saying the Matterhorn wouldn't fit, just check first. You can see in the pics how close the CPU socket is to the PCI-E slot.

P.S The case you picked is pre-order. The one I used is a couple of quid more but has the side window and is in stock :)
 
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HyperSonic said:
surely they'd have to account for the retail cooler in there?

i think i've settled on this lot:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Toxic OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87N-WIFI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Case - CaseKing Anniversary Edt. £69.95
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £68.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,017.85 (includes shipping : £10.00).



cheers for the help guys :)
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That will work together.
 
Was a misttake with the case but this also can take the ITX board as well as the m-atx boards.
 
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