Possible New Rig

[wordy]

I'm going to be getting a new PC in the new year. It's going to be a purely gaming & browsing PC, I know you can't future proof to much, but I'd like to get as much useful life out of it as possible, I'm still running an I7 860 that I got in 2009. to give an example of how much I want to squeeze out of it.I'll be asking OcUK to build & overclock it for me. so that'll put the price up, but I'm happy with that.

I've got a KFA2 GTX 970 OC Silent "Infin8 Black Edition" that I'm going to use until Big Pascal comes out & I'll add that to the loop or setup it's own loop if there's space. I've also got Windows 7 Professional CD that I can copy onto a USB stick install that then upgrade to Windows 10.

Any opinions would be appreciated.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Kingston Predator 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (HX430C15PB2K4/16)= £119.99
• 1 x EVGA SuperNova G1 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply= £129.95
• 1 x Samsung 1.0TB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E1T0B/EU)= £259.99
• 1 x Lian Li PC-D600WB Big-Tower - Black= £279.95
• 1 x OcUK Tech Labs - V12 Watercooling Kit 360 = £262.39
  • CPU Block:EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy EVO - Acetal+Nickel (Original CSQ)
  • Tubing Colourrimochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/11 - Clear
  • Coolant Choice:Mayhems Pastel - UV White Coolant 1L
  • Radiator:EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream PE 360 (Triple)
  • Pump & Reservoir Option:XSPC D5 Photon 270 Reservoir/Pump Combo
• 1 x NZXT Hue+ RGB Dual Channel LED Controller - Black= £47.99
• 1 x NZXT Grid +, 6-pin Fan Distributor With CAM control software= £19.99
• 1 x MSI X99A SLI Plus Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £179.99
• 1 x Intel i7-5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - OEM (CM8064801548435)= £299.99

Total: £1,600.23
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Thanks

 

[lee32uk]

The EVGA G1 units are not as good as the G2/GS models. This XFX Black Edition is £30 cheaper and it is made by Seasonic.

Also some cheaper Ram which saves another £30.



My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x XFX 1050W Black Edition Pro 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply - Black= £99.95
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C16 2666MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M4A2666C1= £89.99

Total: £200.44
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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[wordy]

Thanks for that. I thought the EVGA psu's were rebranded superflower ones? That's why I picked it, just didn't want the lights on the superflower psu.

But that's £60 off the price, cheers!

 

[lee32uk]

Thanks for that. I thought the EVGA psu's were rebranded superflower ones? That's why I picked it, just didn't want the lights on the superflower psu.

But that's £60 off the price, cheers!

The EVGA G1 is made by FSP. It is a decent unit, but the G2 (SuperFlower) and GS (Seasonic) are better. The XFX is a bargain though for a 1KW Seasonic rebranded unit.

 

[faseman7]

Corsair RM1000X Gold £106.99 elsewhere

 

[wordy]

I'd heard the corsair PUS's aren't as good quality as the the likes of Super Flower or Seasonic?

Also I take it there's no real difference between the performance of 2666mhz & 3000mhz RAM?

 

[lee32uk]

I'd heard the corsair PUS's aren't as good quality as the the likes of Super Flower or Seasonic?

Also I take it there's no real difference between the performance of 2666mhz & 3000mhz RAM?

Some of the lower end stuff can be a bit iffy. The RMx is a solid unit though. If you are buying from OCUK then stick with the XFX.

The Ram speed won't make any real difference for general usage.

 

[Poneros]

Newer benchmarks actually show significant difference for faster ram, but overall it's inconclusive. I would say go for 3000mhz tho anyway, the price difference is small.

 

[lee32uk]

Newer benchmarks actually show significant difference for faster ram, but overall it's inconclusive. I would say go for 3000mhz tho anyway, the price difference is small.

For Gaming and Browsing it won't make any difference, so there is no need to spend an extra £20-£30.