Prodigy Spec (1-1.3k)

[fted]

Hi, I am putting together a spec for a new computer. I am looking to get the best possible pc for around 1-1.3k. I am a bit out of the loop as the last PC I bought was a P4, so I am looking for a bit of advise to see if I can do anything to improve my current draft spec.

I will not be over clocking anything
I will be using one LCD (Dell UltraSharp U2713H 27")
I have a existing SSD and a 2tb disks which I can reuse.

My current spec is:

Is their anything obviously missing from this?

I've gone for the i5 rather than the i7 as I read their is basically no different as far as gaming. [1]

I am unsure if the AMD card is the best bang for buck, or if I am better of getting something like a KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 EX OC 4096MB Graphics Card which is 30 quid cheaper.

 

[honosuseri]

I wouldn't rule out overclocking since the mobo you are looking at is designed to do so. 16GB of RAM is OTT for gaming. A modular PSU would be nice and if you will only use a single GPU then 500W'ish is ample really. The cooler you picked is really to help with OC'ing but I think it needs fans.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 GHz Twin FrozR OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE GAMES £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Red Switch £103.99
1 x MSI HD 7970 GHz Twin FrozR OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE GAMES £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Red Switch £103.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Arctic White £69.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Logitech G500 5700DPI Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £39.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £35.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,052.82 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Just to give you an idea. Feel free to tweak as you see fit

 

[Idleman]

I wouldn't rule out overclocking since the mobo you are looking at is designed to do so. 16GB of RAM is OTT for gaming. A modular PSU would be nice and if you will only use a single GPU then 500W'ish is ample really. The cooler you picked is really to help with OC'ing but I think it needs fans.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 GHz Twin FrozR OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE GAMES £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Red Switch £103.99
1 x MSI HD 7970 GHz Twin FrozR OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE GAMES £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Red Switch £103.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Arctic White £69.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Logitech G500 5700DPI Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £39.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £35.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,052.82 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Just to give you an idea. Feel free to tweak as you see fit

How did you manage to get 2x7970, 2xi5, 2x Sniper mobo and 2x Osmium keyboards for that price?
Buy buy buy

 

[honosuseri]

How did you manage to get 2x7970, 2xi5, 2x Sniper mobo and 2x Osmium keyboards for that price?
Buy buy buy

There was an odd line added to the basket which I have no idea how it got there, I edited out. Maybe that caused the error in the totals....who knows

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 GHz Twin FrozR OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE GAMES £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Red Switch £103.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Arctic White £69.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Logitech G500 5700DPI Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £39.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £35.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,052.82 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

[fted]

Great thanks for the spec, I think the PSU, the keyboard, mouse and the Gfx card you recommended are definitely better than my original.

My only question was about the cooler. I would like it to be as quiet as possible. Which is the main reason I choose the megahalems. It was advertised as being 10db. You are right I missed adding a fan - It is advertised as being 18db which is still less than a whisper in a library.

Prolimatech Blue Megahalems CPU Cooler
Prolimatech Blue Vortex Blue Wings 140mm Fan

Any thoughts on the pros and cons of the h80 vs the megahalems?

 

[Doomedspeed]

My only question was about the cooler. I would like it to be as quiet as possible. Which is the main reason I choose the megahalems. It was advertised as being 10db. You are right I missed adding a fan - It is advertised as being 18db which is still less than a whisper in a library.

Prolimatech Blue Megahalems CPU Cooler
Prolimatech Blue Vortex Blue Wings 140mm Fan

Any thoughts on the pros and cons of the h80 vs the megahalems?

I would go with the megahalems every day of the week, great cooler.. Pair it with a silent fan and your laughing.

I think the H80 was include to keep the price down.

 

[dt97583]

I would go with the megahalems every day of the week, great cooler.. Pair it with a silent fan and your laughing.

I think the H80 was include to keep the price down.

I've read it gets a bit too hot when OCing - any experience with it?

 

[Doomedspeed]

I've read it gets a bit too hot when OCing - any experience with it?

The cooler?

It's a great cooler..

will keep temps nice and low with very low noise and great OC potental.

 

[fted]

Thanks for the replies. Here is what I have so far:

I've got a decent keyboard and mouse, so I think I would rather spend the money on the cpu and gfx. Setting my budget at 1.2k.

Can I do better with any of theses parts? Slightly concerned about the PSU, but I wanted to end up with a very quiet rig.

Other parts (which I already have) that will be fitted in the computer will be: SanDisk Extreme SSD, 3TB disk, and a Xonar Sound card.

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 770 SC ACX Dual Bios 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2776-KR) £347.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI GENE Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £159.95
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV316G213C1K) £119.99
1 x Seasonic 460w FANLESS '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M 'Yin' MATX Cube Case - White/Black £69.95
1 x Prolimatech Red Megahalems CPU Cooler £52.99
1 x Prolimatech Red Vortex Red Wings Red LED 120mm Fan £10.99
Total : £1,160.44 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 

[.:SAmSuNG:.]

Just a idea but consider the Corsair AX series power supplies if you can afford it. Most of the time the fan on mine never spins up.

Cost you a extra £40 but gives you a extra 300w if you ever were to need it.

 

[Tute]

Just to add - you really want to spend the extra for the "K" spec CPU even if not overclocking. In my experience the non-K ones lose their value a lot faster and at resale time you'll have a much easier time shifting it for a half decent price.