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Dj_Jestar

Dj_Jestar

Dj_Jestar

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Hi all,

My PC was in storage for over two years whilst I searched for a house. I have now bought a house and have come to the realisation my PC sucks. :)

So, with a budget of £1,500 I've drafted up this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 770 Classified ACX Dual Bios 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-3778-KR) £347.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
1 x Asus Z97 Deluxe Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £194.99
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £179.99
2 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Gold 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY16GX3M2A1600C9A) £139.99 (£279.98)
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 750W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020015-UK) £71.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £51.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.98
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £4.99
Total : £1,509.44 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Are there any glaring mistakes? Would you make any changes?

Thanks in advance for your input.
 
Done a slight respec, the motherboard comes with free memory and I am not sure if the Antec fits a dual rad.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780Ti DirectCUII OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard **Overclockers UK Exclusive** £169.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1250 Liquid CPU Cooler £76.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.98
Total : £1,408.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
RJC said:
Done a slight respec, the motherboard comes with free memory and I am not sure if the Antec fits a dual rad.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780Ti DirectCUII OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard **Overclockers UK Exclusive** £169.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1250 Liquid CPU Cooler £76.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.98
Total : £1,408.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).

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That looks ok and I am sure the Antec fits.
 
Bit of XFire goodness

YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC POWER BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 1000W Platinum PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £615.92
2 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99 (£599.98)
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Intel 335 Series 20nm 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (SSDSC2CT240A4K5) £79.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1250 Liquid CPU Cooler £76.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.98
Total : £1,514.46 (includes shipping : £8.00).





Mix it up a bit, heat may be an issue however :)
This has 16GB RAM, a 1000W PSU, Xfire 290s and moar

mikedigitales said:
Good advice might be to wait a month and see what happens with the rumoured Nvidia updates too.
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This would be a good bet too
 
RJC said:
Done a slight respec, the motherboard comes with free memory and I am not sure if the Antec fits a dual rad.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780Ti DirectCUII OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £239.99
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard **Overclockers UK Exclusive** £169.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1250 Liquid CPU Cooler £76.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.98
Total : £1,408.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).

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I was just going to point out that you forgot the Ram, until I clicked on the Motherboard :D
 
I can't see from the link - how much memory comes with that mobo? :)

e: Ah, spotted it (mouse over). 8gb. Might add another two sticks for the hell of it :)
 
How much of an issue would heat be with the 290s? Heat is a concern for me. I'm also a bit of an nVidia fanboy - is that misplaced fandom these days?

Appreciating all the input! :)

Here's a frankenspec I've put together from the wonderful suggestions I've gotten in this thread :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC POWER BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 1000W Platinum PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £615.92
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780Ti WindForce 3x OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N78TOC-3GD) £499.99
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Laptop Kit - (MZ-7TE500LW) £199.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.98
1 x TP-Link N600 Wireless Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN3800) £22.99
Total : £1,568.47 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
Should you get some extra fans I expect heat will... still be an issue. Just go a single 780Ti if heat is that much of an issue :) But if it was me, that SLI 290 setup I'd take anyday.

Don't get a wireless card, just get a dongle :) Less of a faff to setup etc
Will you be using Windows 8.1? If so, get a Corsair H105/Antec 1250 as Corsair Link has problems with windows 8.1
 
Noted. :) And did you mean X-Fire 290? :)

Probably will use 8.1. Though may stick with 7. All depends on if there is an easy way to get shot of that start screen.

YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC POWER BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 1000W Platinum PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £615.92
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780Ti WindForce 3x OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N78TOC-3GD) £499.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Desktop Kit - (MZ-7TE250KW) £129.98
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.98
1 x Linksys AE3000 Adapter Dual Band N USB Adapter £26.99
Total : £1,504.45 (includes shipping : £8.00).



N.B. dropped back to a 250GB SSD.
 
Fail yes, XFire 290s. You will get significantly better performance, but will you be gaming at 1080p? If so, a single 780Ti will be more than enough :)
 
1920x1200 on a single 24" screen. I hope to triple head in the not so near future, but will double up with something else when/if that time comes. :)
 
I've already got an external 2TB USB drive, as well as a 500GB drive on a media machine. I've dropped the 500GB SSD for the 250GB variant, keeping the 1TB. But then I am tempted to go back to the 500GB SSD and drop the 1TB. :)

Argh, choices choices! :)
 
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