Roughly £600 - New Case/Mobo/processor - help

[malicht]

Hi guys.

As the title states, I have about £600 to play with, and I am looking to get a new case, motherboard and Processor.

The only real stipulation is that the processor has to be intel.

What would you guys suggest? Case doesn't need to be fancy just big enough to take an SSD, and two HDD. Plus two SLI graphics cards.

 

[Idleman]

Do you have an after market cooler?

 

[Idleman]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
Total : £552.38 (includes shipping : £11.25).



Or

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black (CC-9011015-WW) £119.99
Total : £543.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

[malicht]

Cooler would be nice, but it's really if there's enough left of the £600. Otherwise using stock fans etc.

Will also be getting Windows 7 but that's not part of the budget.

Thanks Idleman, interesting case choice! Any particular reason for that case? Or just cos its different from the "norm"?

 

[Idleman]

Cases are usually a personal choice. The 540 offers great air flow and the potential for water cooling, should you wish to go down that route. The 550D is a nice stylish case offering a bit more silence if noise is a problem for you. You can opt for a case more to your liking or cheaper.
And yes, you can fit a cooler into your budget, for instance.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
Total : £538.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).



You could also get a cheaper mobo if you feel the OC board is overkill for your needs.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £124.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
Total : £504.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[malicht]

Brilliant.

Thanks for all your help

 

[Idleman]

Brilliant.

Thanks for all your help

No problem, you`re welcome.

What did you decide on?

 

[malicht]

Cases are usually a personal choice. The 540 offers great air flow and the potential for water cooling, should you wish to go down that route. The 550D is a nice stylish case offering a bit more silence if noise is a problem for you. You can opt for a case more to your liking or cheaper.
And yes, you can fit a cooler into your budget, for instance.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
Total : £538.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).



You could also get a cheaper mobo if you feel the OC board is overkill for your needs.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £124.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
Total : £504.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Either one of these two looks like the final decision. I may buy some new RAM too.

What's your opinion on the higher end I5 processors compared to the I7 one? Either way one of those two bundles looks like the lot I will be getting. Hopefully placing the order tonight/tomorrow. Just need to consider the processor and some RAM.

 

[malicht]

Was looking at adding this RAM:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-290-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1390

Seems like a pretty good buy. Any opinions?

You can ignore the processor question. I went over it and for the price it seems like a no brainer.

 

[Idleman]

The i7 will be better for the sli config in some games, especially games that are Cpu intensive and also give you some extra FPS in others.
This ram, as it is the cheapest, but sadly out of stock.

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).



Have a read through the link, may help you decide on which chip to go for. Personally with sli, I would go for the 4770k.

 

[Doomedspeed]

I have the XMS3, its good RAM..

Though for £10 more, you can have 2400mhz RAM:

YOUR BASKET
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £71.99
Total : £80.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).



Idle's RAM is what i've of gone for if it were in stock, i went for an available version.

 

[malicht]

Brilliant. Thanks for the help fellas!

Literally like a kid at Christmas.Trying to avoid just impulse buying stuff!

 

[Idleman]

I have the XMS3, its good RAM..

Though for £10 more, you can have 2400mhz RAM:

YOUR BASKET
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £71.99
Total : £80.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).



Idle's RAM is what i've of gone for if it were in stock, i went for an available version.

Quick ninja edit on the Psu!

 

[malicht]

Brilliant!

Thanks again guys!

 

[Doomedspeed]

Quick ninja edit on the Psu!

PSU and motherboard, from another thread.. I forgot to press the basket button.

You must have seen that quick then, i edited about 20 seconds later.

 

[Idleman]

PSU and motherboard, from another thread.. I forgot to press the basket button.

You must have seen that quick then, i edited about 20 seconds later.

A few seconds after you post, the email goes out.

So OP, what have you finally decided on? The suspense is killing me!!!!

 

[malicht]

Pretty certain I will be going with this. I have an existing Corsair 600w PSU and my SSD and HDD should be fine as is.

I don't think I have left anything out.

It's 10 quid over budget but I reckon I can stretch that far!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £71.99
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
Total : £610.46 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[Doomedspeed]

Great choices.

 

[Idleman]

With a 600W Psu, what cards do you have or are you thinking of going sli in the future.

 

[malicht]

Well, I have a GTX 660 that I am using right now. But I plan on using my RADEON 7950 with this new pc.

I plan on buying two new cards in 3-4 months time though, and I will probably buy a 750w PSU then. Unless you guys know of a decent PSU that is on offer right now?