Spec check before I buy!

Jacky-Boy16 · 14 Jul 2013 at 22:30

Hey guys, just wondering if you'd be able to have a quick look over this build for me.

I've never spent this much on a PC before so just want to be doubley sure it will all fit together and work nicely

RJC · 14 Jul 2013 at 22:40

What is the system going to used for?

RAM seems slightly on the expensive side - in saying that it looks like the norm!!

Bishie · 14 Jul 2013 at 22:41

It's hard to justify spending £239.99 on RAM alone, especially if your system is intended for gaming. I'd personally opt for 8GB of RAM, which is more than sufficient, and put what you save towards a better GPU. (Which matters most as far as gaming is concerned.)

Doomedspeed · 14 Jul 2013 at 23:01

If it is a gaming rig thisll be perfect:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £149.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Windowed Midi Tower Case - Black £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £39.95
1 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £25.99
Total : £1,325.76 (includes shipping : £19.10).

Super fast RAM, it's the speed that counts not the amount (with gaming).

Setup so you can add another GTX 770 at a later date.

Lovely Case.

Fans for the cooler can have the red ring on bringing the whole scheme together (black and red, not too OTT though).

Hyburnate · 14 Jul 2013 at 23:05

The spec above seems to be good, are the M4 SSD's still the best to buy?

Idleman · 14 Jul 2013 at 23:09

Hyburnate said:
The spec above seems to be good, are the M4 SSD's still the best to buy?

Don`t know, but I would`nt buy one again.

Doomedspeed · 14 Jul 2013 at 23:15

Idleman said:
Don`t know, but I would`nt buy one again.

I would, mine is great.

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Jacky-Boy16 · 14 Jul 2013 at 23:29

The rig will be used for gaming, but i'm a game artist so also 3d applications, video editing software, photoshop and lots of other memory intensive programs.

I currently have 8gb and run out of memory all the time with the programs I use, so quadrupling this doesn't seem too crazy to me.

teppic · 14 Jul 2013 at 23:51

Jacky-Boy16 said:
The rig will be used for gaming, but i'm a game artist so also 3d applications, video editing software, photoshop and lots of other memory intensive programs.

I currently have 8gb and run out of memory all the time with the programs I use, so quadrupling this doesn't seem too crazy to me.

The OS and apps will take a chunk of that 8gb. 16gb is likely to be enough, especially with current memory prices. You can always get another 16gb if you do find things slow down.

Jacky-Boy16 · 15 Jul 2013 at 00:13

what dual channel 16GB kit would you recommend, with the intention to buy another in the future?

Also are quad channel kits just 2xdual channel kits or do they work better when bought as a quad?

teppic · 15 Jul 2013 at 00:18

This is on offer, and is fast too.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-032-TG&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387

Haswell doesn't support quad channel memory, so you wouldn't see any performance benefit from having 4 modules.

Edit: oops, that's only 8gb. Maybe this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-066-PA&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387

kaku · 15 Jul 2013 at 00:20

Haswell doesn't support quad-channel memory anyway, so you'd be just fine with 2 x dual-channel kits.

Doomedspeed · 15 Jul 2013 at 07:35

Jacky-Boy16 said:
The rig will be used for gaming, but i'm a game artist so also 3d applications, video editing software, photoshop and lots of other memory intensive programs.

I currently have 8gb and run out of memory all the time with the programs I use, so quadrupling this doesn't seem too crazy to me.

Fair enough..

if you really need 32gb id start looking at the 2011 socket a 3820.

Will work out a bit more expensive.. Id stick with the 300r too.

Jacky-Boy16 · 16 Jul 2013 at 01:00

Sexiness, well I've swapped the plextor ssd for the m4, and I think I'm going to go with these babys.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-129-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387
They're slightly faster than the ones you said teppic and only £10 more. Let me know if you think this is a sensible decision, then i'm gonna this thing already

Jacky-Boy16 · 16 Jul 2013 at 12:11

just bumping this as I'm going to order it soon and want to hear your opinions on this ram kit. It seems like a no brainer paying £10 to go from PC3-17000 to PC3-19200 right?

Doomedspeed · 16 Jul 2013 at 12:39

Jacky-Boy16 said:
Sexiness, well I've swapped the plextor ssd for the m4, and I think I'm going to go with these babys.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-129-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387
They're slightly faster than the ones you said teppic and only £10 more. Let me know if you think this is a sensible decision, then i'm gonna this thing already

Jacky-Boy16 said:
just bumping this as I'm going to order it soon and want to hear your opinions on this ram kit. It seems like a no brainer paying £10 to go from PC3-17000 to PC3-19200 right?

Looks good, the Beast RAM is very well reviewed, even though the they like the elephant man..

Or you could get two sets of these for £120: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-032-TG&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387

That's if your only getting 16GB