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I did a spec thread last month but decided to wait until January for the new build so i'm looking for a re-spec. Thanks Doomedspeed and Ethermaster for the help last time.

I'm looking to build a gaming PC with
-1440p Monitor
- E-ATX / XL-ATX Case
- Lots of storage
- Ultra/High game graphics /w good frame rates
- Best performance parts for price point
- Low noise
- No OS needed
- No Mouse
- No Keyboard

I have been keeping my eye on all the recent spec threads and it seems that the R9 290 features a lot in them but I've always been a bit of a Nvidea fan boy so whats the case for choosing the R9 over the Nvidea range?.

Starting point
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus PB278Q 27" Professional LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £449.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £160
Total : £626.48 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
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I did look into Mantle but it kind of went over my head. I've always been under the impression that you get more power with AMD GPU's but their drivers are not as good. I also like the Geforce experience program they have that optimizes your game settings for your card and driver updates.

And as for watercooling I have given it a thought but not sure how it will effect the performance I could get with the same budget.
 
Doomedspeed said:
290 (non-X) is my opinion.

Better PvP..

I also have my concerns over the Shinobi XL..

I have heard the airflow is poor through the case.

I'd much rather pay the extra for the 750D.
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Point taken, I really like the look of the 750D as well and it seems the dimensions aren't even far off the shinobi so i'll take your advice on that one.
 
Think i'll stick with the 750D now. I started putting a build together that comes to a budget that will allow me to buy the GPU a few days/weeks down the line.

I started putting a build together as best as I could but no idea on the motherboard if I can get some recommendations.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus PB278Q 27" Professional LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £449.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor & Corsair H100i CPU Cooler Bundle £349.9
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £160
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Laptop Kit - (MZ-7TE250LW) £156.95
1 x Avexir Core White Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330908G-2CIW) - White Light £149.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £139.99
2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99 (£131.98)
Total : £1,575.74 (includes shipping : £30.80).

 
I think i'm fairly set on 1440p and the case. It was always a choice between 3x 1080p or 1x 1440p and im not sure I have the room for 3 monitors. I can however extend the budget an extra £200.

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The Only Beardy said:
I have the dell U2713HM and i couldn't be happier... the nice thing about the Asus is that it will go in to portrait mode... if you happen to do any software development work, this feature is very nice. That said, the hazro screen does look quite nice and would save you £100. Not sure what the reviews say about it though...

although you get a second card in doomed's build, you get the case and monitor you want and a bigger SSD in mine...
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I'm a web developer so portrait mode can come in handy. I also like the look of the monitor more than the Hazro.

I've taken in to account some of the changes you've made in your builds and made some changes to my basket for another review. I don't really know much about motherboards or what to look for with them so any faults with the G1.Sniper?

I would be open to changing the case if this one is going to cause me issues but I'm not a big fan of the wide cases like the 540.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus PB278Q 27" Professional LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £449.99
2 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-R929OC-4GD) £389.99 (£779.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £160
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Laptop Kit - (MZ-7TE250LW) £156.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £139.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Silverstone Tundra Series TD02 Liquid CPU Cooler £83.99
1 x Avexir Core White Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIW) - White Light £79.99
2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99 (£131.98)
Total : £2,352.79 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
ThaReaperGuy said:
Looks good, only change I would make if you want to save £30 is drop the SSD down to a crucial as it has the same read speeds just slower write speeds.

Besides that, looks fine!
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I like my read speeds :)

Edit: Should I wait for the non ref 290's?
 
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I have made a few more changes to my basket since before. I should really stop pushing my budget out.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus PB278Q 27" Professional LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £449.99
2 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-R929OC-4GD) £389.99 (£779.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £249.95
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI HERO Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £164.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £160
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Laptop Kit - (MZ-7TE250LW) £156.95
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £139.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £89.99
1 x Silverstone Tundra Series TD02 Liquid CPU Cooler £83.99
2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99 (£131.98)
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £25.99
Total : £2,473.26 (includes shipping : £32.90).

 
Cheers Beardy, I did have the G1 and Avexir RAM in an earlier revision but decided to swap it out for the Hero since I hear its a good quality build and has much better onboard sound. What do you think on it? Better getting the G1 then if I want get a sound card along the line?

Looking forward to seeing what Ethermaster comes up with.
 
Updated: £71 cheaper.

Was unaware that the TWOD changed mid week thought it was a sunday to sunday thing.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus PB278Q 27" Professional LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £439.99
2 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-R929OC-4GD) £389.99 (£779.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 750D Full Tower Case - Black (CC-9011035-WW) £160
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £149.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Silverstone Tundra Series TD02 Liquid CPU Cooler £94.99
1 x Avexir Venom Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330904G-2CIG) - Green Light £79.99
2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £63.95 (£127.90)
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £25.99
Total : £2,402.27 (includes shipping : £32.90).

 
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