Spec me £500

[Unicorn]

Looking for a spec please for 500 pounds

Reusing

H100
M4 SSD
500GB HDD
600w silent pro psu
Bitfenix braided cables

So far iv bought
Parvum s2.0

So matx is required really I'm trying to stick to a red theme also if possible as my braided cables are red

Liquid cooling may be introduced in future also so something I could put a Waterblock on may be nice..

Looked at msi boards but I don't know what I'm looking for really..

 

[ExRayTed]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £179.99
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.95
1 x MSI Z97M Gaming Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX318C10FRK2/8) £64.99
Total : £494.52 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[Doomedspeed]

HI,

This works out a bit more than £500 but perfect colour and performance wise:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280X TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £215.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97MX-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX24C11BRK2/8-OC) £67.99
Total : £587.56 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[Unicorn]

What's the difference in terms of quality etc between the gigabyte z97 and the msi one in the two specs. I looked before and preferred the msi board but unsure. As for ram I may try pick this up second hand along with a graphics card if possible but I like the spec doomed.

 

[ExRayTed]

There isn't a great deal of difference between the 2 boards. Out of the 2 I'd prefer Gigabyte, simply for the UK RMA should anything go wrong. I picked the MSI as it's a good board and was a tenner cheaper, keeping the build within budget

 

[Doomedspeed]

There isn't a great deal of difference between the 2 boards. Out of the 2 I'd prefer Gigabyte, simply for the UK RMA should anything go wrong.

That was exactly my thinking too.

 

[Unicorn]

Any differences between the Gigabyte and the MSI is terms of quality/overclocking/fan headers etc?

 

[Unicorn]

Bought the Z97MX-Gaming and the i5 Devils Canyon plus 8gb of Kingston hyper x. Just need a graphics card, some noise dampening foam, 4 fans and some slim. Sata cables and I'm away

 

[ShivP]

I'd go in the middle and get a 280

 

[Doomedspeed]

I'd go in the middle and get a 280

Not a bad idea, still a great Card.

 

[ShivP]

Colour co-ordinated and power

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280 TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97MX-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX24C11BRK2/8-OC) £67.99
Total : £547.96 (includes shipping : ).

 

[Doomedspeed]

Colour co-ordinated and power

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280 TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97MX-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX24C11BRK2/8-OC) £67.99
Total : £547.96 (includes shipping : ).

This ..

 

[Unicorn]

Are powercolour cards good? I want something nice looking got a parvum as said