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Hi Guys,
A friend is looking to upgrade his old old OLD dell rig from about 4 years ago.
His budget is around £1300 although if we could get it down closer to £1000 that would be ideal.
The main games he will be playing is League of Legends, CS:GO and maybe Battlefield.
The games are not limited to the above, he would like it to be relatively "future proof" for similar games.
The max Resolution he will be playing at will only be 1080p, (future monitor upgrades will stick to 1080p i believe.)
Peripherals are not needed in this markup.
Please could you pull apart my below recommendations?
:
Mobo
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-611-AS
CPU
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-539-IN
PSU
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-012-EA&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2390
CPU WC
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-015-CS&tool=3
Memory
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-128-KS&tool=3
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-128-KS&tool=3
Case
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-036-CS&groupid=2362&catid=1489
SSD (Boot/main games)
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-182-SA
storage 1tb
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-366-WD&tool=3
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus Maximus VII Ranger - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£15 Saving** Asus Maximus VII Ranger - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£15 Saving** £410.94
(£342.45) £410.94
(£342.45)
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-2974-KR) EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-2974-KR) £299.99
(£249.99) £299.99
(£249.99)
Samsung 256GB SSD 850 PRO SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-7KE256BW) Samsung 256GB SSD 850 PRO SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-7KE256BW) £134.99
(£112.49) £134.99
(£112.49)
Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Windowed Midi Tower Case - Black (CC650DW) Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Windowed Midi Tower Case - Black (CC650DW) £129.95
(£108.29) £129.95
(£108.29)
EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
(£79.16) £94.99
(£79.16)
Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11T3K2/8) Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11T3K2/8) £59.99
(£49.99) £119.98
(£99.98)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99
(£39.16)
Submit Sub Total : £1,106.51
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel (Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £224.05
Total : £1,344.31
I think the case MIGHT be a tad over kill for what he needs.
Below are my reasonings for the above choices.
PLEASE can you pull the above, and below apart to show me where my choices are not so great, and could be improved.
Storage: good reviews on the ssd. this will be used for boot and his main games he will be playing, future expansion will be another identical drive and i'll whack them both into raid 0 via the mobo built in raid management.
The 1TB drive is bog standard, good company.
CPU: Haswell chips seem to be pretty solid and if he ever wanted to OC they seem to be fine under high temps.
Cpu Cooler:
I personally have had absolutely amazing temps on sealed water cpu coolers, so that is the reason for that cooler.
PSU: I have seen some good reviews in regards to the SuperNova
Case: Personal choice, have this case at home, it is a good size for any future expansion and cable management. (might be a tad overkill)
Memory: The Mobo supports Dual channel, so i decided to go for 2x(2x4gb) kits instead of quad channel.
Card: the 970 seems to be a no brainer, amazing price, EVGA have a great reputation. he will be running this on 1080p so the chances of him running into the vram issue is relatively low especially for the games he is intending to play.
Motherboard: good reviews, i personally have not used this board before.
Thanks a lot in advance!
A friend is looking to upgrade his old old OLD dell rig from about 4 years ago.
His budget is around £1300 although if we could get it down closer to £1000 that would be ideal.
The main games he will be playing is League of Legends, CS:GO and maybe Battlefield.
The games are not limited to the above, he would like it to be relatively "future proof" for similar games.
The max Resolution he will be playing at will only be 1080p, (future monitor upgrades will stick to 1080p i believe.)
Peripherals are not needed in this markup.
Please could you pull apart my below recommendations?
:
Mobo
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-611-AS
CPU
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-539-IN
PSU
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-012-EA&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2390
CPU WC
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-015-CS&tool=3
Memory
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-128-KS&tool=3
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-128-KS&tool=3
Case
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-036-CS&groupid=2362&catid=1489
SSD (Boot/main games)
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-182-SA
storage 1tb
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-366-WD&tool=3
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus Maximus VII Ranger - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£15 Saving** Asus Maximus VII Ranger - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£15 Saving** £410.94
(£342.45) £410.94
(£342.45)
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-2974-KR) EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-2974-KR) £299.99
(£249.99) £299.99
(£249.99)
Samsung 256GB SSD 850 PRO SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-7KE256BW) Samsung 256GB SSD 850 PRO SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-7KE256BW) £134.99
(£112.49) £134.99
(£112.49)
Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Windowed Midi Tower Case - Black (CC650DW) Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Windowed Midi Tower Case - Black (CC650DW) £129.95
(£108.29) £129.95
(£108.29)
EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply EVGA SuperNova G2 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
(£79.16) £94.99
(£79.16)
Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11T3K2/8) Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11T3K2/8) £59.99
(£49.99) £119.98
(£99.98)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99
(£39.16)
Submit Sub Total : £1,106.51
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel (Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £224.05
Total : £1,344.31
I think the case MIGHT be a tad over kill for what he needs.
Below are my reasonings for the above choices.
PLEASE can you pull the above, and below apart to show me where my choices are not so great, and could be improved.
Storage: good reviews on the ssd. this will be used for boot and his main games he will be playing, future expansion will be another identical drive and i'll whack them both into raid 0 via the mobo built in raid management.
The 1TB drive is bog standard, good company.
CPU: Haswell chips seem to be pretty solid and if he ever wanted to OC they seem to be fine under high temps.
Cpu Cooler:
I personally have had absolutely amazing temps on sealed water cpu coolers, so that is the reason for that cooler.
PSU: I have seen some good reviews in regards to the SuperNova
Case: Personal choice, have this case at home, it is a good size for any future expansion and cable management. (might be a tad overkill)
Memory: The Mobo supports Dual channel, so i decided to go for 2x(2x4gb) kits instead of quad channel.
Card: the 970 seems to be a no brainer, amazing price, EVGA have a great reputation. he will be running this on 1080p so the chances of him running into the vram issue is relatively low especially for the games he is intending to play.
Motherboard: good reviews, i personally have not used this board before.
Thanks a lot in advance!
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