Spec Me A Complete System - £2000

Jay Blizzay · 23 Jun 2013 at 23:55

Thanks for all your help guys - will probably go for something similar to the last spec posted.

What's the deal with delivery and such? I notice theres a few week wait on the h100 - will everything in stock get shipped immediately or do they normally wait?

If I got the other stuff before, am I ok to run with the stock cooler for a while?

Ethermaster · 24 Jun 2013 at 00:03

Jay Blizzay said:
Thanks for all your help guys - will probably go for something similar to the last spec posted.

What's the deal with delivery and such? I notice theres a few week wait on the h100 - will everything in stock get shipped immediately or do they normally wait?

If I got the other stuff before, am I ok to run with the stock cooler for a while?

Normally they wait until everything is in stock (saves shipping cost) but a quick post in the support section will get things moving and more then likely the bits in stock shipped right away

The stock cooler is fine just please please please do not try to overclock your CPU using it ! (Haswell gets hot rather quick). you will need some TIM cleaner to clean your CPU before you mount your H100 (just use a decent vodka will do the trick also)

stulid · 24 Jun 2013 at 00:04

Ask in the customer service section that you would like it shipped with the H100 to follow.

You can use the stock cooler till it arrives.

Jay Blizzay · 24 Jun 2013 at 22:15

Settled on this guys.

Hope it looks ok

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 780 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £539.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £263.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite E2773HS-GB1 27" Widescreen LED 1MS Monitor - Black £215.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £193.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £179.99
1 x Seasonic X-Series 850w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £159.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Windowed Midi Tower Case - Black £149.99
2 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC10TDC01) £89.99 (£179.98)
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £72.00
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £67.99
1 x CM Storm Quickfire Rapid Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Black Switch £60.38
1 x CM Storm Recon 4000 DPI Gaming Mouse £39.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Warranty £39.95
1 x Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller - PC / Xbox 360 (JR9-00010) £29.99
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £25.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
5 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Orange £13.99 (£69.95)
Total : £2,340.16 (includes shipping : £27.55).

RJC · 24 Jun 2013 at 22:20

Definitely a high end spec

The Corsair units are not due for a few weeks yet (what I last herd) so you might want to order that separately.

Jay Blizzay · 24 Jun 2013 at 22:24

Could I ask them to ship the Corsair separately?

Ethermaster · 24 Jun 2013 at 22:25

Had to have the i7 then

shame about that wifi card its really not going to look right plugged into that themed build imo maybe an external USB solution would have been better plugged into the back? Still a great Rig that I think your be happy with for years.

Jay Blizzay · 24 Jun 2013 at 22:30

If it doesn't make much of the difference to the bandwidth available - happy to use a USB adapter instead

RJC · 24 Jun 2013 at 22:32

Jay Blizzay said:
Could I ask them to ship the Corsair separately?

It usually easier to to order separately as you will need to pay for shipping twice, unless you choose a air cooler.

Ethermaster · 24 Jun 2013 at 22:54

Ethermaster said:
Had to have the i7 then shame about that wifi card its really not going to look right plugged into that themed build imo maybe an external USB solution would have been better plugged into the back? Still a great Rig that I think your be happy with for years.

You aren't really going to notice imo, I would personally use a powerline adapter if your pc is not going to be in the same room as your router.

stulid · 24 Jun 2013 at 23:03

Good spec.

stulid · 24 Jun 2013 at 23:18

Edit..its fine, ive just checked on mine.

Ethermaster · 24 Jun 2013 at 23:31

stulid said:
Edit..its fine, ive just checked on mine.

I was thinking the screws that your use the ones that came with the H100 fans......

stulid · 24 Jun 2013 at 23:35

Ethermaster said:
I was thinking the screws that your use the ones that came with the H100 fans......

What got me worried was that I thought those Alpenfohn fans are thinner in each corner where the holes are.

If they were thinner and you used the screws that come with the H100 then you would damage the radiator fins as you tried to tighten them up (basically too much screw thread going onto the rad).

But I've just looked at the ones that come with a K2 (same thing) and its just an illusion of the picture of the product page, they are the same thickness in the corners as a normal bogo fan.

Jay Blizzay · 24 Jun 2013 at 23:44

I almost fainted there!

Getting this ordered now..will probably need you guys again when building it lol

Will order the h100 separately to avoid any delivery confusion.

Jay Blizzay · 25 Jun 2013 at 00:21

Damn, wont let me order.

Apparently my Bank thinks its potential fraud

Will give OC a ring tomorrow.

stulid · 25 Jun 2013 at 00:25

I wonder if your CPU will let you get into Windows at 5Ghz like the OC board and my chip does - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=24438957&postcount=11

Not stable mind you, but 4.9Ghz is - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=24439402&postcount=504

Jay Blizzay · 30 Jan 2014 at 16:36

Hi all,

Firstly thanks for all the advice with choosing the pc, enjoying it at the momemt.

I just had a few questions.

I haven't installed any of the 5 alpenfohn fans yet, where are they supposed to go? I presume 2 of them are used on the refurbished h100

Should the refurbished h100 come with any thermal paste for the cpu block or is it not needed?

I tried using reasonable force to remove the stock cpu cooler fan but it doesn't seem to budge, its like one of its corners are stuck on pretty good.

Any advice appreciated.

Jay Blizzay · 31 Jan 2014 at 10:06

Anyone?

lee32uk · 31 Jan 2014 at 15:26

Here is a guide that might help on removing the cpu from the heatsink.

http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Processor-Fused-to-a-Heatsink

You can fit one fan at the back of the case, and you might be able to do push/pull on the H100 which will use up the other 4 fans.