spec me please

lennshow66 · 13 Dec 2013 at 21:25

Hi,

Recently my 1156 socket motherboard broke. Im looking for a new motherboard, cpu and possibly ram. (my current ram is KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX).

I am also looking for a decent SSD. Ive been looking at this one.. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-167-SA

I will use the pc for gaming. My budget is around £400 -£500.

Many thanks in advance.

Fallen god · 13 Dec 2013 at 21:28

Is that 2 sticks of Ram, if so it should be fine, which would allow a i7 instead of an i5.

SSD you picked is basically the best.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £263.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
Total : £473.57 (includes shipping : £8.00).

mickyflinn · 13 Dec 2013 at 21:31

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £263.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
Total : £383.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

lennshow66 · 13 Dec 2013 at 21:34

what are the differences in those two motherboards?

also i currently have an ati 5830 graphics card is that worth an upgrade at all

Ethermaster · 13 Dec 2013 at 21:36

The sniper has better onboard audio and its green that's about it imho

Fallen god · 13 Dec 2013 at 21:47

lennshow66 said:
what are the differences in those two motherboards?

also i currently have an ati 5830 graphics card is that worth an upgrade at all

For modern games it will run a bit slow, I would go with something like this.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X WindForce 3X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £164.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
Total : £534.56 (includes shipping : £8.00).

lennshow66 · 13 Dec 2013 at 21:53

Fallen god said:
For modern games it will run a bit slow, I would go with something like this.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X WindForce 3X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £164.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
Total : £534.56 (includes shipping : £8.00).

thanks for that, what about a decent cooler. Would like a good overclock

Fallen god · 13 Dec 2013 at 21:58

lennshow66 said:
thanks for that, what about a decent cooler. Would like a good overclock

What case do you currently have, just to make sure it fits. Something like this should be good, if it fits.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X WindForce 3X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £164.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x Silverstone Argon SST-AR01 CPU Cooler - 120mm £28.99
Total : £563.56 (includes shipping : £8.00).

lennshow66 · 13 Dec 2013 at 22:00

Fallen god said:
What case do you currently have, just to make sure it fits. Something like this should be good, if it fits.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X WindForce 3X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included £164.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-SLI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x Silverstone Argon SST-AR01 CPU Cooler - 120mm £28.99
Total : £563.56 (includes shipping : £8.00).

I have an antec three hundred case