that time of year to upgrade the pc, could use some advice

Drew07899 · 10 Apr 2014 at 11:35

so im looking at upgrading my pc, currently i have an intel quad core q8200, and a gigabyte combo g41 motherboard, i have a gtx 650 and have 2x8gb 1600 mhz ram from corsair, im planning on getting a new motherboard, cpu case and cooler, im looking at a price range of sub £700, i was considering:

I7 4770k
ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA LGA1150 Intel Z87
Corsair CC-9011024-WW Carbide Series 330R ATX
Corsair Hydro Series H100i

any advice on if those will work with what i currently have and if there are any other better ideas to make it better or cheaper would be great

thanks

lee32uk · 10 Apr 2014 at 15:18

What is the pc being used for ?

Also what make/model power supply do you have ?

Drew07899 · 10 Apr 2014 at 15:41

pc is being used for gaming and i have a 700 wat coolmaster

Idleman · 10 Apr 2014 at 17:06

Your choice with ram included.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI FORMULA Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £219.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £53.99
Total : £685.97 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Alternative, with better Gpu.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280X TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £221.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £87.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £53.99
Total : £703.96 (includes shipping : £11.75).

lee32uk · 10 Apr 2014 at 17:13

Is your Corsair Ram low profile ?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280X TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £221.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £686.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

altrewin · 10 Apr 2014 at 17:20

290

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 330R Silent Mid Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £699.01 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Drew07899 · 10 Apr 2014 at 17:22

umm its corsair vengance? dunno if thats low profile or not

Idleman · 10 Apr 2014 at 17:30

Drew07899 said:
umm its corsair vengance? dunno if thats low profile or not

More specifically, is it DDR3?
Can you Google the model number and post a link.

Drew07899 · 10 Apr 2014 at 17:30

yes its ddr3

lee32uk · 10 Apr 2014 at 21:07

Drew07899 said:
umm its corsair vengance? dunno if thats low profile or not

This is low profile:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9B) £71.99
Total : £80.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).

This isn't low profile as it has the heat spreaders on top

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9) £89.99
Total : £98.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).

If your ram is similar to the first one then any cooler will be ok.

The second type wouldn't fit under most air coolers due to the height of the heatspreaders.