Thoughts on new gaming Rig.

Tony20 · 5 Aug 2014 at 19:03

stulid · 5 Aug 2014 at 19:08

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 780 Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £349.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £252.58
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £82.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £65.99
1 x Corsair Graphite Series 230T Compact Mid Tower Case Windowed - Orange (CC-9011038-WW) £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £46.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £38.99
Total : £907.12 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Notice the bundle deal.

Also are you happy with a AMD card? as a R9 290 is faster and cheaper.

Tony20 · 5 Aug 2014 at 19:13

fast response, not had great experience with AMD CPUS and GPU's to be honest my friend, That was the original bundle that I have edited, total price stands at £1104, That devils cannyon better than the hasswell? and would you recommend the superflower over the corsair? cheers

stulid · 5 Aug 2014 at 19:17

Devils canyon is a slightly refreshed Haswell, when they are clocked at the same speed then performance is the same.

But Devils canyon is suppose to have slightly better thermal material between the core and heatspreader so the temps are a little bit better.

The Z97 board will still support Haswell as well as Devils canyon, but is also rumored to support Broadwell when that is released. So it is more future proof than Z87.

The Superflower PSU is a higher quality (better internals such as Japanese capacitors etc) unit than the CX range, its also Gold rated.

You may also want to add a better cooler to keep temps lower,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £25.97 (includes shipping : £4.98).

Tony20 · 5 Aug 2014 at 19:21

Ok mate, thanks for your sound advice, I was hoping that spending £1100 on this rig that hopefully i wont have to upgrade any time soon! but when that time comes I will probberly have to upgrade the Mobo+ cpu + gpu anyways, I was told to go for a corsair over the superflower, which one would you recommend, and also you didnt list a CPU cooler, would a stock one be ok?

stulid · 5 Aug 2014 at 19:23

I would certainly pick that Superflower over a Corsair CX PSU.

But as the board supports SLI, if you wanted to add a 2nd GFX card later on then you would be wanting a 750W+ PSU instead.

YOUR BASKET
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 850W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x EVGA SuperNova B2 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Hybrid Modular Power Supply (110-B2-0850-V3) £89.99
1 x Seasonic M12II EVO Edition 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Fully Modular Power Supply £79.99
Total : £284.03 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Tony20 · 5 Aug 2014 at 19:24

just seen that CPU cooler you linked, many thanks!

stulid · 5 Aug 2014 at 19:27

If you would consider AMD for GFX cards then you can get an awesome bundle that includes i7, 16GB RAM, PSU and better board and freebies,

YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 750W PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £559.97
1 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD Black Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDBD) £259.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £82.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £51.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £38.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £1,023.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Tony20 · 5 Aug 2014 at 19:27

ok Well i was going to take advantage of having the sli when I have saved up enough pennies, I was orignally only going to spend about £600 Im already nearly double the limit, and the mrs wouldnt appreciate me spending so much, But i will definitely look to invest in a better PSU, nearer the time, I think PSU can hold their value so even if I get the corsair one for now, I could sell it for a few bob to help towards the leadex, really appreciated your input many thanks

stulid · 5 Aug 2014 at 19:30

No problem.

Tony20 · 5 Aug 2014 at 19:40

is there anyway to pm you stulid? I read somewhere Id get in trouble for discussing orders

lee32uk · 5 Aug 2014 at 19:59

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780 Direct CU II OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £252.58
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £82.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX21C11BRK2/8-OC) £67.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £38.99
1 x RAIJINTEK Themis Black Heatpipe CPU Cooler PWM - 120mm £19.99
Total : £1,024.07 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Tony20 · 5 Aug 2014 at 20:05

really nice setup lee, cheers I have now bought the setup, I just need a mointor now, needs to be 24 inch, any recomendations? *price restrictions apply* haha

lee32uk · 5 Aug 2014 at 20:14

Tony20 said:
really nice setup lee, cheers I have now bought the setup, I just need a mointor now, needs to be 24 inch, any recomendations? *price restrictions apply* haha

I don't really know that much about monitors. The BenQ one below is pretty reasonable. If you want a 144Hz Monitor, then the Iiyama is the cheapest one in stock. I suppose it depends on your budget

YOUR BASKET
1 x Iiyama ProLite GB2488HSU-B1 24" 144Hz 1ms Widescreen LED Super Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £229.99
1 x BenQ GL2460 24" Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £119.99
Total : £364.08 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Tony20 · 5 Aug 2014 at 20:19

would i benefit more from the 144mhz monitor with a GTX 780 3mb GPU? or go for the £119.99 one

stulid · 5 Aug 2014 at 20:22

Monitors,
YOUR BASKET
1 x AOC G2460PQU 24" Widescreen 144Hz 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Gunmetal £199.99
1 x AOC E2460SH 24" Widescreen 1ms Gaming LED Monitor - Black £107.99
Total : £322.98 (includes shipping : £12.50).

144Hz does help in games as it makes motion smother and even on the desktop you will notice the mouse pointer even moves better.

stulid · 5 Aug 2014 at 20:23

Tony20 said:
is there anyway to pm you stulid? I read somewhere Id get in trouble for discussing orders

How do you mean get in trouble?

As long as you dont mention competitors and their pricing then you are ok.

Tony20 · 5 Aug 2014 at 20:32

oh ok brilliant, is it worht the £100 difference for the 144mhz?

stulid · 5 Aug 2014 at 20:34

Well I have one along side a normal "60Hz" screen and it is much better to game on.

There is also a cheaper £179 version that doesn't have the same great stand and I think is missing the USB hub also.

lee32uk · 5 Aug 2014 at 20:34

Tony20 said:
oh ok brilliant, is it worht the £100 difference for the 144mhz?

Can you can hide the bill from the Wife ?