Titan Envy Duo Question

[suarve]

Hi,

Not upgraded my PC for a good 5 ish years now and feel it'e time. Want a PC that will see me well for a good 2-3 years really.

Have been looking at http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-054-OG&groupid=43&catid=2475 - not sure what GFX card to go for between the GeoForce GTX 970 and 980 - is there a huge difference?

I have recently purchased an Asus Xonar DG - nothing wrong with this really. If I was to install this myself after buying an OCuK system would I void my warrenty?

For the main OS drive I'm going with an SSD. Was thinking of choosing a really charge SATA drive for the secondaryu drive. Are there any downsides to this decision?

Just out of interest, compared to the Titan Wrath system (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-053-OG&groupid=43&catid=2475) and the fact an ATI GFX card is used, are there any other huge differences?

Cheers for any help.

 

[ShivP]

What resolution will you be playing at?

 

[RJC]

The 280x is slower than the 970 - which for the price is a good choice (the 970 ), I currently run the Inno 3d version.

Also what you mentioned regards the SSD is fine, majority of people do the same.

Regards the sound card best bet is to ask in the customer section.

 

[midville]

Similar question to mine:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18638218

 

[suarve]

Cheers the replies. This is what I'm going to order - any comments or issues you see?

YOUR BASKET
1 x "Titan Envy Duo DC" Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.6GHz Overclocked Nvidia GeForce SLI Gaming PC £887.03
- 1 x No Operating System £0.00
- 1 x OcUK Standard System Warranty - 3 Year (24 Month C&R + 12 Month Labour) £0.00
- 1 x Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days £0.00
- 1 x Kingston HyperX 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX24C11BRK2/16-OC) £139.99
- 1 x MSI GeForce GTX 980 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE SiStorm Game Pad, XMAS Tree & Game £419.99
- 1 x No Crossfire Upgrade £0.00
- 1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £184.99
- 1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £79.99
- 1 x OcUK Value Blu-ray / DVDRW combi SATA - OEM £39.95
- 1 x ESET Smart Security - Trial Key £0.00
Total : £1,765.44 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 

[ShivP]

Maybe you could call OC up and ask for a 512GB MX100 instead? Saves a decent amount of money and you'll hardly be able to tell a difference

Also, don't you need an operating system?

 

[kefan77]

GTX970 SLI is about 60 quid extra...i know where my money would go

 

[suarve]

GTX970 SLI is about 60 quid extra...i know where my money would go

With the above options, single GTX 970 is £1579.94 inc VAT, SLI GTX 970 is £1827.94 inc VAT

Difference, £248.00

 

[lee32uk]

With the above options, single GTX 970 is £1579.94 inc VAT, SLI GTX 970 is £1827.94 inc VAT

Difference, £248.00

What is your overall budget ?

 

[suarve]

With the above options, single GTX 970 is £1579.94 inc VAT, SLI GTX 970 is £1827.94 inc VAT

Difference, £248.00

Actually, that's a fair point.

Just spent a few minutes reading about SLi and the 970 vs 980 (have been out of the loop in PC upgrading for years).

There doesn;t seem to be a huge performance increase of the 980 4GB over the 970 4GB. The 980 costs an extra £172.00. To make matters worse, someone said they'd always buy a single, more powerful card and then upgrade later on when the card is cheaper.

Gah, decisions!

 

[suarve]

What is your overall budget ?

I had around the £1600 ish mark in my head.

 

[ShivP]

What res will you be playing at also?

 

[lee32uk]

I had around the £1600 ish mark in my head.

Overclockers can build you a pc to your own spec. They charge around £60+ depending on the system.

So basically any basket that you like, they can build for you.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£30 Saving + Gigabyte Free Upgrade + £30 Intel Cashback ** £372.98
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £284.99
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £154.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Luxe Full Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD316G2666HC11CDC01) £109.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H110 280mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060014-WW) £91.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £57.98
Total : £1,367.40 (includes shipping : £13.75).




The Gigabyte board has a cashback offer of £32.50 - http://www.gigabytenordic.com/uk/intel_z97-x99_promotion/index.html

Also you can get a free upgrade on the board within 3 years - http://bk.gigabyte.eu/EN_bk_UK_Ireland.html

If you are just gaming, then you could drop down to an i5 4690K and 8GB Ram.

 

[kefan77]

With the above options, single GTX 970 is £1579.94 inc VAT, SLI GTX 970 is £1827.94 inc VAT

Difference, £248.00

eeh? I was comparing 980 to 970 SLI and basically pointing out that single 980 is not best bang for buck.