Ultima Extreme Envy V2" Intel Core i7 4770K @ 4.4GHz Overclocked Haswell Quad Core Gaming PC

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Hi everyone, new to this forum so I hope I'm putting this in the right area. I'm after a new gaming machine that I can also stream films etc. I'm looking at the "Ultima Extreme Envy V2" Intel Core i7 4770K @ 4.4GHz Overclocked Haswell Quad Core Gaming PC". It seems pretty good to me, is it? Would this manage BF4 and Call of Duty Ghost and pretty much anything else out there? So many machines out there I'm going around in circles. Any recommendations to upgrade it or leave it as is? Thanks in advance.:confused:
 
Yes - a 4.4ghz 4770k and a 780 will eat BF4 and CoD for breakfast.

Upgrades: both are quite large games, so if you want to put them on the SSD, you may want to get a 250gb one. And don't forget to add the OS, obviously. You won't need a sound card: the Sniper motherboard has excellent onboard sound.

Obligatory question: would you be willing to build this yourself?
 
Fulax has got your covered :) As he said the system will eat current games.

As he suggested Id opt for the 250gig SSD

If you could build it yourself Im guessing its around £1300-£1400, im at work or I would work it out in a basket.
 
Thanks for replies. I was thinking of a self build but never done one before. Watched plenty of builds on YouTube and think I would be ok with it. I would just need a list of everything in total I would need and then I'd probably give it ago. Is watercooled better than fans? All I really want is a gaming machine that can handle anything out there at full spec. I would like it to have an intel i7 and Nvidia card as thats what I've been told I should have, unless you know different. Budget around £2000 but that would also included monitor, hopefully.
 
My laptop is about to die, so I'll make a recommended spec when I get home if no one else has by then.

Would you want it to be mATX, like the Ultima Envy build or does size not matter?
 
Sorry to sound dim mATX means? Size doesn't matter no, is the envy in a smaller case then?

Ok, just read what it is. No size doesn't matter.
 
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Here is something to get the ball rolling :D

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 WindForce 3x OC Rev2.0 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N780OC-3GD) £399.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor & Corsair H100i CPU Cooler Bundle £349.9
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 530 Full Tower Gaming Case - Black £104.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX21C11T3K2/8X) £71.99
1 x Toshiba 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA200) HDD £59.99
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
Total : £1,475.12 (includes shipping : £17.85).




I haven't included a Monitor, but there is plenty of room in the budget. Also don't know if you need any peripherals ? i.e Mouse/Keyboard/Speakers etc so left them out too.
 
Here you go:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X "BF4 Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-50G) £365.99
1 x BenQ XL2420T rev2.0 24" TRUE 144Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red /w Flicker FREE Technology £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 760W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020045-UK) £119.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £93.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2133HC11ADC01) £69.95
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £43.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle - Orange £28.45
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050014-WW) £25.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 60cm £25.99
1 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99
1 x MTN 94 Spray Paint Orange - 400ml £4.99
Total : £1,901.09 (includes shipping : £19.10).



The SP120 and AF140 fans and the pump on the h105 cooler come with removable coloured rings. The spray paint is so you can paint them orange. Obviously.

144hz monitor so BF4 looks lovely and smooth.

A 290 makes sense over a 780, as you'll get better performance in BF4 and they're on offer at the moment.

The PSU is platinum-rated and will take another GPU.

EDIT: Less beautiful but cheaper alternative:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X "BF4 Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-00-50G) £365.99
1 x BenQ XL2420T rev2.0 24" TRUE 144Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red /w Flicker FREE Technology £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £163.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 760W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020045-UK) £119.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £74.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £43.99
Total : £1,648.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).



EDIT 2: Just over budget, but 780 SLI:

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI Geforce GTX 780 Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £369.95 (£739.90)
1 x BenQ XL2420T rev2.0 24" TRUE 144Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red /w Flicker FREE Technology £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £269.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £163.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 760W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020045-UK) £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black (CC-9011014-WW) £65.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £43.99
Total : £2,022.88 (includes shipping : £20.10).



I'll stop now.
 
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I'm a sucker for good looks, so I'd go with the £1900 one even though it offers the least value for money. By some distance.

In terms of your needs I'd say the £1650 one is ideal. That's assuming you just want to put everything together, maybe give your CPU a bit of an overclock, then fire up BF4 and play.

Lee's spec comes in at around £1800 with the monitor, and offers a decent balance between looks and price to performance. Although I would go for a 290 instead of the 780.

The £2000 obviously offers the best performance, but if we're being honest two 780s is overkill for what you want.
 
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The This Week Only offers have just changed and slightly confused matters. Would you be buying these parts before next Wednesday? If so, you could change a few things to make use of the new deals. There are some excellent 780 deals.
 
Yes I would be buying before next Wednesday. If I don't need 2 780s' could I use 1 780 Ti instead, I believe that to be slightly better?. Also would I need DVD for installs? Also case mentioned in £2000 buy is out of stock.
Thanks
 
So it is, apologies.

Two 780s would beat a single 780ti quite easily.

This is what I would go for right now. It'll eat up anything you throw at it and look good in the process. The 780 is £40 off - I've got the same model myself and it's an absolute beast of a card. There is a reference 780ti on offer for £500. You could get that instead, but it would be overkill.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 780 iChill HerculeZ X3 Ultra 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (C78V-1SDN-L5HSX) £379.99
1 x BenQ XL2420T rev2.0 24" TRUE 144Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red /w Flicker FREE Technology £319.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £157.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 760W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020045-UK) £139.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 60cm £25.99
2 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99 (£29.98)
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Single Pack (CO-9050011-WW) £14.99
Total : £1,726.27 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Here's that 780ti: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-034-IN

You can download most things these days - but here's an external DVD-RW if you want one: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-147-SA&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=494
 
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Right one last thing. Referring to my original question. Is this system as good as the "Ultima Extreme Envy V2" Intel Core i7 4770K @ 4.4GHz Overclocked Haswell Quad Core Gaming PC" that I originally saw?
 
You're getting a better motherboard, GPU, PSU, and case. The Envy has more RAM, but you don't need more than 8gb. It also has a better CPU cooler.

The Envy comes to over £1800 with the 250gb SSD and Windows. So you're getting a slightly better system plus a monitor for less money.
 
We're always happy to help ;) Post some pictures once you've got everything up and running :D
 
Fan Orientation?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 780 iChill HerculeZ X3 Ultra 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (C78V-1SDN-L5HSX) £379.99
1 x BenQ XL2420T rev2.0 24" TRUE 144Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red /w Flicker FREE Technology £319.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with *FREE COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER £157.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 760W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020045-UK) £139.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
1 x BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Premium Modding LED Strip - Connect White 60cm £25.99
2 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99 (£29.98)
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Single Pack (CO-9050011-WW) £14.99
Total : £1,726.27 (includes shipping : £13.75).
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Fulax,
could you let me know what you had in mind for fan directions when you made this list of parts please and if you would have the PSU as intake or outake direction?
Thanks
 
The SP120 is for the CPU cooler - put it in the rear of the case as exhaust. The 120mm stock fan currently there can go in the front of the case as an extra intake fan if you have room (I'm not sure if you would need to remove any drive cages). The two AF140s go in the top as exhaust. So, cool air in from the front and floor, hot air out of the rear and roof.

The PSU positioning doesn't greatly matter, really.
 
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