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

BAD_Brapp · 5 Feb 2014 at 13:20

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:

BAD_Brapp · 5 Feb 2014 at 15:21

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.

BAD_Brapp · 5 Feb 2014 at 15:52

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.

BAD_Brapp · 5 Feb 2014 at 18:40

Oh dear, all these options. Now I'm really confused. If you had a gun to your head, what would you choose?

BAD_Brapp · 5 Feb 2014 at 19:09

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

BAD_Brapp · 5 Feb 2014 at 19:34

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?

BAD_Brapp · 5 Feb 2014 at 19:42

Thanks very much for your help, its much appreciated. When all this stuff arrives I may need some further help HaHa

BAD_Brapp · 9 Feb 2014 at 01:44

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).

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

BAD_Brapp · 9 Feb 2014 at 02:26

Thanks, I'll get started on this tomorrow.

BAD_Brapp · 11 Feb 2014 at 07:04

Hi again, could you advise on what configuration you would use for the COOLERMASTER SEIDON 120V COOLER. Would you put the fan between the case and radiator(pulling air) or would you put the radiator between the case and fan(pushing air) or how about a push pull with a fan either side of the radiator? I hope this makes sense.

BAD_Brapp · 14 Feb 2014 at 19:26

Hooray. Got it done. Fantastic feeling. Now the bad bit. Should there be any sound coming from the pc without speakers, beeps or video sound? I have heard nothing since starting it. Thanks

BAD_Brapp · 14 Feb 2014 at 20:50

In that case no issues. Not bad for a first build. Thanks for all your help with this.

BAD_Brapp · 24 Feb 2014 at 23:38

All done. Been running for a couple of weeks with no issues. Here are some pics, looks awesome.

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BAD_Brapp · 25 Feb 2014 at 21:38

Fulax the machine is great. Running all games, BF4 on Ultra settings, no problem on US servers, thats my Clans location (=[BAD]=Squadron)