Yes, another spec me thread... (but with lots of information to go on)

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Hi All,

In about 2months (maybe less) I am going to be receiving about £1.3-1.5k. I will be putting this towards a new PC. I do not need to spend it all but to be honest I don't mind as long as its worth it.

I will be keeping the following from my current PC:
512Gb Agility 4 SSD
2Tb HDD
Bluray Drive

The rest will be made into a PC for my better half, with other parts lying around the house.

I know that I want to stick with Intel and Nvidia as for many many years I have used this combination and not had a single issue. I have gone from a Q6600 to my current i5, I am hoping to look at an i7 this time. Also I am looking for the best Nvidia card I can afford, a little for the epenis and a little just because I can. Also I want to use my current 512Gb SSD as my games drive only, so I would want a 120Gb for my OS as I have felt a little restricted with my 60Gb SSD I currently have for my OS.

I have tried to spec a PC myself but I have been out of the game too long and so need to lean on some advice.

So OcUK, what you thinking?

EDIT: Also, I do not mind overclocking the CPU if that helps at all.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 780Ti Gaming Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £251.99
1 x MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £114.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £98.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H110 280mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060014-WW) £91.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova NEX 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (120-PG-0750-GR) £79.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £59.99
Total : £1,279.94 (includes shipping : £11.75).




Although you might be better off waiting for the newer 'K' series, Devil's Canyon Core range which should be available anytime soon
 
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tbh, if you're waiting for another month or 2, its better to come back then. new stuff is always coming out and prices are changing, so what may be the best spec now may not be the best spec 2 months down the line
 
I know you said you prefer Nvidia, but £100 saving on the 290X gpu is not to be sniffed at :D

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £399.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £251.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 760T Windowed Full Tower Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011044-WW) £144.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £107.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £59.99
Total : £1,232.83 (includes shipping : ).

 
tamzzy said:
tbh, if you're waiting for another month or 2, its better to come back then. new stuff is always coming out and prices are changing, so what may be the best spec now may not be the best spec 2 months down the line
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I agree with this, I just needed to get my thinking cap on.

I am liking what has been suggested so far. I am going to put 16gb RAM into the PC, rather then 8Gb as I do a bit of 3D design work and do actaully make use of more RAM. Also I will change the case to something else.

Nice suggestions so far though guys! Similar to what I specced myself meaning that I wasnt too far off the right path.

If anyone else has anymore input it would be great, otherwise thanks!
 
SLIIIIIII :D

16 gigs of RAM

New 4790k CPU

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI Geforce GTX 780 Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £347.99 (£695.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £259.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD316G2133HC11ADC01) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
Total : £1,557.37 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 
Shivy011 said:
SLIIIIIII :D

16 gigs of RAM

New 4790k CPU

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI Geforce GTX 780 Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £347.99 (£695.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £259.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD316G2133HC11ADC01) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £99.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £88
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
Total : £1,557.37 (includes shipping : £11.25).

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Wow that looks nice, and if I added some cash to the mix too it would be possible. Although, is 750W enough for all that? I would expect around 900W+ at least?
 
750W will be fine, and add some room for overclocking though you could whack in an 850W unit to be safe.
 
YOUR BASKET
2 x Asus Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Red £349.99 (£699.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £259.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (HX24C11BRK2/16-OC) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £107.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £98.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
Total : £1,579.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).




Gigabyte Motherboard comes with a Free Corsair Raptor Headset whilst stocks last.

The Asus graphics card comes with a Free Asus Cerberus Headset (x2).

You could get at least £60 by selling them on.

YOUR BASKET
2 x Asus Cerberus Gaming Headset £39.95 (£79.90)
1 x Corsair Raptor HS30 Gaming Headset (CA-9011121-EU) £32.99
Total : £122.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
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