New build for this year

[resin1980]

HI all just looking for some info and if you think i got the right bit for the job and the job is gaming for the next 3 years

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£259.19 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£90.96 @ Dabs)

Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£150.53 @ Dabs)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£77.84 @ Amazon UK)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£78.96 @ Dabs)

Storage: Intel 525 Series 180GB mSATA Solid State Disk (£168.89 @ Ebuyer)

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£357.59 @ Amazon UK)

Case: NZXT H630 ATX Full Tower Case (£142.55 @ Overclockers.co.uk)

Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£125.97 @
Dabs)

Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-208DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£63.98 @ Novatech)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) (£106.97 @ CCL Computers)

Total: £1623.43

AMD 7970 what i using from my old rig

please help by posting your reply with what you think would make this better with link to the items

i have £1500 to spend and plus my old rig to sale

Thanks For the all the help

 

[WillSK]

looks like a great build. Only thing I would do is go for the samsung 840 pro SSD but apart from that i'd say you're pretty set on a lavely build

Edit: @TTL. looks like the alternate vengeance pro idea is catching on since your video and so it should. It looks the s**t.

 

[resin1980]

thanks for the info this is the things i need now of to look for info this and some reviews

 

[MacLeod]

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1ccvP

How about something like this for £1438? Uses a i5, GTX780 and comes in under budget before you sale your current rig.

 

[resin1980]

thanks but the spec but it to low. + I need to move away from asus as all my last Motherboard have bin asus rog + i would like to moveto a i7

P.S. I am not needing a hard drive as i have a 3T i just need a new ssd
+ I have a ati 7970 in my rig now what i will be using as it not 3 mouth old

 

[MacLeod]

thanks but the spec but it to low.

Huh?

+ I need to move away from asus as all my last Motherboard have bin asus rog

So because your last motherboard was Asus you cant use Asus again? :headscratch:

OK, well then try one from Gigabyte as theyre excellent as well.

+ i would like to moveto a i7

No need unless youve got the money to burn. For a gaming rig, there is virtually no difference in performance between the i5 and i7 yet there is a $100 price difference. It isnt worth it. If youve got the money then there is certainly no reason not to get it but if youre on a limited budget, that $100 would go a LOT further if you put it towards a better GPU.

Now if youre doing a lot of heavily threaded work like video editing and stuff like that then the i7 will come in handy but just for gaming, its paying for horsepower that youre probably not going to use much of.

P.S. I am not needing a hard drive as i have a 3T i just need a new ssd
+ I have a ati 7970 in my rig now what i will be using as it not 3 mouth old

Why not sale it with your current rig that you said youre going to sale and get the GTX780? If it fits under your budget, a GTX780 will be a whole lot better gaming card than a 7970 and will last a very long time. Plus if you move up to a 2560x1440 monitor, the 780 will handle that very well while the 7970 will start to struggle.

Dont get me wrong, the 7970 is an excellent card and Im not saying you should get rid of it but if youre going to sale your old rig anyway and I can fit a GTX780 in and come in under your budget, I just think that would be the better way to go for a gaming rig.

 

[resin1980]

ok sorry for the last post

my budget is 2 1/2 k but if i said that people would seeing how much you could make one for.

I am looking at the I7 4770k as the pc will need to last for 3/4 years.

i am holding on to the 7970 for now to see what amd have next for us.

The asus motherboard is a no go as you cant get it in red and black unless i go for the ROG board and @ over £300 just for a board that is not that good.
I did it before not this time.

 

[resin1980]

The Rig up for sale is

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
Asus Crosshair IV Formula
8GB Kingston
Radeon HD 6870
OCZ SSD 128GB (OS)
500 GB Hard drive
all in a NZXT Phantom

 

[Spiderz]

You can get ROG boards around the £150-170 mark, the hero, formula and gene are about that price if I remember right.

 

[resin1980]

You can get ROG boards around the £150-170 mark, the hero, formula and gene are about that price if I remember right.

Thanks for that i didn't know this.

 

[MacLeod]

OK, the color theme I understand. In that case how about the Gigabyte Z87-UD4? Around 160 quid and definitely got the cool black and red colors going.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz87xud4h

 

[resin1980]

Thats more like it just need to see what better the MIS or the Giga

as price way there is £4 in it

 

[resin1980]

What do you lot think of using Msata for windows and a SSD for the games.

The 3 Boards i am looking at are

MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING Intel Z87

ASUS ROG Series MAXIMUS VI HERO

GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87

i am look more at the Msi over the other as it has the Msata and more on the boards than the others.

 

[NeverBackDown]

msata is pointless. Stick with an actual SSD.