My future gaming PC

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Pipsy uk

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Hey guys can you check this spec out and let me know what you think please? Will be ordering some point after Christmas.
It will mainly be used for gaming the only thing I am unsure of is the case though so if you have any suggestions please let me know. Thanks.

Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ AIR 540 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4770k (3.5GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® MAXIMUS VI HERO: PCI-e 3.0, SATA 3.0, USB3.0
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1050W PRO SERIES™ HX1050-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
 
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nhornby51743

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Hiya,

Your spec looks great but there's a few things I recommend to change;

* Go for an i5 4670k over the i7 4770k as it's really not worth it for gaming alone
* I'd choose either the Z87-A or the Asus Sabretooth over the Maximus VI
* The 2400mhz ram you chose is overkill, pick the 1600mhz and the difference will be negligible
* Perhaps just swap the Blu Ray drive for a regular DVD Rewriter, again personal preference(I choose to "legally" download by HD films :p)
*Downgrade the H80i the H60 as it is more than capable
* Lastly, Downgrade your PSU to 850watt, 1050watt is unnecessary as 800 will suffice for running the 780's in SLI, Linus Techtips and various other sources can confirm this)

Making these changes will save you roughly £200 which you could put towards a future build/monitor or perhaps a larger SSD.

Hope I've been of help :)
 
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Pipsy uk

Member
nhornby51743 said:
Hiya,

Your spec looks great but there's a few things I recommend to change;

* Go for an i5 4670k over the i7 4770k as it's really not worth it for gaming alone
* I'd choose either the Z87-A or the Asus Sabretooth over the Maximus VI
* The 2400mhz ram you chose is overkill, pick the 1600mhz and the difference will be negligible
* Perhaps just swap the Blu Ray drive for a regular DVD Rewriter, again personal preference(I choose to "legally" download by HD films :p)
*Downgrade the H80i the H60 as it is more than capable
* Lastly, Downgrade your PSU to 850watt, 1050watt is unnecessary as 800 will suffice for running the 780's in SLI, Linus Techtips and various other sources can confirm this)

Making these changes will save you roughly £200 which you could put towards a future build/monitor or perhaps a larger SSD.

Hope I've been of help :)
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Nice thanks for the reply :) Any reason why you would swap the MoBo out?
 
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bigben

bigben

Master Poster
That is an absolute beast!

nhornby51743 said:
I'd choose either the Z87-A or the Asus Sabretooth over the Maximus VI
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I agree with this.

A couple of other things:
1. I assume you are planning to overclock? If no you could get a "non k" processor and drop the CPU cooler to the super quiet one, you could also drop the RAM to 1600MHz.
2. I would get a bigger secondary HDD, 1tb isn't that big. So far my BF4 takes up 31gb on its own, AC4 takes 22.6gb - it fills up really quickly.
 
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Pipsy uk

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bigben said:
That is an absolute beast!



I agree with this.

A couple of other things:
1. I assume you are planning to overclock? If no you could get a "non k" processor and drop the CPU cooler to the super quiet one, you could also drop the RAM to 1600MHz.
2. I would get a bigger secondary HDD, 1tb isn't that big. So far my BF4 takes up 31gb on its own, AC4 takes 22.6gb - it fills up really quickly.
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Thanks. I will be overclocking further down the line at some point :). I have edited my spec taking in consideration both recommendations still unsure on the case though. now it looks like this :

Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ AIR 540 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH Z87: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, THERMAL ARMOR
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1050W PRO SERIES™ HX1050-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
 
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nhornby51743

Gold Level Poster
Pipsy uk said:
Thanks. I will be overclocking further down the line at some point :). I have edited my spec taking in consideration both recommendations still unsure on the case though. now it looks like this :

Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ AIR 540 GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH Z87: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, THERMAL ARMOR
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
2nd Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1050W PRO SERIES™ HX1050-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
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Looking great! Regarding case choice, it depends if it's for aesthetics or for cooling. The Corsair Graphite 600T or the NZXT Phantom 410 both look fantastic in my opinion and whilst the Corsair Air 540 is a great case, it's not the best looking, which might become an issue later down the line for you. Picking the case is definitley the hardest part of a new build for me :p
 
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Pipsy uk

Member
1 more question before I proceed to order, should i get windows installed on the SSD or the HDD will I notice any difference? :)
 
bigben

bigben

Master Poster
Have the SSD as the primary hard drive, this will have windows on it and make the computer really nice and snappy.
 
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