New build check please.

[Altissimus]

Hey,

My computer is 4 years old so I think it needs a refresh. This is what I'm looking at.

Any cock-ups/improvements/suggestions?

A couple of points:

1) This rig only needs 443W and therefore could take a 450W PSU, but I wasn't sure of the quality of the stock 450W PSU offered. Is it any good?
2) 443W seems light...why so little?
3) I have no idea about the case. What's a good case these days for ~£80-100?
4) On a separate but related note, is nVidia 3D Vision any good? (I'm currently playing Eliteangerous, Smite, Far Cry 4, Borderlands Pre-sequel...)

Thanks all!

A.


Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z97-PRO GAMER: ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
24GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (3 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
1TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£69)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,456.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[keynes]

1) and 2) 450w will limit any future upgrade and the configurator is very accurate in calculating power requirements
3) I would suggest coolermaster 690 for a single gpu and the storm trooper if you are planning to sli
4) do you have a 3d monitor that supports nvidia 3d vision? It is great for movies and games
Is it just for gaming? 24gb seems a lot and if just for gaming unnecessary . Are you planning to SLI or overclock your cpu?

 

[Altissimus]

4) No. Thinking about possibly getting one if it's recommended.


No plans for SLI. Poor experience in the past (admittedly 5 years ago) and it seems an expensive way to achieve performance that can often be adequate with a single decent card. No plans to overclock. Does more memory not benefit gaming rigs, then? How much RAM would you suggest?

 

[Elementus]

4)How much RAM would you suggest?

24GB RAM is overkill for gaming. 8GB is more than enough, even for your most demanding games. I have 16 and some would say that's too much

 

[Altissimus]

3) I would suggest coolermaster 690 for a single gpu and the storm trooper if you are planning to sli?

The 690 doesn't support the 52-in-1 internal card reader, and the Storm Trooper is £119 which is a lot of money for a case for this rig imo....any other choices?

The Storm Enforcer I originally chose - you don't rate it?

 

[keynes]

The 690 doesn't support the 52-in-1 internal card reader, and the Storm Trooper is £119 which is a lot of money for a case for this rig imo....any other choices?

The Storm Enforcer I originally chose - you don't rate it?

I think that depends on you since you know what your requirements are. I personally will go with the same budget you indicated for the case +£80

 

[Altissimus]

I think that depends on you since you know what your requirements are. I personally will go with the same budget you indicated for the case +£80

Wait, what? The case you recommended was £119...which wasn't my budget....I'm confused?!

Did I get the price on that wrong?

 

[keynes]

Sorry I meant the coolermaster for £79? £80 to £100

 

[Altissimus]

Sorry I meant the coolermaster for £79? £80 to £100

Yeah...I believe that one doesn't support the 52-in-1 reader, more's the pity.

Not sure how much diff the case makes, to be honest. Might just look at one of the other ones.

 

[keynes]

If you are planning to add a 2nd gpu I would go with a full tower case with better cooling and forgot to suggest silver warranty for £5

 

[Altissimus]

If you are planning to add a 2nd gpu I would go with a full tower case with better cooling and forgot to suggest silver warranty for £5

No plans for SLI. Poor experience in the past (admittedly 5 years ago) and it seems an expensive way to achieve performance that can often be adequate with a single decent card.

Keynes, I appreciate your input but you don't appear to actually be reading what I say. So don't worry about it, I'll go check out the cases myself and try and find some objective reviews on the interwebnet.

Thanks anyway.