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Agreed^ SM863 looks just all round better...

Get a patent on that shit, that's a really nice case!

Yeh I would HAVE to have a backplate
 
 
Thanks buddy!

G1 is a pretty nice choice It's all black, and it has a backplate (as far as i know, for TwinFrozrV you need to separately order a backplate) Hell, any of those two will be beastly cards

970 is a pretty sweet card I like it a lot, but if it were me i'd wait and see what happens with that vram issue (i don't know if you're planning on high resolution gaming), and if it's fixed, go at it like Usain Bolt
 
Oh well, if you only play 1080p, then go with 970 all the way
 
 
On the topic of your build, i like it's looks (and specs) It has nice colour balance I see a lot of red black builds where you have a ton of red and black, but here it's subtle You have a simplistic black case with some red accents, it's quite refreshing and nice I also like it you didn't add unnecessary LED's

So I guess we'll start of with the specs:
 
CPU: Intel Core i7 4790k
CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97P-D3
Memory: 12gb DRR3 (2x4gb HyperX Fury | 2x2gb Kingston ValueRAM)
SSD: 240gb Crucial M500
HDD: 1tb Seagate Barracuda
GPU: MSI R9 270 Gaming 2gb GDDR5
PSU: Corsair CX750m - 750w Semi Modular Power Supply
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro
 
Quick Information:
The reason for the mixed RAM & Mid-range GPU is this; they were both re-used from my old PC. Now the RAM I am really not bothered about, as it performs really nicely and it's still 12gb... The Kingston stuff isn't the best as it;s only 1600Mhz, but when I care enough about it I'll just buy another 8gb kit of HyperX Fury.
The GPU was reused simply because I didn't have the funding to replace it at the time and it was the nesest component in my old PC. I will be replacing it next month when I get paid hopefully, and I still get decent FPS on high end games so it's not a major concern at the moment.
 
Pictures:
- All of the components ready to go!-

- Finished Build! -

- Random Closeup #1 -

- Random Closeup #2 -

- Finished Build With Case Shut! -

 
I know my cable-management isn't the best, but it's far from the worst. I plan on getting sleeved cables soon so I didn't spend too much time on this, but I made it look nice. Please ignore the disgusting fingerprints that the flash made obvious, I've cleaned them lol! Hope you like my build, comment your opinions!

Looks nice and clean, good job mate. Also, that small difference in RAM speed is no big deal, I'm glad you didn't throw away/sold your older RAM sticks.

So I guess we'll start of with the specs:
 
CPU: Intel Core i7 4790k
CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97P-D3
Memory: 12gb DRR3 (2x4gb HyperX Fury | 2x2gb Kingston ValueRAM)
SSD: 240gb Crucial M500
HDD: 1tb Seagate Barracuda
GPU: MSI R9 270 Gaming 2gb GDDR5
PSU: Corsair CX750m - 750w Semi Modular Power Supply
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro
 
Quick Information:
The reason for the mixed RAM & Mid-range GPU is this; they were both re-used from my old PC. Now the RAM I am really not bothered about, as it performs really nicely and it's still 12gb... The Kingston stuff isn't the best as it;s only 1600Mhz, but when I care enough about it I'll just buy another 8gb kit of HyperX Fury.
The GPU was reused simply because I didn't have the funding to replace it at the time and it was the nesest component in my old PC. I will be replacing it next month when I get paid hopefully, and I still get decent FPS on high end games so it's not a major concern at the moment.
 
Pictures:
- All of the components ready to go!-

- Finished Build! -

- Random Closeup #1 -

- Random Closeup #2 -

- Finished Build With Case Shut! -

 
I know my cable-management isn't the best, but it's far from the worst. I plan on getting sleeved cables soon so I didn't spend too much time on this, but I made it look nice. Please ignore the disgusting fingerprints that the flash made obvious, I've cleaned them lol! Hope you like my build, comment your opinions!

Hello all,
 
So today I decided to do a Christmas giveaway for the LTT forum members. I will be giving away all the games below to one lucky user...  I will be drawing the winner on January 1st at 6:00pm (GMT) time. Please only comment once because only one entry will be put into the draw for each user. The games that I will be giving away will all be for PC and are listed below. Have fun, good luck and Merry Christmas! I will also be giving away iTunes and Google Play gift cards through the Christmas period.
 
 
Games:
 
Farcry 4 ArmA 3 Counter Strike: Global Offense Battlefield 4 W/ Premium Assassins Creed: Unity The Witcher 3 And any other 4 games that the winner would like :-)  
Have fun guys, and have a great Christmas :-)
 
~ Harry

2x £100 Amazon E-Voucher Christmas Giveaway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Information:
 
I am doing this giveaway to thank all the LTT members for helping out the forums and being generally nice people The giveaway will end on the 7th of January 2015. If you're in a different region from the UK, then don't worry! I will try to buy the voucher for your region and if I can't then I will get youa prize of the same value
 
 
 
 
 
Rules:
 
You must only comment once (only one entry will be counted per person) And that's it  
 
My other giveaways:
 
If you are an active member of this forum you have probably seen my giveaways trending in the Off-Topic section. I have already given away iTunes and Google Play vouchers and i'm currently hosting a giveaway with a grand prize of 10 AAA games. If you would like to enter that giveaway I have included a link below.
 
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/273279-10-steam-games-christmas-giveaway/
 
 
 
If you don't win this giveaway, don't be bummed out as I will be hosting more over the Christmas and New Year period


Best of wishes and Merry Christmas

~ Harry

Subbed!

when overclocked and under loop, i guess it would pull... 500? should check internetz

If you are unsure about how to overclock your Intel Haswell CPU, I recommend this tutorial on a Gigabyte board. It holds all the necessarry and useful additional information.
 
I also recommend to use the legacy BIOS, since the new one can be quite cumbersome to deal with when using a keyboard only.

Parts list updated.

OS ''extra'' seems legit. Kinda makes sense, I love to fuck around with my bios too! NOT