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Hey guys,

 

Here is the build I am planning to get in the next week or so. Just wondering if there is any advice on it. I will be using it for gaming and also a little bit of photoshop and video editing. One thing I am undecided on is the motherboard, I'd like to be able to overclock in the future(possibly), I don't need SLI and I'd rather the motherboard be blue as opposed to the MSI red. However I have heard that the MSI G45 is the best motherboard for that price when compared to the Gigabyte Z87-D3HP. So which one would you get?

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£227.99 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£89.99 @ Novatech) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£67.99 @ Dabs) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£99.80 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card  (£539.15 @ Ebuyer) 
Optical Drive:  LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer  (£15.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1218.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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If you wanna overclock get a cpu cooler, a cooler master hyper 212 evo. that way you can overclock more

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For the motherboard go Asus or Gigabyte. Ditch the MSI board. Also for a psu go with Antec or Seasonic.

How about ..

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-g1sniperz87

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-ea650platinum

There are other options by Asus, Gigabyte, Antec and Seasonic that are affordable but I am tired and it is past 3 am and I didn't eat a meal yesterday so got to go take care of my stomach and stop with this pc crap.

Anyway GL with your build and hope you have fun with it.

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If you do alot of video editing and stuff like that, maybe 16gb is more appropriate?

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For motherboard G1 Sniper is also a very good choice, I dont remember the color though... ASUS's Motherboard is also very good but a bit more expensive, but then your budget is high so you can choose one. The MSI Z87 G45 is very good itself, I have the GD65 but those 2 are basically the same.

For CPU Cooler I recommend h100i, I'm using one right now and my CPU never go pass 50 C without overclocking (I've a 4770k too) even under full load, I havent OC yet since I havent bought my new CPU for too long and I want to make sure it work normally before I start to OC.

I'm in the university right now so the internet is very bad, if you want me to help finding Mobo quote this post and I will get back to you when I'm back home

 

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Hey guys,

 

Here is the build I am planning to get in the next week or so. Just wondering if there is any advice on it. I will be using it for gaming and also a little bit of photoshop and video editing. One thing I am undecided on is the motherboard, I'd like to be able to overclock in the future(possibly), I don't need SLI and I'd rather the motherboard be blue as opposed to the MSI red. However I have heard that the MSI G45 is the best motherboard for that price when compared to the Gigabyte Z87-D3HP. So which one would you get?

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£227.99 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£89.99 @ Novatech) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£67.99 @ Dabs) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£99.80 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card  (£539.15 @ Ebuyer) 
Optical Drive:  LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer  (£15.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1218.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-08 07:51 BST+0100)

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3o5Xl

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3o5Xl/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3o5Xl/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£227.99 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk) <-- Get this cooler for overclocking

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£63.82 @ Ebuyer) <-- Good motherboard that is blue, not SLI capable.  Motherboard doesn't impact performance, so get the least expensive Z87 that is blue you can find. This is it.

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£63.91 @ CCL Computers) <-- RAM is RAM, there is no difference in performance between brands.  You can save some money here by going with a less expensive brand, it performs the same.

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£89.45 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.99 @ Aria PC) <-- 10 euros more for double the storage from a good brand of HDD.  Get the 2TB now.  Sucks to need it later and have to pay double. You will need storage space for editing.

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card  (£539.15 @ Ebuyer)

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£69.65 @ Dabs)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.99 @ Amazon UK)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer  (£15.99 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1214.39

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-08 09:50 BST+0100)

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Thanks for the help guys! I've been looking around and decided on this:

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£227.99 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.99 @ Dabs) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£69.41 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£99.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card  (£539.15 @ Ebuyer) 
Optical Drive:  LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer  (£15.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1219.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-08 21:38 BST+0100)
 
The motherboard comes with a bequiet sr1 cooler which is pretty neat, not that it would be great or anything, but it'll be good for me to start with. Thanks again, really appreciate, anything else I should change before I buy? 
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Thanks for the help guys! I've been looking around and decided on this:

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£227.99 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.99 @ Dabs) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£69.41 @ CCL Computers) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£99.95 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card  (£539.15 @ Ebuyer) 
Optical Drive:  LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer  (£15.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1219.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-08 21:38 BST+0100)
 
The motherboard comes with a bequiet sr1 cooler which is pretty neat, not that it would be great or anything, but it'll be good for me to start with. Thanks again, really appreciate, anything else I should change before I buy? 

 

Optical Drive... just install os from the usb

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 | Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 | RAM: Corsair Vengeance Dual Channel 8GB 1600Mhz | GPU: MSI R7790 | Case: Dazumba D-Vito 903 | HDD 1 & 2: Seagate 1TB and Seagate 500GB | PSU: Corsair CX600
(WAS)Old Coop:
CPU: Intel C2D E7500 | Motherboard: Gigabyte G31M-ES2L | RAM: V-Gen 4GB Dual Channel | GPU: Galaxy GT210 | Case: Power-Up ??? | HDD: Seagate 500GB | PSU: Power-up 500W

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Unless you need HT, there's no point getting the 4770k over the 4670k. 

The 780 Ti is a bad value. I suggest getting a 780 or 290 instead.

Recommended edits: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3pvoN

Save the extra money for future upgrades.

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