First Build UK

[SIBBER]

Im planning on a new build in a couple of months time and would like the input of this awesome community (which ive stalked for ages!).

 

Loation: UK

Budget: £1,000 - £1,200

Usage: Gaming(at 1080p for now) and web browsing mainly.

 

This is my first build although I have upgraded various PC's in the past, though were talking 7-8 years ago.

I plan to OC although fairly light at the beginning until I get more confident, again not having done it for a long time.

I am TOTALLY not bothered about aesthetics, I prefer performance at the cost of looks. A quiet system would be nice but again is not a priority.

I like RTS, FPS and RPG games mainly but play a bit of everything

I would like the system to be as future-proof as possible.

 

So far Im thinking:

 

CPU: i5 4670K 3.40Ghz £150

GPU: Asus R9 290 Direct CUII OC 1000Mhz £320

CPU cooler: Noctua NH-D14 £60

MOBO: ASUS Maximus Hero VI £150

OS: Windows 8.1 x64 OEM £80

Mem: G.Skill Trident X DDR3-2400 2x4GB (8GB) £65 (bit of an uneducated guess)

 

total = £825

 

I already own a 250gb SSD and 500g WD caviar black for storage and all peripherals.

 

Q's:

Is the hero VI overkill?

Any case recommendations and how many extra case fans would I need if any?

would prefer an IPS monitor but as game in a small room close to monitor nothing too large.

any other input/where have I gone drastically wrong!

EDIT - im thinking 500w PSU?

 

Thanks!

Edited April 29, 2014 by SIBBER

[Izaya Orihara]

Hello and welcome to the forum enjoy your stay.

 

Q's: Yes yes it is.  I'd recommend the define r4 or the h440. You won't need any extra fans. Is the monitor included in the 1000-1200 budget? Looks good I'll still make a recommendation once i know the monitor part. 

[SIBBER]

Hi thank you feel at home already!

 

Thanks will take a look at both of those. Yes sorry monitor included in budget.

[Toxic Tom]

Looks like that ram will be too big to fit the nh-d14 on top of. Also I would swap the 290 for a 780 and get a cheaper motherboard.

Other than that, looks good.

[Izaya Orihara]

Hi thank you feel at home already!

 

Thanks will take a look at both of those. Yes sorry monitor included in budget.

How do you like this one PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3ASqo

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£151.14 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£50.11 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£87.32 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£50.08 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£102.22 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£61.05 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  (£319.55 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£91.73 @ Scan.co.uk) 

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

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£79.41 @ Amazon UK) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLBmjd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  (£142.95 @ Dabs) 

Total: £1200.55

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-29 22:17 BST+0100) 

 

Edit oh shoe just saw that you already have storage. Then get the same just without the ssd. 

[SIBBER]

Looks like that ram will be too big to fit the nh-d14 on top of. Also I would swap the 290 for a 780 and get a cheaper motherboard.

Other than that, looks good.

Ah. Good point looks like it needs to be under 44mm. Thanks. The patriot viper 3 izaya mentioned should do the trick. Why the 780 over the 290? They seem similar performance wise to me. Nvidia's technologies on the card are definitely more appealing but I'm not sure worth the £80 extra?

How do you like this one PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3ASqo

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£151.14 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£50.11 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£87.32 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£50.08 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£102.22 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£61.05 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  (£319.55 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£91.73 @ Scan.co.uk) 

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

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£79.41 @ Amazon UK) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLBmjd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  (£142.95 @ Dabs) 

Total: £1200.55

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-29 22:17 BST+0100) 

 

Edit oh shoe just saw that you already have storage. Then get the same just without the ssd.

Yep already got SSD and HDD so any ideas where I could put the extra £160? To be honest this build looks good I might just update some peripherals or save for future upgrades.

[Real_PhillBert]

Since you already have an SSD and HDD I would offer this as an option.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£151.14 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler:  be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£64.38 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£98.24 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory:  Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£56.66 @ CCL Computers) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£399.96 @ Amazon UK) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£88.39 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£83.93 @ Aria PC) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£82.35 @ Amazon UK) 

Monitor:  Dell U2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  (£167.94 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £1192.99

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-30 20:49 BST+0100)

[SIBBER]

Since you already have an SSD and HDD I would offer this as an option.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£151.14 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler:  be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 93.3 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  (£64.38 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£98.24 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory:  Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£56.66 @ CCL Computers) 

Video Card:  Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£399.96 @ Amazon UK) 

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£88.39 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£83.93 @ Aria PC) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£82.35 @ Amazon UK) 

Monitor:  Dell U2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  (£167.94 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £1192.99

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-30 20:49 BST+0100)

Thanks for the input. Did you go g45 over 43 because of more pice x16 slots?

I was also looking at the U2414H looks a great monitor.

Why the 780 over 290?

[Real_PhillBert]

Thanks for the input. Did you go g45 over 43 because of more pice x16 slots?

I was also looking at the U2414H looks a great monitor.

Why the 780 over 290?

 

1) yep, if you ever want to run SLI its a better board.

2) The U2414h is a fantastic monitor. I dont know anyone who has anything bad to say about it, unless you really really really want 144hz.

3) The 780 is a slightly more expensive and slightly more powerful card. Plus I have a personal preference for the green team... Dont hate me

[SIBBER]

1) yep, if you ever want to run SLI its a better board.

2) The U2414h is a fantastic monitor. I dont know anyone who has anything bad to say about it, unless you really really really want 144hz.

3) The 780 is a slightly more expensive and slightly more powerful card. Plus I have a personal preference for the green team... Dont hate me

Ha I've always had nvidia and had no (major) problems but I can spread the love to anything that performs well for less.

1 question though, as I'm air cooling would the R4 limit air flow seeing as it's a case designed for noise reduction?

[Real_PhillBert]

Ha I've always had nvidia and had no (major) problems but I can spread the love to anything that performs well for less.

1 question though, as I'm air cooling would the R4 limit air flow seeing as it's a case designed for noise reduction?

 

The R4 has enough airflow to adequately cool these components. There are dozens of air cooled R4 builds roaming around this site.

[SIBBER]

The R4 has enough airflow to adequately cool these components. There are dozens of air cooled R4 builds roaming around this site.

Great!