First Higher end build

[MrPorky]

So im looking a making my first higher build and would like some suggestions to see what would be the best for me, the machine will mainly be used for gaming but also some university work such as programming etc. 

 

if you have any tips and information to make my decision any easier that would be awesome.

 

please note this is my first time building a higher end machine my first and current build was around £480.

 

first is the i5 build with 2x 290's 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/kG7Qf7

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/kG7Qf7/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£167.94 @ Scan.co.uk) 

 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£80.99 @ Aria PC) 

 

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£95.84 @ Scan.co.uk) 

 

Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£128.81 @ Ebuyer) 

 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£56.99 @ Aria PC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£61.51 @ Amazon UK) 

 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  (£269.99 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  (£269.99 @ Aria PC) 

 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£79.99 @ Amazon UK) 

 

Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£119.40 @ Aria PC) 

 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition (2-Pack) 63.5 CFM 120mm  Fans  (£17.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Total: £1349.44

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

 

while the second build is more or less the same but swapping out the i5 for the i7 and the GPU for a 780 ti

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£256.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  (£527.94 @ CCL Computers) 

[Erik4boss]

Tip: Don't buy WD Black, because if the WD blue fails, Western Digital will usually replace the drive with a WD Black.

 

Also go for the i5 build, but change the CPU cooler to an Noctua NH-D14

[tugadude4]

^ agreed

[Guest]

Cheaper psu with 10 year warranty

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr

[MrPorky]

cheers for the suggestions guys, so having two 290s will out perform a single 780 ti? i plan to OC the CPU so switching to an Air cooler be better or worst for this

[Erik4boss]

cheers for the suggestions guys, so having two 290s will out perform a single 780 ti? i plan to OC the CPU so switching to an Air cooler be better or worst for this

it will outperform the 780 ti ALOT.

 

Also the noctua performes worse than the h100i, but is a lot more quiet and cheaper.

[MrPorky]

it will outperform the 780 ti ALOT.

 

Also the noctua performes worse than the h100i, but is a lot more quiet and cheaper.

awesome thanks for the information theres only around £20 difference so i dont mind paying that for higher performance 

[Erik4boss]

awesome thanks for the information theres only around £20 difference so i dont mind paying that for higher performance 

Yeah, but when you buy the h100i I suggest that you change the fans (noctuas) which is £20 each, so it picks up to a £60 difference to get the noise level to the same level, but ofc you'll get a a few percent better performance. 

 

 

 

[Ac2000]

Right there might be a slight bottle neck there but I might be wrong 2 amd 290 and one i5 4690k

[MrPorky]

Yeah, but when you buy the h100i I suggest that you change the fans (noctuas) which is £20 each, so it picks up to a £60 difference to get the noise level to the same level, but ofc you'll get a a few percent better performance. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Thanks for information mate really helpful i think i will invest in some noctua fans doesnt seem any downside to it

[Guest]

Right there might be a slight bottle neck there but I might be wrong 2 amd 290 and one i5 4690k

It won't bottleneck an i5.