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Replacement machines (Revision 2)

Sentien
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After some original help from my first list, I have rework the setup:

1. Budget & Location - £1300 - Belgium (But using UK prices as partpicker isnt showing alot of parts for EU)

2. Aim - Gaming (Star Citizen is the goal) 
3. Monitor - 1 @1080p
4. Peripherals - Yes but future purchases (HOTASS etc...) I will require alot of connectivity
5. Our machines are 5 years old, we treat them well and they have never let us down... until recently. New rigs are a must for future gaming.
 

 
Note: This build is for 3 identical machines, with a few minor exceptions. We will be re-using one case from the original machine (NZXT Phantom) and re-using some storage, essentially though this 'single' list will be the template for all 3 rigs.

 

Again feel very free to criticise any of the choices! (I would like to keep the Phantek Primo as I have a reasonable price, however I am unsure if the Kraken X61 will fit)

 

I am also aiming for a Black/Blue combination if possible, though this is NOT the main factor.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£236.34 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£110.38 @ Scan.co.uk)

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£169.99 @ Aria PC)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£127.43 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Vapor-X Video Card  (£329.99 @ Novatech)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Series Primo Aluminum ATX Full Tower Case  (£179.58 @ Scan.co.uk)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.99 @ Aria PC)

Total: £1243.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-05 09:05 BST+0100

 

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I'm pretty sure you wont use 16 Gigs of ram. Unless your doing video editing and such the other 8 wont be used

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No I wont be doing video editing, however some games will be taxing RAM wise, Star Citizen is being based on a minimum requirement of 8GB of RAM (Currently) and looking at the same G.Skill Ripjaw X but in 2x4GB Modules is exactly half the price with a saving of only £60... should I go for faster RAM?

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Not sure if bumping is allowed, but I would really appreciate some input so I can order in the coming weeks.

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£236.34 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£110.38 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£93.19 @ Aria PC) 


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


Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Vapor-X Video Card  (£329.99 @ Novatech) 


Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£90.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £1252.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£236.34 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£110.38 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£93.19 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£56.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Vapor-X Video Card  (£329.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£90.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £1252.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-06 06:52 BST+0100

 

I do like the Blue/Black theme kept up here, however as I did state in the original post I wont be requiring storage so would rather put that money into other features.

 

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I do like the Blue/Black theme kept up here, however as I did state in the original post I wont be requiring storage so would rather put that money into other features.

 

still the same except the storage

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£236.34 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£110.38 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£93.19 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Vapor-X Video Card  (£329.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£90.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £1156.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-06 07:32 BST+0100

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still the same except the storage

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£236.34 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£110.38 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£93.19 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Vapor-X Video Card  (£329.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£90.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £1156.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-06 07:32 BST+0100

 

Why the MSI Z97S over the Sabertooth Mark 1? The only extra feature I see is the M.2 connection?

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Why the MSI Z97S over the Sabertooth Mark 1? The only extra feature I see is the M.2 connection?

mobo does not impact performance

 

both Z97 boards can let you OC 

 

the only limit of your OC is the CPU you bought

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