final computer parts before buying

[TNortham112]

So I am going to buy all the parts for a gaming computer I will be building in a week or two and I just wanted some final thoughts/ opinions on the parts I have chosen and if I should change anything.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NTL7sY

Things to note:
 

• I will be water cooling this build by the end of september (just after by birthday)
• The graphics card is not on the list of parts because I am not sure wether to go for the asus poseidon 780, or a normal 780 and add a water block to it.
• I havn't included water cooling parts as I am still deciding what to go for

[Clyne]

get the evo instead of the pro.

[wng_kingsley7]

1200w is unnecessary for your build. You could easily do without it with a lower wattage with the same 80+ certification @TNortham112

[Aligaterror]

Overkill power supply. 850 watts are more than enough to power even two 780's. Get a regular 780 with a EK full cover water block, not the Poseidon. Also, why would you get blue memory with a red motherboard?

[TNortham112]

Overkill power supply. 850 watts are more than enough to power even two 780's. Get a regular 780 with a EK full cover water block, not the Poseidon. Also, why would you get blue memory with a red motherboard?

I know I selected blue RAM, I will be going for red RAM though, I just couldn't be bothered to keep going through all the RAM and looking for the red RAM atm

[Aligaterror]

I know I selected blue RAM, I will be going for red RAM though, I just couldn't be bothered to keep going through all the RAM and looking for the red RAM atm

okay. What's your maximum budget including the graphics card?

[TNortham112]

okay. What's your maximum budget including the graphics card?

£1500-£1600

[Aligaterror]

£1500-£1600

With or without water cooling components? And what will you be using your PC for? Just gaming?

[TNortham112]

With or without water cooling components? And what will you be using your PC for? Just gaming?

Thats without water cooling components and it will be used for gaming and everyday use including school work etc...

[Aligaterror]

Thats without water cooling components and it will be used for gaming and everyday use including school work etc...

In that case I would highly recommend going with the i5-4690k, 8GBs of RAM and an 840 Evo. That will save you enough money to get two 780's. 

 

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/W2vZXL) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/W2vZXL/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | £166.54 @ Ebuyer 

**Motherboard** | [Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-sabertoothz97) | £169.99 @ Aria PC 

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy8gx3m2a1866c9r) | £68.99 @ Ebuyer 

**Storage** | [samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) | £83.99 @ Amazon UK 

**Storage** | [seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001) | £59.99 @ Amazon UK 

**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n780tf3gd5oc) (2-Way SLI) | £347.74 @ Scan.co.uk 

**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n780tf3gd5oc) (2-Way SLI) | £347.74 @ Scan.co.uk 

**Case** | [Phanteks Enthoo Series Primo Aluminum ATX Full Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-case-phes813pbl) | £179.58 @ Scan.co.uk 

**Power Supply** | [EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr) | £94.99 @ Amazon UK 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £1519.55

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-12 23:59 BST+0100 |

[brob]

 

So I am going to buy all the parts for a gaming computer I will be building in a week or two and I just wanted some final thoughts/ opinions on the parts I have chosen and if I should change anything.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NTL7sY

Things to note:

 

• I will be water cooling this build by the end of september (just after by birthday)
• The graphics card is not on the list of parts because I am not sure wether to go for the asus poseidon 780, or a normal 780 and add a water block to it.
• I havn't included water cooling parts as I am still deciding what to go for

 

 

Nice build.

 

The Poseidon 780 seems reasonably priced. It would be my choice simply because it doesn't require any moding when you move from air to liquid.

 

I would suggest either a Crucial MX100 or Samsung 840 EVO ssd. Less expensive and any performance difference will not be noticeable.

 

I noticed that the red Vengeance Pro DDR3-2400 is only ~£5 more than the 1866.

[Aligaterror]

Nice build.

 

The Poseidon 780 seems reasonably priced. It would be my choice simply because it doesn't require any moding when you move from air to liquid.

 

I would suggest either a Crucial MX100 or Samsung 840 EVO ssd. Less expensive and any performance difference will not be noticeable.

 

I noticed that the red Vengeance Pro DDR3-2400 is only ~£5 more than the 1866.

Well then he'd be wasting 5£

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWgzA2C61z4

 

The Poseidon performs worse than a 780 with a water block and the installation is easy.

 

Edit:

MSI 780 and EK waterblock = 415 Pounds

 

Poseidon = 431 Pounds

 

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-msi-gtx-780-twin-frozr-oc-gaming-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-954mhz-boost-1006mhz-cores

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/ek-fc780-gtx-ti-acetal-water-block

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-asus-rog-poseidon-platinum-gtx-780-direct-cu-h2o-pcie-watercooling-ready-graphics-card

[brob]

Well then he'd be wasting 5£

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWgzA2C61z4

 

The Poseidon performs worse than a 780 with a water block and the installation is easy 

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-haswell

 

The conclusions in this http://www.hardocp.com/article/2014/03/25/asus_rog_poseidon_gtx_780_video_card_review/11#.U-qgtI10yUk article outline the trade-offs reasonably well.