Thoughts On This PC

[Combatman12]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/jY7tkL

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/jY7tkL/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£171.54 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£61.08 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£45.58 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.50 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£163.90 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case: Zalman ZM-Z9 U3 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£48.00 @ Kustom PCs) 

Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£44.25 @ Amazon UK) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.25 @ Ebuyer) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.25 @ Ebuyer) 

Total: £642.34

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 09:43 BST+0100

 

Anything that you would do differently?

[PhantomChevron]

looks pretty good, wouldn't change much

[NeatSquidYT]

Pretty nice, kudos to you for joining the PC MATEs.

[s4spencer]

I've heard others warn about possible performance issues with having a single 8gig stick compared to 2x4 (no real experience with this for myself)

 

Otherwise id say nice choice for a CPU, modest but solid storage choice. a 550w PSU is going to need upgrading if you plan on upgrading pretty much any component in the future.

You never mentioned a budget, goals or anything else recommended by this thread

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

 

 

you could possibly cut back on the CPU a little bit (possibly an i5-4670), and go with a 280x

 

edit:

If budget is a large issue, someone else could give a suggestion on a more appropriate motherboard for your setup

[PokémonTrainerFour]

not a fan of the zalman PSU, I would get an EVGA 600/650W.

 

otherwise you got a great build here

[Combatman12]

I've heard others warn about possible performance issues with having a single 8gig stick compared to 2x4 (no real experience with this for myself)

 

Otherwise id say nice choice for a CPU, modest but solid storage choice. a 550w PSU is going to need upgrading if you plan on upgrading pretty much any component in the future.

You never mentioned a budget, goals or anything else recommended by this thread

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

 

 

you could possibly cut back on the CPU a little bit (possibly an i5-4670), and go with a 280x

 

edit:

If budget is a large issue, someone else could give a suggestion on a more appropriate motherboard for your setup

 

In the future:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/32N8P6

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/32N8P6/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£266.40 @ More Computers) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£72.61 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£61.08 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£45.58 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.50 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  (£364.14 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Zalman ZM-Z9 U3 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£48.00 @ Kustom PCs) 

Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£44.25 @ Amazon UK) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.98 @ CCL Computers) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-N66 802.11a/b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  (£36.33 @ Amazon UK) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  (£26.90 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  (£26.90 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 

Total: £1160.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 09:53 BST+0100

 

Also, why does a 1x8 Stick change anything?

And this monitor:

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/aoc-monitor-g2460pqu

[s4spencer]

The memory I have no real idea, I saw it in a thread a long time ago, and just thought it might be worth bringing up in case anyone else could elaborate on it.

 

 

Your zalman PSU has a 0% chance of accommodating your upgrade plans, and if you are planning on upgrading the CPU knocking a few $$ off of your current CPU choice wouldn't hurt imo

[Combatman12]

The memory I have no real idea, I saw it in a thread a long time ago, and just thought it might be worth bringing up in case anyone else could elaborate on it.

 

 

Your zalman PSU has a 0% chance of accommodating your upgrade plans, and if you are planning on upgrading the CPU knocking a few $$ off of your current CPU choice wouldn't hurt imo

 

would you change your mind if you clicked on this link

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/32N8P6

[sperkowsky]

Surprisingly solid usually these kind of posts have something off about them. My only suggestion is a better cpu cooler even if it's just a cheap hyper 212 evo your better off

[s4spencer]

I'd change my mind to maybe-ok

 

Considering you chose an unlocked processor, I assume you intend on OC'ing your CPU. This doesn't really affect its power consumption to much as long as you don't get crazy, but its something to keep in mind.

 

From past experience with a 600w silver and only having a ~50w wiggle room on a similar machine, random shutdowns became quite common. You might actually be fine but random shut downs are something no one should have to experience

 

edit:

 

"After a little trial and error, I was able to get our sample of the i7-4790K running all four cores stable at 4.6GHz with 1.375V. The Asus utility reported that the CPU was using 141W under load, a pretty dramatic increase from the 88W used at the stock voltage and frequency."

from

http://techreport.com/review/26683/overclocking-the-core-i7-4790k/2

[Combatman12]

I'd change my mind to maybe-ok

 

Considering you chose an unlocked processor, I assume you intend on OC'ing your CPU. This doesn't really affect its power consumption to much as long as you don't get crazy, but its something to keep in mind.

 

From past experience with a 600w silver and only having a ~50w wiggle room on a similar machine, random shutdowns became quite common. You might actually be fine but random shut downs are something no one should have to experience

 

edit:

 

"After a little trial and error, I was able to get our sample of the i7-4790K running all four cores stable at 4.6GHz with 1.375V. The Asus utility reported that the CPU was using 141W under load, a pretty dramatic increase from the 88W used at the stock voltage and frequency."

from

http://techreport.com/review/26683/overclocking-the-core-i7-4790k/2

 

Interesting.

[Combatman12]

Surprisingly solid usually these kind of posts have something off about them. My only suggestion is a better cpu cooler even if it's just a cheap hyper 212 evo your better off

 

I like my warranty. But when it runs out perhaps.

[sperkowsky]

I like my warranty. But when it runs out perhaps.

If you get a fx or x processor overlocking does not void your warranty. And you don't need to oc to benefit from a better cooler it will be quiter and keep your pc happy.