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£1250 Digital Design/Gaming PC

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Looking to build a new PC primarily geared towards digital design using Adobe Creative Suite. I'm planning to build the system next week and also plan to Overclock, I have a budget of around £1250 but could probably stretch to around £1500.

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£250.64 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£82.84 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£119.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£134.71 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Corsair Force LX Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£54.00 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.96 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.96 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  (£474.64 @ More Computers)
Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case  (£143.94 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£81.87 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1422.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.94 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£92.00 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£144.61 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (£499.18 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£89.58 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £1350.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Something like this maybe. If you want to you can get a more "premium" motherboard, maybe one with sli support for the future. And ofcourse adding more storage (because of projects) is always an option. Because the you can install up to 32GB of ram i would go for 2x 8GB, but 2x 4GB will save you some bucks.
 
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If you are feeling a little crazy

 

 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.94 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G55 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£76.25 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£131.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£74.39 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£429.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  (£429.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  (£33.59 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £1505.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb,  4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii

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Thanks for the responses

In regards to cooling would a closed loop watercooling give me better performance as opposed to an air based cooler like the hyper evo 212 ?

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Thanks for the responses

In regards to cooling would a closed loop watercooling give me better performance as opposed to an air based cooler like the hyper evo 212 ?

 

Yes, but if you are not going for an aggressive overclock then it wont really make much difference

Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb,  4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£169.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  (£17.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£82.76 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: GeIL EVO CORSA Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£109.27 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£74.39 @ Aria PC) 


Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card  (£459.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case  (£33.24 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£76.40 @ More Computers) 

Total: £1093.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Plenty left over to adapt the spec to your liking.

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Plenty left over to adapt the spec to your liking.

 

 

Very nice and if OP needs a monitor/keyboard/mouse/OS etc then plenty of money left

Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb,  4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii

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I've already purchased the peripherals a Corsair Vengeance K70 & M40 and a Asus PA246Q. Price of OS isnt included in budget

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I've already purchased the peripherals a Corsair Vengeance K70 & M40 and a Asus PA246Q. Price of OS isnt included in budget

 

Well in that case, don't fuck around with SLI, isn't necessary with that monitor (something for the future maybe). Maybe you would like a better case than the Zalman Z3 Plus I did in my spec?

 

Or (call me crazy if you like) perhaps you don't want to blow the whole budget like a mug. Something for a rainy day perhaps? (Start saving up for a ROG Swift + extra GTX 980 or the AOC G2460PG)

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I'd probably prefer a better case tbh lol, mainly something with good cable management and a side window ?

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I'd probably prefer a better case tbh lol, mainly something with good cable management and a side window ?

 

H440 for you! What colour? Black and; Red, Blue, Green or Orange, or the very nice White and Black? And a good AIO too maybe? Or a fatter heatsink maybe, the monsterous Phanteks and Noctua coolers are cheaper than most AIOs in the UK.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£169.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  (£64.97 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£82.76 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: GeIL EVO CORSA Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£109.27 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£74.39 @ Aria PC) 


Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card  (£459.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£85.00 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£76.40 @ More Computers) 

Total: £1192.74

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Is nice, yes?

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I'd probably prefer a better case tbh lol, mainly something with good cable management and a side window ?

 

How about (obviously you can change colour)

 

 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£78.88 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G55 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£76.25 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£131.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£74.39 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card  (£429.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£87.98 @ Novatech) 
Total: £1248.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb,  4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii

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AIO? ._. Sorry sort of a noob lol

 

All in One

 

As in all in one water cooler like an H100i

Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb,  4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii

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How about (obviously you can change colour)

 

 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£78.88 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G55 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£76.25 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£131.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£74.39 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card  (£429.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£87.98 @ Novatech) 
Total: £1248.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I was thinking something similar. Blue works, the mobo is black and blue already.

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I was thinking something similar. Blue works, the mobo is black and blue already.

 

Oh funny we posted almost identical builds haha :P I figured for the sake of £50 may aswell get the i7, will help in productivity greatly

Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb,  4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii

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Revised, once again:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£169.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BL 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  (£64.97 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£82.76 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£74.39 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 4GB AMP! Edition Video Card  (£459.58 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£87.98 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£76.40 @ More Computers) 
Case Fan: Enermax UCTB12 42.1 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case Fan: Enermax UCTB12 42.1 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Case Fan: Enermax UCTB12 42.1 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£5.98 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Total: £1215.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Blue theme! Too many wanker Red and Black builds going on nowadays. Bring back blue!
 
Edit: i7 if prefered Intel Core i7-4790K £250.64
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Oh funny we posted almost identical builds haha :P I figured for the sake of £50 may aswell get the i7, will help in productivity greatly

 

I am uncertain, adding the i7 to this will raise it the price by £100ish.

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Revised, once again:

 

 

I would still add the i7, he wants to use creative suite.. an i7 will make a difference 

Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb,  4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii

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I would still add the i7, he wants to use creative suite.. an i7 will make a difference 

 

Edited in an option for the 4790k. Up to him now. I'd probably get the i7, but it is nearly £80 more.

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