Finalising Build... Again.

[Harry£]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£173.94 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.44 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£87.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£57.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£76.00 @ Aria PC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£280.00 @ Aria PC) 

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.99 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£49.60 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £876.46

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 22:45 GMT+0000

 

Any tips or replacements? Good solid build?

 

I also need a monitor now. Any recommendations? Should I get a 60, 120 or 144 hz monitor etc? I'm looking to game on the system. Thanks for any help!

[Lotus]

I'd change the PSU to support SLI. That one doesn't have the connectors. If you're spending all that cash on a MoBo that supports SLI, at least get a PSU that does.

 

As for monitor, it's your preference. If you care about color quality then get an IPS panel, but those are limited to 60hz about. If you want high framerates and high response times, get a TN panel, but those have worse color quality. Personally I chose a 144hz TN panel since I play CS:GO, but it's your choice.

[ChipWoodChainSaw]

Nice build. 

 

Depends on what fit your budget but i would just get a 60 or 120 hz

[Harry£]

I'd change the PSU to support SLI. That one doesn't have the connectors. If you're spending all that cash on a MoBo that supports SLI, at least get a PSU that does.

 

As for monitor, it's your preference. If you care about color quality then get an IPS panel, but those are limited to 60hz about. If you want high framerates and high response times, get a TN panel, but those have worse color quality. Personally I chose a 144hz TN panel since I play CS:GO, but it's your choice.

 

Can you recommend one for the same price?

[Lotus]

Same price? No, but if you go just a bit higher you can get this:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b10750vr

 

If you don't care about SLI, then you can save a bunch by cutting back on your MoBo. If you DO care, then this is basically a requirement.

[Harry£]

Same price? No, but if you go just a bit higher you can get this:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b10750vr

 

If you don't care about SLI, then you can save a bunch by cutting back on your MoBo. If you DO care, then this is basically a requirement.

 

Well I'm not really going to be looking for SLI anytime soon, could you suggest another motherboard?

[Lotus]

I changed the MoBo and the GPU version. It's still a GTX 970 so performance is identical clock for clock, but it saves you quite a bit. You could go for the CX430W, but it was only 2 cheaper and so I just kept the CX500.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£173.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£25.44 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£63.70 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£57.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£76.00 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  (£249.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£49.60 @ Aria PC)
Total: £822.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 23:06 GMT+0000