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georgerobbo
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£244.94 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£56.39 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.20 @ Kustom PCs) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£122.39 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£77.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£69.98 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£278.99 @ Ebuyer) 

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  (£91.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£68.44 @ Aria PC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£71.60 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £1170.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Will this build be good or isn't it worth having a smaller build? It is going to be used for gaming and I only want to spend approx. £100 than I have now

 

Thanks in advance

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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/PfCXdC
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£244.94 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£56.39 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£88.20 @ Kustom PCs) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£122.39 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£77.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£69.98 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£278.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  (£91.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£68.44 @ Aria PC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£71.60 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1170.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Will this build be good or isn't it worth having a smaller build?
 
Thanks in advance

 

What is your budget and what are you doing with your build?

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Good looking build, considering it is a Mini ITX there is not a whole lot of room for expansion so a smaller power supply would suffice. 

 

500w would give ample overclocking room. Unless you have a particular reason to go all the way to 750w.

What power supply would you recommend? I'm not too up to date on Mini ITX builds

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What power supply would you recommend? I'm not too up to date on Mini ITX builds

You could go for the same power supply, just a smaller one: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m

 

Only shaves a little bit of money off. As long as you don't feel that you would have the use for extra power in the future.

 

Someone else maybe able to shed a little more light on this than me.

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You could go for the same power supply, just a smaller one: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m

 

Only shaves a little bit of money off. As long as you don't feel that you would have the use for extra power in the future.

 

Someone else maybe able to shed a little more light on this than me.

No I wont be using the power I don't think. Thanks alot.

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You could go for the same power supply, just a smaller one: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500m

 

Only shaves a little bit of money off. As long as you don't feel that you would have the use for extra power in the future.

 

Someone else maybe able to shed a little more light on this than me.

He could, but he would be putting the PSU on a higher load-percentage = more heat = higher noise. Also the PSUs usually have a higher efficiency at about 50% load. Really depends on the PSU though, but around that it is always good.

Also something to consider is that you usually keep a PSU quite some time and 750W could be moved to a bigger system and is crossfire ready.

Future-proofing is hard, but with something like that you can do it.

 

EDIT: You could look for a 80+ gold certified PSU though. That would be a much better option overall.

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There's little point getting an i7 just for gaming when an i5 performs similarly while being much cheaper.

Why an aftermarket cooler if you're not going to oc? Why 16GB ram? 8GB is already plenty for gaming.

The psu is overkill. A decent 500w is already plenty.

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There's little point getting an i7 just for gaming when an i5 performs similarly while being much cheaper.

Why an aftermarket cooler if you're not going to oc? Why 16GB ram? 8GB is already plenty for gaming.

The psu is overkill. A decent 500w is already plenty.

How long approximately do you believe i5's will be good enough for gaming? Same question for the ram too.

 

I have changed the PSU now.

 

Thanks

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How long approximately do you believe i5's will be good enough for gaming? Same question for the ram too.

I have changed the PSU now.

Thanks

An i7 would also be outdated for gaming by the time an i5 is.

We're barely moving towards 12GB ram as the sweet spot. For gaming, it'll be a few years before more than 8GB is needed.

It could be much cheaper: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/sHK9XL

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An i7 would also be outdated for gaming by the time an i5 is.

We're barely moving towards 12GB ram as the sweet spot. For gaming, it'll be a few years before more than 8GB is needed.

It could be much cheaper: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/sHK9XL

Great! Thanks alot! I'll build this in the near future hopefully!

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