Thoughts on this build?

[SeanAngelo]

It's not set in stone yet and I'm hopefully buying the parts before GTA V releases.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£174.00 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£54.89 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97 PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£104.74 @ Dabs) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£56.34 @ Aria PC) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£84.71 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £560.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Does anyone have any more ideas for a case that's not too expensive and not too cheap in terms of build quality, I want it to have good airflow, good build quality, side window, water cooling room in the future etc.

 

Will this handle GTA 5 on 1080p? I will be re-using my ASUS GTX 670, Corsair TX650W PSU, WD Caviar Blue 1TB.

[Virgule]

Why a Z97 motherboard ?

 

The case is a very good choice for all features you listed.

 

I'm afraid the GPU won't quite cut it (low FPS or mid/low details)

 

As for the cooler, a simple hyper 212 would do.

[techguru]

yea its a good build

[SeanAngelo]

Why a Z97 motherboard ?

 

The case is a very good choice for all features you listed.

 

I'm afraid the GPU won't quite cut it (low FPS or low details)

Z97 motherboard because I wanna overclock.

 

Well dang, I'll see what I can do in terms of the GPU then.

[Virgule]

Z97 motherboard because I wanna overclock.

 

Well dang, I'll see what I can do in terms of the GPU then.

You can overclock with a Z87 motherboard

[techguru]

ignore him

a 670 is still a good card

you might wanna get an upgrade tho for it in the next year or 2

[SeanAngelo]

You can overclock with a Z87 motherboard

Yes, that's true, but why would you wanna get a Z87 motherboard when Z97 is newer?

 

ignore him

a 670 is still a good card

you might wanna get an upgrade tho for it in the next year or 2

A 670 should be sufficient enough for 1080p, right? Don't worry, I will upgrade the GPU when I get the money.

[Demons Wrath]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£174.00 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£54.89 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97 PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£104.74 @ Dabs) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£25.26 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£25.26 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£68.97 @ Dabs) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £539.05

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 16:23 BST+0100

[Adnanklink]

670 wont be enough to max the game at 60fps but it wont be too far off either if you do end up keeping it. I dont remember where but some rockstar q&a said that GTA V should be about as difficult to run as max payne 3

[techguru]

yea for 1080p its fine

[Virgule]

Yes, that's true, but why would you wanna get a Z87 motherboard when Z97 is newer?

PARDON ME!!!

 

a 4690K REQUIRES a Z97 mobo. I thought you meant 4670K, in which case newer doesn't equal better as a Z87 mobo will do the same to a 4670K than a Z97 mobo.

 

 

 

A 670 should be sufficient enough for 1080p, right? Don't worry, I will upgrade the GPU when I get the money.

At low/mid settings, yes

[Virgule]

ignore him

lol

[DimasRMDO]

 

It's not set in stone yet and I'm hopefully buying the parts before GTA V releases.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£174.00 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£54.89 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97 PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£104.74 @ Dabs) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£56.34 @ Aria PC) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£84.71 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £560.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 16:09 BST+0100

 

Does anyone have any more ideas for a case that's not too expensive and not too cheap in terms of build quality, I want it to have good airflow, good build quality, side window, water cooling room in the future etc.

 

Will this handle GTA 5 on 1080p? I will be re-using my ASUS GTX 670, Corsair TX650W PSU, WD Caviar Blue 1TB.

 

Hmm, how about Fractal Design R4?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£81.01 @ More Computers) 

Total: £81.01

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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[SeanAngelo]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£174.00 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£54.89 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97 PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£104.74 @ Dabs) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£25.26 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£25.26 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£68.97 @ Dabs) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  (£85.93 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £539.05

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 16:23 BST+0100

 

wow, £25 for one stick of RAM. Might consider this

 

670 wont be enough to max the game at 60fps but it wont be too far off either if you do end up keeping it. I dont remember where but some rockstar q&a said that GTA V should be about as difficult to run as max payne 3

I don't need it to run at 60fps, as long as it doesn't start lagging and sh*t. above 50fps and i'm fine with it.

 

yea for 1080p its fine

ok thank you!

 

PARDON ME!!!

 

a 4690K REQUIRES a Z97 mobo.

 

 

 

At low/mid settings, yes

I was wondering why you asked why I went for a Z97 motherboard haha. Mid settings should be fine, I don't need to play ultra cause there's no point.

 

 

Hmm, how about Fractal Design R4?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£72.48 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £72.48

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Thanks for the suggestion, will think about it!

[DimasRMDO]

Thanks for the suggestion, will think about it!

Oops, sorry you might have just quoted my old post.... I just edited it because you want it has side window so I put this one.

 

 

Hmm, how about Fractal Design R4?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£81.01 @ More Computers) 

Total: £81.01

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-02 16:29 BST+0100

 

[zonahbear]

Yes, that's true, but why would you wanna get a Z87 motherboard when Z97 is newer?

 

A 670 should be sufficient enough for 1080p, right? Don't worry, I will upgrade the GPU when I get the money.

pretty sure a 760 is a rebadge of a 670, so yeah

EDIT: excuse me, i was thinking of something else

[SeanAngelo]

pretty sure a 760 is a rebadge of a 670, so yeah

EDIT: excuse me, i was thinking of something else

isn't a gtx 760 basically a gtx 670 but a bit better? correct me if im wrong.

[Guest]

PARDON ME!!!

 

a 4690K REQUIRES a Z97 mobo. I thought you meant 4670K, in which case newer doesn't equal better as a Z87 mobo will do the same to a 4670K than a Z97 mobo.

 

 

 

At low/mid settings, yes

A Z87 board is more hassle if you go with an i5 4690K as you will probably need a bios update. A Z97 board supports both the i5 4670K and i5 4690K out of the box.

[Virgule]

A Z87 board is more hassle if you go with an i5 4690K as you will probably need a bios update. A Z97 board supports both the i5 4670K and i5 4690K out of the box.

Yea, I didn't think of the updated bios compatibility potential for Z87.

[zonahbear]

isn't a gtx 760 basically a gtx 670 but a bit better? correct me if im wrong.

yea