First Personal Rig Build

[Val91]

1. Budget & Location
Location is UK, I have secured already i7 4770k and Asus Deluxe Z87 motherboard ( these items I am able to get with big discounts, therefore I will build around them), for rest parts I can spend around 700 GBP. My eye was caught by Corsair Air 540 case, are any other suggestions regards it?
 

2. Aim
Mainly this PC will be used for gaming like Crysis 3, Tomb Ryder and Skyrim. Also I will do a little bit of Photoshop.

3. Monitors
I have already purchased monitor Dell U2410 (1920x1200) and I am not planning to purchase more.

4. Peripherals
I have just wireless mouse Logitech M505 and Windows 7 image. 
 

5. Why are you upgrading?
I have not had my rig since I started uni and now I am on my placement year, therefore I have time for games.

 

I hope for advice and I thank everyone in advance!!!! 

[WoodenMarker]

How big of a discount are you getting? (How much does it cost?) Can you not for the 4670k? --it would do just as well as the 4770k for gaming. Also, the Deluxe is a very expensive mobo and it contributes no extra performance over even the cheapest z87 mobo.

 

You didn't mention a keyboard. Do you need one?

[lachyman]

Can we use diffirent components than you suggested? You will do better with stuff we show you, we just need a budget for your whole computer without pheripherals, something around £1100-£1200?

[Val91]

I am getting i7 4770k for 114 GBP and mobo for 170 GBP brand new, and I need keyboard.

[lachyman]

I am getting i7 4770k for 114 GBP and mobo for 170 GBP brand new, and I need keyboard.

If the CPU is new then great, the mobo is a bad deal.

[WoodenMarker]

I am getting i7 4770k for 114 GBP and mobo for 170 GBP brand new, and I need keyboard.

Is this only if you purchase them together or separately?

 

Fyi, you need to quote a post or else the person won't get a notification you replied to them.

[lachyman]

I suggest this:

The i7 you want with Be quiet! Dark Rock 2

Asrock Z87 EXTREME4

Kingston HyperX X2 2x4GB

MSI HD7970 TF III

Samsung 840 EVO 120GB

Seagate Barracuda 1TB

Corsair HX750

Corsair 650D

Fully overclockable, the case is the top notch, but you can get Air 540 too, it costs the same. Also it has a good color scheme. Price without CPU: £925

EDIT: I revised this a little, first of all get the HX750 for just £10 more, then second, you have more GPU options, you can buy one 7970 and I would recommend adding another one later, you can do the same with 7950, both MSI because they look great and have unlocked voltage. You could also go nVidia with 2 760s, EVGA ACX would go well with your color scheme, reference design looks pretty neat too, MSI sells some. I am not sure but they might have illuminated GEFORCE GTX logo like the 780.

[Val91]

Is this only if you purchase them together or separately?

 

Fyi, you need to quote a post or else the person won't get a notification you replied to them.

 

Sorry guys that I did not quote, I am kind a new. I can buy parts separately, both of them are new. As I understand the deal on the mobo is bad, so what should I choose instead?

[Val91]

I suggest this:

The i7 you want with Be quiet! Dark Rock 2

Asrock Z87 EXTREME4

Kingston HyperX X2 2x4GB

MSI HD7970 TF III

Samsung 840 EVO 120GB

Seagate Barracuda 1TB

Corsair HX650

Corsair 650D

Fully overclockable, the case is the top notch, but you can get Air 540 too, it costs the same. Price without CPU: £925

 

Build seems in overall good, but I do not like asrock due to bad personal experience and I am kind a Nvidia fan boy. And in near future I will add more hard drives like two at least, therefore will 650 W PSU will be enough?

[lachyman]

Build seems in overall good, but I do not like asrock due to bad personal experience and I am kind a Nvidia fan boy. And in near future I will add more hard drives like two at least, therefore will 650 W PSU will be enough?

I have fixed to 750W, nVidia isn't a good deal today, but you can get SLI 760 or a 770 in your budget, but the AMD cards are so dirt cheap now and you get those free games...as for mobo I'll check something other, what manufacter do you prefer?

[Val91]

If the CPU is new then great, the mobo is a bad deal.

And You are free to change my suggested parts, I also can get I5 4670K for 90 GBP and 240 Gb Intel 520 for 150 GBP and 180 Gb for 120GBP.

[Val91]

I have fixed to 750W, nVidia isn't a good deal today, but you can get SLI 760 or a 770 in your budget, but the AMD cards are so dirt cheap now and you get those free games...as for mobo I'll check something other, what manufacter do you prefer?

 

I like MSI, ASUS. I was looking at G45 z87.

[lachyman]

And You are free to change my suggested parts, I also can get I5 4670K for 90 GBP and 240 Gb Intel 520 for 150 GBP and 180 Gb for 120GBP.

Lucky you, I would want that pricing too, get the i5, 240GB SSD, what brand of motherboards do you preffer?

[Val91]

I have fixed to 750W, nVidia isn't a good deal today, but you can get SLI 760 or a 770 in your budget, but the AMD cards are so dirt cheap now and you get those free games...as for mobo I'll check something other, what manufacter do you prefer?

 

Lucky you, I would want that pricing too, get the i5, 240GB SSD, what brand of motherboards do you preffer?

 

I like MSI and Asus, from MSI I had a look at MSI G45 Z87, I quite like it. 

[lachyman]

I have fixed to 750W, nVidia isn't a good deal today, but you can get SLI 760 or a 770 in your budget, but the AMD cards are so dirt cheap now and you get those free games...as for mobo I'll check something other, what manufacter do you prefer?

Lucky you, I would want that pricing too, get the i5, 240GB SSD, what brand of motherboards do you preffer?

I like MSI and Asus, from MSI I had a look at MSI G45 Z87, I quite like it.

I have that board, it is pretty good, but the new G43 Gaming offers almost the same, for less and fits your color scheme better Tough if you go with 700 series cards MSI gaming the G45 will look better.

[lachyman]

Ok, the price without your CPU and SSD is £840 with G43 board and £860 with G45. It is with the HD7970 but XFire 7950, 770 and SLI 760 will compliment this build too!

[Val91]

I picked up parts like this so far:

 

MSI G45 Z87,

Intel Core I7 4770K ( because I can get it cheap new),

MSI GTX 680 2 GB, ASUS GTX 670 4Gb or MSI GTX 770 2Gb ( I do not know how much the performance difference in real life they make against each other),

Ram 8 Gb of kingston hyperX (KHX24C11T2K2/8X) I do not understand the latency timing and I will paint the Ram module cooling covers, can you please help me with that,

Intel 520 SSD 240 Gb,

Corsair Air 540,

PSU Corsair GS 700 or Corsair CXM 750 ( I read that CXM fan is loud, is it true?),

Could You suggest me any keyboard please, I can buy HDD later, do not need it now, because I have external hard drive of 640 Gb.

Any suggestions, please.

 

[Val91]

Ok, the price without your CPU and SSD is £840 with G43 board and £860 with G45. It is with the HD7970 but XFire 7950, 770 and SLI 760 will compliment this build too!

Thank You man, I am just wondering, now GTX 670 4 gb Asus is dirt cheap on ebay, is it better than 7970? Is there a big performance difference between Asus GTX 670 4Gb and your suggested cards?

[lachyman]

I picked up parts like this so far:

MSI G45 Z87,

Intel Core I7 4770K ( because I can get it cheap new),

MSI GTX 680 2 GB, ASUS GTX 670 4Gb or MSI GTX 770 2Gb ( I do not know how much the performance difference in real life they make against each other),

Ram 8 Gb of kingston hyperX (KHX24C11T2K2/8X) I do not understand the latency timing and I will paint the Ram module cooling covers, can you please help me with that,

Intel 520 SSD 240 Gb,

Corsair Air 540,

PSU Corsair GS 700 or Corsair CXM 750 ( I read that CXM fan is loud, is it true?),

Could You suggest me any keyboard please, I can buy HDD later, do not need it now, because I have external hard drive of 640 Gb.

Any suggestions, please.

That PSU is low quality, for GPU the 770, MSI Gaming or EVGA ACX. Get RAM that is 1600mhz, CL9. If you are gaming you don't get any benefit from the i7.

[lachyman]

Thank You man, I am just wondering, now GTX 670 4 gb Asus is dirt cheap on ebay, is it better than 7970? Is there a big performance difference between Asus GTX 670 4Gb and your suggested cards?

670 can be compared only to 760 and 7950, also it is a 600 series card so you don't get any off the new features like GPU Boost 2.0 and Shadowplay. It also isn't very strong- you need 2 to max current games.

[Val91]

That PSU is low quality, for GPU the 770, MSI Gaming or EVGA ACX. Get RAM that is 1600mhz, CL9. If you are gaming you don't get any benefit from the i7.

Which PSU should I go for? And can you send me links with Ram suggestions, please. There is a dillemma between I5 and I7, because I have bought a new camera and I will try to learn to do magic with photoshop and my girlfriend is taking loads of pictures already, so I think I7 is like a future proofing for possible need for more threads.

[Val91]

670 can be compared only to 760 and 7950, also it is a 600 series card so you don't get any off the new features like GPU Boost 2.0 and Shadowplay. It also isn't very strong- you need 2 to max current games.

Ok, So I will stick with GTX 770, I think I will go for MSI, because motherboard will be MSI G45 z87.

[Val91]

That PSU is low quality, for GPU the 770, MSI Gaming or EVGA ACX. Get RAM that is 1600mhz, CL9. If you are gaming you don't get any benefit from the i7.

Which keyboard should I go for? Ram? PSU?

[lachyman]

Which PSU should I go for? And can you send me links with Ram suggestions, please. There is a dillemma between I5 and I7, because I have bought a new camera and I will try to learn to do magic with photoshop and my girlfriend is taking loads of pictures already, so I think I7 is like a future proofing for possible need for more threads.

Well then get one, you can get it dirt cheap anyway, also I will try to get you 16GB of RAM. Any color/size prefference?

[lachyman]

Which keyboard should I go for? Ram? PSU?

Get a backlit mechanical keyboard you like with switches you like, most common are Cherry MX Blue, Brown, Red and Black, so it is good to go to a store first and try the diffirent switches and then pick a keyboard with those you like the most. Best brands are Corsair, Ducky, Func, TT Esports, Razer, Logitech and so on. As for PSU go for Corsair HX750.