Going to build another rig

[Halil Cesare]

So I'm building another rig, have I done everything right if not where have I gone wrong ?



ZOTAC GeForce GTX 780 OC 3GB (Free Download of Watch Dogs) GDDR5 £359.99



4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 4670K 3.40GHz Socket LGA1150 £167.99



LiteOn DH-4O3S-04-B 4x Blu-Ray and DVD Reader - OEM £25.98



MSI Z87-G45 GAMING Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) Motherboard £89.99



SeagateBarracuda 7200.12 2TB 64MB Cache Hard Drive SATA 6 Gb/s 7200rpm - OEM £59.99



Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit £129.98


Novatech 2 Port PCIe USB 3.0 Adapter £14.99



Fractal Design Integra Series - 750 Watt 80 PLUS ® Bronze Power Supply £59.99



Thermalright Macho120 Rev.A CPU Cooler £39.98



Novatech Vortex Tower Case - Black - No PSU £49.99

In total £998.87

I think that's pretty solid, for what I'm getting, what do you guys think ?

I'm buying all these products from Novatech.

 

[yimcooldude]

Everything looks fine. But the hard drive is really cheap and bang for the buck.
I will buy myself one too.

 

[lunyone]

Well there are a few things that I would change/consider:

* RAM - You don't need 2400 mHz RAM for an Intel system. 1600 mHz will do just fine, IMHO. Save your $ and use it elsewhere or save the $.
* The Novatech 2 Port USB 3.0 adapter isn't really needed, unless you need more than the supplied 4 x USB 3.0 ports on the back of the Mobo (plus you could have 2 x USB 3.0 front case ports, if you have a case that supports it).
* The PSU is a bit much for this build. A 600w quality PSU will do just fine and still leave you room for upgrades in the future. The Fractal PSU you selected is good, so if you decide to keep it will be just fine.

If your open to other places to order from, here is what I'd consider:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£98.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.34 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£52.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£52.79 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (£406.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.14 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer (£39.98 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £988.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-05 16:29 BST+0100)

 

[logainofhades]

For a little more, you could get the performance of an i7 4770 and a faster GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£195.77 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler (£16.01 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.22 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£105.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£60.28 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£453.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1009.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-05 16:35 BST+0100)

 

[Halil Cesare]

For a little more, you could get the performance of an i7 4770 and a faster GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£195.77 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler (£16.01 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£58.22 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£105.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£60.28 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (£453.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£62.98 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1009.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-05 16:35 BST+0100)

Haha I can't argue with that processor, when I compare it to the 4670k it's clearly better, I was wondering though when I do compare the GTX 780 to the R9 290x you suggested, it seems pretty even on the comparison website I look at which is this link http://versus.com/en/xfx-r9-290x-vs-zotac-geforce-gtx-780, pardon me, I didn't read properly seems like both cards have their own uses, where the r9 provides better FPS in crysis, the 780 provides better FPS in battlefield. What my question is then, does having better clock speed and more transistors more important or more shaders and memory bandwith etc..

 

[logainofhades]

The 780 and the 290x do trade blows, depending on overclocked conditions. I feel the 290x is better due to mantle and true audio support. As more games take advantage of it, the 290x will be better. BF4 will have or does have mantle support. Also 4gb ram vs 3gb ram. Some games are starting to get vram hungry. A heavily modded Skyrim, for example, can easily eat up 3gb worth.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290-and-290x,3728-5.html

 

[Halil Cesare]

The 780 and the 290x do trade blows, depending on overclocked conditions. I feel the 290x is better due to mantle and true audio support. As more games take advantage of it, the 290x will be better. BF4 will have or does have mantle support. Also 4gb ram vs 3gb ram. Some games are starting to get vram hungry. A heavily modded Skyrim, for example, can easily eat up 3gb worth.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290-and-290x,3728-5.html

Thanks a lot, after reading several articles, seems like r9 290x is the way forward.