Opinions on Gaming PC build

[Lawson Pugh]

Hi there, I was looking for some advice and opinions on a pc build that I will be ordering soon.

Thanks, Lawson.


MSI GeForce GTX 780 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card MSI GeForce GTX 780 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail

Asus Z77 Maximus V Extreme Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard Asus Z77 Maximus V Extreme Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

NZXT Phantom 820 Enthusiast Ultra Tower Case - White NZXT Phantom 820 Enthusiast Ultra Tower Case - White

Corsair AX860i Digital ATX '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020037-UK) Corsair AX860i Digital ATX '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020037-UK)

NZXT KRAKEN X60 AIO Water Cooling Unit - 280mm NZXT KRAKEN X60 AIO Water Cooling Unit - 280mm

Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 Elite Mechanical Keyboard - Blue Switch Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 Elite Mechanical Keyboard - Blue Switch

Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW) Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW)

Seagate SSHD 7200RPM 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DX001) SSHD Hybrid Drive Seagate SSHD 7200RPM 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DX001) SSHD Hybrid Drive

Pioneer BDR-208EBK 15x BluRay RW / 16x DVD±RW 128GB - Retail Pioneer BDR-208EBK 15x BluRay RW / 16x DVD±RW 128GB - Retail

TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01)

Roccat Kone Pure Core Performance Gaming Mouse - Polar Blue Roccat Kone Pure Core Performance Gaming Mouse - Polar Blue

TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01)

Noctua NF-A15 PWM Fan - 140mm Noctua NF-A15 PWM Fan - 140mm

Noctua NF-F12 PWM 120mm Focused Flow PWM Cooling Fan Noctua NF-F12 PWM 120mm Focused Flow PWM Cooling Fan

BitFenix Spectre PRO 200mm Fan - All White BitFenix Spectre PRO 200mm Fan - All White

Razer Goliathus Omega Fragged Control Gaming Mouse Pad Razer Goliathus Omega Fragged Control Gaming Mouse Pad

Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra Thermal Paste Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra Thermal Paste

Sub Total : £1,924.70 Ex Vat

 

[Swordkd]

Didn't include all of the accessories, and I went a trifle overboard.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4820K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£233.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£114.72 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard (£150.31 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£128.25 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£128.69 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (£400.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (White) ATX Full Tower Case (£196.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£115.36 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer (£42.26 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1570.64
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-02 16:38 GMT+0000)

Way, way overkill for gaming though.