Opinons on first time build

[Jonzy96]

This is my first time building, and with help from this forum, have put together a part list, want to know what you think of the build. am going to start the build in next few weeks, so...

Build:

CPU

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
£181.00


CPU Cooler

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
£25.50

Motherboard

Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
£165.56

Memory

Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
£117.03

Storage

Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
£79.48

Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
£99.99

Video Card

MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
£279.98

Case

NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case
£89.94

Power Supply

EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
£90.11

Optical Drive ASUS SDRW-​08D2S-U LI​TE Externa​l Slimline​ SATA DVD ​Writer - B​lack £24.99

Operating System Windows 8.​1 Full Edi​tion £109.99


Wireless Network Adapter

Intel 2200BNHMWDTX1G 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter
£21.57

Case Fan

Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan
£12.00

Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan
£12.00

Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan
£12.00

Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan
£12.00

Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan
£12.00

Fan Controller
Fan Controller NZXT Sentr​y LXE Exte​rnal Alumi​num Touch ​Screen Fan​ Controlle​r £57.41


Total: £1402.55

 

[flamefire999]

It all looks really good except for the case. It doesn't have a 5.25" slot for your optical drive so you would either have to get a new case or just plug it in for the 1 time use of installing windows.

You could also save money by getting only 8gb of RAM because that's all you need for gaming but if you aren't worried too much about the extra $30 or so then I would stick with the 16gb.

 

[Jonzy96]

It all looks really good except for the case. It doesn't have a 5.25" slot for your optical drive so you would either have to get a new case or just plug it in for the 1 time use of installing windows.

You could also save money by getting only 8gb of RAM because that's all you need for gaming but if you aren't worried too much about the extra $30 or so then I would stick with the 16gb.

the optical drive is an external one, as is the fan controller, so does not need a drive bay.

the extra 8gb of ram is for Photoshop use, as I do a lot of intense photo edits.

 

[flamefire999]

Oh sorry I didn't see the optical drive was external sorry. You did a great job on choosing parts. What's your budget? You could upgrade to water cooling for a higher stable overclock and it will keep your system cooler but it's up to you. It's costs around $70 more and I only bring it up because you will be doing Photoshop and that will benefit from a higher OC

 

[Jonzy96]

Oh sorry I didn't see the optical drive was external sorry. You did a great job on choosing parts. What's your budget? You could upgrade to water cooling for a higher stable overclock and it will keep your system cooler but it's up to you. It's costs around $70 more and I only bring it up because you will be doing Photoshop and that will benefit from a higher OC

oh ok. budget sits at a cool £1500 so water-cooling is easy for me. what water cooler do you recommend.

 

[flamefire999]

240mm- H100i http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181032
120mm- H80i http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181031
280mm- H110 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181035

These all cool about the same, it just depends on the size that your case supports. The H440 supports up to 360mm so just go with which ever you like best.