PC build, input?

[Habbasi]

Hi, my second time posting here; I'd like to get some input if possible on whether the following PC is worth it and whether or not it could be done better?

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core £227.94
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM £59.59
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 £91.99
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 £121.95
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" SSD £98.79
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM £53.99
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE £251.14
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Orange) ATX Full Tower £109.99
Power Supply: XFX 850W ATX12V / EPS12V £86.22
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer £52.81

The link : http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Habbasi/saved/4uyE

Please do let me know if its worth the buy, also here is another GPU I was thinking of getting instead of the R9 280X; if you have any other recommendations for GPUs that are better at a similar price please let me know.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-asus-radeon-r9-290-directcu-ii-oc-28nm-5040mhz-gddr5-gpu-1000mhz-2560-streams-1xdisplayport2xdvi

I plan to use this PC for gaming and overall day to day usage. I will be purchasing monitors afterwards along with an OS and any accessories.

Thanks!

 

[tiny voices]

IF this is for gaming, get an i5 and 8gb RAM for sure. USe the saved money to get a gtx780 or r9 290.

 

[Eximo]

Power supply is big enough for dual graphics cards if that is part of your planning. Otherwise you could save a lot by going with an XFX550

280X will run pretty much anything at 1920x1080, but if you are planning multiple high res monitors it probably won't be enough. R290 should be able to do fairly well/ GTX780 as another alternative.

Rest of it looks fine.

 

[Parthu Revanth]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£227.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£59.59 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£95.84 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£98.79 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (£254.98 @ Dabs)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Orange) ATX Full Tower Case (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£99.98 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£52.81 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1153.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-26 22:16 BST+0100)

 

[Jacob McIntosh]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.99 @ 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 (£98.35 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£67.90 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£89.97 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (£431.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black/Orange) ATX Mid Tower Case (£80.89 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£114.36 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1123.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-26 22:11 BST+0100)

 

[Habbasi]

Hmm, thanks, people have recommended me the i5 before too but I'm not too sure, I could downgrade I guess but is it worth it?
Also, PSU is there for multiple cards, I'll be upgrading within 2 months of original purchase and do plan to have upto 3 high-res monitors.
With that in mind what's the best GPU I could get price wise?

This post was intended to first two replies, looking into second two now.

 

[Jacob McIntosh]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£227.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£59.59 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£75.00 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£98.79 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (£254.98 @ Dabs)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Orange) ATX Full Tower Case (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£99.98 @ Ebuyer)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£52.81 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1133.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-26 22:09 BST+0100)

-i7 is overkill for gaming, as is 16gb of RAM
-you can do better than a 770
-don't get a Corsair RM PSU

 

[Jacob McIntosh]

Hmm, thanks, people have recommended me the i5 before too but I'm not too sure, I could downgrade I guess but is it worth it?
Also, PSU is there for multiple cards, I'll be upgrading within 2 months of original purchase and do plan to have upto 3 high-res monitors.
With that in mind what's the best GPU I could get price wise?

Look at my build, it has an 850watt unit for Crossfire in mind, and the all powerful R9 290X, with it's 4gb of VRAM. And yes, it is worth it to get an i5 for gaming. An i7 is pointless for gaming right now.

 

[Parthu Revanth]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£59.59 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£95.84 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£98.79 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Dual FTW ACX Video Card (£399.88 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Orange) ATX Full Tower Case (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£71.92 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£52.81 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1148.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-26 22:21 BST+0100)

 

[tiny voices]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£59.59 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£95.84 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£98.79 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card (£295.19 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Orange) ATX Full Tower Case (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£71.92 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£52.81 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1044.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-26 22:20 BST+0100)

Stay away from the Corsair CX units. They are barely average quality. Definitely not recommended.

 

[Parthu Revanth]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£227.94 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£59.59 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£95.84 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£52.10 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£98.79 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£53.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Dual FTW ACX Video Card (£399.88 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Orange) ATX Full Tower Case (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.78 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£52.81 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1220.71
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-26 22:30 BST+0100)

 

[Eximo]

Doesn't look like money is much of a concern here. I'm of the opinion that anyone going for triple monitors and dual high end graphics cards should have as much CPU as makes sense to back it up. Without going to an LGA2011 platform, the i7-4770k makes sense.

16GB of memory does make a different for SSD performance, but having quad chips can make it more difficult to overclock. Though minor for everyday tasks, data can be moved more quickly the faster the memory is. Once the onboard cache is saturated it starts using the system memory. Quite telling in game map loads if that is a concern.

5760x1080 or 7680x1440 you will probably want to stick with the (780)3GB or (770)4GB Nvidia's or the R290's

 

[Habbasi]

Money is a concern as I plan to upgrade this overtime not all at once, will add more cards and monitors after actual purchase; does the i7 affect the performance if there are more cards compared to a i5? Sorry I'm not more educated in this field lol, I'm getting into it.
Will probably go with one r9 290x for the moment as mentioned by Jacob, and add another after a while. Also, Eximo, what do you mean by having quad chips can make it more difficult?
Jacob - that tower I did plan on but it won't fit the GPUs so moved to a full tower.

 

[tiny voices]

No, unless you have 3 or more 780TIs there is no difference between an i5 and i7.

 

[Jacob McIntosh]

Jacob - that tower I did plan on but it won't fit the GPUs so moved to a full tower.

The card(s) will fit, but you will have to remove 1 of the 3 drive bays to fit the card(s). You would still have 2 bays, or 6 drives, in the case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£155.99 @ 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 (£98.35 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£67.90 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£89.97 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (£431.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Orange) ATX Full Tower Case (£109.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£114.36 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1153.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-26 22:35 BST+0100)

 

[Eximo]

Even over time you are spending 2 thousand at least, not what I would call a light or budget build.

One of the builds listed went with 2 2x4GB kits of memory. Not a matched set of four. Either way, differences between them can cause instability and it can be easier to deal with a pair rather then four when trying to optimize a system.

There are game titles out now that will utilize a CPU that can offer more logical cores. It comes down to what you play. Whereas most games will use maybe 2 or 3 cores. Games running the latest frostbite engine, crysis engine, and unreal engine can utilize more. And you can be assured there will be more coming out.

With Intel's roadmap looking the way it is hex and octa core cpus will start showing up in consumer equipment in a very short time frame and developers will take advantage.

 

[Habbasi]

Even over time you are spending 2 thousand at least, not what I would call a light or budget build.

One of the builds listed went with 2 2x4GB kits of memory. Not a matched set of four. Either way, differences between them can cause instability and it can be easier to deal with a pair rather then four when trying to optimize a system.

There are game titles out now that will utilize a CPU that can offer more logical cores. It comes down to what you play. Whereas most games will use maybe 2 or 3 cores. Games running the latest frostbite engine, crysis engine, and unreal engine can utilize more. And you can be assured there will be more coming out.

With Intel's roadmap looking the way it is hex and octa core cpus will start showing up in consumer equipment in a very short time frame and developers will take advantage.

Hmm, I see what your saying. In that case could you recommend me a PC for gaming and everyday use including work with a price range of £500 - £700 ?