Check my Spec please

[Blazinby]

Hi all,

new user so I hope I have done this correctly.Any advice on the following spec would be appreciated.I like fast paced 1st person shooters as well as strategy and MMORPG's. I was thinking this would be a good start point and would be able to upgrade memory later if I need it.I am currently slightly over budget but I think I can justify these pounds for this PC

Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87M-PLUS: m-ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6.0, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE DAYLIGHT GAME with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 530 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£79)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,204.00 including VAT and delivery.

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[mantadog]

That card will cook in that chassis, consider something like this.


Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE more room inside this one, a 780 is a powerful card and needs cooling.
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache For gaming, this is just as good as a 4770
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE DAYLIGHT GAME with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
1st Hard Disk
120GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 410MB/sW) Don't be put off by the seemingly lower specs, this is a brilliant drive
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm) Caviar black is great fro anything you cant fit on the SSD
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£79)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,212.00 including VAT and delivery.

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[Blazinby]

Hi mantadog,

thanks for the quick response.The PC will not just be for gaming((unfortunately) my partner and daughter will be using for work/Uni.

If the PC is being used for work i.e. presentations,desktop publishing...etc,would the i5 still be a better choice?.

Could I use the Coolermaster haf 912 with a couple of extra fans?(I just prefer the look)

thanks for the help

B

 

[keynes]

The i5 will still be good, haf 912 is a much better choice

 

[mantadog]

The i5 is a cracking processor, the only thing its not good for is higher end video editing type things. it will breeze through office type stuff. That type of work doesn't change anything really, so we're still good to go with the above spec .

Also as Keynes said the haf 912 would work fine, it already has a couple of fans so probably wont need extra ones, check em on if you like though wont do any harm. I would just add 1 though.

 

[Blazinby]

thanks both of you,

I still feel the i7 would be a better choice,is there any situation were the i5 is better than the i7?

I definitely don't need a harddrive that big.

With the 120Gb of the SSD plus a 500Gb HDD would be as much storage as I need,like memory if I need more later it is easy to upgrade myself(I think).

thanks for the help

 

[mantadog]

The extra 500Gb was like a tenner last time I checked, well worth it as you wont find any HDDs for £10 or less.

For gaming no scenarios exist where an i5 is not an exact match for an i7, the only time an i7 will beat an i5 is when games developers start coding for hyperthreading. People were worried about gaming performance of the i5 when I bough my i5 2500 3 years ago, it will still play anything you throw at it. if you don't mind spending the extra for an i7 then go for it, but not at the cost of anything else otherwise you wont have a balanced system.

The most critical component for gaming is the GPU, honestly an i5 is perfectly fine for gaming.

 

[Blazinby]

thanks manta,

 

[Blazinby]

Specs check please

Hi there,

I posted specs a few weeks ago but can't find my original thread so hope you folks don't mind me posting a new one.



Case
InWIN G7 BRUSHED EFFECT DARK GREY CASE


Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache


Motherboard
Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, XFIRE/SLI


Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (1 x 8GB)


Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready


1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)


2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)


1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM


Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£79)


Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)


Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)


Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs


USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS


Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)


Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)


Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365


Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL


Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)


Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)


Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Quantity 1

I have a couple of questions

1. Is this case any good? it says suitable for high end gaming?

2. Is the upgrade from 3Gb to 6Gb 780 GTX worth it or not?

thanks in advance I am hopefully about a week away from ordering this and wanted to see what y'all think before I commit myself

B

 

[keynes]

I posted specs a few weeks ago but can't find my original thread

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?33133-Check-my-Spec-please

1. Is this case any good? it says suitable for high end gaming?

I would get a much better case, you are spending so much on the whole system and only £45 on the case. You also want to consider silver warranty.

2. Is the upgrade from 3Gb to 6Gb 780 GTX worth it or not?

For gaming in one screen 3gb.
Mantadog's spec in your original thread is a good choice.

 

[steaky360]

Posts moved

Blainzby in future if you've lost a thread you started on or recently posted in you can find them by clicking your name and going to 'View Forum Posts'

Hope that helps!

 

[Blazinby]

Hi,

thanks for the response and moving my threads soz for being a noob(I swear I looked through dozens of pages trying to find it but still missed it).

Sound advice,I will keep the 3Gb GPU as I am only playing on one monitor atm

What do you think of the FRACTAL DEFINE R4 BLACK PEARL QUIET MID-TOWER CASE? I think it looks much nicer,if there is enough airflow.

I will definitely include the silver warranty.

thanks for your patience

 

[keynes]

What do you think of the FRACTAL DEFINE R4 BLACK PEARL QUIET MID-TOWER CASE? I think it looks much nicer,if there is enough airflow.

I would go with a non-quiet case like the coolermaster 690

 

[Blazinby]

Hi keynes

yep have chosen the CM 690

can you tell me if there is any benefit in the Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 3 over the ASUS Z97M Plus motherboard?

The Gigabyte seems cheaper and is SLI ready I may want to use this in the future

regards

 

[Blazinby]

Hey all,

ordering my PC in just over twelve hours thought I'd post my last spec and see if you all had any thoughts...



Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 III ADVANCED CASE


Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache


Motherboard
ASUS® Z97-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE


Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (1 x 8GB)


Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready


1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)


2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)


1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM


Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£79)


Processor Cooling
Corsair H55 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£39) (will be quieter?)


Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)


Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs


USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS


Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)


Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)


Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365


Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL


Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)


Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)


Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity 1

only question remains about the motherboard.Is the Gigabyte Gaming 3 any better than the Asus I have chosen or is it purely down to personal pref?

regards

P.S. Feels like Christmas Eve

 

[keynes]

only question remains about the motherboard.Is the Gigabyte Gaming 3 any better than the Asus I have chosen or is it purely down to personal pref?

Either will do, no difference gaming wise. No need for the h55 cpu cooler for the cpu you have chosen.

 

[GeorgeHillier]

Hey all,

ordering my PC in just over twelve hours thought I'd post my last spec and see if you all had any thoughts...



Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 III ADVANCED CASE


Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache


Motherboard
ASUS® Z97-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE


Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (1 x 8GB)


Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready


1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)


2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)


1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM


Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£79)


Processor Cooling
Corsair H55 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£39) (will be quieter?)


Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)


Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs


USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS


Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)


Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)


Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365


Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL


Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)


Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)


Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity 1

only question remains about the motherboard.Is the Gigabyte Gaming 3 any better than the Asus I have chosen or is it purely down to personal pref?

regards

P.S. Feels like Christmas Eve

Looks pretty good, just two minor things, change the GPU to the 3gb version as it's cheaper and won't be useful unless playing across mulitple monitors or on higher resolution screens and even then it won't help that much and also the water cooling isn't going to help keep it quiet, I would just go with the silent CPU cooler as that should be enough

 

[Blazinby]

PC Ordered

yes!finally ordered Pc about two minutes ago,I checked and it's not ready yet but I will keep checking every few seconds until it arrives

my final choice as follows

Case COOLERMASTER CM690 III ADVANCED CASE

Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache

Motherboard ASUS® Z97M-PLUS: m-ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6.0, XFIRE

Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 8GB)

Graphics Card 3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

1st Hard Disk 120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

Power Supply CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET

Processor Cooling Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler

Operating System Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence

Browser Firefox™

Keyboard & Mouse CM Storm Devastator Keyboard and Mouse

Warranty 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

Price £1,318.00

I would like to thank everyone who helped me with their advice and time Mantadog,keynes,steaky360 and GeorgeHillier.

I have learned a lot from reading other peoples threads and posts this Forum is a great resource,please keep up the good work helping noobs like me and those not quite as clueless.

I will post when I unbox

Regards

Blazinby