High end gaming and video encodind - I hope!

[cwobritton1875]

Hi All,

Looking to be able to play most modern games at high settings (not necessarily very high) and be able to do video encoding and audio recordings:

Case
InWIN GT1 BLACK GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i5-4670k Quad Core (3.40GHz @ max 4.20GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB2.0, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
4x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ROM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£79)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
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 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8 Professional 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£109)


Thanks

Jay!

 

[Andreas.96]

I'm not sure about video encoding but for gaming I change one or two things:

- I'd change the RAM to 1600 MHz
- Upgrade the HDD to a Caviar Black (not for gaming just general use)

Other than that it looks good

Thanks
Andreas

 

[cwobritton1875]

Thanks! Out of interest, why 1600Mhz over 2400Mhz - isn't faster better?

 

[Andreas.96]

It is better but as far as I know it doesn't make any difference for gaming (obviously it's also cheaper), however, I'm not sure about video encoding.

Andreas

P.S What is your budget?

 

[Boozad]

Seeing as you're overclocking your CPU then you will get benefits from 2400MHz RAM.

 

[cwobritton1875]

Thanks both, on the quote I'm looking at there's no price difference between 1600 and 2400.

Budget is £1000-£1350

Again, thanks for the replies!

 

[Boozad]

A touch over budget but it includes a better case which would be beneficial, and I've dropped your second HDD to a 1TB to make it a Caviar Black. You could always add another later down the line.

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 922 MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i5-4670k Quad Core (3.40GHz @ max 4.20GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB2.0, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE SPLINTER CELL BLACKLIST GAME with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£89)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£69)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
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 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8 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 6 to 8 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,365.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-haswell-overclocked/cPSKxTrIIz/

 

[cwobritton1875]

Thanks, could I ask what the benefit of that case is? Literally the cooling properties? Thanks for the link very helpful, one of the reason for the 2TB drive is I have a lot of video on 2 x 2TB drives at the moment (live and backup) so was looking to move the live disc to "in machine" Also blu-ray drive is a must!

 

[cwobritton1875]

High end gaming machine - Budget £1400, must have Blu-ray

Hi All,

Any improvements I can make to this spec? Looking for high end gaming machine but not necessarily concerned about running everything at max. Want room to expand hard drives in the future and possible SLI and PCI sound card, any thoughts? Worth adding the two extra case fans?

Thanks

Jay

case
InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE

Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i5-4670k Quad Core (3.40GHz @ max 4.20GHz)

Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB2.0, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE

Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB KIT)

Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

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

2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT

Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£79)

Processor Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£69)

Extra Case Fans
1 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£5)

Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)

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

Network Facilities
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 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Operating System
Genuine Windows 8 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

 

[keynes]

If you wish to SLI you need to upgrade your PSU,I would suggest an 850w PSU. For a sound card you may want to consider a PCI-E connection not to interfere with the cooling fans of the 2nd GTX 770.

 

[cwobritton1875]

Thanks, if I was going to spend a bit more am I better going up to an i7 CPU or getting the 4Gb GTX770?

 

[keynes]

Thanks, if I was going to spend a bit more am I better going up to an i7 CPU or getting the 4Gb GTX770?

For video encoding an i7. If you are using 1 or 2 monitors you won't really benefit from the 4gb version unless you are planning to use 3 monitors when gaming.