A build for Dayz

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Andmondson

Member
Looking at a tower for DayZ mainly but I'll be playing BF4 too. I've gone with a K model chip and a top spec cooler for the option to OC in the future as price wise there isn't much in it.

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690K (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache

Case
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ AIR 540 GAMING CASE

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

Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (1 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready

Free Item
FREE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT Game with Select GTX 9 Series GPUs!

1st 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 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY

Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£89)

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

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

Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 150Mbps PCI-E CARD (£5)

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

Firewire
3 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI Card (£9)

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

Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED

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



Price: £1,004.00 including VAT and delivery.
 
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Spuff

Expert
The H100 is overkill for an i5. I think an H60 is the right choice for any but perhaps a highly overclocked i5 (the sort of level not all i5's would be able to reach), I can personally vouch for that.
An H100 will be noisier as well.
 
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Andmondson

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keynes said:
Is it just for gaming ? Do you have a budget?
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Ideally £1000...ish tower only. I won't need peripherals or an OS. Can stretch to £1200 depending if it would make a difference. I was thinking on the gtx 980 instead of the 970 but I'm not going to be getting new 4k monitors so not sure if the extra £150ish would be worth it, 1080 is fine for me. I played dayZ on my last pc on low settings for everything so it will be a huge improvement regardless. It's about the game play for me on that particular game.

Yes it's mainly for gaming.
 
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Andmondson

Member
Spuff said:
The H100 is overkill for an i5. I think an H60 is the right choice for any but perhaps a highly overclocked i5 (the sort of level not all i5's would be able to reach), I can personally vouch for that.
An H100 will be noisier as well.
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I like the temp monitoring software on the 80 and 100. Does the 60 have it. What about going for the 80?
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
If it is mainly for gaming I wouldn't bother about overclocking, there is a significant difference in price between the i5-4690 (non-k) and the triple copper heatpipe compare to the k version + h100i. I would go with a bigger psu instead (for SLI) and/or an ssd
 
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Andmondson

Member
keynes said:
If it is mainly for gaming I wouldn't bother about overclocking, there is a significant difference in price between the i5-4690 (non-k) and the triple copper heatpipe compare to the k version + h100i. I would go with a bigger psu instead (for SLI) and/or an ssd
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Ok cool. So if I were to add another 970 or equivalent in the future for Sli, what would be a suitable psu do you recon? just added a 970 says 650w is ok....?
 
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Spuff

Expert
Andmondson said:
I like the temp monitoring software on the 80 and 100. Does the 60 have it. What about going for the 80?
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I don't know what tools the 80 and 100 come with but there are plenty of free temperature monitors that will monitor CPU and other temperatures.
I like CPUID HW Monitor, but there are others that other people prefer.
 
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Andmondson

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Well I have just this minute placed my order. Went for a 750w and h80i .....leaves Sli options open. Now the hard bit....THE WAIT!!!!!!

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4690K (3.5GHz) 6MB Cache
Case

CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ AIR 540 GAMING CASE
Motherboard

Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, XFIRE/SLI
Memory (RAM)

8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card

4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 1 DVI, 1 mHDMI, 3 mDP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT Game with Select GTX 9 Series GPUs!

1st 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 750W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£79)

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

Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) (£9)

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

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

Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 150Mbps PCI-E CARD (£5)

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

Firewire
3 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI Card (£9)
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Windows 10 Upgrade
FREE Upgrade to Windows 10 with all Windows 7 & Windows 8.1 Purchases*
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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: £1,093.00
 
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