A gaming PC built to last (hopefully)

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Hi guys,

Firstly thanks for taking the time to read this post. I'm looking for any way I can improve this build.

I recently received some money and instead of wasting it I wanted to get something sentimental from the cash. I have decided to buy a beast of a gaming rig and was hoping this would be enough to run games in ultra for some time.

I will be be using a single monitor and hope to have 1080p with around 50/60 fps for the near future.

So here it goes:
COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4820K (3.7GHz) 10MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® P9X79 LE: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011

Memory (RAM)
24GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (3 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
Free Item
FREE WATCH DOGS with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!

1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SEAGATE SSHD, SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM (64MB + 8GB SSD CACHE)

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 850W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£99)

Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)

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

Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Wireless/Wired Networking
DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD (£28)

USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 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 7 to 9 working days



So what do you think? Is it money well spent? (£1,600 inc. VAT) and what improvement would you suggest? I have a few hundred extra but would prefer to spend that on gaming peripherals.

That is again guys!

 

[mantadog]

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM ENFORCER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache no need for the 2011 platform, the 4790 will perform exactly the same, and the platform is cheaper.
Motherboard
ASUS® Z97-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB) 8 is plenty for gaming at the moment, consider 16 if you really don't mind splashing the cash for removing the need to ever upgrade RAM
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Free Item
FREE WATCH DOGS with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
1st Hard Disk
120GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 410MB/sW) SSD for epic OS operation + speedy loading of any gamesyou load onto it.
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm) Performance HDD for everything else.
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 RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£89)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler (£29) This should be the triple copper heatpipe, but I obviously misclicked.... No need for water cooling unless you overclock.
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD (£28)
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 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,421.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-haswell-pc/5U_4dhkcYt/

 

[vanthus]

For such a high end machine I would upgrade the warranty.
24GB RAM is way overkill for gaming so you could save yourself some cash there,8GB is considered ample.
I would also suggest an SSD as 1st hard disk and caviar black for second.

 

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Hi,

Thank you very much for your reply (speedy too!)

I think I will take your advice regarding the CPU, but I'm going to keep the 16gb as then I don't need to worry about upgrading for a while.

This seems to be a much more cost effective way to get what I'm looking for.

Would the CPU suggested be suitable for clocking? I thought only the "K" versions could be safely clocked. Apologies I should've mentioned subtle clocking may be on the cards.

Thanks again!

 

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P.s miss clicked the ram, shoulda been 16 GB not 24 GB

 

[mantadog]

In that case you will need the 4790k version, its a bit more expensive but you do get a 4Ghz clock speed from the off, and 4.4 'auto' overclock that the chip does itself when limits allow. Look up Turbo boost for intel chips.

 

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Ideal, thanks again for your advice.

On a personal note, would you consider this setup adequate for gaming for a few years to come? I understand 4k gaming is on its way but it's silly money hehe.

If you had my budget, would this this be similar to what you would pick?

Also, the warranty upgrade is going to be added, would be silly not to I think.

Cheers

 

[mantadog]

For 1080p gaming the above setup will cope for a couple of years no problems. I'm sure at some point we will need more power even for 1080p but certainly on your budget you cant get much more performance. In any case, you cant get much more performance than a 780ti without going a bit silly money wise.

The one saving grace (even should you ever opt for 4k gaming) is that you can upgrade the GPU very easily. In the next couple of years (I think it will take that long before 4k gaming get anything like mainstream) you will be able to pick up a 990ti (or whatever) and get decent single card 4k performance.

But no, what I picked is what I would buy for the budget, always is when im speccing stuff for people.

 

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Fantastic, as this is inheritance I wanted to ensure it was a good build.

You have re affirmed the choice to build the PC dude.

Appreciate the advice

 

[mantadog]

Fantastic, as this is inheritance I wanted to ensure it was a good build.

You have re affirmed the choice to build the PC dude.

Appreciate the advice

Sorry to hear of your loss, we just lost our granny last night.

Anyway, no problem. Enjoy it.

 

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Thank you, and also sorry to hear of your loss.

I hope you find comfort in the fact you have made a fellow techy very happy in wisely spending the cash.

Oh don't worry, I'll enjoy it!