Looking at Buying a High End Gaming Machine - Budget £1750.00

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PC4Life1979

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Hi everyone

looking at buying a high end gaming machine, but also looking for it to be as quiet as possible, so looking at watercooling or the higher end fan systems, this is what i have put together so far, thoughts?

Currently have a machine with a Nvidia 295GTX in it, just to give you an idea of what is an acceptable level of noise.

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 BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD20EZRX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
ASUS PCE-AC68 AC1900 802.11ac Dual-band Wireless PCI-E Adapter
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Keyboard & Mouse
Razer® Black Widow Tournament 2014 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse
Razer® Deathadder Gaming Mouse
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
 
mantadog

mantadog

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Looks about right to me. I personally would grab the z97-a for a couple more £ and have the extra expandability that board offers.

The triple copper heatpipe should be more than quiet enough for your needs. The loudest part of that system will be the GPU and that will more than drown out the cpu cooler. Why don't you move the 295 into your new rig? Granted it might not be as easy as most cards but I would certainly move the card rather than buy a new one.
 
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Cadwah

Rising Star
No need for the Beast RAM, stick with the 1600MHz Fury or stock RAM, gaming won't benefit from the faster RAM.
 
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PC4Life1979

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actually i think half the issues i have with my current machine are linked to the 295, as it is now 5 years old, the whole machine really needs to be rebuilt, especially as the 295GTX is not a DX11 card, and alot of the MMO's and the games i am seeing prefer to run now in DX11, and i get quite a few graphics card crashes from the 295 now.
 
vanthus

vanthus

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PC4Life1979 said:
actually i think half the issues i have with my current machine are linked to the 295, as it is now 5 years old, the whole machine really needs to be rebuilt, especially as the 295GTX is not a DX11 card, and alot of the MMO's and the games i am seeing prefer to run now in DX11, and i get quite a few graphics card crashes from the 295 now.
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I would stick with the GTX 780.
 
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PC4Life1979

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also on the coolermaster website, it says the CM690 III ADVANCED CASE can come with the 200mm fan on the top as well as the front, but on this website it says it doesn;t come with it, because it is only an option, i quite like the larger fans as they spin slower buit they increase the airflow, i would go with the bigger HAF case but it is too big for the gap i have for the machine.

so is it possible to have the extra 200mm fan fitted on the top of the case by pc specialist.

i like the 780 but the 780ti takes the spec over the £1700 price point i have.
 
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PC4Life1979

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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 (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD20EZRX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£89)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler (£29)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
ASUS PCE-AC68 AC1900 802.11ac Dual-band Wireless PCI-E Adapter (£69)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Keyboard & Mouse
Razer® Black Widow Tournament 2014 Gaming Keyboard (£68)
Mouse
Razer® Deathadder Gaming Mouse (£59)
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£69)

£1,415.83 ex VAT.
£1,699.00 inc VAT and Delivery.

taken into account the Ti over the 16gb of ram, and upgraded the motherboard as recommended as well.

What are the benefits of the 780Ti over the standard 780, and why would that be better than having 8gb over 16gb of RAM.

Also doesn't the 780 run really hot anyway, so wouldn't watercooling need to be used to keep the system cooler? or is it just the airflow that keeps the graphics card temperature down? then the question is does this case selected have enough room in it for increased and good enough airflow. - never used a watercooling system before, and the last thing i want is to overheat the machine because of the graphics card.

could go with this spec, really does max out the £1700.00 budget :D
 
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PC4Life1979

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bizarre i did another post with a modified spec and it came up saying it is waiting to be authorised by the mod team.. ah there is it.. :D

Thanks Rakk, i was starting to think i hadn't actually posted it. :D
 
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Rakk

Rakk

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PC4Life1979 said:
bizarre i did another post with a modified spec and it came up saying it is waiting to be authorised by the mod team..
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When you are new to the forums, quite often your posts are auto-moderated, so you just have to be patient til a mod sees it and approves it - it should be visible now.
 
mantadog

mantadog

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Sorry, for some reason I had ti in my hard you had a rig with a 295x2, which is a somewhat different card from a GTX 295....

I will quietly go away now before I say anything else stupid
 
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Cadwah

Rising Star
PC4Life1979 said:
taken into account the Ti over the 16gb of ram, and upgraded the motherboard as recommended as well.

What are the benefits of the 780Ti over the standard 780, and why would that be better than having 8gb over 16gb of RAM.

Also doesn't the 780 run really hot anyway, so wouldn't watercooling need to be used to keep the system cooler? or is it just the airflow that keeps the graphics card temperature down? then the question is does this case selected have enough room in it for increased and good enough airflow. - never used a watercooling system before, and the last thing i want is to overheat the machine because of the graphics card.

could go with this spec, really does max out the £1700.00 budget :D
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The 780Ti is a stronger GPU and as such it should last longer before you need to replace it.

The GPU is only cooled by the onboard fans and heatsink as well as the throughput of air through the case.

It's the best spec you will get for £1700
 
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