Potential New Rig

[ShamrockRig]

Hey! I've recently been accepted into the British Army and I'm due to start training in September, After a few months of being in, i should be able to easily afford a new rig. This is along the lines of what i'd want Intel Haswell - Step 6 of 6

Computer Case NZXT Phantom Enthusiast - Red
CPU Intel i7 4770K - (4 x 3.5 GHZ) OVERCLOCKED UPTO 4.4 GHZ - Haswell
CPU Heatsink Corsair Hydro Series H80 (Advanced Liquid Cooling)
Memory 16 GB Kingston HyperX Beast 2400 MHz (2x8GB) - Lifetime Warranty (DDR3)
Graphics Card AMD Radeon R9 280X OC VAPOR-X - 3 GB - (SAPPHIRE) - (PCI-E)
Motherboard Asus Z87-K (Intel Z87)
Sound Card Motherboard Integrated HD Sound
Networking Motherboard Integrated Ethernet Lan (Broadband Ready)
Power Supply Corsair 750W PSU - Low Noise
CPU Compound Standard CPU Compound Supplied With Heatsink
Case Fans Standard Fans Included With Case
Hard Drive #1 1 TB Seagate (1000 GB) SATA-III HDD 7200 RPM 64MB
Hard Drive #2 120GB Kingston SSD SATA-III, Read 450MB/s, Write 450MB/s - Silent
Optical Drive #1 Samsung 24x DVD/CD Re-Writer/Reader - Black - (SATA)
Operating System #1 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 BIT (Genuine DVD & COA Included)
Monitor #1 27" HD LED Widescreen Monitor - Black - 5ms - 1920x1080 - DVI/VGA (FREE 8 GB USB 2 FLASH DRIVE)
Keyboard Logitech (K120) Keyboard Slim with Full Keys - Spill Resistant - (USB)
Free Gift FREE - 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
Gaming Mouse Razer Abyssus Mirror - Gaming Mouse - DPI 3500 - 3 Buttons - (USB)

Is there anything i could change for the better? or anything i could suffice for a cheaper option? thanks.

 

[NoN]

If you intend to do some little overclocking, i'd suggest you to look for the Asus Z87-A which is not much priced than the K series. It got 8 VRM Phases and a better support for integrated Audio, could be also a better fan management from the motherboard and the bundle offer is also better.

The Sata ports are sided which is not the case of the Z87-K and could help the cables management a lot! You'll feel more confortable also at upgrading future components.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

I would also get the NZXT Kraken X60 cooler over the H80 which fits like a glove in the Phantom series.

Also the Samsung 840 Pro SSD over the Kingston SSD

 

[AddRAM]

And look at this board

MSI Z97-Gaming 9 AC LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com

And these over Kingston, big time

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231588

Links are merely for reference.

 

[Boozad]

How much did your spec come to mate? That link takes you to a base unit. Let me know and I'll see what PC Specialist can do in terms of a comparable build price wise.

 

[ShamrockRig]

Thanks for all the suggestions il have a look into all of them for sure, much appreciated everyone.
Boozad the link only shows the spec that i pasted and the price, not sure why it works for me and not everyone else lol, it came to just under £1500

 

[Boozad]

This is the closest I could get on PCS including Silver Warranty but without the mouse as they don't have it. Nothing in it really.

Case
NZXT PHANTOM 410 WHITE GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-4770k Quad Core (3.50GHz @ max 4.40GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® Z97-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
3GB AMD RADEON™ R9 280X - DVI, HDMI, mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Free Item
FREE NSF - GOLD GAME VOUCHER with AMD R9 280 & 290 GPUs
1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
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 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£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)
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 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
BENQ GW2750HM 27" VA LED - 1920 x 1080, 4MS, DVI-D, HDMI (£179)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K120 USB KEYBOARD (£10)
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

Price: £1,443.00 including VAT and delivery.

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

 

[ShamrockRig]

Nice, not too much difference in terms of price, i was however, thinking that if the next gen of intel processors aren't out by the time i go to purchase this rig, i could hold off until they are, any idea of when they are gonna be released? I'd either be looking at the i5 5670k or i7 5770k. Or who knows i could also look at an eight core AMD FX?

 

[Boozad]

Haswell-E is slated for H2 this year but beyond that I don't know. To be honest, while I have nothing against AMD at all, for that price I'd want an Intel.

 

[ShamrockRig]

This is the build i'd be going for if it was AMD. Comes in more expensive at £1542

Computer Case NZXT Phantom Enthusiast - Red
CPU AMD FX 9590 (8 x 4.7 GHZ - Turbo 8 x 5.0 GHZ)
CPU Heatsink Corsair Hydro Series H80i (Advanced Liquid Cooling)
Memory Corsair Vengeance 16GB PC3-12800 1600 MHz (2x8GB) - Lifetime Warranty (DDR3)
Graphics Card AMD Radeon R9 280X OC VAPOR-X - 3 GB - (SAPPHIRE) - (PCI-E)
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 (AMD 990FX)
Sound Card Motherboard Integrated HD Sound
Networking Motherboard Integrated Ethernet Lan (Broadband Ready)
Power Supply Corsair 750W PSU - Low Noise
CPU Compound Standard CPU Compound Supplied With Heatsink
Extra Case Fans Standard Fans Included With Case
Hard Drive #1 2 TB Seagate (2000 GB) SATA-III HDD 7200 RPM 64MB
Hard Drive #2 120GB Kingston SSD SATA-III, Read 450MB/s, Write 450MB/s - Silent
Optical Drive #1 Samsung 24x DVD/CD Re-Writer/Reader - Black - (SATA)
Operating System #1 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 BIT (Genuine DVD & COA Included)
Monitor #1 27" HD LED Widescreen Monitor - Black - 5ms - 1920x1080 - DVI/VGA (FREE 8 GB USB 2 FLASH DRIVE)
Keyboard Logitech (K120) Keyboard Slim with Full Keys - Spill Resistant - (USB)
Free Gift FREE - 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
Monitor Cables & Adapters FREE - DVI Port to VGA Monitor Port Adapter
Gaming Mouse Razer Abyssus Mirror - Gaming Mouse - DPI 3500 - 3 Buttons - (USB)

 

[matts6887]

This is the closest I could get on PCS including Silver Warranty but without the mouse as they don't have it. Nothing in it really.

Case
NZXT PHANTOM 410 WHITE GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-4770k Quad Core (3.50GHz @ max 4.40GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® Z97-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA 6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
3GB AMD RADEON™ R9 280X - DVI, HDMI, mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Free Item
FREE NSF - GOLD GAME VOUCHER with AMD R9 280 & 290 GPUs
1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
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 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET (£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)
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 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
BENQ GW2750HM 27" VA LED - 1920 x 1080, 4MS, DVI-D, HDMI (£179)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K120 USB KEYBOARD (£10)
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

Price: £1,443.00 including VAT and delivery.

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

Sounds cool!: the only thing i would change here is the anti virus. But that you can pick out yourself once you get the system. (unless you are building it yourself). These days you can not do without a anti virus program for obvious reasons. Looks like a pretty sick setup. Wish I could the same processor!

 

[Boozad]

I always drop the Anti Virus options from PCS as they have a free trial of Bulldog set as default. When I spec machines up for people on the PCS forums usually they have their own AV so it often gets removed, force of habit I suppose. I specced up my dream machine the other day on their configurator and it came in at only just over double what I paid for mine, I was quite gutted!

 

[ShamrockRig]

Yeah i uncheck all software options as i'd rather a 100% clean system with just the OS loaded, il install AVAST! and keep all my usual tools around! So AMD rig or INTEL rig based on the two specs i posted?

 

[paulpicks21]

Nice, not too much difference in terms of price, i was however, thinking that if the next gen of intel processors aren't out by the time i go to purchase this rig, i could hold off until they are, any idea of when they are gonna be released? I'd either be looking at the i5 5670k or i7 5770k. Or who knows i could also look at an eight core AMD FX?

Devils Canyon CPU's will be released in September, it's Haswell refresh K series. The i7 is the i7 4790K and will have a base speed of 4.1GHz and turbo of 4.4GHz at stock. It will run on the Z97 motherboards.

 

[ShamrockRig]

Is this the enthusiast/Extreme i7 processors?

 

[Boozad]

Nice, not too much difference in terms of price, i was however, thinking that if the next gen of intel processors aren't out by the time i go to purchase this rig, i could hold off until they are, any idea of when they are gonna be released? I'd either be looking at the i5 5670k or i7 5770k. Or who knows i could also look at an eight core AMD FX?

Devils Canyon CPU's will be released in September, it's Haswell refresh K series. The i7 is the i7 4790K and will have a base speed of 4.1GHz and turbo of 4.4GHz at stock. It will run on the Z97 motherboards.

Aren't the 4790s already out?

 

[paulpicks21]

Is this the enthusiast/Extreme i7 processors?

No, they will be released a bit before the Devils Canyon I believe. Those will be (from bottom to top) the i7 5820K and i7 5930K which will both be 6 core 12 threads and the top of the line i7 5960X which is 8 core 16 threads.

Edit: Expect to pay around £450 for the mid range one.

Nice, not too much difference in terms of price, i was however, thinking that if the next gen of intel processors aren't out by the time i go to purchase this rig, i could hold off until they are, any idea of when they are gonna be released? I'd either be looking at the i5 5670k or i7 5770k. Or who knows i could also look at an eight core AMD FX?

Devils Canyon CPU's will be released in September, it's Haswell refresh K series. The i7 is the i7 4790K and will have a base speed of 4.1GHz and turbo of 4.4GHz at stock. It will run on the Z97 motherboards.

Aren't the 4790s already out?

Yes the 4790 is already available mate, but the unlocked K versions have been put back until September.

 

[Boozad]

Yes the 4790 is already available mate, but the unlocked K versions have been put back until September.

Aah I get you mate.

 

[ShamrockRig]

So when can i expect the the new model of the 4770k?

 

[paulpicks21]

So when can i expect the the new model of the 4770k?

As I said, the refresh 4790k is due Sept but the next one on from that will be skylake which will be some time in 2015. Really not sure when though.

Edit: Actually I got mixed up, I missed out Broadwell which will be before Skylake.