Here you go:That looks good yeah.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/kbrdgs
Here you go:The Motherboard does not look the best.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/kbrdgs
It doesn't have Ethernet?
Onboard Ethernet 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
The Motherboard does not look the best.
It doesn't have Ethernet?
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Imo AMD sucks when it comes to raw peformance and reliability, anyway http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/24vpNG£5 over my budget is unacceptable.
No need to put in more money to have the Z97 chipset and 0.1GHz extra speed on the CPU, rather put it in more quality for your hardware. The only thing I would change is the PSU from a Corsair CX 500W to a Corsair CX 600W just to have that extra headroom in overclocking but that would be ~5 pounds over your budget.
I didn't look at the motherboard. I just chose the cheap one from a reliable brand that allowed for overclocking (i.e. ASUS and Z97). All the motherboards are pretty much the same within their price range. Just choose your favorite brand, or read reviews about their reliability.ok.
Everyone will be biased on brands, it can't be helped. But if you understand what the part does you can get more for your money.
I didn't look at the motherboard. I just chose the cheap one from a reliable brand that allowed for overclocking (i.e. ASUS and Z97).I would personally not recommend overclocking any systems without an upgraded cooling system. Computers today run pretty hot on standard settings. Overclocking them makes them even hotter...especially under heavy load. Plain, old fans just don't cut it these days.
I would personally not recommend overclocking any systems without an upgraded cooling system. Computers today run pretty hot on standard settings. Overclocking them makes them even hotter...especially under heavy load. Plain, old fans just don't cut it these days.
I would personally not recommend overclocking any systems without an upgraded cooling system. Computers today run pretty hot on standard settings. Overclocking them makes them even hotter...especially under heavy load. Plain, old fans just don't cut it these days.Did you even look at the system specs? If so then you definitely should have seen that there's liquid cooling involved.
ok.The motherboard suggested by jcs does not support SLI/crossfire (no dual graphics cards), so you have to change motherboards in order to do so. However I'd only recommend going with dual graphics only when you have already reached the high end stuff and want more power since SLI/Crossfire scaling isn't always linear and peformance gains will differ a lot with several games (it can even cause incompatibilities or just plain not work/not be supported). Also with the current system recommendations you should upgrade your PSU in the future in order to feed the GPUs enough power.
It's just one day I planned to add an additional video card and do that duel video card thing.
"* Some physical dimension restrictions cannot (yet) be automatically checked, such as cpu cooler / RAM clearance with modules using tall heat spreaders." that's what it says at the bottom, are you sure it's ok?
If so, I'd be happy to go with this build.
"* Some physical dimension restrictions cannot (yet) be automatically checked, such as cpu cooler / RAM clearance with modules using tall heat spreaders." that's what it says at the bottom, are you sure it's ok?This shouldn't be any problem since liquid coolers don't take up space on the CPU like heatsinks do.
I'd not bother over clocking.Not really. But it's also so easy nowadays that you might aswell do it in the future if you feel like you need more performance
Is it really needed?
thx.
Did you even look at the system specs? If so then you definitely should have seen that there's liquid cooling involved.My comment was in regards to overclocking, not the system setup you posted.
I'd not bother over clocking.Nope, and if you are on a budget, I wouldn't be very concerned about that. The setup you posted seems pretty decent for the amount you are limited to. Just don't forget to factor in any taxes or shipping, if applicable.
Is it really needed?
I'd not bother over clocking.
Is it really needed?
thx.
You don't really need to do overclocking. The i5-4690k is already slightly overclocked at 3.5GHz and this is why you need a z97 motherboard. It just gives you the option in the future if you wan't to try. Usually the motherboard has some software bundled with it that can auto-overclock.
Again, the motherboard I suggested was just a cheap one I didn't really look at. Ideally you should spend £80-90 and get an SLI one as it gives more options and may have a few extra gaming features. Choose one you like the look of! You tend to get what you pay for with motherboards (ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte).
Although as Brian1996 pointed out... there are a lot of downsides to SLI - heat, power and performance value for money are the usual suspects. It's better to buy a good card rather than 2 mid-ranged ones.
Operating System: Not IncludedMake sure to keep that in mind if/when ordering it.