Dabs Build Deal

Thought this looked interesting. I have a total budget of €1800 but can go over if good reason to.

http://www.dabs.ie/products/pc-specialist-vanquish-xts-core-i5-4670k-16gb-120gb-ssd-2tb-nvidia-gtx-760-2gb-win-8-1-64-bit-9GYF.html?ql=9gy9-9gyc-9gyf&src=16

Anything you would change out or in?

1. What is your budget? [€1800+]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Gaming & Movies]

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [No]

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? [Hard drive/DVD Drive/Case/PSU/etc.] Would like to change most of it.

5. Do you need a monitor? [Yes/No]

5a. If yes, what size do you need. [19'/20'/22'/24'/etc.]

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [2 x 1920 | 1080] not upgrading.

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? No

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [Yes/No] I mean, I am but only if I need to.

8. How can you pay? All of the above

9. When are you purchasing? Whenever I decide on the rig, don't mind waiting if good reason.

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? Been building since 1997, if anyone is going to break it, it will be me

yimrsg

About the dabs build:

Don't think it's that good value for money. You don't need 16gb of ram. The GPU is weak for the price of the build. The CPU cooler isn't that good value IMO. PSU probably is too low to get a second gpu in there also.

I'd look to build around a 770 or 280x minimum possibly try get a 780 or 290 in there instead. With the later two gpus you'd be fairly set for a 3 monitor setup if you want to go that route.

yimrsg

yimrsg wrote: »

About the dabs build:

Don't think it's that good value for money. You don't need 16gb of ram. The GPU is weak for the price of the build. The CPU cooler isn't that good value IMO. PSU probably is too low to get a second gpu in there also.

I'd look to build around a 770 or 280x minimum possibly try get a 780 or 290 in there instead. With the later two gpus you'd be fairly set for a 3 monitor setup if you want to go that route.

Thanks vimrsg, I appreciate the advice. I changed out the card for a 780 but think I'll likely just start the build from scratch instead of buying a stock build.

On that note - anyone have a build set up for around 1800 - 2000 ?

1. What is your budget? [€1800+]

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? [Gaming & Movies]

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [No]

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? [Hard drive/DVD Drive/Case/PSU/etc.] Would like to change most of it.

5. Do you need a monitor? [Yes/No]

5a. If yes, what size do you need. [19'/20'/22'/24'/etc.]

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? [2 x 1920 | 1080] not upgrading.

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? No

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? [Yes/No] I mean, I am but only if I need to.

8. How can you pay? All of the above

9. When are you purchasing? Whenever I decide on the rig, don't mind waiting if good reason.

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? Been building since 1997, if anyone is going to break it, it will be me

So current build suggestion, purchasing from Dabs:

Gigabyte Pre-Assembled Intel Ultimate Bundle (Incl Z87-D3HP, Intel i7-4770K & 8GB Corsair Veng Pro 1866MHz) €531

Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB PCI-Express 3.0 HDMI DirectCU II €451

Samsung SSD 840 EVO Basic 250GB SATA 6Gb/s €114,99

WD 3TB Black SATA 6GB/s 7200RPM 64MB 3.5" Hard Drive €168

EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 850W €124,99

Corsair Hydro Series H100i €104,27

Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T, ATX, €152,56

Total 1645.00

Any suggestions?

SterlingArcher

Know you have the bundle thing going on but You really should be getting the I7 4970k.

How much is the bundle saving you? From a glance (i don't know dabs prices off hand) it cannot be much.

I got an I7 4970k , Asus z97 pro motherboard, the corsair vengeance 8 gig pro 2400. 525.

that 4970k runs cooler than the I7 4770. and has a stock speed of 4.0 GHz and 4.4 turbo.

You would need to oc the 4770 just to reach stock /turbo.

iMrApex

Deleted User wrote: »

So current build suggestion, purchasing from Dabs:

Gigabyte Pre-Assembled Intel Ultimate Bundle (Incl Z87-D3HP, Intel i7-4770K & 8GB Corsair Veng Pro 1866MHz) €531

Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB PCI-Express 3.0 HDMI DirectCU II €451

Samsung SSD 840 EVO Basic 250GB SATA 6Gb/s €114,99

WD 3TB Black SATA 6GB/s 7200RPM 64MB 3.5" Hard Drive €168

EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 850W €124,99

Corsair Hydro Series H100i €104,27

Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T, ATX, €152,56

Total 1645.00

Any suggestions?

I would rather get the 4790K due to reduced temperatures.

spyder238

SterlingArcher wrote: »

I got an I7 4970k , Asus z97 pro motherboard, the corsair vengeance 8 gig pro 2400. 525.

Where did you get those for that price?

SterlingArcher

spyder238 wrote: »

Where did you get those for that price?

All prices sourced from hardwareversand.de using discount site Geizhals.de