so 1150 socket

moesyzlak

I'm little confused here.

the motherboard i'm looking at says "so 1150 socket" which i assume means "small outline". my cpu is going to be an i5 4690, will this fit the socket?

Also does the "K" in the mobo name mean that i can use the k version of the cpu.
board http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/Asus-Z97-K-Intel-Z97-So-1150-Dual-Channel-DDR3-ATX-Retail_961248.html

graphics card will be http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/4096MB-Asus-GeForce-GTX-970-STRIX-OC-Edition-Aktiv-PCIe-3-0-x16--Retail-_976941.html

I was about to buy a full gaming rig from hwvs a few weeks ago but thank jeebus something came up and i had to put it off!

Digital Solitude

I think it means 'socket'

You can overclock on any Z97 board, it's the prefix letter that denotes it, a H97k can't be overclocked on.

moesyzlak

Cheers, and also for the help on my almost completed order with hwvs:eek::eek:.

I see from another thread that ordering the case from mindfactory brings the delivery cost to 60 quid.
I was gonna get the fractal define r5 from them but not now.
I suppose amazon will be the best place to look now.

Digital Solitude

Yeah their cases ship from a different warehouse, so Amazon is probably best

Use curiua.com to find cheapest Amazon

moesyzlak

So heres the order from mindfactory

core i7 4790k (I know i dont need an i7)
Asus GTX 970 (oc edition)
Crucial 250gb ssd
16gb ddr3 ram
Asrock z97 pro3 mobo
Corsair 600w non modular psu

Its 1050 quid not including delivery
Will i need any sata cables or will they come supplied?
Am i right in thinking i wont be liable for any sort of import duty?

I still need to get a case and K and M - would i get away with a wireless K&M?. Im not gonna be playing online sessions of cod, battlefield etc.

Digital Solitude

moesyzlak wrote: »

Will i need any sata cables or will they come supplied? Nope
Am i right in thinking i wont be liable for any sort of import duty? You won't be liable

I still need to get a case and K and M - would i get away with a wireless K&M?. Im not gonna be playing online sessions of cod, battlefield etc.

You should be able to get by wireless then, generally at the low end wireless stuff is a bit **** but once you're offline you'll be able to adapt to any lag present

SterlingArcher

If its just for gaming drop the 16 to 8 ram.

And get another hdd or ssd if you don't have one,Games and windows will eat up that space before you know it.

moesyzlak

Just pulled the trigger :):)
Now that you mention it i remember reading somewhere that people often overcompensate with ram.
I have an external 2tb WD HDD (usb 3) which I bought a few years back and will use that to store games on.

E1060 all told, anyone know how long delivery typically takes?