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Tyranade · ‎08-27-2013

Okay so I am FINALLY upgrading my PC mainly because I have the money now and my current system is on its last legs, I last built this when DDR2 was still relevant and the Motherboard was fairly new.

Here are my Current system specs

Abit AN52V
AMD Athlon X2 4000
6GB DDR2 RAM (Mixing and matching RAM Modules)
GeForce 8600GT
400W Generic PSU
200GB HDD
Generic IDE DVD Burner

Here is the system I plan on upgrading too...

Corsair 350D
Asus Maximus VI Gene
Intel Core i5 4670K
Asus GTX 760 DirectCUII OC
Either 8GB Or Corsair Vengeance Pro Red or 8GB G.Skill Trident X 2400 MHz
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB SSD
Seasonic G Series 650W
1TB Western Digital Blue (Already Owned)
Corsair H60 V2 (I already own this so I WILL be using it)
And a WiFi Card (I need one due to not being able to route an Ethernet Cable and it is just more convenient for me personally)

So anywho I was wondering if there is anything you guys would change as I have not build a PC In a LONG time, I'm still wrapping my head around this as you can see by looking at my current system specs how long it has been since I Build a PC.

Also I need a WiFi Card, Ideally I would like one I can install into the module that comes with the Motherboard but I would also need Antenna Leads and 2 Antennas and I don't know where to get hold of those.

So what do you guys think and is there anything you guys would change?

My New Build (Coming Soon)
Case: No Idea, Still Deciding
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Gene
Graphics Card: Asus GTX 760 DirectCUII OC 2GB
RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro Red
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 V2
Solid State Drive: Samsung 840 Evo 120GB
Hard Disk Drive: Western Digital Blue 1TB
Power Supply Unit: Corsair HX 850W 80+ Gold
Network Card: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

fbm211 · ‎08-27-2013

Maybe a 850 Watt power supply for furture upgrades.

Maximus VII Apex
Intel i7 10700k @ 5GHZ
Custom Water Cooling
Patriot Viper Steel 4400 17-17-17-36-300-2t
GeForce RTX 2080 Hydro Copper
WD Black NVMe 750 500g
Seasonic Focus GX-850
Lian LI O11D XL
Dell S3220DF Monitor
Vanatoo T 0s speaker system
ROG mouse
Audio Technica ATH-AD 2000x headphones
AE-9 Sound Blaster

Tyranade · ‎08-27-2013

fbm211 wrote:
Maybe a 850 Watt power supply for furture upgrades.

I thought a 650w PSU was suitable for SLI especially in an M-ATX Build?

My New Build (Coming Soon)
Case: No Idea, Still Deciding
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Gene
Graphics Card: Asus GTX 760 DirectCUII OC 2GB
RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro Red
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 V2
Solid State Drive: Samsung 840 Evo 120GB
Hard Disk Drive: Western Digital Blue 1TB
Power Supply Unit: Corsair HX 850W 80+ Gold
Network Card: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

Chino · ‎08-27-2013

If you don't plan on adding another GPU in the future, you can have a look at the Maximus VI Impact. That one comes with Wifi.

Tyranade · ‎08-27-2013

Chino wrote:
If you don't plan on adding another GPU in the future, you can have a look at the Maximus VI Impact. That one comes with Wifi.

I did consider it but it's more expensive and has less expandability and ITX feels restrictive I like having expansion options.

My New Build (Coming Soon)
Case: No Idea, Still Deciding
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Gene
Graphics Card: Asus GTX 760 DirectCUII OC 2GB
RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro Red
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 V2
Solid State Drive: Samsung 840 Evo 120GB
Hard Disk Drive: Western Digital Blue 1TB
Power Supply Unit: Corsair HX 850W 80+ Gold
Network Card: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

Chino · ‎08-27-2013

Tyranade wrote:
I did consider it but it's more expensive and has less expandability and ITX feels restrictive I like having expansion options.

Well, in that case, better go with a bigger PSU to give you some headroom for future upgrades. Take into consideration that a 2 way SLI GTX 760 can pull up to 500W at full load. That is if your plan is to add another one down the line. 😉

Tyranade · ‎08-27-2013

Chino wrote:
Well, in that case, better go with a bigger PSU to give you some headroom for future upgrades. Take into consideration that a 2 way SLI GTX 760 can pull up to 500W at full load. That is if your plan is to add another one down the line. 😉

Do you know of any good 750W PSUs in the $/£100 range ? The Seasonic G Series only goes up to 650W.

Also I am still looking on some RAM recommendations that match an ROG board and does anyone have any ideas about any other good M-ATX cases out there?

What about the Seasonic X-Series 750W its about £130 a tad over what i'd like to pay but you can't go wrong with Seasonic (so I've been told).

Or would the corsair HX+ 850w be the better choice? their both 80+ Gold and the same price and for £18 you can get this to go with it http://www.scan.co.uk/products/corsair-psu-hx-and-txmodular-series-individually-sleeved-modular-cabl... red individually sleeved cables. and for the hard wired cables I could get some Red sleeved extensions.

My New Build (Coming Soon)
Case: No Idea, Still Deciding
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Gene
Graphics Card: Asus GTX 760 DirectCUII OC 2GB
RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro Red
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 V2
Solid State Drive: Samsung 840 Evo 120GB
Hard Disk Drive: Western Digital Blue 1TB
Power Supply Unit: Corsair HX 850W 80+ Gold
Network Card: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

Chino · ‎08-27-2013

Seasonic is one of the best if not the best. Second in line is Corsair. Here are some that are more or less in the £100 range:
Corsair Professional 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified - £115.97
Seasonic X-Series 750W Full Modular 80+ GOLD - £126.90
Corsair 760W AX760 80PLUS Platinum - £125.97

For RAM, you can grab that TridentX kit you have in your signature. Cases, on the other hand, is a personal choice. So what I like you might not like. LOL Two of those smaller cases that I favor are the Fractal Design Mini and the Bitfenix Prodigy M (Not out yet),

Tyranade · ‎08-27-2013

Chino wrote:
Seasonic is one of the best if not the best. Second in line is Corsair. Here are some that are more or less in the £100 range:
Corsair Professional 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified - £115.97
Seasonic X-Series 750W Full Modular 80+ GOLD - £126.90
Corsair 760W AX760 80PLUS Platinum - £125.97

For RAM, you can grab that TridentX kit you have in your signature. Cases, on the other hand, is a personal choice. So what I like you might not like. LOL Two of those smaller cases that I favor are the Fractal Design Mini and the Bitfenix Prodigy M (Not out yet),

Ah yeah I do suppose the case is a personal choice aha.

I think I'll go with the Corsair PSU simply due to the fact its a higher wattage for the same price.

Thanks for the help :).

Would peeling the sticker off the side of the PSU as it has blue on it void my warranty?

My New Build (Coming Soon)
Case: No Idea, Still Deciding
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Gene
Graphics Card: Asus GTX 760 DirectCUII OC 2GB
RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro Red
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 V2
Solid State Drive: Samsung 840 Evo 120GB
Hard Disk Drive: Western Digital Blue 1TB
Power Supply Unit: Corsair HX 850W 80+ Gold
Network Card: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

Tyranade · ‎08-28-2013

I figured I'd add this here as it is kind of relevant to my build...

The fan grill on the top of the 350D is kind of ugly and it is the only thing stopping me purchasing in so I was wondering if anyone in new of any 120mm x 2 (240mm) fan grills that looks nice but also kinda simple looking nothing to flashy just so I can bolt it to the top would be nice.

Thanks

My New Build (Coming Soon)
Case: No Idea, Still Deciding
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Gene
Graphics Card: Asus GTX 760 DirectCUII OC 2GB
RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro Red
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 V2
Solid State Drive: Samsung 840 Evo 120GB
Hard Disk Drive: Western Digital Blue 1TB
Power Supply Unit: Corsair HX 850W 80+ Gold
Network Card: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235

Finally Upgrading, would like some advice.