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My new rig, a bit of advice needed!

Tatty_Two

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System Name Silverstorm
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Video Card(s) Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB
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I'm pretty sure that if I order the 4890 from Novatech, the price of shipping to Denmark will equal it's price on OcUK, and so, I actually save but buying it on OcUK, even though the initial price is cheaper.

And yes, I have considered the HAF a lot, but I'm not a big fan of the big fan on the side. I like to see my hardware =) Of course, I haven't seen the fan in spinning action, so it might be okay, will look up on that.
 

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I'm pretty sure that if I order the 4890 from Novatech, the price of shipping to Denmark will equal it's price on OcUK, and so, I actually save but buying it on OcUK, even though the initial price is cheaper.

And yes, I have considered the HAF a lot, but I'm not a big fan of the big fan on the side. I like to see my hardware =) Of course, I haven't seen the fan in spinning action, so it might be okay, will look up on that.

You can still see inside.
 
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Video Card(s) Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB
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I read some reviews of the case, and also watched some on youtube.
It seems like a lot of a better case for me than the Antec 1200, so thanks for the suggestion =)
Do you know if those big fans have any LED/UV in them? Or else, I might have to buy some seperate ones.
 
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Memory 2x4GB Kingston HyperX PC3-12800 1600MHz CL9-9-9-27
Video Card(s) Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB
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Case Fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl
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Power Supply OCZ StealthXStream 800W
Software Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64bit
So, here is my final build, this is what I will be getting.

CPU: Intel Core i7 920 2.66Ghz | £246.09
Motherboard: DFI Lan Party LP DK | £224.24
RAM: G.Skill 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 NQ PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel | £100.04
GFX: Asus ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB | £203.99
Soundcard: Onboard
Case: Coolermaster HAF 932 | £105.79
Optical Drive: Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7200S 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer | £20.99
PSU: OCZ StealthXStream (for old rig) | £62.99
Cooling & Modding:
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 | £52.88
Xigmatek XLF-F1453 LED Fan 140mm | £11.39
Cold Cathode Twin-Set UV (Blacklight) 30cm | £7.86
Cold Cathode Twin-Set Red 30cm | £7.86
2xCooler Master 200mm Red LED Fans | £31.6


Total: £1067.86
Budget: £1200
Saved: £132,14

Looks like I get a new rig, and can take my girlfriend out for dinner in a month =)

I will start ordering these parts next month, at the end of the month I should be done with it, seeing as I need to get together a bit of cash for this, but half of it will come from selling the old rig, so it's not the biggest deal =)

Thanks to everyone who have helped me with this, and especially thanks to Tatty_One for sticking to the thread and guiding me with bunches of stuff!
-Valen
 

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I read some reviews of the case, and also watched some on youtube.
It seems like a lot of a better case for me than the Antec 1200, so thanks for the suggestion =)
Do you know if those big fans have any LED/UV in them? Or else, I might have to buy some seperate ones.

Side and top fans.... no LED, Front fan has a nice red LED, all fans are silent. I see you have listed 200mm coolermaster fans seperatly, they are 230mm in the case. Nice build!

Give me a shout if you need any help overclocking that setup as we have the same CPU and motherboard.
 
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Oh yeah, that's an error on the caseking.de site, in the describtion they are listed as 230mm =)

One thing came to my attention though, will 800watts be big enough for the PSU?
Just want to be sure =)
 

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Oh yeah, that's an error on the caseking.de site, in the describtion they are listed as 230mm =)

One thing came to my attention though, will 800watts be big enough for the PSU?
Just want to be sure =)

Yes, for that system, any high quality unit 600W and above is more than enough, I am running mine with a 4870x2 on 750W and I have about 200W to spare!
 
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Well, then my 800watts should be fine =) Thanks again!
 

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Your welcome, enjoy it when it arrives!
 
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Nice build ! happy you took our advice! wouldn't buying everything at the same time save you $$ on shipping? Put your money in your bank and get a few extra dollars until you can get everything at once would be smart too :p
 
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