finished build

TwistNut · 17 Jul 2011 at 00:23

MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.99 1 £189.99

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £129.99 1 £129.99

LG E2260V-PN 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £107.99 1 £107.99

MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** *WITH FREE MSI GRENADE* £95.82 1 £95.82

Lepa B-Series 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £77.49 1 £77.49

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BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Windowed Case - Black £47.49 1 £47.49

Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £39.99 1 £39.99

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finished

after 2 weeks of time spent reading review and bugging you guys

finally finshed my order the ssd is just for w7 for boot up times when overclocking ect

just a BIG thanks to all the guys who have helped me
including

Surveyor
Stulid
olivier renault
Jony27
Reaper 392

and im sure theres many more that have helped

ill get pics up as soon as i get it built prob like wednesday

timmillwood · 17 Jul 2011 at 09:09

Where did you find the i5-2500k for £129

TwistNut · 17 Jul 2011 at 10:20

if you look that is - the vat

Subliminal Aura · 17 Jul 2011 at 10:24

Where's the build log / pics ?

Surveyor · 17 Jul 2011 at 10:29

I thought we'd already determined that the Silver Arrow probably won't fit in that case?

Surveyor said:
This is why we ask questions folks.

According to the Thermalright website the Silver Arrow is 162.7mm tall.

According to Bitfenix the Shinobi Window maximum CPU cooler height is 159.5mm and the Shinobi maximum CPU cooler height is 161.5mm.

The Silver Arrow would seem to be out of the equation, or at least it would be a very tight aqueeze.

What budget do you have for cooler, motherboard and RAM?

Do you want 4 or 8GB of RAM.

And if you're going for a big CPU cooler then lower profile RAM is a safer option.

TwistNut · 17 Jul 2011 at 10:29

ill get pics up as soon as i get it built prob like wednesday

TwistNut · 17 Jul 2011 at 10:36

oh ye sorry mate i didnt order the silver arrow i got this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-005-AN&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

forgot to change it in my post

TwistNut · 17 Jul 2011 at 10:37

hopefully it will do ok in temp for the overclock

Surveyor · 17 Jul 2011 at 10:41

I'm sure it will be fine.

Take your time putting it all together and have fun.

David Koh · 17 Jul 2011 at 10:43

That is my build to a tee and I can not wait to do a build log

Jony27 · 17 Jul 2011 at 10:51

im so honoured to have my name in the OP, big achievement for me

olivier renault · 17 Jul 2011 at 11:24

wise decision about the cooler.

no fitting and memory clearance problems.

Also, the SSD will be really tight for Windows. Will need to watch what junks gets put in with an eagle eye.

DefiantAsh · 17 Jul 2011 at 11:38

Mhmm, agree with Olivier with the SSD, but its a nice build

Looking forward for these piccies

TwistNut · 17 Jul 2011 at 13:53

ye i did look at that and what do you guys think about dropping down to a 750 w modular psu and then getting a 60gb ssd ?

olivier renault · 17 Jul 2011 at 14:13

I would drop the 8GB to 4GB personally. but 750 should be enough for two 570. Not sure about a Lepa though.

All in all, you can get a PSU good enough for a single 570 easily (Antec HCG 620W), and when it comes to upgrade, you can sell it as it's a good unit and get a 750W XFX or 850W Lepa. That is if SLI becomes viable, and by that time, the 570 should have decreased in price to be replaced by the next gen.

TwistNut · 17 Jul 2011 at 14:52

lepa has some good reviews and its 80% eff and from what i read 570 in sli with other compnats sits at about 570 drawn so still a lot of power left to take

being temped by the awsome deal on the 6950 1gb at £179.99 what do you guys think of this card will it run all the new games coming out like gf3 mw3 and guildwars 2 planetside 2

at max settings

cos i could maybe get a better ssd with the £40 saved on the gfx card or is the 570 £40 better ?

dirtychinchilla · 17 Jul 2011 at 14:57

I don't know the exact dimensions of the silver arrow, but I have the BitFenix Shinobi windowed case and there is a substantial amount of space between my processor and the window.

Surveyor · 17 Jul 2011 at 14:58

dirtychinchilla said:
I don't know the exact dimensions of the silver arrow, but I have the BitFenix Shinobi windowed case and there is a substantial amount of space between my processor and the window.

Perhaps you should read post #5.

TwistNut · 17 Jul 2011 at 15:03

it is around 161 mm could you check on your case and see if you have this amount of room ? cos i have heard things from toehr people saying they can sit a nocutra d14 in it also

thanks

any thoughs on the 570 gtx swap out for a 6950

Surveyor · 17 Jul 2011 at 15:13

The Noctua NH-D14 is 160mm and the Silver Arrow is 162.7mm.

This information is from the manufacturer's websites.

The Shinobi Window maximum CPU cooler height is 159.5mm. Again from the manufacturer's website.

You might just squeeze the Noctua NH-D14 in there but the case side pannel would foul on the Silver Arrow.