Gaming rig up to £1500 help pls

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Hi there,
would really appreciate some help here, I'm a bit of a noob pc wise and been trying to build a system for several days but just get lost in the huge range of options. Hope someone can help, I just can't figure out whether the builds I make will do everything I need.
Budget around £1500 but that is pretty flexible.

I need:
A quiet pc, as silent as possible.
Enough graphics capability to play dualboxed tera/rift on twin 23in screens on max settings in windowed full screen whilst playing music/surfing/working in the background.
Decent sound card.
Front audio, card reader and usb ports.

I would like:
solid state drive
pretty lights (I'm a girlie) :D

I aready have
Keyboard
Mouse
Screens
speakers
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - AMD 3 for FREE Promotion £339.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £158.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £129.98
1 x Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850HXUK) £121.99
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Pink £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £71.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3/FM1) £69.98
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £62.99
1 x Asus Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-Express Sound Card £59.99
Total : £1,401.53 (includes shipping : £14.75).



pink case? ;p
 
hehe I went for a pink case as well, massively sterotypical bu hey-ho. In seriousness though the NZXT have some shiny looking cases which you can check out here..
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=2362&catid=35

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - AMD 3 for FREE Promotion £339.95
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £233.99
1 x ASRock X79 Extreme4 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £167.99
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Pink £109.99
2 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD316G1866C9K) £99.95 (£199.90)
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £85.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £82.99
1 x Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card £79.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £62.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) (CWCH60) £59.99
1 x Akasa Internal 6-slot Multi Card Reader with Superspeed USB 3.0 port (AK-ICR-07U3)
 £11.99
3 x NZXT FN-120 Enthusiast Performance Case Fan - 120mm £6.98 (£20.94)
Total : £1,558.19 (includes shipping : £13.75).



I went for a 2011 based system and actually included the requested card reader ;)
 
Thanks so much for the help (although I think the pink case may be a little TOO girly for me :D)
As I mainly play rift/tera (often both at once, one on each screen) and will be playing GW2 when it's released, which of the two graphics options would be best to go for?
 
Clav said:
and actually included the requested card reader ;)
Click to expand...

touche! lol fine...
but 32gb ram? lol i think 16 is over kill...32!?
green hdd are for treehuggers, treehuggers aside, the normal population goes for 7200rpm hdd xD
and h series has issues with the pump and their fans are loooooud


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - AMD 3 for FREE Promotion £339.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £152.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £129.98
1 x Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850HXUK) £121.99
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Pink £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £89.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £71.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3/FM1) £69.98
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £62.99
1 x Asus Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-Express Sound Card £59.99
1 x Akasa Internal 6-slot Multi Card Reader with Superspeed USB 3.0 port (AK-ICR-07U3)
 £11.99
Total : £1,407.52 (includes shipping : £14.75).



updated to add the card reader
256gb ssd cuz its like super cheap on offer at the moment...its like 60p per gb! absolute bargain atm
 
slobs said:
Thanks so much for the help (although I think the pink case may be a little TOO girly for me :D)
As I mainly play rift/tera (often both at once, one on each screen) and will be playing GW2 when it's released, which of the two graphics options would be best to go for?
Click to expand...

there's a red case too! ;p
either card would be fine, you wanna support the red team or the green?
 
YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX-PM2D2GD5/OC) £287.99 (575.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £129.98
1 x Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £99.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £89.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Red £84.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £71.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £62.99
1 x Asus Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-Express Sound Card £59.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £39.95
1 x Akasa Internal 6-slot Multi Card Reader with Superspeed USB 3.0 port (AK-ICR-07U3)
 £11.99
Total : £1,497.29 (includes shipping : £13.75).



i've dropped the ssd to 128gb and got a smaller heatsink (still nearly as good though)
and a red case instead of pink ;p
but that's to make way for monster 670 sli
670 sli vs single 7870, no competition really lol
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/618?vs=585
 
tamzzy said:
touche! lol fine...
but 32gb ram? lol i think 16 is over kill...32!?
green hdd are for treehuggers, treehuggers aside, the normal population goes for 7200rpm hdd xD
and h series has issues with the pump and their fans are loooooud
Click to expand...

Why not 32? The X79 uses quad channel memory, the board only has 4 slots may as well over-fill them now as an upgrade will need all 4 replaced again. The Samsung green is a fine storage drive which is what I was including it for. If there are to be apps on it then yes a 7200 drive woulld be more appropriate. Wasn't aware of issues with the H60 pump and I included extra fans in the build.

I still think with quite a large budget and the dual-boxing requirement a sandybridge-e and in future ivy-e is the way to go.
 
iirc all the h series 100/80/60 are affected by the pump noise
and for 32gb ram, win7pro will be needed adding another 120 quid on top if op doesnt have pro/ultimate
 
Thanks for all the help so far.
My current pc is dead, won't turn on and so a replacement that arrives new, shiny and purrs when I plug it in is fairly desperate.
As I don't want to build it myself and need an OS, I've tried building it using the configurator but some of the components are not listed and I don't know enough to choose an alternative. There's also no card readers at all in the options, so I'm still lost :(
 
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-211-OE&groupid=43&catid=2040&subcat=

in the options,
add a wifi card if you want
graphics card: asus hd 7970 direct cu 2
windows home should be fine
add warranty if you want
ssd: intel 330 120/180gb depending on how much of your budget you want to blow through

then call ocuk up and ask them to add in a card reader
Note - If you would like to make a small change to the specification call our sales team on 0871 200 5052 and they will be happy to help.

a prebuilt like that would have about a 200 quid premium compared to buying the parts and building it yourself.
if you know someone who knows how to build a rig, then yeah...
 
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