'An Idiots Diary' (£1500 build)

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[mushu7]

Thanks.

So this is what I've got so far.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £309.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £173.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF X Gaming Tower Case - NVIDIA Edition £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £80.99
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
1 x OCZ ZS Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
1 x Razer Naga Hex Expert Action-RPG/MOBA Gaming Mouse £66.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £61.99
1 x Saitek Cyborg V7 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard £54.98
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v2.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-DG2) £49.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
Total : £1,365.30 (includes shipping : £11.25).



Think I'm missing something though.

The monitor I'm looking at the Alienware OptX AW2310 23" at £319.20.
Pushes me over budget but it has some pretty good reviews.

Also I'll have to wait for the Keyboard to come in stock.

Thanks very much to everyone who's helped out today.

Still haven't gone firm on everything yet so if you can see some things that are going to cause 'bottlenecks' or anything that I'm doing wrong please let me know.

 

[mushu7]

Also do I need to be doing the whole thermal paste thing? (in case you haven't read the OP I am a total noob in the world of cumputers)

apologies for the hour too.

 

[tamzzy]

you're missing a cpu cooler in your last spec

 

[mushu7]

you're missing a cpu cooler in your last spec

ahh, that'll be it. lol

 

[OpenToSuggestions]

Best of luck with your build OP.
I would give my opinion on the build but I tired and am off to bed .

My only comments are that provided you get the correct components (which you will because we will help you), then a PC is dead easy to build. The knowledge comes in making sure you have the best kit and what works well together etc.

 

[tamzzy]

just an alternative


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £349.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £173.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HDS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series HX+ 750W '80+ Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020031-UK) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Fractal Design Arc Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
1 x Razer Naga Hex Expert Action-RPG/MOBA Gaming Mouse £66.98
1 x Logitech G510 Gaming Keyboard (920-002762) £64.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £61.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,466.95 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 

[mushu7]

fixed it.

 

[tamzzy]

your ram aint gonna fit under the heatsink mate

 

[mushu7]

just an alternative

Isn't that the same graphics card but with fans... will it get that hot in there?

 

[mushu7]

So different ram or heatsink?

 

[honosuseri]

Thanks.

So this is what I've got so far.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £309.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £173.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF X Gaming Tower Case - NVIDIA Edition £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £80.99
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
1 x OCZ ZS Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
1 x Razer Naga Hex Expert Action-RPG/MOBA Gaming Mouse £66.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £61.99
1 x Saitek Cyborg V7 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard £54.98
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v2.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-DG2) £49.99
Total : £1,332.31 (includes shipping : £11.25).



Think I'm missing something though.

The monitor I'm looking at the Alienware OptX AW2310 23" at £319.20.
Pushes me over budget but it has some pretty good reviews.

Also I'll have to wait for the Keyboard to come in stock.

Thanks very much to everyone who's helped out today.

Still haven't gone firm on everything yet so if you can see some things that are going to cause 'bottlenecks' or anything that I'm doing wrong please let me know.

The retail CPU is a couple of quid more and has a 3 year warranty and stock cooler. You have the OEM CPU which has one year and no stock cooler. As Tammzy says you'd need a heatsink added to your spec. Use the retail CPU and it's stock cooler, the thermal paste is preapplied.

Because you have tall RAM you will struggle to fit an aftermarket air cooler over the top, you could replace the stock cooler with something like this later when you want to start overclocking.

I suggested the KFA 670 as it is clocked faster than your choice with a better cooler for literally a couple of quid more.

 

[mushu7]

That advice is exactly what I need and why I came here.

This is looking close then.
Question. (I don't expect an answer until tomorrow, it is pretty late) with the different ram will the heatsink now fit?


YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £311.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF X Gaming Tower Case - NVIDIA Edition £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £80.99
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
1 x OCZ ZS Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
1 x Razer Naga Hex Expert Action-RPG/MOBA Gaming Mouse £66.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £61.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLT2CP4G3D1608DT2TXRGCEU) (Red & Green Activity LEDs) **WORLD FIRST** £59.99
1 x Saitek Cyborg V7 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard £54.98
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
Total : £1,383.34 (includes shipping : £11.25).



Plus the Alienware monitor.

 

[honosuseri]

Honestly bud I don't know. Having the LEDs ontop means it wont be low profile so there could be an issue. Myself I'd grab this RAM whilst it's on offer, it's usally a lot more than £40
YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
Total : £35.99 (includes shipping : FREE).



Oh I'm not a fan of Bluray burners. The blank blurays are very dear. I think i'd favour using a bluray ROM and DVD writer combo. You can fit HD movie rips easily onto a dual layer DVD, they are much cheaper and hold 8.5 GB of data, single layer DVDs are cheaper still.

YOUR BASKET
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £62.99
Total : £62.99 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[mushu7]

Honestly bud I don't know. Having the LEDs ontop means it wont be low profile so there could be an issue. Myself I'd grab this RAM whilst it's on offer, it's usally a lot more than £40
YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
Total : £35.99 (includes shipping : FREE).

Shame, the led's looked good fitted. but then again, with the green theme I'd have to make sure they were all on

I'll book the low profile's.. Thanks a lot for all the help, I'll let you all sleep now.

 

[honosuseri]

Shame, the led's looked good fitted. but then again, with the green theme I'd have to make sure they were all on

I'll book the low profile's.. Thanks a lot for all the help, I'll let you all sleep now.

Well it claws back a few quid, same with switching out the bluray writer. You can use this cash to up the heatsink budget if you want or balance it out elsewhere

 

[honosuseri]

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £311.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £129.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020003-UK) £94.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £82.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £80.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £62.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £47.99
1 x Logitech G110 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-002241) £39.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
1 x Zalman CNPS10X Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/775/1155/1156/1366) £26.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £24.98
1 x BitFenix Hydra Fan/LED Controller £24.98
2 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 120mm Fan Blue LED - Black £11.99 (£23.98)
1 x BitFenix Mesh Stripes for Shinobi Tower Case - Gold £6.98
1 x BitFenix Logo for Shinobi Tower Case - Gold £1.98
Total : £1,278.26 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Had another shot at a spec for you. I've used the Bitfenix shinobi core case and added the extras. The fan controller also allows you to power on & off the fan LEDs as well as set the fan speed. Heatsink fan is LED blue and it has a remote built in for setting the speed of the fan.

Having a modular PSU is a great help to keep the inside of the case tidy. The excess cables often will end up restricting airflow.....it's nice to only use what you need The mobo is slightly better and includes a gaming surface......top tip, flip it over and you have an anti static surface to build the rig on. Once built flip it back over and use it for it's intended purpose.

For a first build I would stay away from watercooling. It's just going to over complicate the build, plus it does require maintenance, which is why the closed loop coolers have a place in the market.

 

[passey89]

Thanks.

So this is what I've got so far.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £309.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £173.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF X Gaming Tower Case - NVIDIA Edition £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £80.99
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
1 x OCZ ZS Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
1 x Razer Naga Hex Expert Action-RPG/MOBA Gaming Mouse £66.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £61.99
1 x Saitek Cyborg V7 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard £54.98
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v2.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-DG2) £49.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
Total : £1,365.30 (includes shipping : £11.25).



Think I'm missing something though.

The monitor I'm looking at the Alienware OptX AW2310 23" at £319.20.
Pushes me over budget but it has some pretty good reviews.

Also I'll have to wait for the Keyboard to come in stock.

Thanks very much to everyone who's helped out today.

Still haven't gone firm on everything yet so if you can see some things that are going to cause 'bottlenecks' or anything that I'm doing wrong please let me know.

personnaly I would get a better GPU gainward aren't the best you really want a gigabyte windforce or EVGA.

Also get some better RAM Adata are not very good. Crucial or gskill are really good.

G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) [F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL]

£49.99 same as yours mines running a 2000mhz atm.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-185-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2294

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-195-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2294

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-190-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2294

 

[stulid]

A modular psu will be better.

Also check the length of the 8pin atx cable from the psu will reach because the case is a big'un.

You can get extension cables or the case may include one.

 

[tamzzy]

Isn't that the same graphics card but with fans... will it get that hot in there?

no, the arc midi is a brilliant case. not flashy as some of the others, but really really good