New PC Build - Advice/Recommendations Required

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Hi all,

I have been out of the enthusiast game for a while now, last built a PC in 2005 however, I am now interested in building a PC with the following requirements:

- Be able to play online games at the highest settings e.g. Battlefield 3
- Video encoding - medium usage
- Video editing - minor usage

I already have a 24" Samsung monitor but will be purchasing every other component.

Based on my requirements above, the obvious no brainer would be an i5 Processor however, like before, once I have built this PC, it is likely that I will not upgrade for at least another 5 years. Therefore, would I be better off going for an i7 instead with the above in mind i.e. future proofing it?

I will be overclocking using the built in BIOS features from the Motherboard and will be looking at a medium% overlock. I am aiming to keep temperatures low so perhaps I should be going for another HSF rather than the stock.

I was hoping if someone could spec me out a PC build please? Budget = £1500, the lower the better, ideally £1000.

Advice/questions appreciated :-)
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £167.99
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 240GB SATA 2.5" 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F240GB3-BK) £139.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - GunMetal Black £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £96.98
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL316GB1600C9DC) £74.99
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA775/AM2/AM2) £72.98
1 x Logitech G110 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-002241) £39.98
1 x Creative A220 2.1 Speakers (51MF0400AA008) £25.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £19.98
Total : £1,126.54 (includes shipping : £14.75).



Overclockable processor, 16GB of RAM, awesome cooler, blu-ray, SSD for OS + some apps, bigger hard drive for other games and data. If you wanted to spend more you could up the processor to an i7 but it would only help with rendering videos and the like, and as you say you don't do much I don't think it would be worth the premium.

I'd wait for Windows 8 to be released to buy an OS, you can use the release preview until then.

Edit: changed motherboard... some reviews on the other state there isn't much voltage control for overclocking, so i changed it to a different one.
 
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Rooster212 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £167.99
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 240GB SATA 2.5" 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F240GB3-BK) £139.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - GunMetal Black £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £96.98
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL316GB1600C9DC) £74.99
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA775/AM2/AM2) £72.98
1 x Logitech G110 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-002241) £39.98
1 x Creative A220 2.1 Speakers (51MF0400AA008) £25.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £19.98
Total : £1,126.54 (includes shipping : £14.75).



Overclockable processor, 16GB of RAM, awesome cooler, blu-ray, SSD for OS + some apps, bigger hard drive for other games and data. If you wanted to spend more you could up the processor to an i7 but it would only help with rendering videos and the like, and as you say you don't do much I don't think it would be worth the premium.

I'd wait for Windows 8 to be released to buy an OS, you can use the release preview until then.

Edit: changed motherboard... some reviews on the other state there isn't much voltage control for overclocking, so i changed it to a different one.
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Be hard to play BF3 online, without a Gpu.:D
 
I will be buying a new keyboard, mouse and speakers, sound card, and probably a gaming headset :-) If I can manage all this within £1000 i'll be very happy.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £263.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Cooler Master Silencio 550 Silent Tower Case - Black £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002) £64.99
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Logitech G110 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-002241) £39.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £27.95
1 x Creative A220 2.1 Speakers (51MF0400AA008) £25.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £19.98
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,078.48 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
Idleman said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £263.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Cooler Master Silencio 550 Silent Tower Case - Black £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002) £64.99
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Logitech G110 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-002241) £39.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £27.95
1 x Creative A220 2.1 Speakers (51MF0400AA008) £25.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £19.98
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,078.48 (includes shipping : £14.75).

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* The Operating System software I have already

* Is that the best 2.1 sound system going? Doesn't look too appealing if i'm honest however, does anyone know if the sound quality is good? What about a 5.1 in my room? :cool:
 
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It is probably the best within that price range. If you want to go sli/xfire in the future, then you shoukd be looking at a sli/xfire capable mobo.
 
Motherboards...

I have been recommended a D3H and a UD5H in this thread.

I also understand there is a a UD3H.

Which one would be best suited for me? I'm interested in USB3.0 with the potential option to do SLI later in future but I don't think I will do this so don't mind a motherboard that does not have SLI capabilities. Remember, I am going for a medium% overclock, not a heavy overclock%.

In a nutshell, what is the main differences between these types of boards?
 
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