Need some advice on a new build - Sabertooth Build

I've had no issues with it as of yet, but I've not hooked it up to any consoles, I wanted the extra height for PS/Vegas/etc.

I'd go with IPS, but I don't know much about it, the given is that IPS is best for image quality and the others for speed and cheapness
 
ips has better veiwing angles but uses slightly more power than a tn panel

lg e23251wr is a decent tn panel,so is the benq g2222 tn panel
 
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This is why you need to be careful about cooler and ram! ^
 
Fanaticjam said:
I've had no issues with it as of yet, but I've not hooked it up to any consoles, I wanted the extra height for PS/Vegas/etc.

I'd go with IPS, but I don't know much about it, the given is that IPS is best for image quality and the others for speed and cheapness
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That's what I thought myself, IPS is the better technology - but I'll do some more searching :D

wazza300 said:
ips has better veiwing angles but uses slightly more power than a tn panel

lg e23251wr is a decent tn panel,so is the benq g2222 tn panel
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Cheers! They do look like good TN panels indeed.
Power wise again - I don't really mind it using more power - god knows what my ASUS PW201 consumes :P

Fanaticjam said:
This is why you need to be careful about cooler and ram! ^
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haha close one :P
 
Got a warning for mentioning price...bit naff, didn't even think about that.

Anyway - slight update:
Will be building the PC soon, and thus be buying individual pieces.

Current build is looking at this (upgraded myself):
-I7 3770K
-ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77
-Corsair Dominator 2x 4GB CL8
-GTX 660 TI 2GB
-Corsair AX50
-Fractal R4
-Antec 920
 
yeah ditch the expensive ram,get the samsung if you want top speed per £,otherwise cheap ram will do just as well
 
I looked into the samsung, and really don't want to go the eco route.
I'm choosing the expensive RAM for the long run - and also the upgrade option to 16GB via 4x 4GB.

Vengeance is my second option, but if it is only a £10-20 difference, I rather go for the "top-spec" one.

Monitors have got me really confused atm:
LG IPS235V vs Asus VE228H

I would lean towards the IPS, but not liking the LG stand at all.
 
Info about GPU choice:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22814469&postcount=32

Final build (ordered):
-Asus Sabertooth Z77
-Intel i7 3770K
-MSI GeForce GTX 660Ti Power Edition
-Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB (CL8) - refunded
EDIT: (16GB) Vengeance CL9
-Corsair AX850 Watt
-Antec H2O 920
-Samsung 22x DVD-ROM
-Fractal Define R4 Titanium Grey

Went for 850W as the price difference was minimal - so to give me extra piece of mind I went for the extra 100-200watt.

Went for the i7, again as the price difference wasn't much between the i5 and i7. So thought might as well.

All together my "might as well as it's a little more" set me back around £100-150 but heck I'm happy, especially with my choices of resellers.
I could have gone el-chepo, but wanted to go with trusted resellers like OCUK (case + drive + GPU) from them.


Slight change in plan for the RAM- went for 16GB Vengeance @ CL9 - after reading countless reviews- between CL8 & CL9 - the difference is negligible - and the same applies for the dominator vs vengeance - especially at the price.
Saved my self a few pounds (literally, sitting on the PC the whole day :P)
 
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As an EVGA fanboy... I would have gone EVGA, although I'm not too sure their GPU's have the best cooling..

I know what it's like to be sitting in front of the PC all day trying to decide what parts to get :D Planning a case upgrade now!

Enjoy your new PC! :)
 
Fanaticjam said:
As an EVGA fanboy... I would have gone EVGA, although I'm not too sure their GPU's have the best cooling..

I know what it's like to be sitting in front of the PC all day trying to decide what parts to get :D Planning a case upgrade now!

Enjoy your new PC! :)
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nice :D!

and lol - yeah well I'm no fan boy on any respect AMD, nvidia, intel or not bla bla - all i care about is performance for price ratio - and sometimes looks (like the case)

Overall, the choice I've made I'm happy with - the GFX i'm in two minds about - and I'm sure those things will be settled as soon as I get the GFX and install it :)

Sometimes its best going with your gut instinct, and the MSI was my initial thought, before I got into the whole 7950 vs gtx660ti thing, and then the evga, gigabyte etc etc came in...lol

Good to have choice - especially of resellers too - so I'm not complaining :D
 
Fanaticjam said:
Oh and : You should see this!

Yeah, I'm no real fanboy, I just stick with brands that have impressed me and seemed worth their value!

Have you ordered now?
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haha dam!
I have already ordered via OCUK - can always cancel, but dang - never saw that.
Don't make me think again :P

EDIT:
I don't know weather to love or hate you:
Warranty: 3 Years (upgradable to 10years with registration)

Will cancel/change order with OCUK as soon as I can.

WHY DIDN'T THEY HAVE THIS SAY 4hrs AGO!? lol
They saw me and were like QUICK! :D

What times to what times are OCUK available to take calls?
To amend my order, as I can't do it online.

RE-EDIT:
Realise the 10year thing is by paying an additional fee for it.
Screw it, I'll stick with MSI - I got the 14day satisfaction guarantee anyway lol.
 
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Pretty sure the ten year is just from registering it, at least I think it's like that for my current/past EVGA gear

Edit: Tried to check but can't log in due to some bug :s
 
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Fanaticjam said:
Pretty sure the ten year is just from registering it, at least I think it's like that for my current/past EVGA gear

Edit: Tried to check but can't log in due to some bug :s
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If that is the case then I'll switch if not, then there's no price or difference between the two really.

When I looked it was $60 for the additional 7years (which is nothing in reality) - but still, when I would have to replace a card, I would have to pay the difference under warranty - that's my presumption

If anything MSI > EVGA due to the higher base clocks - other than that it would be looks lol :D
EVGA > MSI in that respect.

Noise wise- I'm clueless - I know the MSI runs super quiet and a little high pitched when on full load.
 
GPU clock really doesn't matter, EVGA comes with a great little tool for pumping it up a bit further, no harm can come of it so long as you don't touch the voltage so far as I know, I pushed my older EVGA 460 Superclocked version even further than the SC standard clock with it
 
Fanaticjam said:
GPU clock really doesn't matter, EVGA comes with a great little tool for pumping it up a bit further, no harm can come of it so long as you don't touch the voltage so far as I know, I pushed my older EVGA 460 Superclocked version even further than the SC standard clock with it
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if that was the case I would have gone for the HD7950 and not even argued lol

I'm happy with the MSI - unless I see EVGA offer 10yrs for free, then I'll switch lol

I love both cards.
 
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