Finally looking for a gaming PC @800 check these specs please

Will go over all the cases suggested again later, will pick this up Sat morning, is there anything else I may need to buy, screws, thermal paste ect? Can't think of any other components, just build, plugin, install win7, tweak :)
 
You don't need anything extra.

Paste comes with the cooler.

SATA cables with the board.

PSU has the rest of the cables.
 
stulid said:
Quick order it now before someone suggests a Asrock Z77 Pro4.
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lol

Cpukid said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
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 £81.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ / ST1000DM005) £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £56.99
1 x Xigmatek Pantheon Mid Tower Case - Black £39.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99
Total : £767.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Took out the DVD drive as I have a old sata one spare, hardly used
Based on what you guys recommend! I'm very open to adjustments, unsure about the case TBH
Ohh and I don't qualify for free shipping :(
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Case is personal preference. I don't know if that case has cable management, the shinobi does and is also a tool free design. As you are not using a modular PSU, having cable management on the case will help no end, especially as it's a midi tower.

The kingston RAM will sell out very quick i imagine so don't ponder too long ;) I know you don't get free delivery but I figured you could pay and collect if you contacted OCuk if delivery wasnt convenient.
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
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 £81.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ / ST1000DM005) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £56.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £56.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99
Total : £784.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).



What is the difference between full modular and semi modular advantages etc? :)
 
Cpukid said:
Update V2

Fair point re case so added that


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
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 £81.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ / ST1000DM005) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £56.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £56.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99
Total : £784.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).



What is the difference between full modular and semi modular advantages etc? :)
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nice build.
modular mean all the cables are not fixed to the psu you plug them in. semi modular means some of the cables are fixed but they are normally only the 24 pin, 8 pin, 2 6+2 pins for gpu and one other which are needed any way. to me i dont see much advantage over modular to semi mod. but your psu isnt semi mod or modular (i think, someone correct me if im wrong) so all the the cable are attached
 
The OCZ ZT can remove all the cables so is fully modular. Semi modular means the 24pin block and the aux 8pin power block are "hard wired" to the PSU unit. The OCZ ZT would be easier to remove from the case to clean it out. Semi or fully modular still helps as it's the extra cables you dont need that you can leave disconnected.

The 612S is £2 more and it doesn't use wire clips like the matterhorn i.e its easier to fit the fan and wire clips can cause vibration noise. It also has a tube of paste supplied not a one use sachet like the matterhorn.
 
honosuseri said:
The OCZ ZT can remove all the cables so is fully modular. Semi modular means the 24pin block and the aux 8pin power block are "hard wired" to the PSU unit. The OCZ ZT would be easier to remove from the case to clean it out. Semi or fully modular still helps as it's the extra cables you dont need that you can leave disconnected.

The 612S is £2 more and it doesn't use wire clips like the matterhorn i.e its easier to fit the fan and wire clips can cause vibration noise. It also has a tube of paste supplied not a one use sachet like the matterhorn.
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Ok can you leave links to both and will look later, gotta pick car up from garage
I like easier :)

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They are already in the basket (post #36) I did today fella. You just need to remove the optical drive ;)

If you goto the checkout you can select collection instead of delivery if that helps you.

Video walkthrough of a pc build. That should help give you some confidence with the build if you are a bit rusty. Any problems just ask, it would be great to see a build log on here with pics to show the rig off :)
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
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 £81.98
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ / ST1000DM005) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £56.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99
Total : £794.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).



"it would be great to see a build log on here with pics to show the rig off"

Least we can do :)
 
stulid said:
Nice, but,

Considering they are the same price, the Seagate might have the edge (like it really matters with a HDD) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-257-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1279

Larger cache may help it.
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Every little bit helps :)

V4

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
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 £81.98
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £56.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99
Total : £794.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Gonna give it half a hour to see if any more suggestions come up then order it for pickup on Sat ;)

Also told my Son that he will be building it with me - good experience for him :)
 
Cpukid said:
Every little bit helps :)

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YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
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 £81.98
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £56.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99
Total : £794.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Gonna give it half a hour to see if any more suggestions come up then order it for pickup on Sat ;)

Also told my Son that he will be building it with me - good experience for him :)
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looks great. got order it now :D
 
Shipping service: Collect from our shop
Shipping Cost: £0.00

DELIVERY DATE: YOU WILL BE EMAILED AS SOON AS YOUR ORDER IS READY

Product Name Price Qty Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £158.29 1 £158.29
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £149.99 1 £149.99
Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £74.99 1 £74.99
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £68.32 1 £68.32
OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £53.32 1 £53.32
Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £49.99 1 £49.99
BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £47.49 1 £47.49
Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £27.49 1 £27.49
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £19.99 1 £19.99
ORDER COST SUMMARY

Sub Total: £649.87
Shipping: £0.00
Total Vat: £129.97
Total inc Vat: £779.84


Done :) Hope it will be ready for Sat. Thanks to all that helped with this, feel good to know that we are getting a good solid riig, will post build ect as and when
 
That's a nice spec. I used the F3 drive as it had a 3 year warranty, you changed to only a year with the Barracuda. You have 3 years on the mobo, CPU and GPU and SSD. PSU is 5 years and RAM will be limited lifetime.......very solid rig indeed :D

One optional extra could be an LED fan. Simply to light the inside so you can see through the window in the dark. I'd argue an LED fan is a better use of money than lighting strips. I linked a bitfenix fan as it's possible to turn the LED on or off with a controller. I reviewed their Hydra Pro LED/fan controller and being able to flick the LEDs on or off is pretty cool.

Again it's not necessary for the build but I thought you might like some ideas of what else you could do with it for gifts and such. Look forward to seeing the build complete, you two will love it :D
 
Uncle Petey said:
OcUK must be laughing.
They've got a free online volunteer workforce speccing and selling their gear day in, day out, working nights and weekends lol
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True, but from my point of view it is easier, yes I could have bought from various other places and some I may save a couple of quid here and there but to pick it all up in one go, knowing the parts are good worth it.
However there should be a referral service whereas on order a customer can quote a forum member(s) who helped them and they should in turn benefit from OCUK - unless the free shipping is the thank you?
 
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