Finally I have the cash :D

Overclocks weren't always saving/applying
Scrolling with mouse in bios did not work correctly
And various others but these and many others have been ironed out now, new beta's have been coming thick and fast, but the last official is a good place to start. There is a thread in the motherboard section by nelly which is updated regularly or go to the msi forums. Link to beta's http://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=161491.0

Imo the board is excellent and continues to improve, just as soon as you have it up and running get it updated.

Ocuk mpower mobo thread http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18441627
 
You might want to get a GTX670(Gigabyte Windforce version is perfect) incase you wish to try 3D Vision 2 on that brilliant monitor.
 
nipnosis said:
Couple of little tweeks

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1 x MSI HD 7970 Lightning BOOSTED Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £439.99
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £149.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £149.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £143.99
1 x Qpad MK-85 LED Pro Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - UK Layout £122.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series HX+ 750W '80+ Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020031-UK) £119.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH100) £86.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) **FREE SHIPPING** £79.99
1 x Avexir MPower Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) £29.99
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Total : £1,855.98 (includes shipping : £20.10).



Also I am using Win 8 pre release at the moment and I actually quite like it to be fair.

Hmmmm by buggy what do you mean am I going to have all kinds of issues gettign things to work with it ?
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You'd get so much more performance from 2x 7950s for the same price as that single 7970.
 
I don't really like 3D tbh it gives me a bit of head ache due to having a bit of lazy right eye so not too bothered on that one.

Just haveing a look and seems quite a bit more expensive to go for 2X 7950's.
 
i like the theme
tho u thought about a less corsairy case? :p
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-523-LL

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 Lightning BOOSTED Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £439.99
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £319.99
1 x Lian Li PC-V700WX Midi Tower Windowed Case - All Black Mesh £219.98
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £149.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £143.99
1 x Qpad MK-85 LED Pro Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - UK Layout £122.99
1 x Seasonic G series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) **FREE SHIPPING** £79.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14CS CPU Cooler - Black (Socket Intel 775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AMD Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3/FM1) £65.99
1 x Avexir MPower Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,875.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).



i just changed the case, cooler & psu
a lot for a case i know but the 650d isnt cheap either and i dont think the fans are that quiet?
maybe it helps maybe it dont :)
 
I'm really not keen on that case tbh. Also think I will just try this H100 out, I know there are mixed reviews but I see an awful lot of people using them. PSU looks good though.
 
wow the lianli case got dis'd!
hehe
wheres it going to be? ontop of a desk?
aslong as you like it is the main thing
 
nipnosis said:
I don't really like 3D tbh it gives me a bit of head ache due to having a bit of lazy right eye so not too bothered on that one.

Just haveing a look and seems quite a bit more expensive to go for 2X 7950's.
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Two of these for the same price as that 7970:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-049-HS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673

Or 2x of these with better coolers for £456

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-054-HS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673
 
Will I see a much better improvement over the 7970? I was kind of put off from the Xfire set up due to extra messing about and would just get another 7970 as and when I could afford it?

Or would the 7950x2 set up be great straight out the box?
 
If you are aiming for 120hz gaming I would go with the 2 7950's. Also you've just basically said I don't want to go crossfire because of messing around but I'm going to go crossfire when I get more money. :confused:
 
HAHA yeah I see what your saying there, that's me typing without thinking correctly before hand.

What I meant was that I was a bit wary of CF/SLI compatibilty/issues and that I would go for it if I fealt I needed it in the future.

However if your saying I am more likely to see a big improvement by going for it straight away then I will do.
 
here's mine at stage 1 of build, water cooling going in this weekend.

cooler is the first revision dark rock

and obviously the mpower and lightning

SAM_0895.jpg
 
I have had a little rethink and this is now the option I am going to go with-

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1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £319.99
2 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ X² BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QMC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £263.99 (£527.98)
1 x NZXT Switch 810 Big Tower Case - Black £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Qpad MK-85 LED Pro Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - UK Layout £122.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series HX+ 750W '80+ Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020031-UK) £119.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH100) £86.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) **FREE SHIPPING** £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £66.66
1 x Avexir MPower Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,665.17 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 
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