First build - Final check.

Matrees

Matrees

Matrees

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Hi, Im building my first rig for general use/graphic design/gaming and wondered if there was anything in the build that could be improved? I also wanted to check whether the PS was suitable enough for the build.

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Any comments are welcome.

Many Thanks :)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £35.99
Total : £232.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).




Changed the mobo to gigabyte as they have better uk RMA and would probably not affect performance. Changed the psu to seasonic because seasonic make exceptional psu and the warranty is 5 years instead of the 3 years you get with the corsair. Also saved you £4 on RAM
 
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Lazder said:
not nh-d14 get Phantecs its better.
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It's better by like 1 or 2 degrees when over clocking and on idle its pretty much the same.
Plus the Noctua is cheaper and quieter. I know its only a £5-10 difference but I don't think it's worth it unless you're going for aesthetics. Seeing his rig and the cooler he picked, it looks like hes going for a budget.

The Hyper 212 and the Xigmatek Dark Knight is the best budget heat sinks as far as I know. If you want the best of the best air coolers then go ahead and get the Noctua or the BeQuiet Dark knight rock pro 2

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-005-BQ&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=
 
ConnorJoshua said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £35.99
Total : £232.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).




Changed the mobo to gigabyte as they have better uk RMA and would probably not affect performance. Changed the psu to seasonic because seasonic make exceptional psu and the warranty is 5 years instead of the 3 years you get with the corsair. Also saved you £4 on RAM
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Will a 500w Power Supply be enough?
 
Idleman said:
For single Gpu yes. If you are not thinking of going xfire, then you could get a cheaper mobo.
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I won't be going xfire staight away, but I want to have the option available for the future. If I was to buy another card what power output do you think I'd need? I'd rather have the power ready than to have to re-buy and replace.

Thanks
 
Matrees said:
I won't be going xfire staight away, but I want to have the option available for the future. If I was to buy another card what power output do you think I'd need? I'd rather have the power ready than to have to re-buy and replace.

Thanks
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Any of these would be good enough.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seasonic M12II 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £99.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020040-UK) £89.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
Total : £281.96 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £96.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £62.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
Total : £953.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Little more money BUT the SSD has a slightly higher capacity and arguably a better controller. RAM is faster for the same price as most 1600mhz kits. GPU has a better cooler, will overclock better and also has a year longer warranty with Gigabyte. Mobo does SLI/Xfire (same GB warranty). PSU is modular and has enough juice for a second GPU and is silver rated not bronze

Hope this helps
 
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