£750 Build For Cousin.

 
Another go, dropped the SSD and added the Geil ram, as Hono mentioned it has better timings. I just don't like the colour :(


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x BitFenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £39.95
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £35.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £26.39
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £683.77 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 
MarkJr said:
I was thinking maybe Snipsx86's one Hono, I dunno yet.
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If you want to spend the full £750......

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £275.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £747.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Note the DVD Writer ;) XFX 650W PSU is good and it's nice that it's modular, I was just trying to save you some cash. 500/550W is ample for a single GPU setup. I can spend more on the cooler but again it's just more cash for the sake of it. I've upped the GPU to a 670 which is on offer today only. Again this RAM kit has better CAS rating for the same price
 
I dont understand that, with buying a new system and having 7-800 to spend, people dont recommend socket 2011. Im not dissing anyones specs, or anything, its just socket 1155 is at end of life in terms of cpu support. the current lineup are fantastic, yes, but socket 2011 is still being supported, and can take beefier processors. and as shown by not only me but plenty of other users on here, 2011 builds can be done for this price. Seems they are swept aside so often when they are much more capable and longer lasting systems.
 
It comes to price vs performance, in some becnchmarks (looking at Anandtech) the 3570K cpu wins and this included some gaming benchmarks.

It can be difficult to cater for all needs, but some users upgrade the CPU & Motherboard together.
 
squarehead94 said:
I dont understand that, with buying a new system and having 7-800 to spend, people dont recommend socket 2011. Im not dissing anyones specs, or anything, its just socket 1155 is at end of life in terms of cpu support. the current lineup are fantastic, yes, but socket 2011 is still being supported, and can take beefier processors. and as shown by not only me but plenty of other users on here, 2011 builds can be done for this price. Seems they are swept aside so often when they are much more capable and longer lasting systems.
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Why don't you? Let's see...
 
Squarehead just because 1155 socket CPU's won't have any more releases doesn't mean their coming to the end of their life. They are still very good processors. Besides your first spec was a Sandy setup....
 
Yes my first setup was sandy but that was 18 months ago when socket 2011 wasn't as affordable. 1155 is at end of life and is going to receive no new updates whereas socket 2011 has ivy bridge e to look forward to. I'm not dissing socket 1155 by any means I'm just stating that its silly not to get better longer lasting tech than having to rely on over clocking to keep up in a few years.
 
squarehead94 said:
Yes my first setup was sandy but that was 18 months ago when socket 2011 wasn't as affordable. 1155 is at end of life and is going to receive no new updates whereas socket 2011 has ivy bridge e to look forward to. I'm not dissing socket 1155 by any means I'm just stating that its silly not to get better longer lasting tech than having to rely on over clocking to keep up in a few years.
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ok I'll bite.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £229.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £179.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Avexir MPower Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-4CM) £79.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 520W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
Total : £766.54 (includes shipping : £10.50).




Frankly, I prefer a more balanced 1155 build.
 
squarehead94 said:
Yes my first setup was sandy but that was 18 months ago when socket 2011 wasn't as affordable. 1155 is at end of life and is going to receive no new updates whereas socket 2011 has ivy bridge e to look forward to. I'm not dissing socket 1155 by any means I'm just stating that its silly not to get better longer lasting tech than having to rely on over clocking to keep up in a few years.
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I think Bacon is talking about your first spec with the i5 2500K and the B grade mobo. Infact you deserve Kudos for that for getting so much into the spec for £750.

Then you switched to 2011 and it went a bit wrong. It's a gaming build and yet you have paid more for the CPU and mobo and dropped to a 7850 GPU from the 7950. You also overspent on the RAM, it would have made sense to buy two dual channel kits to save £10.

I'm not a fan of the old Bitfenix cases either. The Merc and the Outlaw only come with 1 fan and have no USB3 ports. A case like the NZXT 210 for example is £40 (like the Outlaw) but has 2 fans and USB3. Case is a personal preference but I do think there are better alternatives for the price.

I see your point over the 2011 socket. If the OP was more bothered about video editing and encoding and would possibly want a Hexcore CPU in the future then it would make sense. I can't do a 2011 build I'm happy with for £750 and even then I too would be using the 7850 which just doesn't make sense for a gaming rig.

There is always wiggle room for spec'ing, it can be hard to balance things to the budget. We know what we would do but only the person buying knows what they will do with their cash/rig in the future. So it's often best to cover a number of options for sure :)
 
I'm impressed with that speccy mind. You've got a whole lot in there. And I just thought hexacore would bee better for the future. I know its personal choice Lil but personally I prefer my 3930k setup to my old 2500k.
 
Hono's right I was talking about the 2011 spec :)

1155 socket is not at the end of its life and I wish people would stop saying that. Its still a perfectly good processor that will last (judging by what some people are still using) around 5 years give or take.

Whereas there is no definitive answer to whether or not Ivy-E will be released and if it is, whether or not it will be compatible with the currently X79 boards.
 
olivier renault said:
ok I'll bite.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £229.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £179.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Avexir MPower Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-4CM) £79.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 520W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
Total : £766.54 (includes shipping : £10.50).




Frankly, I prefer a more balanced 1155 build.
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The 3820 doesn't come with a heatsink fella, so that needs to be added to the total cost too :( Like I said I can't do a 2011 socket spec for £750 it's much closer to £800 and won't be as gaming capable as an i5K/Z77/7950 rig.

I look forward to seeing what they settle on :)
 
If you cut the case down to something like a bitfenix merc alpha at 30 and the ram to 2 dual channel kits you can get a decent heatsink in for 750
 
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