Looking to build a cheap gaming rig - some parts already bought

[ValiantSaint]

Voila

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £119.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - White £39.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.99
1 x **B Grade** Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - O (HD-081-SA) £28
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £463.01 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Minus the HDD its less than £440.

Thanks for that, Bacon?. I'm trying to get in under £400, if I can help it (Trying to kepp the missus happy!)

 

[Bacon?]

Hows this then?
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £119.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x MSI Z68MA-G45 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £405.01 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 

[ValiantSaint]

Hows this then?
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £119.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x MSI Z68MA-G45 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £59.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £405.01 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Nice work, mate. You should do this for a living

 

[Bacon?]

Why thank you

Check with Overclockers whether or not the BIOS it comes with supports Ivy chips and if it doesnt can they flash it with one that does support it.

 

[Idleman]

Why thank you

Check with Overclockers whether or not the BIOS it comes with supports Ivy chips and if it doesnt can they flash it with one that does support it.

Good luck with that.

 

[ValiantSaint]

Good luck with that.

Is there a problem with that MB and the newer CPUs?

 

[assalino]

This is actually all really helpful for me as well, since I'm upgrading my own tower.

Cheers!

 

[Bacon?]

Good luck with that.

Whys that? I've heard them do it once before for someone I think.

 

[Idleman]

Whys that? I've heard them do it once before for someone I think.

I ask 5UB a similar question via CS and was told that was`nt possible.