as your not overclocking, changed ram and video card as well, and kept retail 2011 socket i7 for now and see what you think, enjoy what ever you pick and go for,
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Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £311.99
1 x
Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £249.95
1 x
Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £209.99
1 x
Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £179.99
1 x
Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit £109.99
1 x
XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £84.98
1 x
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
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Intel Liquid Cooling Solution CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011) £69.98
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BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
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Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £18.95
Total : £1,380.80 (includes shipping : £12.50).
just another option, different ram and cpu and m/b, just for you to compare,
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Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £311.99
1 x
Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £245.99
1 x
Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £209.99
1 x
Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI316G186C0K) £89.99
1 x
XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £84.98
1 x
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x
Intel Liquid Cooling Solution CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011) £69.98
1 x
BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x
Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £18.95
Total : £1,259.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).
the i7 for many is over kill for gaming, but i use it and as long as the game support it, which most do now days it's no worse than a i5 but for some games it's loads better.
the samsung pro is a fast sdd, the plextor while cheaper isn't far behind so either would be a good choice, i use adata pro's myself as speed v cost is great, but some don't like the controller, while i don't mind it as it works well for me.
gone for amd cards either the 7950 or 70, the 50 can be overclocked to the 70 speed but as your not overclocking i'd go for the 70 for now and not nvidia as the prices are too high v's speed gained.
ram for both builds are good quick stuff, again as your not going to overclock i have taken out the samsung green ones, as there the best overclocking ram but not needed by you, so have replaced.
still kept in a liquid cooler, as well i went oem, less warranty but there hardly ever fail so spent it on better less noise solution.
psu went for a good make and enough power if you go sli / crossfire at a later date.
cases are personnel choices, to me there just a box to hold my bits in
one build is ivy which can't be upgraded to newer cpu's when out, the other is the 2011 socket which while costs more now can be upgraded to a later cpu when released.
so it's a choice and what out of your budget you wish to spend, you didn't spec a o/s or speakers / keyboard and mouse etc, gaming mat etc
and i also wouldn't go for spending this amount of money on a i5 either, so good luck and happy gaming
