New Rig around £1200

Suarez7

Suarez7

Suarez7

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I'm selling my current PC to my brother for £900 with a monitor to help him get into PC gaming. Spec is:

i5 2500k @4.5ghz with Coolermaster Hyper 412s Cooler
8gb Corsair Vengeance Blue
Gigabyte Windforce 3x GTX 680
XFX 850w XXX Silver Modular PSU
Gigabyte Z68-AP-D3 Mobo
Crucial M4 256gb SSD
Thermaltake V3 case with 6 Scythe Kaze Jyuni 1900rpm fans on a controller.

I know I won't see much of an improvement for my budget but what kind of new system could I build for £1200 give or take £100 or so. Things I would like:

7970ghz edition as it will be faster slightly than the 680 I had.
Maybe a 512gb Samsung 840 pro
i7 cpu is a must as I don't see the point going i5 and it will help with streaming/recording.
Samsung Green memory as for the price it can't really be beaten once tweaked.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x 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) - Retail £257.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 256GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5P) £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX16C10B1BK2/16X) £59.99
1 x Antec GX 700 Rugged Gaming Case £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £18.95
Total : £1,237.34 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
Seems a good start Stulid, however I don't need a HDD or a DVD drive so maybe I could fit a 512gb 840 pro in with them removed.
 
Suarez7 said:
Seems a good start Stulid, however I don't need a HDD or a DVD drive so maybe I could fit a 512gb 840 pro in with them removed.
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Not a 512GB SSD, but a 240GB Pro,

YOUR BASKET
1 x 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) - Retail £257.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £209.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX16C10B1BK2/16X) £59.99
1 x Antec GX 700 Rugged Gaming Case £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
Total : £1,160.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).




Forgot to mention,

The setup is obviously ready for a 2nd GFX card.

The case is stacked with features and is big enough to take the cooler and cards.
 
Don't really like the look of that case. I'd be willing to spend more if I could get extra performance however I want to stay with a single GPU solution as I've had nothing but trouble when toying with CF/SLI in the past.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £257.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £209.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 530W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £66.95
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX16C10B1BK2/16X) £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
Total : £1,145.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Single GFX card only setup.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £257.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 256GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5P) £185.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 530W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £66.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX16C10B1BK2/16X) £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
Total : £1,183.37 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
I'm seriously considering going back to AMD with the FX8350 as I can get a top spec mobo like the Asus Crosshair V Formula Z AMD 990FX for under £200. Looking at benchmarks it should be better than the 2500k in most things and hopefully more games will start using 8 cores within a year or so.

Would like an opinion if anyone has went back to AMD as I know nearly everyone around here goes Intel now looking at the benchmark threads in the graphics card forum.
 
Intel core processors are generally better than their AMD counterparts - whilst the former may be more expensive, you pay for what you get which is higher performance, better power consumption efficiency and high reliability.
 
1 x Sapphire HD 7970 OC BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £323.99
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD500BW) £266.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £113.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £84.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM2+ / AM3+) £77.88
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £49.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,196.78 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Ok decided to stick with Intel, will likely be ordering the below on Thursday, anyone want to suggest any final changes before I go ahead?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £269.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £188.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £129.98
1 x Seasonic X-Series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £114.98
1 x Zalman CNPS12X Ultimate Performance Triple Fan CPU Cooler (Socket Intel LGA2011/1366/1156/1155/775 and AMD FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £69.98
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £64.99
Total : £1,328.86 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
Looks good - maybe change the CPU cooler to the famous Alpenfohn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler though? It's cheaper by a few quid and I haven't seen any bad reviews of it.
 
That case is alright, but I'd prefer something with a better build quality like a Corsair case or BitFenix (e.g. BitFenix Gaming Windowed Case) as Coolermaster cases can be a bit, well, on the cheap side in some cases (excuse the pun).
 
I just need a case with excellent airflow and that's why I picked the HAF-X as upon searching a lot of people still regard it as king of airflow with the stock fans. I know I'd probably be better off getting a well made case and buying some SP120 fans or something but it's extra money and increases the time to build.
 
Changed the spec again, really indecisive :confused:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7970 IceQ X² 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H797QM3G2M) with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £323.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £269.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Asus Z77 Maximus V Gene Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.95
1 x Thermaltake Armor Revo Gaming Case - Black/Blue £139.99
1 x Seasonic 660w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £64.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB E Extreme CPU Cooler TY-143 Fans (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £53.99
Total : £1,347.83 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Found a case that's compatible, final build, price just keeps creeping up :D

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £349.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £269.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £188.99
1 x Seasonic 660w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H110 280mm High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM3) (CW-9060014-WW) £94.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £64.99
Total : £1,403.83 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Consider a Z77-UP4TH board, that will save some money and the resident OcUK guru 8pack even says its good.
 
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