New system build for £1500

drakonuz · 17 Apr 2013 at 11:48

Hello!, long time forum lurker here on ocuk but not a poster but like how sound the advise is so thought I would post my new system up that I will order soon as the misses has given the green light haha. any advise or changes are very welcome.

old system had for 5/6 years and is a q6600, 2x 8800gt's,6gig ddr2, 700watt artic psu, random dvd drive. G11 keyboard and razor death adder left handed mouse, 24''BenQ full HD moniter.

Here is a list of what I am looking at sorry for no links as I dont know how to! lol.
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Total Price £1557 with delivery

Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM - £269.99

KFA2 GeForce GTX 660TI EX OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with a free copy of 3DMark advanced edition - £259.99

BenQ GW2750HM 27" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black - £215.99

MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure - £149.99

Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - £89.99

Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 800W '80 Plus Bronze' - £89.99

Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM - £79.99

Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Rage Wireless Gaming Headset - £69.98

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - £56.99

Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black - £49.99

Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard - £47.99

Gigabyte M8000X 6000DPI Gaming Mouse - Black - £41.99

Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit - £39.95

Battlefield 3 - Premium Expansion Pack - PC - £32.98

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler - £19.99

Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM - £10.99

Aerocool Strike-X Glider Gaming Surface - £6.49

Incrauze · 17 Apr 2013 at 11:56

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £279.95
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
1 x **B Grade** Samsung S27B370HS 27" Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Monitor - Black Gloss £229.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £136.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Rage Wireless Gaming Headset £69.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £56.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £43.99
1 x Logitech G500 5700DPI Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £39.95
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
1 x Battlefield 3 - Premium Expansion Pack - PC £32.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x OcUK Mega Mat Medium Elite Tactical Gaming Surface £9.95
1 x Akasa USB 3.0 internal adapter cable (AK-CBUB09-15BK) £5.99
Total : £1,598.78 (includes shipping : £20.10).

drakonuz · 17 Apr 2013 at 12:22

I like that build Incrauze
the moniter looks real good also the different keyboard to is nice

The mouse I cant use being a lefty, is the 7950 windforce x3 a much better buy then the 660ti? and last stupid question is what is the Akasa usb3 internal adapter for?.

As im not building it my friend is for me but I am interested in whats the best bang for buck, cheers

stulid · 17 Apr 2013 at 12:26

That build can be balanced better,

• Cheaper PSU with plenty of power - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-001-XF&groupid=701&catid=123

• Bgrade screen maybe missing taccesories so you might want a DVI cable.

• Bigger SSD has £15 cash back - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-162-SA&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=2394

Theres more I could change to.

snips86x · 17 Apr 2013 at 12:39

660Ti vs 7950

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/647?vs=550

The Windforce is a good choice, you get UK RMA as well as a superb cooling solution on the card. MSI & HIS are other great sub-manufacturers.

Incrauze · 17 Apr 2013 at 12:44

drakonuz said:
hat is the Akasa usb3 internal adapter for?.

The USB 3 adapter is used to connect the USB 3 from the motherboard to the front of the case

drakonuz · 17 Apr 2013 at 13:44

Ahh well that makes sense to get one then haha.

Still unsure about the 7590 and I honestly just think its due to not ever having a AMD product but will look into it today as I want to order tonight hopefully.

stulid · 17 Apr 2013 at 13:54

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £279.95
1 x Asus VS278Q 1MS Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £239.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 660TI SuperClocked 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Assassin's Creed III & FTP Currency £233.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) ** Cash Back Promo ** £139.99
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 £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Rage Wireless Gaming Headset £69.98
1 x BitFenix Raider Tower Case - Black £62.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G213C1K) £49.99
1 x Logitech G500 5700DPI Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £39.95
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
1 x Battlefield 3 - Premium Expansion Pack - PC £32.98
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A (BW) Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-S20LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash - Retail £20.99
1 x OcUK Mega Mat Medium Elite Tactical Gaming Surface £9.95
Total : £1,596.31 (includes shipping : £22.20).

• £15 cashback with this ssd - http://www.samsung.com/uk/ssdcashback/
• Faster RAM.

snips86x · 17 Apr 2013 at 14:08

Great find Stulid, that is simply stunning.

Would you still recommend the 3770k despite Haswell being out soon?

stulid · 17 Apr 2013 at 14:10

snips86x said:
Would you still recommend the 3770k despite Haswell being out soon?

I hear Haswell maybe out June, dont know how long the OP wants to wait

Edit..why the **** does Firefox keep adding an extra space under the quote.

honosuseri · 17 Apr 2013 at 15:51

I don't have a problem with the Mpower mobo choice. Includes wifi and bluetooth with some other nice freebies thrown in. The monitor Stulid used doesn't have a great review (granted he is trying to balance what you want to a price), you might find it makes more sense to get a smaller 120Hz panel instead

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Assassin's Creed III & FTP Currency £319.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £279.95
1 x Acer GD245HQ 23.6" 120Hz 3D Widescreen LCD Monitor (ET.UG5HE.004) - Black £199.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £149.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £89.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Rage Wireless Gaming Headset £69.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £56.99
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
1 x Battlefield 3 - Premium Expansion Pack - PC £32.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse (910-002489) £21.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x OcUK Mega Mat Medium Elite Tactical Gaming Surface £9.95
Total : £1,602.79 (includes shipping : £20.10).

You could leave the OS out and use the Windows 8 Enterprise (evaluation) Edition for free on a 3 month trial. Then you can buy the OS later having made an informed decision.

I look forward to seeing what you settle on in the end. You can link your final basket before buying by looking HERE

Ripjaw · 17 Apr 2013 at 19:17

Liking both stulid and honos builds only thing i would change is the monitor.

YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ XL2411T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £239.99
Total : £251.99 (includes shipping : £10.00).

drakonuz · 18 Apr 2013 at 20:44

Thanks for the help all,

Changed the motherboard to the gigabyte one everyone posted, ty.
Changed the moniter to the one Ripjaw said for the 120hz(144hz) and it should go nice side by side with my other 24''BenQ, ty
Added the USB 3 internal that Incrauze said about, ty
Changed to the Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler and Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 listed by Honosuseri

I did stick with the 660TI oc over the 7950 windforce 3 just because I havent ever had AMD products stupid as the 7950 is slightly better by the looks of it but im more comfortable with what I had in the past.

Ordered it this afternoon on next day and 45mins later had the email saying my system was picked and packed and on its way around 4pm so fingers crossed it will be here tomorrow.

Cheers all for the info.

MofoKilla · 18 Apr 2013 at 20:47

amd > nvida

drakonuz · 18 Apr 2013 at 20:54

Yeh I am sure it is but having a system last 6 years on my old 2x 8800s with no hicups or crashes to date has earned my faith in nvidia I guess.

honosuseri · 18 Apr 2013 at 21:03

drakonuz said:
Thanks for the help all,

Changed the motherboard to the gigabyte one everyone posted, ty.
Changed the moniter to the one Ripjaw said for the 120hz(144hz) and it should go nice side by side with my other 24''BenQ, ty
Added the USB 3 internal that Incrauze said about, ty
Changed to the Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler and Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 listed by Honosuseri

I did stick with the 660TI oc over the 7950 windforce 3 just because I havent ever had AMD products stupid as the 7950 is slightly better by the looks of it but im more comfortable with what I had in the past.

Ordered it this afternoon on next day and 45mins later had the email saying my system was picked and packed and on its way around 4pm so fingers crossed it will be here tomorrow.

Cheers all for the info.

Shame you didn't post a basket before you purchased. I used the Viper RAM to maintain the colour scheme with my mobo choice. If I had used the GB mobo I would have used the 1866Mhz Patriot RAM in blue which is the same price.

Nevermind we can nit pick all day long. All the best with the build, if you have any questions or god forbid problems come build day you know where to find us

Ripjaw · 19 Apr 2013 at 07:57

Gonna be a nice pc