HELP! First time build

FPS_McDuck · 22 May 2013 at 18:20

I am looking into replacing my pc atm and thought why not build it? Here are the specs just want peoples opinions on everything i have, anything to reduce the cost but have just as powerful machine is great in my book. Anyway thanks for the help

The Specs:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7-3770 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £249.95
(£208.29) £249.95
(£208.29)
Seasonic 660w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £103.99
(£86.66) £103.99
(£86.66)
Asus HD 7770 GHz TOP 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
(£83.29) £99.95
(£83.29)
Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £69.95
(£58.29) £69.95
(£58.29)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) HDD £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99
(£39.16)
Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £12.95
(£10.79) £12.95
(£10.79)
Sub Total : £703.12
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £142.87
Total : £857.24

FPS_McDuck · 22 May 2013 at 18:24

the reason i have picked this spec as i have limited room to have the pc as my room is pretty small. Oh and I am not sure whether to get windows 8 or 7 ? i have used both but personally prefer windows 7. Basically because I am not sure how to run games and such on windows 8 but i take it is pretty much the same

Doomedspeed · 22 May 2013 at 19:09

It's a bit mish/mash...

I assume its a gaming rig, if so the i7 isn't needed, the i5 is perfect, you wont notice the difference.

Haswell (the new intel CPU's) are out at the start of June so i would wait until then... but heres the basic idea (though replacing the 3570k/z77 motherboard with the 4570k/z78 motherboard)..

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards - £10 Cashback £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £79.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £69.95
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £49.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Corsair H60 Performance Intel Liquid Cooling Solution (Socket 1155 / 1150 / 1156 / 1366) £39.95
1 x No Fan Required £0
1 x No Fan Required £0
1 x Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound (8g) £8.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £828.86 (includes shipping : £11.75).

FPS_McDuck · 22 May 2013 at 19:52

i will be doing some gaming but nothing too extreme, mostly wanting to build it to a be a fast and powerful but compact machine. Thanks for your help help though

FPS_McDuck · 22 May 2013 at 19:53

I am not sure about the PSU, would prefer to have it modular so there is less cable management. seen a couple videos on line and that seems to be a problem in them.

Doomedspeed · 22 May 2013 at 19:59

FPS_McDuck said:
I am not sure about the PSU, would prefer to have it modular so there is less cable management. seen a couple videos on line and that seems to be a problem in them.

Fair point,

I don't think it'll be a problem though as there won't be many spare cables. Also the prodigy has a lot of space so with some clever cabling it can look very neat.

If you did want a modular PSU this one is good:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £62.99
Total : £72.89 (includes shipping : £8.25).

Idleman · 22 May 2013 at 19:59

Semi modular Psu.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
Total : £60.49 (includes shipping : £8.75).

deFiniLoGy · 22 May 2013 at 20:02

FPS_McDuck said:
I am not sure about the PSU, would prefer to have it modular so there is less cable management. seen a couple videos on line and that seems to be a problem in them.

Do you have a budget after all?

FPS_McDuck · 22 May 2013 at 23:49

max of £950

FPS_McDuck · 22 May 2013 at 23:54

also is extra fans required for good cooling? thinking of getting another one to sit at the front so there is two, one on top of the other, just to pull more air through

FPS_McDuck · 22 May 2013 at 23:58

oh and before i go off for the night, any of you got reasons for picking windows 8 over 7? just curious

Doomedspeed · 23 May 2013 at 06:53

FPS_McDuck said:
also is extra fans required for good cooling? thinking of getting another one to sit at the front so there is two, one on top of the other, just to pull more air through

It's not really needed but you can.

FPS_McDuck said:
oh and before i go off for the night, any of you got reasons for picking windows 8 over 7? just curious

No, I would go for 7.

honosuseri · 23 May 2013 at 07:13

FPS_McDuck said:
max of £950

Give the windows 8 Enterprise (Evaluation) Edition a go for free on a 3 month trial. WIndows 8 is being updated later in the year (windows blue). You can bide your time and cash and buy the OS later in the year having made an informed decision

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £79.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Yin' Mini-ITX Cube Case - White/Black £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £68.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-16000C9 2000MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A2000C9) £53.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Corsair H60 Performance Intel Liquid Cooling Solution (Socket 1155 / 1150 / 1156 / 1366) £39.95
- 1 x No Fan Required £0.00
- 1 x No Fan Required £0.00
- 1 x Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound (8g) £8.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack (CO-9050006-WW) £25.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £912.82 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Will16valver · 23 May 2013 at 09:45

Personally i prefer semi modular PSU
But either of the above would work well.

olivier renault · 23 May 2013 at 11:32

TBH, given the price of the cooler, the case, and the fans, I'd get a Corsair 350D. Not that much bigger than the prodigy, gives you more options.

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Asus P8Z77-M Pro Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £116.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black £94.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £79.99
1 x Enermax Triathlor 550w '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (ETL550AWT) £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £68.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £929.28 (includes shipping : £17.85).

Just an idea.

Doomedspeed · 23 May 2013 at 11:36

Oliver has a good point.

The TJ08-E is smaller than the 350D (very close to prodigy size) and will fit all the components in the 350D spec with ease.

The case is cheaper too..

olivier renault · 23 May 2013 at 11:55

Yeah, good case too, but I like the 350D

honosuseri · 23 May 2013 at 17:01

olivier renault said:
TBH, given the price of the cooler, the case, and the fans, I'd get a Corsair 350D. Not that much bigger than the prodigy, gives you more options.

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Asus P8Z77-M Pro Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £116.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Windowed Micro ATX Case - Black £94.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £79.99
1 x Enermax Triathlor 550w '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (ETL550AWT) £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £68.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £929.28 (includes shipping : £17.85).

Just an idea.

Needs tweaking to fit some RAM in the spec but the case is a nice alternative and I love that you used the windowed version

FPS_McDuck · 23 May 2013 at 20:45

Hey guys really want to get the prodigy case. Really like the aesthetics of it. So the final build:

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7-3770 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £249.95
(£208.29) £249.95
(£208.29)
EVGA GeForce GTX 650Ti BOOST SC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW) £113.99
(£94.99) £113.99
(£94.99)
Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £103.99
(£86.66) £103.99
(£86.66)
BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £69.95
(£58.29) £69.95
(£58.29)
XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
(£45.82) £54.98
(£45.82)
Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
OcUK Tech Labs - Corsair H60 Performance Intel Liquid Cooling Solution (Socket 1155 / 1150 / 1156 / 1366) £39.95
(£33.29) £39.95
(£33.29)
Options applied to the above product:
Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Options applied to the above product:
No Fan Required £0.00
(£0.00) £0.00
(£0.00)
Options applied to the above product:
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.59
(£5.49) £6.59
(£5.49)
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)

FPS_McDuck · 23 May 2013 at 20:47

dont know how to get it like the baskets you guys put in. I Ctrl C and V'd it and thats what it came out like unless it looks different to the poster haha