Looking for input: generic rig evaluation

Nathrakh960

Nathrakh960

Nathrakh960

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Hello everyone, hoping someone could provide some insight into a proposed build, scandalously, I havn't upgraded in about 4/5 years, my 8800gts finally packed in a year ago and this is me finally getting round to getting a new rig.

Already got peripherals etc, using an Antec900, assuming I can just swap out most of the hardware. Skipped on the 16gb RAM because it's out of stock, can always add more later (works out at around £20 more expensive but hey).

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3330 3.00GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £149.99
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 650Ti EX OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £101.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £76.99
1 x XFX Pro 850W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £74.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £53.99
1 x Akasa SSD & HDD adapter 2.5" - AK-HDA-03 £2.99
Total : £555.92 (includes shipping : £10.00).



Rusty as hell with speccing and stuff, any input is appriciated, used ocuk for like 5+ years and I trust y'alls judgement!

Cheers!
 
The PSU is about twice as much as you need for starters. :p

Give me a minute to throw something together. :)
 
Gave it a quick go. :)

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £161.99 (Tahiti LE design - Overclock to match HD7950)
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99 (weaker than the i5 you specced, but still a strong CPU and frees up more money for the GPU)
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M High Performance 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020039-UK) £86.99 (Picked modular because there are no cable management features in the Antec 900.)
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99 (Samsung make some of the best SSD's out there, OcUK's favourites. ;))
1 x Asus M5A97 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £77.99 (havent got a clue about AM3+ boards but this one seems alright. Perhaps another member could shed some light?)
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £53.99
1 x Akasa SSD & HDD adapter 2.5" - AK-HDA-03 £2.99
Total : £572.92 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 
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The Asus 970 EVO 2 board's a lot better - overclocks really high and works well with the 8320/8350 too :)

(The first board is absolutely fine if it'll be run at stock or near to stock, and saves a bit too)
 
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Ok so my spec with doomedspeed's choice of PSU and teppic's choice of board. :)

if I were you I would get rid of the case too. the 900's are awful bloody things. there is nowhere to hide wires and the way the HDD's are fitted is unforgivably cack handed.
 
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You've not said if your budget is fixed, but if you can stretch a bit then this is good "bang for buck":

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** with FREE GAMES £189.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £85.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £59.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £53.99
Total : £613.39 (includes shipping : £11.25).



I don't see the point of the SSD bay, I'd just use those little double sided sticky foam pads if you have any, or similar. Though at £3 they are cheap enough :)
 
The MSI 7950 at £176 is a great option. It won't be any noisier really than the 7870 LE, I'd go for it if the budget allows.
 
If the budget is fixed, I'd go with this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with FREE GAMES £129.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £85.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £59.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £53.99
Total : £551.89 (includes shipping : £10.00).



Close to acme's build, with a more future proof CPU/mobo, but bit weaker GPU that should still be capable of running most games on high at 1080p.
 
teppic said:
The MSI 7950 at £176 is a great option. It won't be any noisier really than the 7870 LE, I'd go for it if the budget allows.
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The noise on that single fan MSI is said to be pretty loud, so I'd avoid if it noise is an issue (it would be to me). I think the Twin Frozr is worth the extra to be honest.
 
 
teppic said:
Good find on the b-grade. That's a brilliant system for £600.
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It isn't a good find actually thinking about it, the new new one with 3 yr warranty and a load of free games is only £10 more. Get the new one OP. :p

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** with FREE GAMES £189.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £119.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £53.99
1 x Akasa Venom 550w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £53.99
Total : £608.39 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 
Wow, thanks for so many responses guys;

I suppose on instinct I tend to go nvidia because they've served me well in the past, but the MSI card has a 3 year warranty which is sweet. I quite like acme's build, trying to collate all the information you've posted, ready to take my first foray into AMD/ATI, gotta take advantage of the price points, probably going to sack the SSD for a month or two to cut costs, unfortunately need to buy Win7 too.

A thousand thank yous to all contributors = )
 
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