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Harl0

Harl0

Harl0

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** Project build now active HERE **

Hi Guys

Looking to put together a new gaming rig for around £1000 give or take.

I am actually building 2 PCs one for myself primarily for gaming; not massively looking into overclocking just want a rig that will boot quickly and easily cope with my games out of the box. The most demanding game being BF3; would like to run as close to ultra as possible within my budget.

The second for my father as a business PC, primarily for video/ image editing; using Corel Draw, Photoshop etc. Essential this PC deals with these tasks quickly. Some of the files he deals with are rather large and his current PC takes its time moving/ loading files and generally slow at times! An intriguing idea is running on onboard graphics freeing up funds to sepnd on other components?

I've put together a rough idea of the build with the help of a couple of mates, would like to know what you all think - any suggestions welcome!

First Build – Gaming

M/B - Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77

CPU - i5 3570k

GPU - Sapphire HD 7950

PSU - Corsair AX750

RAM - Corsair LP 8GB

CPU Cooler - Corsair H60

HDD - Samsung Spinpoint F3

SSD (for o/s +games) - Crucial M4 128GB

Case - Corsair Carbide 500r

Second Build - Performance

Only difference; i7 3770k using onbaord graphics and 16GB RAM !

Cheers,
Jason
 
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Idleman said:
Hello and welcome to the forum.

Do you need OS and an optical drive for both builds?
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Thanks Idleman!

Sorry missed those off - Windows Home Premium 64bit and probably the generic O/C CD/DVD drive as it wont be used much on either systems.
 
Gaming build.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £99.95
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £56.39
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £37.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,188.73 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III OC V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £99.95
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £54.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB2133C11DC) £39.95
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366) £29.18
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,068.44 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
Second build.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £66.66
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366) £29.18
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £794.76 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Edit: Removed the extra ram.
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x POV-TGT GeForce GTX 670 Charged 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £289.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £108.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £69.98
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £43.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £39.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,012.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Gaming
 
Add another SSD if you like to really get close to budget, or a small gfx card although on baord of i7 3770k will probably be more than he would ever need

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256D/EU) £179.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** £57.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £49.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £39.95
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £879.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Idleman said:
Second build.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £37.99
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366) £29.18
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £836.08 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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You have exceeded win home premiums 16GB limit with that build........unless you accidently put two RAM kits in the spec ;)

Gaming rig

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III OC V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £143.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £108.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £54.98
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366) £29.18
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,055.53 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Work rig

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) £119.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
2 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB2133C11DC) £39.95 (£79.90)
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366) £29.18
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £874.00 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Could always add a nvidia GPU now or later to add CUDA support.
 
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Thanks guys for the input!

Quick question; noticed most spec the Baracuda HDD not the Spinpoint,
HD7950 or HD7850 not a 670? I guess from research the D3H is pretty similar to the DU3H with less O/C ability?
 
Idleman said:
Forgot to remove the Corsair ram when i was doing the second build. :D
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Yeah yeah, that ol' chest nut ;)

Harl0 said:
Thanks guys for the input!

Quick question; noticed most spec the Baracuda HDD not the Spinpoint,
HD7950 or HD7850 not a 670? I guess from research the D3H is pretty similar to the DU3H with less O/C ability?
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The F3 is a sataII drive, we are using sataIII with 32 or even 64mb cache

The Z77- D3H doesn't do SLI or Xfire the Z77X-D3H does. I dont think the UD3H comes with the free mat anymore. If you want the onboard power button and the voltage measuring points then by all means stick with the mobo you wanted :)

The 670 is a good GPU and adds cuda support. The 7950 is cheaper, the new drivers have helped it's performance, plus you get plenty of games with the GPU

EDIT

Did you notice my 256 SSD is cheaper than Dunns? Same SSD but i used the notebook edition which is a good £30 cheaper ;)
 
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Thanks honosuseri - Do you think the work build will function just as well utilising on-board graphics?

Also for sheer gaming pleasure, most realistic, GTX 670 or HD7970? Im leaning towards the 680 due to Nvidia physx
 
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:D
Did you notice my 256 SSD is cheaper than Dunns? Same SSD but i used the notebook edition which is a good £30 cheaper
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Not to be Dishonored, this man deserves a MoH for services above and beyond the COD. :D
 
Idleman said:
:D

Not to be Dishonored, this man deserves a MoH for services above and beyond the COD. :D
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LOL Love it! I saw a video for Dishonored and the guy was wearing a TShirt coloured this way (Dishonored). I covet it muchly lol

Harl0 said:
Thanks honosuseri - Do you think the work build will function just as well utilising on-board graphics?

Also for sheer gaming pleasure, most realistic, GTX 670 or HD7970? Im leaning towards the 680 due to Nvidia physx
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If he doesnt game then leave the GPU out. The i7 CPU has hyperthreading and it does sound like he will use it, quicksync can be used without having a dedicated GPU in the system. He can always add say a 660 if he wants to play games with you, CUDA support helps "justify" the upgrade. I put a much larger storage drive in but you can alter the spec and price to suit your/his needs.

I personally would go for a 670. It's a cut down 680 but they cut off very little and clocked it a little slower, we can overcome the later with overclocking. I do use CUDA and although PhsyX isnt widely used it's nice if you play the games that do use it (its not just on the 680). However you do get a lot of bang for your buck with the 7950, it is cheaper and you do get games free with it, makes it very very tempting.
 
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honosuseri said:
LOL Love it! I saw a video for Dishonored and the guy was wearing a TShirt coloured this way (Dishonored). I covet it muchly lol



If he doesnt game then leave the GPU out. The i7 CPU has hyperthreading and it does sound like he will use it, quicksync can be used without having a dedicated GPU in the system. He can always add say a 660 if he wants to play games with you, CUDA support helps "justify" the upgrade. I put a much larger storage drive in but you can alter the spec and price to suit your/his needs.

I personally would go for a 670. It's a cut down 680 but they cut off very little and clocked it a little slower, we can overcome the later with overclocking. I do use CUDA and although PhsyX isnt widely used it's nice if you play the games that do use it (its not just on the 680). However you do get a lot of bang for your buck with the 7950, it is cheaper and you do get games free with it, makes it very very tempting.
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Will be going with the extra storage me thinks, will give the onbiard graphics a go :)

Originally I was leaning towards the GTX 670 due to physx but not many games currently support it... I use a 24" 1920x1080 monitor, will I see a noticeable difference between the 7950 and 7970?

Cheers.
 
durgaprasadzone said:
Thanks for sharing information. Actually I had also the same question in mind for a long time anyways you started this thread & I am so happy.
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Ordered the MSI HD 7950

After a lot of research I decided the GTX 670 is a damn good card, but over priced for my needs.

The HD 7950 trumps the GTX 670 in almost every way and is a few £££ cheaper, no brainer for me...

Both a great cards, really looking forward to putting the HD 7950 through its paces!
 
Harl0 said:
Ordered the MSI HD 7950

After a lot of research I decided the GTX 670 is a damn good card, but over priced for my needs.

The HD 7950 trumps the GTX 670 in almost every way and is a few £££ cheaper, no brainer for me...

Both a great cards, really looking forward to putting the HD 7950 through its paces!
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670 vs "Boosted" 7950

The 670 is technically better, although the new AMD drivers should improve those benchmarks. AMD have cut their prices and bundled a lot of free kit to help "persuade" people onto their GPUs. No shame in taking advantage of their offer. For gaming I think you will be more than happy with the 7950, which is why I used it in my spec.

Good luck with the builds. Would be nice to see a build log (with pics) for atleast one of them. I know it's faff but we can help you through the build, if god forbid you have any problems or further questions
 
honosuseri said:
670 vs "Boosted" 7950

The 670 is technically better, although the new AMD drivers should improve those benchmarks. AMD have cut their prices and bundled a lot of free kit to help "persuade" people onto their GPUs. No shame in taking advantage of their offer. For gaming I think you will be more than happy with the 7950, which is why I used it in my spec.

Good luck with the builds. Would be nice to see a build log (with pics) for atleast one of them. I know it's faff but we can help you through the build, if god forbid you have any problems or further questions
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Cheers pal, like you said AMD have dropped their prices recently and considering the nice games bundle, thought why not!? Also been using AMD GPUs for few years now and so far, they have never let me down! Hopefully made the right choice!

Should be alright with the build not my first time haha Will take few pics where I can.

Thanks to everyone's help managed to take advantage of weekly offers bringing the build well under budget which is always a bonus :D
 
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