1.2k build?

Robinhood

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I have about 1.2k ready to spend on a new gaming pc.Already have monitor/speakers and SSD hard drive and that's it.I play load of arma 2 and will be playing arma 3 when it comes out too.
 
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May seem a little OTT, but you've saved some of the cash for extra components as you've already got an SSD:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance K60 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (CH-9000004-UK) £89.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £59.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance M60 5700dpi Laser Gaming Mouse (CH-9000005-EU) £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
Total : £1,099.40 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Could always put a 256Gb Samsung 840 Pro in and change the 7970 for a 7950...!
 
Forgive my ignorances but why would I want to swap the 7970 for a 7950?
Also what the max RAM I can upgrade to on that motherboard?And yeah it can be OTT by all means as long as it does not go over 1.2k :)

Thanks for the help guys.
 
Robinhood said:
Forgive my ignorances but why would I want to swap the 7970 for a 7950?
Also what the max RAM I can upgrade to on that motherboard?And yeah it can be OTT by all means as long as it does not go over 1.2k :)

Thanks for the help guys.
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The difference between a 7950 and a 7970 is negligable given the £80 price difference, even less so when you overclock them.

I would think 32GB's is the max at the moment with 4x8gb sticks. Stick to 16gb (2x8), as you rarely need any more than that and quad channel can sometimes limit overclocks on Z77.
 
Might want to add an aftermarket cooler and perhaps swap the keyboard for a fully mechanical one :)
Maybe a 750-850w psu given the sli/xfire board capability. Depends if you think dual cards might be an option in the future.

The WF 7970 is great and all, but it's voltage locked afaik. Might as well save a bit, grab a 7950 and OC it to roughly the same level.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Gigabyte Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £109.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Silver (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £66.98
1 x Saitek Cyborg R.A.T. 5 5600 DPI Gaming Mouse £49.99
1 x Avexir Blitz Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2GW) £39.95
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £14.99
Total : £1,047.55 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
Id put in the 3770K, with the console refresh around the corner the hyper threading might come in usefull for games in the next couple of years and would still come in under budget on the builds shown so far.
 
Sayso said:
Id put in the 3770K, with the console refresh around the corner the hyper threading might come in usefull for games in the next couple of years and would still come in under budget on the builds shown so far.
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Agreed. Your budget can easily allow for a i7 and you never know, over the next few years games may be more demanding and use more threads.
 
So far this is what I plan on buying
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Gigabyte Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £109.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Silver (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £66.98
1 x Saitek Cyborg R.A.T. 5 5600 DPI Gaming Mouse £49.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £14.99
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7970 or the 7950,still unsure on which one to pick.
i5-3570k or the i7...I think I will go for the i7.
 
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couple of years ago i would have said, watercooling and the most overclockable gear you can find.

Now i'd say a K class Intel CPU, 2 GPU's and a 2560*1440 monitor. With 1.2G on the line atleast you'll get a smile out of it. Though in a couple of months new GPU's are coming out, so w8 if you've got any sense.
 
So this is my final build that I have set my heart on,any last advise before I buy up things?

1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £119.99
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 £94.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £14.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Silver (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £66.98
 
Changed the CPU for the i7 3770k. RAT 5 is nasty, personal experience, M60 100x better.....for me at least.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Gigabyte Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard £109.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Silver (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £66.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance M60 5700dpi Laser Gaming Mouse (CH-9000005-EU) £49.99
1 x Avexir Blitz Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2GW) £39.95
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (OEM) £21.98
Total : £1,197.07 (includes shipping : £16.85).

 
Yeah get a 7950 and clock to the same performance level give or take a couple of fps :p
The Gigabyte 7970 is voltage locked, so you're stuck with what you get and will have paid £80 more for the virtually the same thing.

Either way, there isn't much between the two.

If you don't want to OC, then go for it :)
 
 
lee32uk said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Asus Z77 Maximus V Gene Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £154.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £149.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 850W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (SST-ST85F-P) £116.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Red (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £69.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £59.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,008.41 (includes shipping : £13.75).

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I like that! Should get some matching RAM too :D
 
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x Asus Z77 Maximus V Gene Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £154.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £149.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 850W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (SST-ST85F-P) £116.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Red (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £69.98
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x Avexir Blitz Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2GW) £39.95

This o right? Somebody did say something about the RAM being to tall.
 
Robinhood said:
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x Asus Z77 Maximus V Gene Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £154.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £149.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 850W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (SST-ST85F-P) £116.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Red (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £69.98
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x Avexir Blitz Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2GW) £39.95

This o right? Somebody did say something about the RAM being to tall.
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The ram is only slightly taller(1cm) than low profile, but it wont interfere with your cooler.
 
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