£1500 build. Everything needed.

aceytrixx

aceytrixx

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So after getting used to using my brothers old pc for playing games on (Knights of the old Republic primarily...forgot how much I wish Mass Effect had been more like this) I'm finding that my main worry of moving to a smaller screen from my tv/consoles of before is a non issue. So far I prefer the smaller screen. Which leads me to decide im going back on the want-to-build-a-pc train. So far ive come up with this

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x "Spectre Z77 Emerald" Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz DDR3 Overclocked Bundle - Quad Core £285.00
- 1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
- 1 x Standard Build Systems - Approximately 5-7 working days £0.00
1 x Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Bitfenix Colossus Venom Green LED Big Tower Windowed Case - Black £119.99
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 2.5" 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3A-B) £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020064-UK) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £78.98
1 x Logitech G110 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-002241) £59.99
1 x Roccat Savu 4000DPI Hybrid Gaming Mouse £41.99
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,497.10 (includes shipping : £16.85).



I get the feeling ive forgotten something really important though. So a) Have I forgotten something? and b) anything else you would recommend for the price? Or for less saving money is always preferable.

I may end up waiting and seeing what happens with the new cpu's/gpu's in the first half of the year but depending on price I may still end up going for something like this to save a bit of cash since these parts may be a bit cheaper then.
 
Id get windows 7

XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply [P1-750X-XXB9]
£79.99 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-013-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497


Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM [SH-224BB/BEBE]
This Week Only Offer
was £20.99 inc VAT
£18.98 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-155-SA&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=951


Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) [PX-128M5P]
£99.95 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-001-PL&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427
 
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 IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £159.95
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £149.99
1 x ASRock Z77E-ITX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £123.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / LGA2011/ AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £72
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST50F-P) £67.99
1 x Qpad MK-50 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - UK Layout - Red Switches £64.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £57.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance 1300 Professional Gaming Headset £53.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x Creative T3130 2.1 Speaker System (51MF0395AA003) £34.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,497.32 (includes shipping : £25.45).

 
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 VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775 / LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM2+ / AM3+) £82.58
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £78.98
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £57.98
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x Logitech G500 5700DPI Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £34.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,306.93 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Mini-itx build with built in wifi if you fancy it, we can spec a tower rig if you'd prefer
 
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Thats some interesting builds. Better than my ideas thats for sure. I had always assumed a tower would be better for future upgrades/cooling etc compared to a smaller unit? Also I see nobody recommending Windows 8. Is it really that bad. The impression I got was apart from the new start screen the OS itself is actually faster?

Should point out I have stereo headphones so if I was to fit in a headset I would want a surround sound one.
 
aceytrixx said:
Thats some interesting builds. Better than my ideas thats for sure. I had always assumed a tower would be better for future upgrades/cooling etc compared to a smaller unit? Also I see nobody recommending Windows 8. Is it really that bad. The impression I got was apart from the new start screen the OS itself is actually faster?

Should point out I have stereo headphones so if I was to fit in a headset I would want a surround sound one.
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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 Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £149.99
1 x Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 850W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (SST-ST85F-P) £116.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £78.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £51.98
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x Logitech G500 5700DPI Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £34.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,370.53 (includes shipping : £14.75).




You can switch the case for something else that's personal preference really
 
Oh I dont mean to say I dont like the prodigy because I do. I just had wrongly assumed that mini itx was too limiting for a gaming rig. its also a lot more desk friendly which helps as a tower case would probably have to go on the floor and id rather it on a desk.
 
aceytrixx said:
Oh I dont mean to say I dont like the prodigy because I do. I just had wrongly assumed that mini itx was too limiting for a gaming rig. its also a lot more desk friendly which helps as a tower case would probably have to go on the floor and id rather it on a desk.
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It's really down to you fella. What I would say is that in your initial spec you have a HUGE case but the mobo in the bundle is mATX. You really want a full size ATX mobo in there for the extra PCI slots if you are worried about expanding or adding another GPU down the line
 
honosuseri 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 VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £149.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775 / LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM2+ / AM3+) £82.58
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £78.98
1 x XFX Pro Series 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £57.98
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x Logitech G500 5700DPI Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £34.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £32.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,326.92 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Mini-itx build with built in wifi if you fancy it, we can spec a tower rig if you'd prefer
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putting a 170mm long psu in the prodigy isnt a good idea ;p
 
tamzzy said:
putting a 170mm long psu in the prodigy isnt a good idea ;p
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You are quite right bud, max is 160mm for the case but 150mm would be better. Well spotted, I thought i had the 550W non modular still in the basket from doing another spec. My mistake, thanks for that Tamm
 
honosuseri said:
It's really down to you fella. What I would say is that in your initial spec you have a HUGE case but the mobo in the bundle is mATX. You really want a full size ATX mobo in there for the extra PCI slots if you are worried about expanding or adding another GPU down the line
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Ok thats my bad I hadnt realised that it was mATX. Also after measuring out the colossus as much as I like its Dead Space vibes it is massive so the prodigy is looking pretty tasty. Also any reason you chose the 7950 over the 7970 is it not worth the upgrade? Im still wary of buying now instead of waiting but I feel like I may get better performance to money ratio now but that could be me talking myself into going now instead of waiting...
 
aceytrixx said:
Ok thats my bad I hadnt realised that it was mATX. Also after measuring out the colossus as much as I like its Dead Space vibes it is massive so the prodigy is looking pretty tasty. Also any reason you chose the 7950 over the 7970 is it not worth the upgrade? Im still wary of buying now instead of waiting but I feel like I may get better performance to money ratio now but that could be me talking myself into going now instead of waiting...
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Yes it does have a Dead Space look to it, they should have called it the Isaac lol

Always best to talk things through fella. I just used the Windforce 7950 as it was cheaper and with an overclock you will get better performance. If you want the 7970 by all means get it. The 7950 is no slouch when "boosted" and it saved you £60 to put back in your pocket or use elsewhere in the budget.
 
Yeah my thinking with the 7970 im buying the top end card now so it should last me a while since even with that im still saving. Just to really help maxing games out
 
Ok so heres a new update taking everything into account (I think)

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 VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £161.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £149.99
1 x Akasa Venom 750w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775 / LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM2+ / AM3+) £82.58
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x Logitech G500 5700DPI Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £34.99
1 x Logitech G105 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-003450) £32.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 230mm Green LED - Black £16.99
Total : £1,393.93 (includes shipping : £13.75).



This an ok PSU? seems to fit the size requirements. Went for the black Prodigy since it has a mesh front and went for a large front fan to help with the cooling then will move the front 120mm fan to the top.
 
aceytrixx said:
This an ok PSU? seems to fit the size requirements.
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Nope, there are better,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seasonic G series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M High Performance 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020039-UK) £86.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Enermax Triathlor FC 550w '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (ETA550AWT-M) £76.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST50F-P) £67.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 520W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £63.98
Total : £483.53 (includes shipping : £10.50).




*please check the size of some of them.

There are reviews for all of these I believe, as you can only run a single GFX card, you will find that 500 will be fine with that single 7950, but a bit more wont hurt.
 
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stulid said:
Nope, there are better,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seasonic G series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M High Performance 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020039-UK) £86.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Enermax Triathlor FC 550w '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (ETA550AWT-M) £76.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST50F-P) £67.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 520W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £63.98
Total : £483.53 (includes shipping : £10.50).




*please check the size of some of them.

There are reviews for all of these I believe, as you can only run a single GFX card, you will find that 500 will be fine with that single 7950, but a bit more wont hurt.
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Ok 160 is the max depth and thats what most of these ive checked are was hoping for 150 just to make it a bit less of a squeeze but i reckon ill probably grab the corsair

lee32uk said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £259.99
Total : £271.39 (includes shipping : £9.50).



I think this particular card is voltage locked ? But even so it's still a good price at only £20 more than the 7950.
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That is pretty tempting as i wasnt really planning to mess around with the voltage was just going to get the best out of whatever card i got at stock voltage
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £209.99
1 x Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £181.99
1 x Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £99.98
1 x Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020064-UK) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £73.99
1 x NZXT LeXa S Windowed Midi Tower Case - Black £55.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £49.99
1 x Logitech G500 5700DPI Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £34.99
1 x Logitech G105 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-003450) £32.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller - PC / Xbox 360 (52A-00005) £19.98
Total : £1,534.34 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Hows this? Figured out that case should fit fine in the space I have available now? Also means I have the option to Crossfire etc later should I want to

EDIT: I should point out the graphics card is doing my head in for the reason that the friends I have who game on pc's all swear by Nvidia and wont even entertain AMD but as far as I can see the equivilent 670 windforce isnt worth 100 more. As much as they do go on about physx (which does look good) its just not in enough games to be worth it as far as I can see.
 
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