£1500 FSX Build

[chaders]

Ok going it's time to stop talking and get the wallet out out. This is my final spec, I don't think I've forgotten anything. One question though will I need thermal paste for the CPU or is this included with either the CPU or heatsink?


YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2670-KR) £329.99
1 x Asus VE278Q 27" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £181.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £144.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £76.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £43.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £30.98
Total : £1,383.00 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 

[honosuseri]

EDITED

The offers changed bud so a lil rethink to tweak the spec....

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.99
1 x Asus VE278Q 27" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £181.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £144.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £84.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £49.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £37.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
Total : £1,372.99 (includes shipping : £20.10).



I used Beejs suggested 670 now (faster and id hope quieter) as the EVGA is no longer on offer, shorter warranty as we discussed it's your call which you use. 600W is ample on the modular PSU for a single GPU setup and saves a few quid now as the 700W has gone up in price by £10.

You have double the storage capacity at 2TB on a eco drive. The RAM is just as good and cheaper as well, lil flash maybe but it's good bang for buck. I'm not sure if the Alpenfohn cooler comes with paste but this Coolermaster alternative does

Hope this helps. Oh did I mention the developers copy of windows 8? You could save the £80 till later in the year and choose between win 8 or 7 depending on price or what suits your needs then

 

[chaders]

Ahh saw this after I'd pressed the button. Not to worry though I'm happy with what I've ordered and the price I'm paying so no complaints here. Ended up going with the before 12 delivery as I'm at work tomorrow afternoon. I just hope it turns up early enough or it will be a trip to the depot on Monday

 

[honosuseri]

Ahh saw this after I'd pressed the button. Not to worry though I'm happy with what I've ordered and the price I'm paying so no complaints here. Ended up going with the before 12 delivery as I'm at work tomorrow afternoon. I just hope it turns up early enough or it will be a trip to the depot on Monday

Glum, you didn't wait long for a reply lol

Still a nice spec though I agree. Couple of top tips now, the Z9 case has the power button disconnected. It says in the manual to connect it but some people have been bemused by it :/

When you do the install of the OS, set the sata options in the BIOS to ACHI and only connect the SSD, leave the storage drives disconnected till the install is done on the SSD.

Look forward to hearing how it goes

 

[chaders]

Glum, you didn't wait long for a reply lol

Still a nice spec though I agree. Couple of top tips now, the Z9 case has the power button disconnected. It says in the manual to connect it but some people have been bemused by it :/

When you do the install of the OS, set the sata options in the BIOS to ACHI and only connect the SSD, leave the storage drives disconnected till the install is done on the SSD.

Look forward to hearing how it goes

Thanks for the info. I'd seen about the power button on the customer reviews, some people just don't like manuals I guess I didn't know about the ACHI setting so cheers for the heads up. I'll have some time to read the manuals whilst at work tomorrow if it arrives before I need to set off. Quite a lot of new tech (and abbrieviations) have appeared since my last build so I'll not be rushing into it.

I'll post once the build has started, hopefully Saturday will be the day.

 

[honosuseri]

Thanks for the info. I'd seen about the power button on the customer reviews, some people just don't like manuals I guess I didn't know about the ACHI setting so cheers for the heads up. I'll have some time to read the manuals whilst at work tomorrow if it arrives before I need to set off. Quite a lot of new tech (and abbrieviations) have appeared since my last build so I'll not be rushing into it.

I'll post once the build has started, hopefully Saturday will be the day.

I kid you not bud it's literally on the front page as you open the manual....you'll see lol Good luck with the build, roll on the weekend