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CrazyArsedMonky

CrazyArsedMonky

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I am looking for an unbiased opinion on a system i have sourced. I do not want to link it in case it is against forum rules but it is from another company - hence my discretion.

I was looking forward to building my own but this seems too cheap to dismiss!
 
Bah, was hoping to PM someone with the linky. Nevermind, here she is;

Qty Components

Case
1 Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black Mid Tower Case

Motherboard Z77!
1 Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H, Gen 3, Intel Z77 Chipset

CPU
1 Intel Core i5 3570K, Ivy Bridge, 3.4GHz, Quad Core, 6MB Cache

Overclocking - CPU
1 Extreme Overclock - 4.6Ghz - Tuned to absolute safe maximum - Performance prioritised over acoustics.

CPU Coolers
1 Thermalright Macho Performance CPU Cooler

Memory - DDR3
1 8Gb (2x4Gb) Corsair Vengeance LP, DDR3, 1600Mhz

NVIDIA Graphics - Multi GPU SLI Options Available
1 2GB EVGA GTX 680 SC, 1084MHz GPU, 1536 Cores, 6208MHz GDDR5

Power Supply Unit
1 650W Corsair Enthusiast, Modular, (Single Graphics Card)

System Drives
1 2TB Seagate Barracuda, SATA 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 64MB Cache

Optical Drive 1 - DVD/Blu Ray
1 Pioneer DVR-S19LBK DVD Writer

Operating system
1 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit - OEM

Extended Warranty
1 Standard 2yr System Warranty

£1,307.32

Seems like a pretty good deal compared to my current basket;

Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM

Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White

Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply

Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM2+/AM3+)

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8)

Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-S19LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash - Retail

This comes in at just over £1300

Is it worth sacrificing a few of my nice bits and getting a pre-built sytem (with O/C) with a 680GTX in it? The benchmarks seem to make it a pretty clear choice :/

EVGA 680 ASUS 670

Sorry for the wall of text!
 
imo, your current basket is better, u have a 256 ssd, larger psu, better mobo, all-in-1 water cooler

you should try speccing the exact same components in your basket as the prebuilt to see if its worth it
 
tamzzy said:
imo, your current basket is better, u have a 256 ssd, larger psu, better mobo, all-in-1 water cooler

you should try speccing the exact same components in your basket as the prebuilt to see if its worth it
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I thought this but i really cba deleting my basket contents again, i have changed it about 20 times :p

My real quandary is whether the i should be swayed by the 680 or not, the O/C is not biggy, i will enjoy tinkering with it and learning :confused:
 
GTX-680-SC-91.jpg


GTX-670-TOP-90.jpg


from your same links, both overclocked cards...so you want to pay an extra 100 quid for the 680?
 
Good point well presented amigo. I never noticed the 'OC', just looked at the pretty colours!

I was hoping someone would talk me out off changing. I am looking forward to building it myself!

Sorry, i am a scotsman, i thought i saw a better deal and panicked i was doing the wrong thing :p

Thanks Tamzzy ;)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Superclocked 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2682-KR) £399.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M High Performance 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020002-UK) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £59.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £44.99
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA1366) £35.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-S19LBK DVD Rewriter including Labelflash - Retail £20.99
Total : £1,128.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Thats the spec of the prebuilt.

So around £200 for the overclock, build and extended warranty.
 
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If you are going to spend 1300£ on a PC in 2012 it has to have an ssd in it.

It really really does. Other wise you may as well buy a celeron.
 
minicle said:
If you are going to spend 1300£ on a PC in 2012 it has to have an ssd in it.

It really really does. Other wise you may as well buy a celeron.
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Agreed. Why load in all that power to sit around waiting for a mech drive to spin up. I hate running programs off mech drives, and my SSD is one of the older gen with half the read speeds of the current range.
 
Thanks Freddie! I had already changed my basket 50 times, didn't want to change it again! I like the linking of the basket properly, are there instructions anywhere to do that? I have just been copy / pasting a wall of text.

I have already ordered my original basket. I want the fun / frustration of building my own and having a go at O/C'ing. Plus my case is going to look so much better than the plain black Carbide tower.

I thought this thread was burned, thanks for all the further comments, i will hopefully post a photo or 2 when its all up and running :D

P.S. Does any know if the Antec 920 cooler comes with thermal paste? It does, question answered, cheers Mr SkateyBird. I hope they are not cheapskates that don't include everything you need. I have some 7 year old stuff, don't want to use it if i don't have to...
 
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