£500 spec

honosuseri · 21 Oct 2012 at 22:59

David _b said:
One thing, is it possible to run quietly ?last pc sounded like a f18 jet lol

I found having the fan on the side panel of the Z9 made a bit of noise. So I moved it to the ceiling of the case, both the 120mm ceiling fans I then wired into the fan controller.

I'd start on the stock heatsink as my spec already went a little over what you wanted to spend most likely. You could always try and blag an aftermarket cooler for crimbo if the stock one is too noisey for your liking and you want to push for a higher OC.

David _b · 22 Oct 2012 at 16:18

I imagine it wont be clocked. It is primarily going to be used for internet browsing, playing films and thats about it. possibly at a point a bit of solidworks so i imagine then i will add a graphics card, but thats only a slim chance il even bother with solidworks.

dunn2010 · 22 Oct 2012 at 16:48

Little over

not far off honos build furthur up page however the zalman case is not on sale any longer neither is the psu, so will be an extra £20

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Samsung 64GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC064D/EU) £64.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** £61.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £545.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Idleman · 22 Oct 2012 at 18:18

Having read through the tread and your posts I think the i3 would be more suitable to your needs, as an i5 is a bit overkill.
I have included the Z77 mobo, so if things change in the future and you need an i5, you can drop it in without to much expense.
Also included a Gpu for better video play back and for a bit of gaming.
The Psu is sufficient to run the system.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £99.95
1 x Gigabyte HD 7770 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £53.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £47.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £40
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £511.82 (includes shipping : £12.50).