600ish gaming build

SJP · 8 Jan 2013 at 17:20

Had a look through a few posts on here and I've come up with the below, mainly used for gaming. Before ordering it tonight I just wanted some comments/suggestions on it.

Is it worth going for the i5 3750k over the i3 3220? Network adaptor ok? I know nothing about them so I just picked it at random.

Thanks!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £155.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - FREE Alpenföhn Civetta Cooler!! £72.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £46.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £44.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £645.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

stulid · 8 Jan 2013 at 17:23

The spec is solid.

Obviously if you can afford the faster CPU, then do so.

i3 3220 vs i5 3570k - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/677?vs=701

kn100 · 8 Jan 2013 at 17:23

Intel 3570 has 4 cores compared to the two on the i3-3220, and the Intel i5 3570k is just the unlocked edition of the Intel 3570. In short, get the Intel i5 3570k if you want to overclock, or the Intel 3570 if you're sure you'll never overclock ever!

LukieBoy007 · 8 Jan 2013 at 17:27

Nice spec you got there

As stulid said, if you can afford it then go for the i5. Personally, I wouldn't downgrade anything else there to fit the i5 in.

snips86x · 8 Jan 2013 at 17:37

Unless you can get a copy of Windows 7/8 Developer or Trial version to keep you going till you get paid again, save yourself £79 and use that for the i5?

Sliver · 8 Jan 2013 at 17:38

I Agree with Stulid.

As you want it for gaming, you should definatley consider an i5 over an i3.

Doomedspeed · 8 Jan 2013 at 17:39

I would change that motherboard anyway but as it's Out of Stock you need to:

I suggest this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
Total : £88.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).

It's actually better than the MSI as it'a not voltage locked.

Can't believe stulid didn't notice.

Sliver · 8 Jan 2013 at 17:41

snips86x said:
Unless you can get a copy of Windows 7/8 Developer or Trial version to keep you going till you get paid again, save yourself £79 and use that for the i5?

Hey snips. I saw your sig the other day and thought I'd like mine like that. Hope you don't mind !

stulid · 8 Jan 2013 at 17:42

I would actually say get the Gigabyte D3H.

Reviews of the Z77-D3H below,

Kitguru.
Hexus.
eteknix.
Madshrimps.
Windwithme.
tbreak.

It also received the 2012 kitguru budget motherboard award - http://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/zardon/kitguru-annual-awards-2012/5/

snips86x · 8 Jan 2013 at 17:45

Sliver said:
Hey snips. I saw your sig the other day and thought I'd like mine like that. Hope you don't mind !

Go for it mate!

SJP · 8 Jan 2013 at 18:55

Thanks for the help, ordering the i5 now

LukieBoy007 · 8 Jan 2013 at 19:01

Nice, the i5 and a 7850 is a great pair for a build that's under £700