£850 first pc build

Pheonixprime · 30 Dec 2012 at 05:01

Hey, looking for some advice on my first pc build I only really use my pc for gaming and a little programing, Here's what I'm thinking

Case: NZXT Phantom 410

PSU: Corsair GS 600

Motherboard: ASRock Extreme 6

CPU: Intel Core i5 3750K

Cooling: Corsair H70 CORE

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 1600 16GB

GPU: MSI 2GB 7870

Hard Drive: 1TB Seagate Barricuda

Shall i bother with a SSD I hear there are loads of issues with them still?

What should I expect from that rig will it be capable of ultra setting on most games?

That's for the help in advanced

honosuseri · 30 Dec 2012 at 05:15

Slightly over but a better spec, you didn't list an optical drive so I have omitted it from the spec

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £51.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £869.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

I'd prefer the 830 SSD over the 840 but it's not in stock and no ETA. Not a bad budget I'm sure you will see a few other specs suggested

Bromhead · 30 Dec 2012 at 05:19

I think hono must cheat, because everytime I see him post a build it is pretty much spot on for the budget at hand. Stop cheating hono....at life...

honosuseri · 30 Dec 2012 at 05:25

Bromhead said:
I think hono must cheat, because everytime I see him post a build it is pretty much spot on for the budget at hand. Stop cheating hono....at life...

I live life by my own rules.......no need to cheat

There is always room for a difference of opinion. I enjoy seeing how other people balance the builds out. I'm over slightly, more so if an optical drive is needed. The 7950 is definately better and seeing as he cops some free games it helps sweeten the deal

EDIT

Just to prove my point, you can go mini-itx if you want to be different

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £89.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Yin' Mini-ITX Cube Case - White/Black £64.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £51.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £848.50 (includes shipping : £10.50).

Bang on the money, mobo has wifi as well, added the optical drive incase it was needed after all. I look forward to seeing what the OP settles for

Bromhead · 30 Dec 2012 at 05:59

Yeah, there's not much between them. I would go for the first build just for the option of a monster cooler. I like the look of the small cases, but don't think I'd ever get one

honosuseri · 30 Dec 2012 at 06:14

Bromhead said:
Yeah, there's not much between them. I would go for the first build just for the option of a monster cooler. I like the look of the small cases, but don't think I'd ever get one

He could add a CLC cooler down the line, like I've suggested to you because you have tall RAM. Even a cheap one would do. If it proves to be a little noisey he can ditch the cheap CLCs stock fan, sandwich the radiator between the cases two supplied fans and add say a 200/230mm fan at the front of the prodigy

tamzzy · 30 Dec 2012 at 08:10

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 180GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £118.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £72.98
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £51.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £861.48 (includes shipping : £10.50).

180gb ssd included

Pheonixprime · 30 Dec 2012 at 16:19

I read some reviews on the gigabyte mobo you said abduction aprently it's not great is that true? Ddefiantly want watercooled so not worried about how much extra that costs . Other than that like the first spec a lot defiantly contemplating it

thank you and recommendations on a watercoler or is the original one I specified good enough only problem with the card is to big for nzxt phantom 410 and I completely feel in lo've with that case? Thanks

Pheonixprime · 30 Dec 2012 at 16:20

Abduction is spurposed to be and Damn auto correct!

Pheonixprime · 30 Dec 2012 at 16:23

Oh and is a SSD defiantly necessary? Thanks

honosuseri · 30 Dec 2012 at 16:27

I've used the Z77-D3H plenty of times, it's a good mobo. 3 year uk based warranty and has a dual BIOS too. It's not voltage locked like most entry level Z77 mobos and overclocks well. It's not for SLI/Xfire but this means spending more on the mobo to get that feature and you would need to up the PSU spec too depending on the GPU you use.

The shinobi can't mount the H100i CLC but you can use the smaller radiator versions like the H80i. If you like the NZXT case that's cool but it is more cash. I'd rather pump cash into the GPU budget than the case if working to a strict £850 budget. How you balance the build is really down to you, I look forward to seeing your next spec

Yes SSDs are awesome. 10 maybe 20 seconds tops to boot into windows

Pheonixprime · 31 Dec 2012 at 01:15

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
(£199.99) £239.99
(£199.99)
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £105.98
(£88.32) £105.98
(£88.32)
Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020064-UK) Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020064-UK) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Black NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £62.99
(£52.49) £62.99
(£52.49)
Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011 / 1366 / 1155 / 1156 / 775 / AM2 / AM3) Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011 / 1366 / 1155 / 1156 / 775 / AM2 / AM3) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £51.98
(£43.32) £51.98
(£43.32)
Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G160C9K) £39.95
(£33.29) £39.95
(£33.29)
OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.66) £13.99
(£11.66)
Sub Total : £762.37

Total : £929.84

What you think?

Pheonixprime · 5 Jan 2013 at 22:35

Plans have changed!

Basically I've got about a 1000 to spend Now as I gave up smoking can now afford more

I have already purchased the case which is a storm Stryker seen it loved it had to buy it lol any good specs? Also should I go for a fully modular psu or standard am unsure on what's best for that budget please help!!!

honosuseri · 6 Jan 2013 at 00:00

Semi or fully modular doesn't make much odds dude. The idea is that you add cables as needed rather than have excess cables in the case blocking airflow

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £139.98
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 850W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (SST-ST85F-P) £116.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW) £107.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £78.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £53.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £993.84 (includes shipping : £10.00).

Mobo has wifi and bluetooth onboard, can dual card GPUs. A good air cooler is better value than a CLC. You have a good budget so expect to see several specs come your way

opstrat · 6 Jan 2013 at 00:18

whare is ur case hono?

tamzzy · 6 Jan 2013 at 00:24

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Intel 335 Series 20nm 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (SSDSC2CT240A4K5) £161.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £59.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £940.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).

opstrat · 6 Jan 2013 at 00:29

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7870 OC Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3 & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Desktop and Notebook Kit - (MZ-7TD120KW) £92.99
1 x Lian Li PC-60FNW Aluminium Midi Case - Black £89.99
1 x Enermax Triathlor FC 550w '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (ETA550AWT-M) £72.98
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14CS CPU Cooler - Black (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £59.99
1 x Avexir MPower Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) £49.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £984.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

tamzzy · 6 Jan 2013 at 00:32

at least spec some ram so the system would run ;p

opstrat · 6 Jan 2013 at 00:33

tamzzy said:
at least spec some ram so the system would run ;p

doesnt need ram

edit: a cheeky 8 gig of bumblebee ram should do the trick

tamzzy · 6 Jan 2013 at 00:39

if you want to break the budget, at least break it by speccing a xfire rig lol ;p
YOUR BASKET
2 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £229.99 (£459.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 750w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020061-UK) £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £44.99
1 x Antec One Gaming Case - Black £36.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,078.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).