Advise on new system build please

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Hi,
I built my current pc nearly 10 years ago with most of the parts from OcUK. It is based around an Abit Nf7-S ver 2.0 with a mobile AMD 2.5 laptop cpu. It still runs well although it does get a bit hot due to V core voltages used.
It is now time to retire the old girl but I am totally out of touch with what components to buy. In fact I built 3 of these machines with different cpus and only one has packed in due to a faulty motherboard
I am quite happy with an overclocked machine and if I say that I will spend approx £1000 on a totally new base unit please can you give me some specs to get me researching in the right direction.
Back in the day, Asus and Abit seemed lead to the way with Corsair XMS memory. I am only interested in good quality components as I would like my new pc to give me many years of service. My 12 year old son is keen on playing games and so that needs to be factored in too. I always used ATI graphics cards back then too.
Looking forward to your thoughts,

Peter
 
Is this just for the base unit (eg. No monitor, OS, keyboard mouse ect)?

If so, i'd do this:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Palit GeForce GTX 670 Jetstream 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £309.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G45 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £83.99
1 x Fractal Design Arc Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 730W '80 Plus' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £69.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £31.79
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,006.61 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Just thought, you'll probably need an OS if this is your first build in a while: (This has AMD graphics too..)


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G45 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £83.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 730W '80 Plus' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £69.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Midi Tower Case - Black £36.98
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £31.79
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,007.63 (includes shipping : £12.50).



EDIT: Both of with systems can be HUGELY upgrade by adding another GPU (SLI/Xfire) As the motherboard runs x8/x8 Xfire/SLI and the PSU has 2x6 pin and 2x6+2 pin adapters.
 
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Cooler master storm trooper
Gigabyte GAZ77_D3H
Intel core i5-3570k
8GB patriot G2 PGD38G1600ELK
Arctic freezer i30
Sapphire AMD radeon HD 7870 2GB
Thermaltake SP-530PCWEU
Seagate barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001
Asus xonar
Samsung SSD 128 GB
Lite-on IHAS 124-19
MIcrosoft windows 7 home premium 64-bit

Around £1000
 
Cooler master storm trooper
Gigabyte GAZ77_D3H
Intel core i5-3570k
8GB patriot G2 PGD38G1600ELK
Arctic freezer i30
Sapphire AMD radeon HD 7870 2GB
Thermaltake SP-530PCWEU
Seagate barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001
Asus xonar
Samsung SSD 128 GB
Lite-on IHAS 124-19
MIcrosoft windows 7 home premium 64-bit

Around £1000

Unless your working with music, such as mixing programs, you have no need for a sound card, on board sound is great now a days.
 
Is this just for the base unit (eg. No monitor, OS, keyboard mouse ect)?

If so, i'd do this:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Palit GeForce GTX 670 Jetstream 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £309.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G45 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £83.99
1 x Fractal Design Arc Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 730W '80 Plus' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £69.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £31.79
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,006.61 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Just thought, you'll probably need an OS if this is your first build in a while: (This has AMD graphics too..)


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G45 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £83.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 730W '80 Plus' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £69.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Midi Tower Case - Black £36.98
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £31.79
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,007.63 (includes shipping : £12.50).



EDIT: Both of with systems can be HUGELY upgrade by adding another GPU (SLI/Xfire) As the motherboard runs x8/x8 Xfire/SLI and the PSU has 2x6 pin and 2x6+2 pin adapters.

+1 to the top 1 670 deffinatly
 
Hi there, thanks to all who have chipped in so far. I now have the starting point for some research.
Cheers,
Peter
 
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