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joelk2

joelk2

joelk2

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Hello Folks,

looking for some guidance on my basket.


ive chosen a z77 board as i can then upgrade the cpu in the future and overclock it.

i dont need HDD's, optical or OS as i have them already.

ive added a game as i will need something to play and a keyboard. the mouse i am buying elsewhere due to having vouchers.

im really looking to make the build cheaper if at all possible.

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Samsung S23B300BS 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £103.99
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £75.98
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £37.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Battlefield 3 Premium Edition (Full Game Plus Premium Pack) - PC £29.99
1 x Cherry Evolution Stream XT Corded Keyboard - White £23.99
1 x CM Storm Speed RX Mousepad - Medium £7.99
Total : £590.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
You'll need the normal D3H board if you want to overclock, the S version is a basic version of that.

I have the ADATA RAM and personally couldn't reccomend it, had 1 faulty stick (luck of the draw) but XMP profiles did not work and required higher voltage to run at stock speed.
 
Bacon? said:
You'll need the normal D3H board if you want to overclock, the S version is a basic version of that.

I have the ADATA RAM and personally couldn't reccomend it, had 1 faulty stick (luck of the draw) but XMP profiles did not work and required higher voltage to run at stock speed.
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Thanks,

there is 2 of these
Gigabyte Z77M-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard
in the B grade section, what is likely to be missing from them? i dont want to be without any key cables or anything meaning i cant build on delivery.

they are £75 each so the same price and not the S version.

also would this ram be any good?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-020-TG&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

the team elite stuff.
 
joelk2 said:
Thanks,

there is 2 of these
Gigabyte Z77M-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard
in the B grade section, what is likely to be missing from them? i dont want to be without any key cables or anything meaning i cant build on delivery.

they are £75 each so the same price and not the S version.

also would this ram be any good?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-020-TG&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

the team elite stuff.
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You'll need to contact OcUK to find out what would be missing. This would be the one you need either way:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-391-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

For the RAM, The CAS on that is high, this would be better although it does look ugly:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-124-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
1 x **B Grade** BenQ GL2250 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £84.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX16C9T3K2/8X) £37.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Battlefield 3 Premium Edition (Full Game Plus Premium Pack) - PC £29.99
1 x Cherry Evolution Stream XT Corded Keyboard - White £23.99
1 x CM Storm Speed RX Mousepad - Medium £7.99
Total : £564.84 (includes shipping : FREE).



so not too bad, i get free delivery too.
 
joelk2 said:
whats the 2 pci-e's for?
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To supply power from the Psu to the Gpu, but the GB 7850 in your spec only requires 1 PCIE connector.

GIGABYTE recommend a PSU capable of 500W to run this card which will also require a 6pin PCIe power lead. AMD specify the TDP of the reference card to be 130W so I do not expect this card to be much higher than this despite the factory overclocked state. We will of course mesure power consumption later in the review.
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http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/gigabyte_hd7850_oc_windforce_review,6.html
 
A normal 7850 only requires a single PCI power connectors, its some of the 7870's like the XT which require 2.
 
cool, think ill go with the 500w just to make it a little more future proof. i have specced a B grade monitor to bring price down.

Overall though does it looks like a decent enough system?

im making the switch from console so this will be my first "real" gaming pc, used to be a pc guy back in the call of duty 1 days.
 
I would be a bit cautious about getting a B grade monitor, it could have been DSRed due to having 1 or 2 dead pixels, enough for it to be DSRed but not RMAed.

Don't get one with no ETA as you could be waiting along time for it.
 
 
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