"Budget" i7 2600k gaming system. First time self-building so could do with double-checking compatibi

radicalry00

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Building my first ever system. Got a list of all the components I am going to order. Going to decide on the GPU once system's built:

Mobo:
AsRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Motherboard, Socket 1155, PCI-Express 3.0, DDR3, USB 3.0, HDMI, 7.1 HD Audio, ASRock Instant Boot
CPU:
Intel Sandybridge i7-2600k
PSU:
CiT 750W Power Supply Unit with PSU and Dual 12V Rails - Black Edition
CPU Cooler:
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 CPU Cooler
Memory:
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C​9 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance
HDD:
Western Digital 2TB SATA 6Gbps Power Saving Internal Hard Drive OEM - Caviar Green

Any advice / input appreciated! Thanks
 
Hi,

What is your budget?

Avoid that power supply, get a good quality unit (which depends on what graphics card you plan to buy?).

Is this for gaming mainly? If so an i5 3570K is your best bet, e.g.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £92.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £44.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
Total : £503.93 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 
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radicalry00 said:
About £700 for the system if I can. Excluding the GPU. What PSU would you recommend that would not upset the budget too much?
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This PSU will run nearly anything. What sort of budget for the GPU? Will you ever crossfire/SLI? This affects motherboard/PSU choice.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £92.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £88.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £53.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £719.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Budget version

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £68.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £56.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-600CXUKV2) £56.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £53.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
Total : £762.41 (includes shipping : £11.25).



More expensive complete version :

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £251.99
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM £199.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £88.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £68.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £56.99
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £53.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
Total : £972.40 (includes shipping : £11.25).




Either way get the 580 while its dirt cheap, I wish they were on offer when I was buying my GPU :( Would love to run 580 at the price of 560 ti
 
3570K Will do fine for gaming for today, its pretty much improved 2500K, 3770K is improved 2600/2700K... Get 3770K if you want future proofing, one day games should utilize hyperthreads...
 
Decided on the following but going to use my existing graphics card and HDD for the time being as I can only afford about £600 this month.

Got a case sorted from Amazon as I had some vouchers :).

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Not a problem :)

You might also wanna go for the retail CPU. Extra warranty (3yrs), stock cooler (spare), nice box - generally worth more when reselling.
 
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