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TwistNut

TwistNut

TwistNut

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any thing i can change for the better ? or no needed or not compatible guys any suggestions much appreciated

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Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £323.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-097-GI

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-404-IN

MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £149.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-219-MS

CM Storm Stryker Full Tower Gaming Case - White £139.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-294-CM

Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020040-UK) £99.98
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-047-CS

Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card £89.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SC-001-AS

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-127-MS

Intel Liquid Cooling Solution CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011) £68.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-002-IN

Avexir MPower Yellow Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-2CM) £65.99 x2
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-022-AR

Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £65.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-257-SE

Corsair HX/TXM Series individually Sleeved Modular Cable Kit - White (CP-8920006) £26.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-081-CS

IC Diamond 24-Carat Thermal Compound (4.8g) £13.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=TH-001-ID


Sub Total :

£1,154.8

Total :

£1,400.81


thanks in advance guys

darren
 
I would recommend this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7970 IceQ X² 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H797QM3G2M) £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £149.99
1 x CM Storm Stryker Full Tower Gaming Case - White £139.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW) £109.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £83.99
1 x Intel Liquid Cooling Solution CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011) £68.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** HDD £56.99
1 x Avexir MPower Yellow Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) £49.99
Total : £1,169.87 (includes shipping : FREE).



PSU is ok, but the XFX is made by the best in the market, Seasonic.
Haven't included the soundcard as on-board is pretty good these days, unless your into music production however.
2400mhz RAM is not required on the 1155 socket, that's assuming your gaming. Again, if your into music production, video encoding or photoediting, 8gb @ 1600 will be more than enough.
Thermal compound would come with the cooler.

I would however like to stress that Haswell, Intel's next gen CPU, will be out in June. It's more efficient and gives a little more oomph over the current generation, but the choice is yours.
 
thanks for the fast reply i like the setup you posted will a 750w be enouth fi i go crossfire in the futre ?

also is 8 gb enouth for the new games coming out ?

and what socket will the new processor use any info ? i would wait but my psu blew up yesterday and im already having withdrawal symtoms :p

will the build you posted hav any less performance when it come to gaming than the one i posted ?


thanks in advance
 
TwistNut said:
thanks for the fast reply i like the setup you posted will a 750w be enouth fi i go crossfire in the futre ?

also is 8 gb enouth for the new games coming out ?

and what socket will the new processor use any info ? i would wait but my psu blew up yesterday and im already having withdrawal symtoms :p

will the build you posted hav any less performance when it come to gaming than the one i posted ?


thanks in advance
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750 will be fine for dual cards, you could run through the Thermaltake PSU Calculatorif you want a more accurate reading, but you should be fine.

8gb is more than enough for gaming and 1600 would be the better choice as anything higher is not really utilized though games.

Haswell will be 1150 socket, the current 1155 will not have any more CPU's for it. In terms of performance for gaming, the one I poseted would be better. You'd not be wasting your money on things you don't need like the 2400 RAM & soundcard.

Since you dont need the SSD, I would recommend replacing the Intel CLC you chose for one of these:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £103.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM2+ / AM3+) £97.58
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £69.98
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £62.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
Total : £394.52 (includes shipping : FREE).



The 3 air coolers are the top 3 available and if you are looking for a neat build, the H100 would also be a good solution. It'll fit in that case just fine and is a great cooler.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) ** Cash Back Promo ** £189.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £149.99
1 x CM Storm Stryker Full Tower Gaming Case - White £139.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £103.99
1 x Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card £89.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EZRX) HDD £73.99
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
Total : £1,470.80 (includes shipping : £12.50).



I'd want an SSD in there bud. £15 cashback on this excellent 840 Pro. You could try the Windows 8 Enterprise (evaluation) edition for free on a 3 month trial. Gives you more cash now for components (styling) and you can make an informed decision over what OS to buy later.

Best of luck with the build. Looks great :)
 
ok guys i think ive got my finished build i alredy have an ssd for windows

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Seasonic 860w '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £169.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £149.99
1 x CM Storm Stryker Full Tower Gaming Case - White £139.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Silver (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £66.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Arctic White 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9W) £59.99
1 x IC Diamond 24-Carat Thermal Compound (4.8g) £13.99
Total : £1,209.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).



color scheme is white and black i want a very good psu seeing as my last one just blew up

aksi went for a 7950 as from reading people say it will overclock to a 7970 and i dont need a huge amount of res only a 21" screen

what ya think or should i go for the 7970 ?

cheers guys
 
TwistNut said:
what does b grade mean
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Returned due to incompatibility or unwanted. Occasionally, they could be missing accessories like cables & manuals/drivers CD, but they are not that important anywho. You also get Manufactures warranty as well as 90 days with OcUK. I would recommend Gigabyte, you get UK RMA which would be useful if anything goes wrong outside the 90 days.
 
b grade is essentially second hand, 90 days ocuk warranty plus whats left of the manufacturer warranty.

If you get the card and you dont like it then return it under DSR

also for white and black scheme id go for a card with a black pcb.

gigabyte are great cards but have a blue pcb
 
Somthing Else said:
b grade is essentially second hand, 90 days ocuk warranty plus whats left of the manufacturer warranty.

If you get the card and you dont like it then return it under DSR

also for white and black scheme id go for a card with a black pcb.

gigabyte are great cards but have a blue pcb
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thankyou for the advice imma stick with a 7950 can you recomend one with a black pcb ?

thanks
 
ty all for the help 4th pc made from ocuk and its mainly because of the great helpful people on the forums and the great customer service gg ocuk
 
TwistNut said:
thankyou for the advice imma stick with a 7950 can you recomend one with a black pcb ?

thanks
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The MSI Frozr III is getting complaints from forum members who have had it, the games bundle has finished so I'm happy to lean back to Nvidia. I used the 670 (on a 680 black PCB and cooler), AMDs Xfire has issues with microstuttering in some games. Nvidia also adds PhysX and CUDA support to the party. It is also an external exhaust cooler which is ideal for SLI setups
 
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