Can you get any better for £800?

roughavoc

roughavoc

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As title says, can a better build for £800?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 570 Golden Sample 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Sandisk Ultra SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA-2 Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDH-120G-G25) £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £68.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £39.98
1 x GeIL Enhance Corsa 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEC38GB1600C9DC) £39.95
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £26.99
2 x Akasa AK-191-SM Smoke Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3 pin £5.99 (£11.98)
Total : £799.79 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £179.99
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 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 Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £52.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
1 x Akasa AK-CC4007EP01 Nero 3 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1) £23.99
Total : £816.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).



That's my take. The M4 SSD is much much faster. PSU is modular and has enough juice to Xfire the 7850. Case has 4 120mm fans, fan controller digital temp display and cable management.

Hope this helps

I know it's slightly over but you could omit the heatsink and add one later.
 
Alright, the budget has now increased to £950...

What I now have in mind:

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - AMD 3 for FREE Promotion £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
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 Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £85.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Antec 302 Three Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £54.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £44.99
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £26.99
2 x Akasa AK-191-SM Smoke Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3 pin £5.99 (£11.98)
Total : £928.37 (includes shipping : £11.25).



Edit: Thanks to you lot who gave your 2cents (:
 
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woah, 7950's dropped in price allot, disappointed with the dcII as it seems nearly unstable at the pre clock speeds lol.
my take on budget and high end is if your spending 950 you should get a fractual core 100 and a micro atx asus rampage, other than that i really really can fault :)
if its not too much more hassle try getting a gpu with uk rma lol.
 
ZZZAC said:
if its not too much more hassle try getting a gpu with uk rma lol.
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Buying from OcUK they all have a UK RMA:

Gibbo said:
Just to clarify another point as well, if your read our support page carefully which is linked to in the OP of this thread you will see we clearly state:-

1. After the product is 28 days old you can either RMA with ourselves or the manufacturer.

To clarify this means you can either RMA back to ourselves or the manufacturer, the choice is yours.

So for instance it makes sense to RMA back to us, if the manufacturer does not have for say instance a UK RMA support facility, for example Sapphire. So with Sapphire you'd RMA the product with OcUK in the 2yr period, we will honour the warranty for the full 2yr period, or in the case of Asus 3yr etc. As we understand some manufacturers are not so easy to deal with and here at OcUK we want to ensure you get truly the best service and support.

However in some circumstances the manufacturer can offer a better service and quicker turn around time, for example KFA2, Gigabyte, Hard drive manufacturers and EVGA are famous for top level customer service and RMA support with quick turn around times. With these manufacturers we'd recommend you deal with them, simply as they can support and turn the product around quicker giving better service. Though again of course if the customer wishes we will deal with the product ourselves for them. What I would insist though is with printers, laptops and monitors after 28 days it is very advisable to deal with the manufacturer because many of them are actually on-site warranties which are the best and obviously like all other Etailors OcUK does not offer on-site warranties.

So just to clarify, after 28 days the choice is yours, you can deal with the manufacturer or OcUK, we will be happy to assist and do the best we can to offer the best service and attempt to get ourselves regarded as the best online etailor when it comes to RMA service. :)

Please remember though warranties, don't cover an end-user physically damaging a product due to in proper installation etc. or wear and tear, or in some cases modification. For example EVGA are fine with heatsinks being removed from VGA cards, as long as no damage is caused and they are re-fitted correctly if the card needs to be RMA'd, wheras other manufacturers removing the cooler voids warranty.
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**14 DAYS SATISFACTION GUARANTEE!**
 
roughavoc said:
Alright, the budget has now increased to £950...

What I now have in mind:

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - AMD 3 for FREE Promotion £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
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 Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £85.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Antec 302 Three Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £54.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £44.99
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £26.99
2 x Akasa AK-191-SM Smoke Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3 pin £5.99 (£11.98)
Total : £928.37 (includes shipping : £11.25).



Edit: Thanks to you lot who gave your 2cents (:
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For the extra £3, id get the 128GB Crucial M4, its just as fast and a lot more realiable.

Looks good apart from that.
 
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