Check on a build

weedkill · 5 Jun 2013 at 13:42

Hi guys, below is the build that I'm leaning towards with my budget of around £800~, any feedback would be great. I am notlooking to overclock this at all, despite the name of the website etc ^_^. The main use of the pc is gaming, predominantly games like league of legends, minecraft, Shogun.

ASUS RADEON HD7950 - graphics card
ASROCK H77M Pro4 - motherboard
Intel i5 3570 Ivy Bridge - processor
8GB - Memory
128GB - SSD
1TB - Hard drive
750W 6pin - power supply

Thanks for your help.

Doomedspeed · 5 Jun 2013 at 14:22

You may aswell go with haswell now.

The 4670(non k) or the 4570 would be perfect. You can also get H87 & B85 boards as non over clocking options.

This will not break you budget.

altrewin · 5 Jun 2013 at 14:39

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £107.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £73.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £43.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £797.71 (includes shipping : £23.20).

Or:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4570 3.20GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £161.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £89.99
1 x MSI B85-G43 Intel B85 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £66.95
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £52.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £43.99
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £795.24 (includes shipping : £17.85).

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I'd personally go for the first system and add an SSD at a later date due to the ability to overclock (I know you said you're not an overclocker, but it also adds to the resell value) and the fact it has an aftermarket cooler/better motherboard

Idleman · 5 Jun 2013 at 15:19

Besides the parts you have listed, do you need a case, dvd-rw or an OS?
Also a 750W Psu, is overkill for your needs. If you are looking at going xfire in the future, then a Z77/Z87 mATX board would be better. Have you chosen an mATX board for a reason, as you may have an mATX case for example.

weedkill · 5 Jun 2013 at 18:25

Doomedspeed said:
You may aswell go with haswell now.

The 4670(non k) or the 4570 would be perfect. You can also get H87 & B85 boards as non over clocking options.

This will not break you budget.

In plain terms what benefits will I actually see with going down the Haswell route rather than Ivy Bridge?

There was no particular reason for going for the mATX, my Dad runs a PC repair business on the side and that's predominantly what he recommends but hasn't had much experience with gaming pc's. I presume that fitting these gaming graphics cards is easier in a full ATX board?

Thanks for your help.

snitcher · 5 Jun 2013 at 18:39

the os will take quite a chunk.

Idleman · 5 Jun 2013 at 18:51

There was no particular reason for going for the mATX, my Dad runs a PC repair business on the side and that's predominantly what he recommends but hasn't had much experience with gaming pc's. I presume that fitting these gaming graphics cards is easier in a full ATX board?

If you are using a case that supports ATX mobos, then it is best to get one. An mATX with similar specs would be more expensive.

weedkill · 5 Jun 2013 at 20:19

Idleman said:
If you are using a case that supports ATX mobos, then it is best to get one. An mATX with similar specs would be more expensive.

The case hasn't been bought yet as I'm going to be building it new with my Dad so that isn't an issue I'll just make sure it supports ATX motherboards. Thanks for your help.

If anyone could explain the rational behind using Haswell rather than Ivy Bridge to me in terms of the benefits that I would see that would be great.

stulid · 5 Jun 2013 at 20:26

weedkill said:
If anyone could explain the rational behind using Haswell rather than Ivy Bridge to me in terms of the benefits that I would see that would be great.

Newer tech so potentially lasts longer.

Faster clock vs clock than Ivybridge.

Faster IGP (but still not as good as a AMD 5800K)

Better memory controller.

All SATAIII with a Z87 board.

TheGameNerd · 5 Jun 2013 at 23:21

snitcher said:
the os will take quite a chunk.

Agreed. Never disregard the OS in a build, as it can end up being a moderately expensive part of the build! Windows 7 is around £80 from the OC website, so keep that in mind. That is, if you don't already have the OS.