Checking Compatibility

[sirshady88]

Hello Guys,

I am building a PC and I wanted to know if these are all compatible with each other. I have checked but I wanted it to be double checked. Thanks =)

I will be also getting an Optical Drive but I don't think that matters and all of them are compatible and also Windows 7.

So if you could reply and tell me if they are then thanks =)

 

[Akagi]

They are compatible yes, however in your position I would spend less on the RAM and more on the motherboard. The performance gain of 2400MHz RAM over say, 1600MHz RAM is surprisingly not very much at all (unless you are a benchmarking fanatic).

That motherboard on the other hand is of a far lower quality when compared with the rest of the build.

You may also want to consider getting an aftermarket CPU cooler as the Intel K series chips are designed for overclocking, and if you have no need for hyperthreading you may want to consider dropping to the 3570K to save money as well.

 

[sirshady88]

They are compatible yes, however in your position I would spend less on the RAM and more on the motherboard. The performance gain of 2400MHz RAM over say, 1600MHz RAM is surprisingly not very much at all (unless you are a benchmarking fanatic).

That motherboard on the other hand is of a far lower quality when compared with the rest of the build.

You may also want to consider getting an aftermarket CPU cooler as the Intel K series chips are designed for overclocking, and if you have no need for hyperthreading you may want to consider dropping to the 3570K to save money as well.

Okay thanks I'm quite new at this so your advice has been helpful!

 

[lee32uk]

Is this gonna be just a gaming rig ?

 

[LukieBoy007]

If the PC is mainly used for gaming, then there is no need for an i7 or 16GB of RAM. I'd use this case instead of that one:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-056-ZA

 

[sirshady88]

Is this gonna be just a gaming rig ?

If the PC is mainly used for gaming, then there is no need for an i7 or 16GB of RAM. I'd use this case instead of that one:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-056-ZA

No I will be recording games for YouTube and livestreaming which uses a lot of CPU

Also that case Looks Awesome =D

 

[LukieBoy007]

Ah ok, the i7 and 16GB of RAM will be better then. The case I linked is basically a beefed up one of the original.

 

[lee32uk]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 WindForce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX16C10B1BK2/16X) £59.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £49.99
1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800) £27.98
Total : £927.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Changed a few things around and saved you about £8

The Gigabyte GPU has a UK RMA, and is slightly faster out of the box
The Z77X-D3H board will allow for better sli if you wish to do that in the future
The plextor SSD has a 5 year warranty as opposed to a 3 year with the corsair.
The power supply is made by Seasonic (One of the best)
The Ram is cheaper and you only really need 1600MHz
Changed the case to the USB 3.0 version as suggested by Lukieboy.

 

[sirshady88]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 WindForce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX16C10B1BK2/16X) £59.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £49.99
1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800) £27.98
Total : £927.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Changed a few things around and saved you about £8

The Gigabyte GPU has a UK RMA, and is slightly faster out of the box
The Z77X-D3H board will allow for better sli if you wish to do that in the future
The plextor SSD has a 5 year warranty as opposed to a 3 year with the corsair.
The power supply is made by Seasonic (One of the best)
The Ram is cheaper and you only really need 1600MHz
Changed the case to the USB 3.0 version as suggested by Lukieboy.

Wow that is awesome. The GPU is way cheaper. Also I was trying to find a better Motherboard so thanks for that too!

 

[Akagi]

I did a build with the Z77X-D3H a few weeks ago, really great looking board, plenty of features as well! But just one word of warning, if you plan on adding an Asus Xonar sound card at any point in the future, you *may* have to update the BIOS. That was my experience at least.

 

[sirshady88]

I did a build with the Z77X-D3H a few weeks ago, really great looking board, plenty of features as well! But just one word of warning, if you plan on adding an Asus Xonar sound card at any point in the future, you *may* have to update the BIOS. That was my experience at least.

Okay. Thank you for the advice! =)