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smiley250f

smiley250f

smiley250f

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Hi I took a pre done of on (((((((( and changed it a bit if anyone cares to look and see if anything could do with improving and if you think a second graphics card would be useful or pointless many thanks!
 
Case: CoolerMaster HAF-X Full Tower Gaming Case W/ Side-panel Window 1x230mm Red LED Fan, 1x200mm Fans, 2xFront USB 3.0 Port [+2]
Freebies: None
Lights & Illumination: NZXT Sleeved LED KIT paired with a three step light sensitivity and on/off light function via PCI [+14] (BLUE COLOUR)
Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Maximum Case Cooling Fans for your selected case, and match the colour of the fans already in the case [+15]
Cyberpower Noise Reduction Technology: None
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-3820 Quad Core 3.60 GHz 10MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011 ***Overclockable XXX***
Overclocking Service: XXX Overclocking (CPU Extreme overclock: guaranteed min. 20%, max. 30%.)
Overclock Monitoring and Media Server Station or Overclocking Media Server Station: NONE
Cooling Fan: Cyberpower Advanced WaterCooling Large Kit (Including 360m Radiator, 750res Pump/Reservoir, Rosa CPU Block, High CFM Fans, Tubing, and Coolant) ***Overclockable XXX*** [+20] (Standard Colour Tubing)
Coolant for Cyberpower Advance WaterCooling Kits: High-Performance Non Conductive Coolant powered by Thermochill [+9] (UV Blue Colour)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 Chipset, 3-Way SLI / Crossfire supported, 4 Channel DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ 4 RAM slots, Dolby Home Theater 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III RAID, 4 Gen3 PCIe X16, 2 PCIe X1 & 1 PCI ***Overclockable XXX***
Internal USB/SATA Expansion Module: NONE
Memory: 16GB (4x4GB) PC12800 DDR3/1600mhz Quad Channel Memory (Kingston HyperX Blu w/Heat Spreader)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 4GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+144] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
Freebies: None
Dongles: NONE
Video Card 2: None, or On-Board Integrated Graphics
Video Card 3: None, or On-Board Integrated Graphics
Power Supply Upgrade: 850 Watts Power Supplies (Cyberpower 850watt High Performance Gaming Power Supply)
Hard Drive: 120GB Kingston HyperX 3K SATA III Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Single Drive)
Data Hard Drive: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM Hard Drive (Single Hard Drive) (Single Hard Drive)
Hard Drive Cooler: None
External Hard Drive (USB 3.0/2.0/eSATA): None
USB Flash Drive: None
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8X Blu-Ray Combo Player (please select the Blue Ray software in the Software section)
Optical Drive 2: NONE
Sound: Asus Xonar DG 5.1 Channels PCI Xonar DG Sound Card [+18]
3D Vision Glasses: NONE
LCD Monitor: 27" TFT Active Matrix LCD Display [+205] (Asus 27" VE278Q, 2ms, Full HD, D-Sub, DVI, HDMI, Display Port, Int Speakers, Black LED Monitor)
2nd Monitor: NONE
3rd Monitor: NONE
Speakers: NONE
Headset: None
Gaming Gear: None
Tablet: None
Network: ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT -- As standard on all PCs
Keyboard: NONE
Mouse: NONE
Mouse Pad: None
Extra Thermal Display: NZXT SENTRY LX Touch Screen Dual Bay High Performance Fan Control, Clock and Temperature Display, Black [+46]
Wireless 802.11N Network Card: PCI-E Wireless 802.11n 300Mbps Network Interface Card [+17]
External Wireless Network Adapter: NONE
Wireless 802.11B/G/N Access Point: None
Bluetooth: None
Flash Media Reader/Writer: None
Video Camera: None
Cables: None
Power Surge Protection: None
IEEE 1394 Card: NONE
USB Port: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
Ultra Care Option: None
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)
Media Center Remote & TV Tuner: None
Software: McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2013 OEM [+8]
Freebies: None
Games: None
Fast Track Service: NONE
Insurance: NONE
Warranty Service: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3 Year Labour, 1 Year Parts, 1 Month Collect and Return plus Life-Time Technical Support
Home Installation Service: NONE
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Hello and welcome :)

Please remove the link and name before a mod sees ;)

Just give component details.
 
:)

What is the main system use, I assume looking at the spec your into gaming?

Have you looked here for systems.
 
Sorry for the lack of info yes you are correct it's main purpose would be for gaming how ever I would use it for some general Internet browsing and word processing, I have only just come across this forum, I was also looking into building the computer my self if it works out the same price or cheaper however I havent built a computer since I made one with my dad in like 2001 and that was just a basic work station. Thanks
 
Are you able to advise on a budget as well and I'm sure someone could knock you up a rig from OCUK?.

For gaming you'll only need an I5 as opposed to I7 which will save you money.
 
Well the total cost of this build inc vat was £2100 so something around that mark I don't mind spending a little bit more but no more than £2500. I didn't have the option for an i5 on the website I changed it on t was originally a i7 six core but I thought that was silly. Thanks
 
The reason you didn't have an i5 option was because you were on a socket 2011 build (extreme i7 CPU only)

The i5 3570k is great for gaming, and a stunning Overclocker too..

£2500 is a nice healthy budget, do you need montior, keyboard, mouse?

Would you prefer one big monitor or 3 smaller ones? :)
 
Doomedspeed, do you reckon an i5 3570k + Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 and then something like Crossfired 7850/7950's?

I'm at work so can't do a basket :(
 
First off thanks for the replys I see what your saying, I have a razer naga mouse and a keyboard that are fine however I do need a monitor and I am currently looking into the best ones, I was currently looking at a 27". I have my old computer linked up to a 50" tv in my room but I will be moving that downstairs and want the new computer in my room and frankly the 50" is to big....
 
You've got adecent budget there so getting a capable machine wont be difficult and could probably be done for half the price. A few questions...

Single screen or 3 monitors? IPS or TN monitors?

Any interesst in 3D gaming?

Any preference as to NVIDIA or AMD.

Single video card or more?

Do you need an OS?

As Doomedspeed says, and i5-3570K is a solid starting point.
 
unless you get like 3 really good monitors, spending £1500-£1700 should be more than enough.

a £2500 machine and a £1500 machine will most likely last the same amount of time due to new tech outsourcing componants etc.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x DGM IPS-2701WPH 27" LED Widescreen Professional Monitor - Black £359.99
2 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £311.99 (£623.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £149.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £143.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 750W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (ST75F-P) £104.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £71.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
2 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £23.99 (£47.98)
1 x Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition Low Noise High Airflow - Dual Pack £19.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,908.47 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 
Thank you once again for your posts, at the moment I am yet to look at 3d gaming maybe in the future. Thanks you for your help doom, after looking through the components you have suggested, I only have one question, maybe a stupid one... I cant see a sound card, and after looking at the motherboard it says; VIA VT2021 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel w/ Support for S/PDIF Out. I'm assuming this means it supports a 7.1 surround sound card and isnt intergrated? Forgive my igonarance, its been a while since I have looked at building a computer.... this is a sound card i was looking at, http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SC-001-AS&tool=3
 
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smiley250f said:
Thank you once again for your posts, at the moment I am yet to look at 3d gaming maybe in the future. Thanks you for your help doom, after looking through the components you have suggested, I only have one question, maybe a stupid one... I cant see a sound card, and after looking at the motherboard it says; VIA VT2021 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel w/ Support for S/PDIF Out. I'm assuming this means it supports a 7.1 surround sound card and isnt intergrated? Forgive my igonarance, its been a while since I have looked at building a computer....
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The Sound card is integrated and supports up-to 7.1 surround sound.
 
Doomedspeed said:
Yeah, no need to the onboard sound on Motherboards nowadays are great. Unless your doing music production a sound card isn't really needed. :)
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Told you it's been a while since I did this sort of thing when I looked before the general consensus was that all motherboard intergrated sound and grpahics cards where crap :cool:
 
Appriciate all the help, best get my self some mags and have a good read round on here and get my self back upto date. Just one last question in the future if I decide to over clock will it be relatively easy to add water cooling to this system?
 
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