critique my build!

Nodiggidy123 · 9 Sep 2012 at 23:20

Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £214.99 1 £214.99
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £154.16 1 £154.16
Samsung S23A550H 23" Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Monitor - Glossy Black £99.99 1 £99.99
Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £90.82 1 £90.82
OCZ ZS Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £60.82 1 £60.82
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £49.99 1 £49.99
Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) (CWCH60) £49.99 1 £49.99
Antec 302 Three Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £39.99 1 £39.99
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1333C9) £33.29 1 £33.29
OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G) £24.99 1 £24.99
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.66 1 £11.66
Sub Total : £830.69
FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day) Shipping : FREE
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £166.14
Total: £996.83

any good? any compatiilty issues?

also if someone tells me how to copy and pastewih links ill put it up like that.

dacads · 9 Sep 2012 at 23:30

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18371076

I would avoid that SSD and get a better one at a later date unless your willing to splash out now

Also go with the S23B550V which is available with £40 cashback:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-183-SA

Idleman · 9 Sep 2012 at 23:58

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £257.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £108.98
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £83.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
1 x Antec 302 Three Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £47.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £46.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.19
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,027.03 (includes shipping : £12.50).

tjlld · 10 Sep 2012 at 00:37

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £257.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £108.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-128G) £88.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ / ST1000DM005) £67.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £48.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.19
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,040.79 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Advantages:
SSD has 5 year warranty
Modular PSU with 5 year warranty
1TB HDD with 3 year warranty(If you only need 500GB then go with the toshiba.)
Better CPU cooler
Case has more fans(4), fan controller and temp sensor, but its personal preference really.

Nodiggidy123 · 10 Sep 2012 at 06:40

tjlld said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £257.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £108.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-128G) £88.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ / ST1000DM005) £67.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £48.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.19
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,040.79 (includes shipping : £13.75).

Advantages:
SSD has 5 year warranty
Modular PSU with 5 year warranty
1TB HDD with 3 year warranty(If you only need 500GB then go with the toshiba.)
Better CPU cooler
Case has more fans(4), fan controller and temp sensor, but its personal preference really.

one more thing i should add is id like the rig to be a small as practically posible.

i previously had a antec 1200 and it was massive.

tamzzy · 10 Sep 2012 at 07:23

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7950 X-Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung S23B550V 23" Widescreen LED MHL Monitor - Black **BTS £40 CASHBACK** £143.99
1 x ASRock Z77E-ITX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £123.98
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £83.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £59.99
1 x Zalman CNPS20LQ CPU Liquid Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1155/1156/1366/AMD FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £54.98
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,068.86 (includes shipping : FREE).

mITX build
1029 quid after 40 quid cashback

Nodiggidy123 · 10 Sep 2012 at 08:45

tamzzy said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7950 X-Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung S23B550V 23" Widescreen LED MHL Monitor - Black **BTS £40 CASHBACK** £143.99
1 x ASRock Z77E-ITX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £123.98
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £83.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £59.99
1 x Zalman CNPS20LQ CPU Liquid Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1155/1156/1366/AMD FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £54.98
1 x OcUK Value 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £26.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,068.86 (includes shipping : FREE).

mITX build
1029 quid after 40 quid cashback

Would it be poss to get a 4-4.5 GHz oc from a mitx board?

tamzzy · 10 Sep 2012 at 20:25

no problem.

dacads · 10 Sep 2012 at 20:47

If you're spending over 1k might as well go with some quality RAM

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-133-GL&tool=4

tamzzy · 10 Sep 2012 at 22:17

actually ocuk value ram isnt really 'value' at all. its just whatever is overstocked at that point in time from what i've heard. you may get some geil ram etc, all for that 'value' price you pay. and besides, not much separating 'good' ram from 'bad' ram, performance wise anyway