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kitkat9933

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Specced up a machine for my friend to build. Budget was around £2000, and below is what I came up with. Post criticism please. He doesn't need a mouse.

thanks,

James

**EDIT** UPDATED

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S27A850D 27" Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Professional PLS Monitor - Matte Black £569.99
2 x MSI HD 7970 OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £299.99 (£599.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x Silverstone Raven 2 Evo Midi Tower Case - Black (SST-RV02B-EW USB 3.0) £149.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) £149.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £149.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX850M High Performance 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020041-UK) £114.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £74.99
1 x Avexir MPower Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16001008G-2CM) £65.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3/FM1) £49.2
1 x Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard £47.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £2,289.70 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 
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errrm where to start...

You are £460 over your £2000 budget
That RAM is hideously expensive for what it is
There are better SSDs
There are better motherboards
The Bluray drive is OEM, and includes no play back software for films
There are much better cases on the market
You have not included an aftermarket heatsink to allow Overclocking.

There are more tweaks to be made depending on what you are using the system for.
 
The £2000 is a rough estimate he says he can go oever a bit.

He likes that hideous case for some reason so I need to stick with it.

He wants to be able to play games Maxed out, which is the main use of the system.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S27A850D 27" Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Professional PLS Monitor - Matte Black £569.99
1 x MSI HD 7970 OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 750W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (ST75F-P) £104.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £74.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/2011/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £52.99
1 x Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard £47.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
Total : £1,797.98 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 
Do NOT buy that horrible case.. You do NOT spend £2k on a spanking top-end PC and grab that case. Crap material, no cable management, no tool-less features, it has a top-mounted PSU; bottom is how it has been for years now, better airflow and weight distribution, etc.. Just, NO! Ahhhh... :eek:
 
8GB ram is sufficient for gaming and would save you over £100, there are better (and cheaper) SSDs and an I7 isn't really beneficial for gaming.

Don't feel the need to spend the money just for the sake of it.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £379.99
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UP4 TH Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £167.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £159.98
1 x Seasonic X-Series 850w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £149.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - GunMetal Black £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £74.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £52.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3/FM1) £49.2
1 x Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard £47.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
Total : £1,732.20 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 
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Fire_fly said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £379.99
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £299.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UP4 TH Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £167.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £159.98
1 x Seasonic X-Series 850w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £149.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - GunMetal Black £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £74.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £52.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3/FM1) £49.2
1 x Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard £47.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
Total : £1,547.21 (includes shipping : £20.10).

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I bet you thought

"yeah I outgunned stulid`s build by 200 pounds :eek:"

Then to realise that you forgot to include CPU :rolleyes:

Whats so special with that 7970 that its 80 quid more than usual?
 
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Updated on Main post but also here:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S27A850D 27" Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Professional PLS Monitor - Matte Black £569.99
2 x MSI HD 7970 OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £299.99 (£599.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) £149.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £149.99
1 x Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred (V3 with USB3.0) Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £119.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX850M High Performance 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020041-UK) £114.98
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (OEM) £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £74.99
1 x Avexir MPower Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16001008G-2CM) £65.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £55.98
1 x Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard £47.99
Total : £2,321.47 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 
Fire_fly said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £379.99
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UP4 TH Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £167.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £159.98
1 x Seasonic X-Series 850w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £149.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance C70 Midi Tower Gaming Case - GunMetal Black £109.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £74.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £52.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3/FM1) £49.2
1 x Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard £47.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
Total : £1,732.20 (includes shipping : £20.10).

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THIS!

Does your friend need an OS?
 
kitkat9933 said:
Updated on Main post but also here:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S27A850D 27" Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Professional PLS Monitor - Matte Black £569.99
2 x MSI HD 7970 OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £299.99 (£599.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) £149.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £149.99
1 x Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred (V3 with USB3.0) Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £119.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX850M High Performance 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020041-UK) £114.98
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (OEM) £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £74.99
1 x Avexir MPower Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16001008G-2CM) £65.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £55.98
1 x Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard £47.99
Total : £2,321.47 (includes shipping : £22.20).

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The case is ancient, there are better/newer cases available that offer better cable management/cooling options/space etc etc etc.

An Antec Kuhler 620 is never going to beat one of the air coolers above.

A retail Blu-Ray drive will include playback software.
 
I can give him playback software for free through my work so that isnt a problem. I have updated my list with the cooler as suggested. And the reason I went for this blue ray drive is because it is RW.
 
kitkat9933 said:
He doesn't need a mouse at all. Or an OS I can provide him with all software.
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I hope 2nd sentence has nothing to do with following words

Torrent
Pirate Bay
Windows 7/8 Activator

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kitkat9933 said:
I can give him playback software for free through my work so that isnt a problem. I have updated my list with the cooler as suggested. And the reason I went for this blue ray drive is because it is RW.
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Kit kat casually changes his post, to explain that it is all free through work :D
 
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Lazder said:
I hope 2nd part of this sentence has nothing to do with following words

Torrent
Pirate Bay
Windows 7/8 Activator


No, I work as a Network Manager and nearly all of our software is licensed for use for the business and also for giving to staff for home.
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kitkat9933 said:
Updated on Main post but also here:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S27A850D 27" Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Professional PLS Monitor - Matte Black £569.99
2 x MSI HD 7970 OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £299.99 (£599.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) £149.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £149.99
1 x Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred (V3 with USB3.0) Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £119.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX850M High Performance 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020041-UK) £114.98
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (OEM) £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £74.99
1 x Avexir MPower Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16001008G-2CM) £65.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £55.98
1 x Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard £47.99
Total : £2,321.47 (includes shipping : £22.20).

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I would strongly advise against that case. I have the Antec 900 and find that it lacks many of the features of modern high-end cases, a decent cable management system, tool-less drive installation ect.

I would also advise going for one of the coolers that Stulid or I speced, they perform better and are more reliable than that 620. (You will have to change the RAM to low profile stuff.)

I would recommend a Gigabyte motherboard as they have a UK based service center should anything go wrong.
 
I'm going to have one last go,


YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S27A850D 27" Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Professional PLS Monitor - Matte Black £569.99
1 x MSI HD 7970 OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £149.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £149.99
1 x Silverstone Raven 2 Evo Midi Tower Case - Black (SST-RV02B-EW USB 3.0) £149.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 750W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (ST75F-P) £104.99
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (OEM) £74.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £74.99
1 x Avexir MPower Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Quad Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-4CM) £71.99
1 x Silverstone Heligon SST-HE01 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AM2/AM3/FM1/FM2) £62.99
1 x Gigabyte Aivia K8100 Gaming Keyboard £47.99
Total : £1,969.50 (includes shipping : £22.20).




I included a four RAM kit to get this colour effect,

 
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