custom build pc help
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I dont know about that, he might struggle without a motherboard
Well don't i feel an idiot. So should Zakk (even more so)
Personally, I think it is very pointless to get a 3770K when the 3820 is near as damnit the same price, and is on a socket which isnt going to be replaced in the next few months 
And you don't need to feel like an idiot, neither does he really I've done it before
Unless... Maybe I should feel like an idiot too
And you don't need to feel like an idiot, neither does he really
I've done it before Unless... Maybe I should feel like an idiot too
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I have decided to get the Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail. will this work with this motherboard, Intel® Desktop Board DZ77RE-75K Extreme Series and is this case compatible with that motherboard, Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Windowed Case - Black
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Yes to all those questions..
Question to you though, why that motherboard? It's pricey..
You'd be much better off getting a Asus or Gigabyte board.
For your proposed usage you could get away with spending far far less on a PC and still have it do everything you want it to extremely well. If you spend £1500 on a PC it would be capable of running all of the most demanding games out there (such as Crysis 3, Metro 2033, Far Cry 3 and so on) on very high settings indeed. If you have no intention of playing such games, or even working with programs like those found in the Adobe Creative Suite to create and edit large and complex files, it would be wasted money really. Especially when you take into consideration how quickly the value of PC parts decrease.
Something like this would do everything you need, and it wouldn't hang about while doing it either:
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Asus F2A55-M AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £67.99
1 x Asus BC-12B1ST BluRay-Rom / DVD-RW Drive OEM £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £59.99
1 x Adata XPG Xtreme v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C10 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U2133XC4G10-2X) £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x Xigmatek Helios XTK231 Mini Tower Case - Black £24.98
Total : £578.46 (includes shipping : £10.50).
It is also worth noting that the above system will still be capable of running most mainstream titles on respectable settings, and it will even allow for you to play the highly demanding games I mentioned earlier, just on lower settings.
You will be able to max out games like The Sims 3 without any worries whatsoever, and you will most likely do so with insane frame rates, well into triple figures.
If you want to ignore me and spend two or three times too much on a system that you won't utilise effectively, be my guest, it's your money
I've said my bit, now i'm off
i really like this build +1