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Ive put aside £500 to upgrade my current cpu + mobo and treat myself to a SSD. Ive had a browse around some posts made by others and have come up with this:

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail
Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G213C1K)
Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW)

Can anyone think of any improvements? My system is mainly used for gaming but i do dabble in some photoshop.

One thing i was unsure of is that i have 2 ATI 6950 in xfire, i believe the mobo selected supports x8 x8, would this be a problem?

And is 128gb SSD enough to support the OS and some game installations or would it be better to save for a higher capacity?

Thanks in advance.
 
 
Thanks, as the ssd is out of stock ill hold off getting that for now.

Could you recommend a CPU cooler? And is there a notable difference between the i5 and i7 in gaming?
 
Subliminal Aura said:
And you can tell from first hand experience ? The Ballistix are really **** quality these days. I used to use them exclusively, not any more.

As for recommending an 830 over an 840 pro lets just not go there.
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He didn't need to pay extra for 2133Mhz. 1600Mhz is fine.

Samsung SSDs overall are better, whether you prefer 830 or 840 is upto you, I am going from customer feedback and benchmark tests between the two.
 
TBH I don't get why people focus on the transfer speeds of SSDs at the end of the day if you've got a decent SSD in real life usage, you're not going to notice the difference. So I would have chosen the 830 256GB over the 840 yes as 128GB does fill up quickly.....

Unless the OP can spend £200 so he can get the 256GB 840 PRO :D
 
Just about to order, would like one final bit of input. What are peoples thoughts on the Kingston HyperX Genesis over the Crucial Ballistix. Ive seen the HyperX recommended a lot in peoples builds and the onsite reviews of them are very positive. They are currently the same price and have the same speeds/timings, is there any reason to choose one over the other?
 
Well the Kingston's have received 25 OcUK customer reviews, virtually (if not all) of which gave them 5 stars, which is as good a recommendation as any!

Good luck with the build! :)
 
Check if they can do 1600 @1.5V

I've had a pair of HyperX Genesis grey that had 1.65V in the XMP for 1600 :mad:

Newer revisions may be better, the same goes with the Ballistix - They may both be better than the revisions I had last year
 
Subliminal Aura said:
Check if they can do 1600 @1.5V

I've had a pair of HyperX Genesis grey that had 1.65V in the XMP for 1600 :mad:

Newer revisions may be better, the same goes with the Ballistix - They may both be better than the revisions I had last year
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I'm running 16gb of the Kingston Grey at 1600mhz and required timings with the voltage at 1.55v
 
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