Final Spec Check

joemc · 17 Nov 2011 at 15:15

You are a great man!

*edit: would the Kuhler be much better? It looks pretty cool

stulid · 17 Nov 2011 at 15:23

Both black

you decide.

fowler002 · 17 Nov 2011 at 15:32

if you can live with a blue motherboard and without the bells and whitles of the asrock then I'd says drop it down to the gigabyte z68xp-ud3

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-368-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

or if not then what about black with some blue bit? go with msi offering with cashback offr if you buy by monday.

this will allow you to get the asus 570 directcuii if you don't plan on sli

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-250-AS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010 tho lacks bf3

and the corsair carbide case 400r, would have uggested the 500r but the black is out of stock.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-056-CS&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

joemc · 17 Nov 2011 at 15:49

I was looking at that 570, I don't plan on SLI'ing anytime soon. Infact, probably not for a couple of years. It'll only realistically be playing sort of BF3, WoW and a couple of other games my friends want me to get/waiting to download in steam.

Thinking about it, it's actually a bit stupid putting the inside of the top sort of on top of my priorities! I'd rather have much better performance than the same colours inside. The only thing I want really is a low red glow from the case that I can maybe turn off.

Isn't there a £124.99 MSI board that gets good reviews? edit: THIS

fowler002 · 17 Nov 2011 at 15:56

red fan? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-014-CM&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4

stulid · 17 Nov 2011 at 16:07

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-221-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=29

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-235-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=29

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II TOP 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with BattleField 3 & Batman: Arkham City PC game** £187.99
(£156.66) £187.99
(£156.66)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3-BK) £133.99
(£111.66) £133.99
(£111.66)
MSI Z68A-GD55-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £124.99
(£104.16) £124.99
(£104.16)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Sub Total : £684.09
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £139.32
Total : £835.91

£820 with free delivery.

fowler002 · 17 Nov 2011 at 16:15

was going to suggest the plus version of the orignal chiosen case but stulid beat me to it, I went away to get food

570 for £58 more if you can live without the free games, use the £21 cashback(well cheque) you get to getting bf3

stulid · 17 Nov 2011 at 16:18

That ASUS GTX570 is too big

the HAF912 has a maximum of 270mm, the card is 11.5" or 293mm long.

joemc · 17 Nov 2011 at 16:28

What sort of case am I looking at for a 570?

stulid · 17 Nov 2011 at 16:30

joemc said:
What sort of case am I looking at for a 570?

The shinobi fits it.

Or pick a different GTX570 (268mm) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-112-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010

joemc · 17 Nov 2011 at 16:42

Right, thanks all for the help. Ordering it tomorrow when this weeks pay is in.

May have a few little questions, but from the bits you have given, I should be able to decide

again thank you for your help.

Also, is the Next day guaranteed? I'm going to order some time tomorrow morning, think I'll get it all by Saturday?

fowler002 · 17 Nov 2011 at 16:43

but thats £15 more expensive

will the storm enforcer case fit it?

on and the spec list on the 912 plus says - VGA Card Size: Up to 39 cm

have to pay extra for saturday delivery, if you order by 4.30pm you'll get monday otherwise tuesday.

stulid · 17 Nov 2011 at 16:45

fowler002 said:
but thats £15 more expensive

will the storm enforcer case fit it?

on and the spec list on the 912 plus says - VGA Card Size: Up to 39 cm

The coolermaster website

- http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6674

VGA Card length :270.0mm

Never get your information from second hand sources, then you wont go speccing stuff that don't fit.

but thats £15 more expensive

Maybe, but being a reference deisgn it dumps all its heat out of the case, and MSI have a UK based RMA center which is useful with the 3 year warranty.

fowler002 · 17 Nov 2011 at 16:48

I don't check every little detail

get beaten by you/others enough typing and linking product page, would get 2 page worth replies if I go looking at manufaturer pages

go carbide 400r if it'll fit the gpu and you can live without the red in that case

joemc · 17 Nov 2011 at 16:49

fowler002 said:
but thats £15 more expensive

will the storm enforcer case fit it?

on and the spec list on the 912 plus says - VGA Card Size: Up to 39 cm

have to pay extra for saturday delivery, if you order by 4.30pm you'll get monday otherwise tuesday.

Do you happen to know how much extra Saturday delivery is?

fowler002 · 17 Nov 2011 at 16:49

no idea

stulid · 17 Nov 2011 at 16:53

joemc said:
Do you happen to know how much extra Saturday delivery is?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/delivery.php

DPD Next Day Parcel Saturday 1 days From £13.50

Remember to make sure you select "Saturday" delivery and not "next day" on a Friday

otherwise it comes Monday and not the next day (which would be Saturday)

joemc · 17 Nov 2011 at 18:10

I think I'm going to get:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II TOP 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with BattleField 3 & Batman: Arkham City PC game** £187.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £154.99
1 x MSI Z68A-GD55-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £124.99
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Cooler Master HAF 912 Case - Black £52.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £44.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £39.98
Total : £843.91 (includes shipping : FREE).

Is the Kuhler easy to install in to that case?

stulid · 17 Nov 2011 at 18:23

Simple fit, remove the rest fan (place this in roof) and attach the rad and fan to the rear

fowler002 · 17 Nov 2011 at 18:27

stulid said:
Simple fit, remove the rest fan (place this in roof) and attach the rad and fan to the rear

or could attach it to the 'front' of the radiator to improve the cooling, or is the exhaust fan on the case not good enough for that?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-064-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

shame they don't do those in the black, they have black in the 2133mhz version

yes 16gb is overkill but who can argue at those prices, I paid £108 for 2 kits of corsair vengence 8gb(2x 4gb) pc3-12800 1600mhz c8(yes I know c8 wouldn't see real life difference but got 1 set from here for £50 and the other from the rainforest for £58).