Final thoughts before ordering on monday

thenameDS · 5 Jan 2013 at 16:47

Just want some opinions and if I should make any changes to the build. Went with 16GB Ram just cause I don't intend to upgrade for a while now and the two different colours is just for looks

Is there a need of buying any extra fans? Also should I let the system run for a few days do some testing and gaming before overclocking the cpu? Was thinking of just leaving it at 4.2ghz don't think I need to OC much more for now.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III OC V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with SIX FREE PC GAMES £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 2.5" 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3A-B) £85.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £78.98
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / LGA2011/ AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £76.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8) £49.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £49.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps High-Gain Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN822N) £17.99
Total : £1,069.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Or take the H80i out and replace with this, but then I would have to look for some low-profile ram cause I'm guessing the heatsink on the RAM would hit the fan.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III OC V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with SIX FREE PC GAMES £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 2.5" 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3A-B) £85.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £78.98
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £53.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8) £49.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £49.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps High-Gain Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN822N) £17.99
Total : £1,046.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

zakblood · 5 Jan 2013 at 16:54

thb either, it's a judgement call, will make a great gaming rig / system.

might be less noise with water, but then again mine silent and overclocked with air wit ha different fan setup.

before you pick your card, read this

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18475225

and then this,

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18475615

Sliver · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:00

I'd go with your first option. The H80i is a great cooler. You'll appreciate the asthetics and space it saves in your rig, giving you easy access to your RAM without the ball ache of removing an obese air cooler and then reseating with paste etc. :cool:

honosuseri · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:07

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £94.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775 / LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM2+ / AM3+) £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £78.98
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £69.95
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
Total : £1,013.92 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Mini-itx to be a little different perhaps?

thenameDS · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:08

zakblood said:
thb either, it's a judgement call, will make a great gaming rig / system.

might be less noise with water, but then again mine silent and overclocked with air wit ha different fan setup.

before you pick your card, read this

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18475225

and then this,

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18475615

The 7870 does seem good value and performs well! Don't think it comes with the free games though? Although it won't make much of a difference for me since I've played all those games on xbox and only looking forward to trying Far Cry 3 on the pc.

Sliver said:
I'd go with your first option. The H80i is a great cooler. You'll appreciate the asthetics and space it saves in your rig, giving you easy access to your RAM without the ball ache of removing an obese air cooler and then reseating with paste etc.

Exactly what my thought was, the case will look much more tidy cause it saves a lot of space and since it's not as big the airflow inside the case would also improve a little I'm guessing.

honosuseri · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:13

That tall RAM isn't going to fit under the Mount Doom cooler fella

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £94.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £78.98
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £53.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £46.98
2 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99 (£71.98)
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN881ND) £16.99
Total : £975.83 (includes shipping : £12.50).

stulid · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:17

honosuseri said:
That tall RAM isn't going to fit under the Mount Doom cooler fella

thenameDS said:
Or take the H80i out and replace with this, but then I would have to look for some low-profile ram cause I'm guessing the heatsink on the RAM would hit the fan.

I think he knows

thenameDS · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:17

honosuseri said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £249.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £94.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775 / LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM2+ / AM3+) £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £78.98
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £69.95
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
Total : £1,013.92 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Mini-itx to be a little different perhaps?

I do like the look of a small case, but think I'll stick with a full build for now. Thanks

honosuseri said:
That tall RAM isn't going to fit under the Mount Doom cooler fella

Yea guess thats another advantage of getting the H80i but if I did go for the air cooler I would get some low profile ram.

honosuseri · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:21

stulid said:
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I think he knows

Guessing isn't knowing dude

thenameDS said:
I do like the look of a small case, but think I'll stick with a full build for now. Thanks

I edited in a build with a midi-tower case. That Shinobi is on offer but only comes with one fan, you can add more to the spec obviously

stulid · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:22

honosuseri said:
Guessing isn't knowing dude

He knows

stulid · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:23

thenameDS said:
I do like the look of a small case, but think I'll stick with a full build for now. Thanks
.

My take,

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III OC V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with SIX FREE PC GAMES £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x NZXT Hale82 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £99.98
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £94.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £78.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £53.99
2 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99 (£71.98)
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps High-Gain Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN822N) £17.99
Total : £1,050.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

The PSU has the power for Crossfire should you wish to add a second GFX card later on.

The SSD is a quick one.

Uncle Petey · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:25

Actually, it does fit.
The problem is that he'd have to raise the front fan slightly, which could interefere with case clearance if it's tight.

honosuseri · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:26

stulid said:
My take,

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III OC V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with SIX FREE PC GAMES £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x NZXT Hale82 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £99.98
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £94.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £78.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £53.99
2 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99 (£71.98)
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps High-Gain Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN822N) £17.99
Total : £1,050.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

The PSU has the power for Crossfire should you wish to add a second GFX card later on.

The SSD is a quick one.

That's nice, welcome back Stulid btw. THIS PSU maybe for a little more juice and it's silver rated perhaps?

Look forward to seeing what he settles on

thenameDS · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:35

You guys are making me think now with those other options, guess I still have tonight and tomorrow before I order to make the final decision.

Is the SSD you guys using better than the Force Series 3? Also would the Seasonic 550w be enough for my build, don't think I will have two gpu's for a long while.

stulid · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:38

thenameDS said:
Is the SSD you guys using better than the Force Series 3? Also would the Seasonic 550w be enough for my build, don't think I will have two gpu's for a long while.

Seasonic are regarded as being the best PSU's on the market, it does have plenty of power for a single GFX card setup.

I've seen a few reviews of that Plextor SSD, it is certainly fast.

Bacon? · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:42

Just to add what Stulid said the Seasonic PSU's come with the entire warranty done by OcUK. This to me is a huge difference if something goes wrong as it takes onyl a few days rather than weeks to sort out

The 650W Seasonic G series has 650W (54) amps on its 12V rail. Which I think is enough for x-fire but could be wrong.

thenameDS · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:46

stulid said:
Seasonic are regarded as being the best PSU's on the market, it does have plenty of power for a single GFX card setup.

I've seen a few reviews of that Plextor SSD, it is certainly fast.

Good stuff I'll stick with the seasonic and when the day comes to have two cards I will put it on ebay and get the 750 version. Already going overbudget a little so will stick with this one for now.

I'll research that SSD now then

thenameDS · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:50

Bacon? said:
Just to add what Stulid said the Seasonic PSU's come with the entire warranty done by OcUK. This to me is a huge difference if something goes wrong as it takes onyl a few days rather than weeks to sort out

The 650W Seasonic G series has 650W (54) amps on its 12V rail. Which I think is enough for x-fire but could be wrong.

So ditch the H80i, Corsair SSD and the Corsair ram and go for the Mount Doom Cooler, Plextor SSD and Kingston HyperX? Will consider all these opinions and builds

Uncle Petey · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:51

Sounds good to me

Bacon? · 5 Jan 2013 at 17:52

I'm biast towards the K2 and I dont even own one

Just think its looks beautiful lol. Defientley get the 1600mhz RAM and I havent seen any reviews of the Plexor personally but trust Stulid that it is better than the similarly priced 830/840.