finally going to order some swag

michael83 · 9 Oct 2012 at 17:31

stulid · 9 Oct 2012 at 17:38

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £59.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £53.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £41.99
1 x Saitek Cyborg R.A.T. 3 3500 DPI Gaming Mouse £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Dark Knight SD-1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/1156/1155/775 and AMD FM1/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £31.20
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps High-Gain Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN822N) £17.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £958.03 (includes shipping : £12.50).

GTX670 is faster than a GTX580 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/598?vs=517

If you can afford the GTX670 instead, then its worth it.

trickynickyuk · 9 Oct 2012 at 17:38

i would look at the

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-017-KF&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2294

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-304-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673

they both have better performance one is hd 7950 and other gtx670

trickynickyuk · 9 Oct 2012 at 17:39

stulid same idea with the GFX like

michael83 · 9 Oct 2012 at 17:42

i got second hand 580 mate

stulid · 9 Oct 2012 at 17:46

michael83 said:
i got second hand 580 mate

It's still a very fast card.

michael83 · 9 Oct 2012 at 17:47

do you no much about norton ghost?

stulid · 9 Oct 2012 at 17:48

michael83 said:
do you no much about norton ghost?

I don't, sorry.

trickynickyuk · 9 Oct 2012 at 17:50

if it is anything like any other norton program it will fill it with **** i dont like norton

michael83 · 9 Oct 2012 at 17:52

yeah i remember trying to delete there anti virus once, its easier to buy a new laptop

stulid · 9 Oct 2012 at 17:55

Made a little booboo with the RAM choice.

This has lower timings so is technically better - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-094-KS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

michael83 · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:04

yeah i was just suprised 8gb was 24 quid lol, i seen you changed the water cooler but max cpu fan for me case was 155mm its pretty limited but it looks good the antec one

stulid · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:11

Well the Zalman has a side window so you can see the goodies inside, has four fans fitted out of the box, a temperature display and thermal probe, theres also a simple fan controller fitted.

The Antec case has an issue,

http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=704923&fid=4&lan=us

Maximum graphics card length: 10.5" (266 mm)

MSI GTX580 lightening,

http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N580GTX-Lightning.html#?div=Specification

Card Dimension(mm) 305x127x45mm

michael83 · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:19

stock cooler on it or reference even is 10.5 inches i beleive?

stulid · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:19

Actually the Zalman Z9 says it can only take a 290mm card.

http://www.zalman.com/global/product/Product_Read.php?Idx=493

stulid · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:20

michael83 said:
stock cooler on it or reference even is 10.5 inches i beleive?

305mm (the card length) is 12".

Thats from the MSI website.

michael83 · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:21

apart from the front look of the zalman it is a really good case

stulid · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:25

michael83 said:
apart from the front look of the zalman it is a really good case

Aye, but it's also apparently not big enough inside for the GFX card.

This one - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-019-BX&groupid=2362&catid=1850&subcat=

http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/shinobi#support

Q: What is the maximum clearance for VGA cards on Shinobi?
PCI-Slots to HDD-Cage: 325mm

Does have the room.

michael83 · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:27

the card im gettings not msi, its the only one on over clockers so i could put a link on, i googled a reference 580 and it says its 10.5 inches, inverted coooler on it and blows it out the back of the case

stulid · 9 Oct 2012 at 18:30

michael83 said:
the card im gettings not msi, its the only one on over clockers so i could put a link on, i googled a reference 580 and it says its 10.5 inches, inverted coooler on it and blows it out the back of the case

Ah, well at least double check the manufacturer website for the cards actual dimensions.

At least I did check