First PC Build

tlddchmkb · 23 Jul 2012 at 17:47

I'm building myself a PC for the first time and would appreciate it if you guys could look at the specs and confirm that all the components are indeed compatible.

It's for gaming and any recommendations/improvements are welcome. My budget is about £900.

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz £179.99

Gigabyte Z77M-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £86.99

EVGA GeForce GTX 560 SC 1024MB £139.99

Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 £99.95

Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s £89.99

OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £89.99

CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £69.98

Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply £56.99

OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter £12.98

Total: £841.85

Also, is there any extra wires or anything I need to build this or are the components the only requirement? I don't need an OS.

Mei · 23 Jul 2012 at 17:51

its all compatible but id get urself a cooler
16gb is prolly overkill
n not sure about the gfx card

honosuseri · 23 Jul 2012 at 17:52

You don't need 16GB of RAM for gaming. Much better idea to get an aftermarket heatsink for overclocking. The 560 GPU isn't great either to be honest

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme4 M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £101.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £85.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £69.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £33.59
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.98
Total : £892.97 (includes shipping : £13.75).

You'll get plenty of suggestions, so I'll let others comment and we can work to find something you personally like

tamzzy · 23 Jul 2012 at 17:53

right on budget! ;p

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX-PM2D2GD5/OC) £287.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £65.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £33.59
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.98
Total : £897.97 (includes shipping : £13.75).

better mobo than the z77m-d3h, waaaaay better gpu
do you really need 16gb ram? 8 is sufficient for gaming
dropped the hdd to 1gb due to costs
sammy 830 is as fast as the vertex 3 (maybe faster, cant remember exactly)
dropped psu to 550w, cheaper, and 600w is not really needed anyway, too much for 1 card, too little for 2 cards (gpu)

Aston998 · 23 Jul 2012 at 17:57

its all compatible Why 16GB Ram? plus have you looked at the 560TI. I have that Graphic card, and its AMAZING!

tamzzy · 23 Jul 2012 at 17:58

Aston998 said:
its all compatible Why 16GB Ram? plus have you looked at the 560TI. I have that Graphic card, and its AMAZING!

why get a 560ti when you can get a 670 for the budget? o.0

honosuseri · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:00

tamzzy said:
right on budget! ;p

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX-PM2D2GD5/OC) £287.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £65.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £33.59
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.98
Total : £897.97 (includes shipping : £13.75).

better mobo than the z77m-d3h, waaaaay better gpu
do you really need 16gb ram? 8 is sufficient for gaming
dropped the hdd to 1gb due to costs
sammy 830 is as fast as the vertex 3 (maybe faster, cant remember exactly)
dropped psu to 550w, cheaper, and 600w is not really needed anyway, too much for 1 card, too little for 2 cards (gpu)

I hate to be "that guy" but that's a mish mash of parts. Seeing as the CM is red LED and has a window all that blue looks a bit naff to me.....just my opinion.

Aston998 · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:01

560TI is a good card for the money tho! but the 670 is better.

tamzzy · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:03

honosuseri said:
I hate to be "that guy" but that's a mish mash of parts. Seeing as the CM is red LED and has a window all that blue looks a bit naff to me.....just my opinion.

that is why...i hate windowed cases...lol
but seeing as op also went with a gb mobo, he should be fine with it? no? =x

tlddchmkb · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:15

I don't really care how the window looks, just the parts inside.
I had 16GB of RAM to reduce render times when using SDKs. This isn't too important though, as I can use my Universities computer labs for that instead and this is primarily for gaming anyway.

honosuseri · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:16

tamzzy said:
that is why...i hate windowed cases...lol
but seeing as op also went with a gb mobo, he should be fine with it? no? =x

You take things too personally Tam. We are all allowed an opinion bud. You can slate me for using a 600W PSU but atleast it was modular (there is a slightly cheaper OCZ 550W modular PSU). This does help a lot in midi tower cases, when we hear back from the OP we can adjust things to suit his needs/style.

tamzzy · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:18

nono, lol. im just saying that we'd have to consider colour matching etc in a windowed case, too lazy for that lol

Mei · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:24

i feel like trolling on tam too

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX-PM2D2GD5/OC) £287.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77M-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £86.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
1 x Silverstone Precision PS07 Midi-Tower Case - White (SST-PS07W) £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £65.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £32.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x FOXCONN NetDVD External DVD-Writer - White £19.99
Total : £907.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

dam wot made me over budget

tamzzy · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:29

at least troll me with a decent spec! lol

/troll

;p

Mei · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:34

i dont think that gelid a good overclocker
i wanted to put this cooler in instead hehe

YOUR BASKET
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14CS CPU Cooler - Silver (Socket Intel 775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AMD Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3/FM1) £61.99
Total : £71.89 (includes shipping : £8.25).

tamzzy · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:35

go for the big daddy instead ;p
get the silver arrow sb-e!

anyway, the gelid tranquillo is really irrelevant, the true spirit 120 is waaaay better, and cheaper!

Mei · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:38

good point!
and leave the side of the case off bcos it dont fit...

honosuseri · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:41

Another option maybe

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £65.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £44.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £33.59
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.98
Total : £927.48 (includes shipping : £12.50).

This 670 is preoverclocked and has a better cooler than the cheaper reference designs

Mei · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:48

u went over budget!
i like that psu better tho

my white build was best...with the phanteks
was only 100pounds over budget and ud only have to clean it every hr
but for the 1st hour u own it...would look nice

Indy500 · 23 Jul 2012 at 18:57

That cooler is ridiculous

Mei's spec looks good but swap the Foxconn for an internal DVD-RW (Samsung or Liteon) and a case that's ATX (I'm sure Silverstone have a decent one at the same price as the HTPC option).