First Time build - £1200

Trent10182

Trent10182

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Hello, this will be my first build, I am not sure about all the parts I need to get, so I am asking for help on this forum.

The main use of my computer is gaming and I would like to run high end games such as Battlefield 3 and The Witcher 2 on full graphics. The pc will also be used for college work.

My budget is £1200, I do no require a mouse, keyboard or screen, but I do need windows 7. Can someone please give me a spec that I could buy and build.
 
Hi and welcome.


Heres a spec,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Palit GeForce GTX 670 Jetstream 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £309.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Gold 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (ST75F-G) £109.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £64.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £31.79
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,156.10 (includes shipping : £13.75).




• Fully modular Gold rated PSU
• Fast SSD for the OS and as many games as you can cram on it, HDD for the rest.
 
Thanks for the spec, would you recommend getting a screen with a lower resolution than 1920x1200?

edit: Also what would be better about the Windforce version?
 
Trent10182 said:
Thanks for the spec, would you recommend getting a screen with a lower resolution than 1920x1200?

edit: Also what would be better about the Windforce version?
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Well a screen with a resolution of 1920X1080 is the most common used and what most of the 24" are.

The Gigabyte Windforce has a fancy cooler.

But so does the Palit I specced, it also has a a matching Black PCB.
 
£1,185

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Ok, Ill take a look at the two cards and decide which one I like the most.

Would you recommend any screens to go with, up to about £200?
 
Trent10182 said:
Ok, Ill take a look at the two cards and decide which one I like the most.

Would you recommend any screens to go with, up to about £200?
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IPS panel (awesome contrast and colours) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-055-DE&groupid=17&catid=1425&subcat=

Or - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-063-BQ&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=

Or push the boat out a bit - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-052-DE&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=
 
OO just found how to do this lol

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £323.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £145.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3/FM1) £74.98
1 x OCZ ZT 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £64.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £29.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,184.87 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
i have a samsung 120hz monitor and its amazing tbh.

make sure its at least 1080 but tbh i belive most on the OCUK website are good ones.
 
stulid said:
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The PSU is under specced if he wanted to add another card in SLI mode.
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its not i have 2 * 570's in sli and my reccommended is only 700W.

670's have less power usgae than my 570's if you want to be safe go for this instead .

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £323.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £145.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x OCZ ZT 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3/FM1) £74.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £64.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £29.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,204.87 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
I think ill go for the safer one and also get a retail CPU, as I might go for SLI sometime in the near future, and I don't mind spending a little bit more
 
passey89 said:
its not i have 2 * 570's in sli and my reccommended is only 700W.

670's have less power usgae than my 570's if you want to be safe go for this instead .
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It is.

Then you must be running the cards close to the rated maximum of your PSU if doing anything stressful, not ideal;)
 
another variation of the same ;p


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £323.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £99.95
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020003-UK) £94.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Fractal Design Arc Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £64.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £31.79
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £1,187.15 (includes shipping : £13.75).



monitor-wise, i'd say this is your safest bet:


YOUR BASKET
1 x IIyama Prolite E2473HDS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £159.95
Total : £171.95 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 
passey89 said:
nope under 90% load it uses 650W 700 recommended so I have a 750W.

670 should use a bit less.
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Guru3D say to use a 750Watt minimum for SLI GTX570 - http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-570-sli-review/13

GeForce GTX 570 in 2-way SLI
A second card requires you to add another ~225 Watts. You need a 750+ Watt power supply unit if you use it in a high-end system (800+ to a KiloWatt is recommended if you plan on any overclocking).
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And 700watt minimum for GTX670;)

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-670-2-and-3way-sli-review/4

GeForce GTX 670 2x SLI - On your average system the cards require you to have a 700 Watt power supply unit as minimum.
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So I suggest the OP take this correct advice onboard:)
 
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