Gaming Build

fendR · 19 Sep 2012 at 20:05

Donating my current rig to my brother.

Is this build compatible?

Can the PSU handle xfire and a huge amount of overclocking.

Is the case big enough?

Cooler good enough for overclocking?

Don't need any more HDD have loads in the house now

If there's anything missing, please let me know.

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI HD 7970 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £379.99
(£316.66) £379.99
(£316.66)
Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
(£224.99) £269.99
(£224.99)
Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9) £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Corsair Neutron Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CSSD-N120GB3-BK) £86.99
(£72.49) £86.99
(£72.49)
Akasa Venom 750w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £74.99
(£62.49) £74.99
(£62.49)
LiteOn IHES112-115 Internal 12x SATA Blu-ray Bulk Combo - Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Aerocool X-Warrior Devil Red Edition Case - Red £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Akasa AK-CC4008HP01 Venom Voodoo CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3 £42.59
(£35.49) £42.59
(£35.49)
Sub Total : £999.58
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 : £202.42
Total : £1,214.50

CinderzFTW · 19 Sep 2012 at 20:46

change the cooler to the arctic i30... much better and cheaper cooler and the case.. spend a little more on something like the HAF if you can that has better airflow in it

fendR · 19 Sep 2012 at 21:13

Picked up that cooler, Don't really want a HAF. I want a change, my old system has that case. Any other suggestions?

CinderzFTW · 19 Sep 2012 at 21:24

the shinobi is a good case, i have one and its great

corsair carbine cases are good

antec ONE is the best budget case on the market mind

tjlld · 19 Sep 2012 at 21:27

Are you doing video editing as well as gaming?
If not I would save some money by getting an i5 and 8GB of RAM. In gaming you won't notice the difference. I would save any left over money, so you can go SLI sooner.
I would maybe get a cheaper 7970. Maybe the gigabyte windforce 3x?
Yes a 750W should be enough with a overclock, but you might want to go for a 850W one for £10 more if you are worried.

stulid · 19 Sep 2012 at 21:31

En sure you get the low-profile Vengeance RAM as this will clear under a large heatsink+fan.

Swap the PSU for something with a proven review history.

fendR · 19 Sep 2012 at 22:04

I'll be doing video editing, video streaming, photo shopping. Bit of everything.

I went for the 7970 lightening because I believe it is a very good overlclocker.

Thanks for letting me know about the low profile RAM. Would never of thought of that.

Went for the Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two (V3) Case and the XFX Pro 850W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply.

Just waiting on Stulids seal of approval

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI HD 7970 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £379.99
(£316.66) £379.99
(£316.66)
Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
(£224.99) £269.99
(£224.99)
Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two (V3) Ultimate Gaming Case (with USB3.0 Support) - Black £86.99
(£72.49) £86.99
(£72.49)
Corsair Neutron Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CSSD-N120GB3-BK) £86.99
(£72.49) £86.99
(£72.49)
XFX Pro 850W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £71.99
(£59.99) £71.99
(£59.99)
LiteOn IHES112-115 Internal 12x SATA Blu-ray Bulk Combo - Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Arctic Cooling Freezer i30 Intel Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1155/1156) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Sub Total : £1,021.58
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £207.07
Total : £1,242.40

stulid · 19 Sep 2012 at 22:07

Mei · 19 Sep 2012 at 22:09

stulid said:
Hate to say it, but,

The case is older than the big bang, it really does show its age.

haha

i agree too

fendR · 19 Sep 2012 at 22:21

Thank you for your replies, at the end of the day it's a lot of money and just want to make sure I'm buying the correct parts.

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI HD 7970 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £379.99
(£316.66) £379.99
(£316.66)
Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
(£224.99) £269.99
(£224.99)
Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black £99.95
(£83.29) £99.95
(£83.29)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020003-UK) £94.99
(£79.16) £94.99
(£79.16)
Corsair Neutron Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CSSD-N120GB3-BK) £86.99
(£72.49) £86.99
(£72.49)
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £71.99
(£59.99) £71.99
(£59.99)
LiteOn IHES112-115 Internal 12x SATA Blu-ray Bulk Combo - Black £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Arctic Cooling Freezer i30 Intel Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1155/1156) £32.99
(£27.49) £32.99
(£27.49)
Sub Total : £1,040.72
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £210.89
Total : £1,265.36

Mei · 19 Sep 2012 at 22:30

fendR said:
Thank you for your replies, at the end of the day it's a lot of money and just want to make sure I'm buying the correct parts.

hell yeh, take ur time, we all do when building our own pc on here
ive spent months on cases before ><

stulid · 19 Sep 2012 at 22:34

Nice looking build, the only thing Im not 100% sure about is how good the cooler is compared to,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-037-AL
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-036-CM

fendR · 19 Sep 2012 at 22:45

Went for the Cooler Master Cooler.

Thanks everyone, order has been placed.

stulid · 19 Sep 2012 at 22:48

Enjoy mate, that motherboard is a stunner.