Gaming rig spec check

dannywaugh1 · 26 Jan 2013 at 23:37

Hey guys my cousin looking to build(me build) gaming rig with also editing on a small scale.

Here is what we have got so far all comments welcome.

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC V4 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **ALL WHITE** £399.98
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £164.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX 760W '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020045-UK) £149.99
2 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £129.95 (£259.90)
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £87.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / LGA2011/ AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £76.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £73.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI316G186C0K) £71.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £64.99
1 x Logitech G105 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-003450) £32.99
1 x Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse (910-002489) £29.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 230mm Fan - All White £16.99
2 x Akasa AK-CB057 Premium 2m HDMI Cable - Black (AK-CB057V2) £5.99 (£11.98)
Total : £1,648.42 (includes shipping : £14.75).

lee32uk · 27 Jan 2013 at 00:05

I dont think there is a huge difference between the 670 and 680 in terms of performance. The Seasonic is a better psu imo and cheaper too. I don't think you will need 750W for a single card setup, and the board doesnt support sli anyway. You could probably even go lower than 650W.

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £279.95
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 256GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5P) £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
2 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £129.95 (£259.90)
1 x Seasonic X-Series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £114.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £87.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / LGA2011/ AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £76.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £73.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI316G186C0K) £71.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £64.99
1 x Logitech G105 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-003450) £32.99
1 x Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse (910-002489) £29.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
1 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 230mm Fan - All White £16.99
2 x Akasa AK-CB057 Premium 2m HDMI Cable - Black (AK-CB057V2) £5.99 (£11.98)
Total : £1,484.68 (includes shipping : FREE).

tamzzy · 27 Jan 2013 at 10:19

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £305.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
2 x Dell UltraSharp U2312HM 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Midnight Grey £161.99 (£323.98)
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Desktop and Notebook Kit - (MZ-7TD250KW) £159.98
1 x ASRock Z77E-ITX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £123.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £99.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £73.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £71.99
1 x Qpad MK-50 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - UK Layout - Black Switches £64.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £64.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H55 Quiet Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011 / 1366 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM3 / FM1) £52.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £23.99
1 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 230mm Fan - All White £16.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
2 x Akasa AK-CB057 Premium 2m HDMI Cable - Black (AK-CB057V2) £5.99 (£11.98)
Total : £1,580.81 (includes shipping : FREE).

chose the gtx 670 over the 680 since paying over 100 quid more for a 5% increase in performance is quite well...crazy
better monitors, albeit 23 inch rather than 23.6 inch
sammy 840 is faster than the m4
better mobo for overclocking (yes, it still has wifi)
smaller wattage psu and also smaller dimensions (150mm) cuz fitting a 160mm psu in a prodigy is a pita, doable, but its a squeeze (i own a prodigy)
would have preferred to spec the silverstone 500w but they're out of stock at ocuk atm
bigger 3tb hdd
mechanical keyboard > g105
g400 > g300
h55 got some good reviews over at anandtech

dannywaugh1 · 27 Jan 2013 at 11:05

thanks for the spec guys, I will pass these on for him to look and decide.

illuz · 27 Jan 2013 at 11:12

Go for the Windforce/DCII/FTW Sig 2 version of the 670, I'd swap out the corsair cooler for air cooling in all honestly. Apart from that it's a nice system !

dannywaugh1 · 28 Jan 2013 at 14:21

illuz said:
Go for the Windforce/DCII/FTW Sig 2 version of the 670, I'd swap out the corsair cooler for air cooling in all honestly. Apart from that it's a nice system !

do you mean gigabyte?

lee32uk · 28 Jan 2013 at 14:45

dannywaugh1 said:
do you mean gigabyte?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £335.99
Total : £346.79 (includes shipping : £9.00).

Smoogels · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:12

lee32uk said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £335.99
Total : £346.79 (includes shipping : £9.00).

Yeah the Gigabyte one seems best IMO. Great cooling and a UK RMA centre should anything go wrong.

dannywaugh1 · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:14

Smoogels said:
Yeah the Gigabyte one seems best IMO. Great cooling and a UK RMA centre should anything go wrong.

I didn't see that card seems like a no brainier in terms of speed and UK rma to me.

Thanks

dannywaugh1 · 29 Jan 2013 at 11:15

Been talking about the spec and have changed a couple things for him.

cpu changed to i7 3770k
2TB western digital drive and
2x Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO or go for the Intel 330 Series 120GB

will the 650w power supply be ok?

lee32uk · 29 Jan 2013 at 12:20

dannywaugh1 said:
Been talking about the spec and have changed a couple things for him.

cpu changed to i7 3770k
2TB western digital drive and
2x Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO or go for the Intel 330 Series 120GB

will the 650w power supply be ok?

The Plextor M5 Pro is cheaper than the Samsung 840 Pro and just as good.
A 650W PSU will be fine as you can only run 1 graphics card anyway. The Silverstone below will run the system fine. You would only need 750W+ if you were planning on running 2 cards.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 600W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST60F-P) £84.98
Total : £184.93 (includes shipping : FREE).