Graphics card downgrade

[newbieclocker]

Hey guys,

Here's some specs I have made up;

Ivybridge Ready Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 Socket 1155 Motherboard
Corsair HX 650W Professional Gold 80PLUS® Power Supply
Intel Core i5 3570K,1155, Ivy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 5 GT/s DMI, 650MHz GPU, 6MB Smart Cache, 34x Ratio, 77W, Retail
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Jet Black, PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.50V
256GB Samsung 830 Series Slim 7mm SSD Basic Kit, SATA III, Read 520MB/s, Write 400MB/s
4GB Asus GTX 670 DirectCU II, 28nm, PCIe 3.0, 6008MHz GDDR5, GPU 915MHz, Boost 980MHz, Cores 1344, DP/DL-DVI/HDMI
Pioneer BDR-207DBK Blu-ray & DVDRW Writer 5.25" SATA
CM Storm Stryker White Full Tower Gaming Case Cooler Master
Corsair H100
Avermedia C985 Live Gamer HD
Sharkoon 1000 "Golf Ball" Quiet 19 dB(A) Case Fan - 36.7 CFM - The Best of the Best x4

Total: £1,416.65

The only problem is is that it is very expensive as I require a build of £1200 by march next year so unless the prices really go down something needs to go.

I think that my graphics card is too expensive for me as it can run crysis 2 on two screens max settings fine when I will only be using one for the same thing.

So basically I require a suggestion about you guys on what components to get bearing in mind I won't need a hard drive or windows.

Thanks.

 

[MORE SPEED]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX PE 2GD5/OC) £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £143.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £108.98
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020038-UK) £64.98
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £62.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £56.39
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £1,032.79 (includes shipping : £13.75).




Plus the capture card. Choose a case which you like as well.

 

[Doomedspeed]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX PE 2GD5/OC) £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £143.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £108.98
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020038-UK) £64.98
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £62.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £56.39
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £1,032.79 (includes shipping : £13.75).




Plus the capture card. Choose a case which you like as well.

+1

Great spec. Only thing i would do is get a slight bigger PSU so you definatly SLI later on: This will be perfect:

YOUR BASKET
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £79.99
Total : £90.49 (includes shipping : £8.75).



Not modular but that case is so spacious you won't notice.

 

[Mei]

Hey guys,

Here's some specs I have made up;

Ivybridge Ready Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 Socket 1155 Motherboard
Corsair HX 650W Professional Gold 80PLUS® Power Supply
Intel Core i5 3570K,1155, Ivy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 5 GT/s DMI, 650MHz GPU, 6MB Smart Cache, 34x Ratio, 77W, Retail
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Jet Black, PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.50V
256GB Samsung 830 Series Slim 7mm SSD Basic Kit, SATA III, Read 520MB/s, Write 400MB/s
4GB Asus GTX 670 DirectCU II, 28nm, PCIe 3.0, 6008MHz GDDR5, GPU 915MHz, Boost 980MHz, Cores 1344, DP/DL-DVI/HDMI
Pioneer BDR-207DBK Blu-ray & DVDRW Writer 5.25" SATA
CM Storm Stryker White Full Tower Gaming Case Cooler Master
Corsair H100
Avermedia C985 Live Gamer HD
Sharkoon 1000 "Golf Ball" Quiet 19 dB(A) Case Fan - 36.7 CFM - The Best of the Best x4

Total: £1,416.65

The only problem is is that it is very expensive as I require a build of £1200 by march next year so unless the prices really go down something needs to go.

I think that my graphics card is too expensive for me as it can run crysis 2 on two screens max settings fine when I will only be using one for the same thing.

So basically I require a suggestion about you guys on what components to get bearing in mind I won't need a hard drive or windows.

Thanks.

you will have new ati cards and intel cpus out by then
so prices will fall for the same performance
670 4gb is overpriced, nice card but overpriced

 

[newbieclocker]

So how many fans can I put on that heatsink?

I heard that large heatsinks can damage your CPU.

 

[Doomedspeed]

So how many fans can I put on that heatsink?

I heard that large heatsinks can damage your CPU.

it can take 3 fans.

They can but only if not secured correctly. As long as you install it right you shouldn't have a problem.