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Wazz-1

Wazz-1

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Hi I'm looking to build a new pc with a budget of £1200ish
Never built one from scratch before only upgrades.
Will be used for gaming, general use and maybe cad, also needs to be future proof for a few years. My old pc drank a cup of tea and didn't like it!!
I still have monitor, keyboard, mouse so just looking for the tower, I don't want a huge thing or too flashy, just a mid tower with a bit of class.
Here's what I thought just not sure if it's all working together-
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.98


Asus Crosshair V Formula AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £191.99


AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8120 Black Edition 3.10Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £167.99


OCZ ZX Series 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £149.99

Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £145.99


Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium - Retail (GFC-00025) £124.99


Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £89.99


Corsair Force Series 3 60GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F60GB3A-BK) £82.99


LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (OEM) £69.98


Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM2+/AM3+) £64.98


G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-17000CL9D-4GBXL)

All help and advice welcome
 
all I can say is NO NO NO NO, throw the the spec sheet out the window and start again.

bulldozer out sandybridhe in, the i2500k even with half the cores wipes the floor with the 8150 let alone the 8120

cpu http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-358-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1859

mb http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-188-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990 (£125 after cash back)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-060-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517 no need for the 2133mhz ram, 1600mhz is more than enough as you wouldn't see any real life performance difference

the his 6950 is now £250, the £200 was weekend only. get http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-042-HS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752 instead

you don't need 1kw psu even for xfire unless going tri-/quad xfire-x, 750/850w will be more than enough

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-054-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-019-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-028-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-027-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-009-LA&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-010-LA&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-001-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-000-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

save £45 and get the oem win7 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-127-MS

with the £45 saved from the os get the 120gb

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-021-CS

the crucial m4 128gb is the one of choice but is £150

blue-ray you want retail due to no softeware in the oem unless you have a blue ray playing software licence already.

hard disk if you can salvage the old sata disk from your current pc can use the £90 elsewhere or pocket it.

msi cashback offer details http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18338613

even if the cpu is more expensive the mb is cheaper(more so with the cash back) so it works out around the same cost asus crosshair(£192) + fx-8 8120(£168) = £360, i2600k(£240) + z68a-g65 g3(£150) = £390 - £25 = £365 you could go for the z68a-g55 g3(£125) + i2600k(£240) = £365 - £21 = £344
 
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Thanks guys I shall revise my spec as you can see I'm not to clued up on this
I have a bit of time as I have yet to settle my claim with the insurance.
 
how does this look

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7-2600 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £234.98

Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II TOP 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with BattleField 3 & Batman: Arkham City PC game** £193.99
(
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98

OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-120G) £127.99
(£106.66) £127.99
(£106.66)
XFX 850W Black Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £122.99
(£102.49) £122.99
(£102.49)
Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black £92.99
(£77.49) £92.99
(£77.49)
Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) £84.98

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
(
LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98

G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £41.99
 
What about:


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £251.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £149.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £92.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £45.59
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x LG GH24NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,177.45 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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I like the MSI Z68A-GD65-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard [Z68A-GD65 (G3)]
As it seems more Future proof am I right?
 
May have to re think my budget due to insurance pi#**g me about, offered me a acer off the shelf for £300,then a custom build for £500, then £640, now £780 still not goin to settle as my old system I paid £1000 for so going to hangon in there for the full whack fingers crossed!!
 
Thinking of going with this , just wish the ripjaws were in blue
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £254.99

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X PLUS Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with Battlefield 3, Dirt 3 & Deus Ex PC Games** £229.99
(£191.66) £229.99
(£191.66)
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £154.99

MSI Z68A-GD65-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £149.98

Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850HXUK) £139.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99

Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM2+/AM3+) £74.99

G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £49.99

Samsung SH-S222AL/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Beige/Black/Silver) - Retail £20.99

Sub Total : £963.25
Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £194.75
Total : £1,168.50
 
Spec looks good, I'd agree with fowler002 though - this week the 2700k OEM is actually cheaper.

Also, Wazz-1 if you enable trust I have something with might be useful to you!
 
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