Help Please with <£1000 build

cjchalmers · 19 Oct 2012 at 17:43

Hi there ... could one of you fine gentlemen help spec up a gaming rig for under 1000 pounds...

I would like ...

250gb SSD (no storage drive for now)

SLI/Crossfire compatible for an easy upgrade in the future...

do not need any external devices

thanks in advance for any help i receive

Bacon? · 19 Oct 2012 at 17:47

You need an OS, monitor etc?

RJC · 19 Oct 2012 at 18:11

Hello and welcome

I have done a main spec below:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £96.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-04 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £999.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

MORE SPEED · 19 Oct 2012 at 18:13

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III OC V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £239.99
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 XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
2 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99 (£179.98)
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £962.40 (includes shipping : £13.75).

South890 · 19 Oct 2012 at 18:13

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Fire_fly · 19 Oct 2012 at 18:16

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX PE 2GD5/OC) £311.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £149.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G45 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £29.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £958.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Idleman · 19 Oct 2012 at 18:26

Fire_fly said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX PE 2GD5/OC) £311.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £149.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G45 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £29.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £958.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).

There is a bit of a debate, in another thread, as to whether or not that mobo is sli capable.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18451891

honosuseri · 19 Oct 2012 at 18:31

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX PE 2GD5/OC) £311.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
1 x Xigmatek Achilles II SD1284 CPU-Cooler - 120mm (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366 AMD AM2/AM3/FM1) £23.98
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-04 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,002.40 (includes shipping : £13.75).

If it has to be under 1K. Consider THIS shinobi with a window and 2 fans supplied, most of the other versions only come with the one fan. Note the 850W XFX PSU is cheaper than the 750W version......mad I know but hey ho

Fire_fly · 19 Oct 2012 at 18:36

Idleman said:
There is a bit of a debate, in another thread, as to whether or not that mobo is sli capable.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18451891

There is an SLI logo on the board, see the pic.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/popup_image.php?prodid=MB-201-MS&imgID=1&pID=9667&cat=c435433

stulid · 19 Oct 2012 at 18:39

Theres also a bit of small print,

Illustration may differ from the actual product specification

MORE SPEED · 19 Oct 2012 at 18:43

stulid said:
Theres also a bit of small print,

Illustration may differ from the actual product specification

It also happens to show the same picture on MSI's website.

EDIT: Which also happens to say,
The product picture may differ from the actual product.

Fire_fly · 19 Oct 2012 at 18:48

It says it supports SLI in the manual.

stulid · 19 Oct 2012 at 18:53

honosuseri said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX PE 2GD5/OC) £311.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
1 x Xigmatek Achilles II SD1284 CPU-Cooler - 120mm (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366 AMD AM2/AM3/FM1) £23.98
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-04 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,002.40 (includes shipping : £13.75).

If it has to be under 1K. Consider THIS shinobi with a window and 2 fans supplied, most of the other versions only come with the one fan. Note the 850W XFX PSU is cheaper than the 750W version......mad I know but hey ho

If you buy that then it's certainly SLI ready.