Help spec my new build

[volt9291]

I am selling my old rig and want to buy my new one next month(anything new coming out I should wait for?), I have £750 to spend but I need everything apart from: Os, Keyboard, Mouse, SSD and Monitor. Basically everything in the spec I have come up with so far(tho it is over budget)

What do you think of that?
Is it all compatible?
Good bank for buck?
Could i get it down to the £750?

Just a few more points that may help you help me, I like the case as i have an antec 300 and this looks like a newer/better version so please keep this in, I want to overclock (but i am no pro) and also would like to keep a WD HDD as i have always used them and never let me down yet! unless you give me a good reason to change!

 

[stulid]

Two things stand out for me.

• A Samsung F3 dive is cheaper/faster.
• If you selected a Coolermaster case then you get £20 off by using the voucher code CMdouble.
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18347004

 

[volt9291]

thanks for the reply, I will have a look at some of the cases, tho i think i have my heart set on the one in my spec. Is everything else ok? the ram? i know nothing about ram!

 

[stulid]

Ram is perfect.

Everything else is fine, a HAF912 looks similar to that Corsair (kind of).

 

[beejjacobs]

thanks for the reply, I will have a look at some of the cases, tho i think i have my heart set on the one in my spec. Is everything else ok? the ram? i know nothing about ram!

yeah it's all good. That RAM is only on offer until tomorrow morning I believe. But then lots of other things may be on offer by then...
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18367186

 

[volt9291]

Made a few changes to the spec due to this weeks offers and wanting to get nearer to my £750.

Will this mobo still be ok/can i still overclock with it and what are the main differences?
The ram any good?

 

[stulid]

That board is still great, will get you to around 4.5GHz combined with the Gelid cooler.

It doesnt support SLI, it does support Crossfire but at 16X/4X for the two slots, better boards such as the £100 UD3 support SLI/Crossfire at an equal 8X/8X

If a single card setup is all you want (the PSU is ok for one but not two cards anyway) then its fine

http://www.kitguru.net/components/m...-z68ap-d3-z68-review-bargain-buy-of-the-year/
http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/gigabyte_ga_z68ap_d3_review,1.html
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc...herboards/gigabyte-ga-z68ap-d3-1026263/review
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2011/10/11/gigabyte-ga-z68ap-d3-review/1

• The RAM is great.
• Get a F3 HDD or a Barracuda.

 

[w1llyg]

Yes you can OC with that mobo.

I would get the OEM i5 though if your buying an aftermarket cooler. Saves you £12

 

[volt9291]

is the gfx card too much as i will be gaming at 1680x1050 on a 22" dell, should i save myself £56 and get the 1Gb version?

 

[stulid]

is the gfx card too much as i will be gaming at 1680x1050 on a 22" dell, should i save myself £56 and get the 1Gb version?

It is overkill.

 

[volt9291]

OK, I am down to this now. Anything else I should change?

 

[stulid]

Thats quite a saving.

 

[w1llyg]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
1 x OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £83.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £78.00
1 x Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £62.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £17.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £769.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Build includes 1920x1080 monitor.
£732 with the free shipping & £20 off if you type in cmdouble in the vouchers section.

 

[alwyn]

Try to get an SSD in there as well, huge difference IMO.

 

[volt9291]

I already have a Crucial M4 128GB SSD

 

[volt9291]

OK, I am hoping to order this week and just want to sort some last min questions I have.

This is the spec so far :

Using the code cmdouble I will get £20 off making final price of £719

I have decided to keep the 2gig Gpu for if I get a new monitor at a later date.
I have decided to go for the better motherboard but this there any real point in this?

Which ram is best, the one in the spec or this? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-299-CS

 

[sehcure]

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Deus Ex PC Game £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £62.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Bitfenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £39.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.99
1 x Zalman CNPS10X-Performa CPU Cooler (Socket AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 / 939 / 754 / Intel 1366 / 1156 / 1155 / 775) £24.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £17.99
Total : £691.38 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 

[volt9291]

Thanks for the spec Sehcure, I want to have a nvidia card tho. What are your reasons for the other changes?

 

[Ary101]

Everything seems fine =]

 

[volt9291]

what ram should I use?