How does this spec grab you?

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YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI Z77A-GD65 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** With FREE GeIL Black Dragon 8GB Kit ** £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £85.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M High Performance 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020002-UK) £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £59.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £8.99
3 x Acousti Ultra-Soft Arrowhead Fan Mounts - 8 Pack £3.59 (£10.77)
Total : £963.14 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Using this BB code helper, hope it turns out well.

Spec was in and around £1000. Already got Windows 7. Would have liked a 1080p monitor but I've got an old Samdung 22" monitor I ordered about 5 years ago, it'll do till I get more funds!

I would like to add improved fans to the case/CPU cooler, for suggestions.

Anyone spot any improvements/places to save some money feel free to suggest them.

Thanks again, Alan.

 

[stulid]

A few changes,

SSD - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-146-SA&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427

Paste - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=TH-004-AR&groupid=701&catid=27&subcat=

Cooler - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-021-XG&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2354

 

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A few changes,

SSD - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-146-SA&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427

Paste - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=TH-004-AR&groupid=701&catid=27&subcat=

Cooler - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-021-XG&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2354

Care to explain?

Thought the Crucial SSD were the best? I'm quite out of touch with what's popular/the best for this kind of price bracket.

 

[stulid]

They were the best, but now their write speeds are lower than the competition and apparently the return rates are higher compared to the Samsung for example.

The paste is cheaper/not electrically conductive, yes I have used both - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18416534

The Xigmatek cooler is again that bit cheaper, can take two fans in push/pull.

 

[tamzzy]

i'd get the true spirit 120 rather than the tranquilo imo
its one of the best sub 35 quid coolers out there

 

[Randomface74]

by the balls

 

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They were the best, but now their write speeds are lower than the competition and apparently the return rates are higher compared to the Samsung for example.

The paste is cheaper/not electrically conductive, yes I have used both - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18416534

The Xigmatek cooler is again that bit cheaper, can take two fans in push/pull.

Appreciate the reply, interesting thinking Crucial were still the best. How things change!

i'd get the true spirit 120 rather than the tranquilo imo
its one of the best sub 35 quid coolers out there

I'll look into that, I HAD the Corsair H80 but decided against it in the end.

by the balls

 

[Grimley]

I would like to add improved fans to the case/CPU cooler, for suggestions.

Do you want them to be quiet or for cooling?

 

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Do you want them to be quiet or for cooling?

Don't really think anything these days can be as loud as what I'm sitting next to currently, so I'd say for cooling, don't mind some noise. Adjustable speeds would be fannytastic.

Basically to redo the whole case so.....2 inlet, 2 on CPU cooler for push-pull, 1 exhaust and maybe a 120mm or 140mm for the roof of the case.

Would be doing some mild CPU & GPU overclocking.