Is it worth it?

FPS_McDuck · 28 May 2013 at 15:00

I have already had help specifying a build for a pc I want to build, My question is, is the intel i7 3770k processor worth it? The system itself is not just for gaming, I also want a powerful pc that I can overclock with a friends help (he has experience building pc's). Anyway i have a budget of £950 my build is slightly over but that's okay just wanting to know if I would be better off getting a i5 3570k instead

FPS_McDuck · 28 May 2013 at 15:02

Here is a better basket layout. haha just realised how to do it.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £269.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 650Ti BOOST SC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW) £113.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £103.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £69.95
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Corsair H60 Performance Intel Liquid Cooling Solution (Socket 1155 / 1150 / 1156 / 1366) £39.95
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.59
1 x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £9.98
1 x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £9.98
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £956.42 (includes shipping : £11.75).

FPS_McDuck · 28 May 2013 at 15:13

okay, I would prefer the pc to be mini ITX as i have limited room to put it in. plus i really like the look of the bitfenix prodigy case but I will look around see if there is any bigger cases i like. Yeah I suppose i would be better to wait for haswell and what GFX card would you guys suggest? could squeeze it up to about £180 for one

FPS_McDuck · 28 May 2013 at 15:30

Okay, I have found a case, the BitFenix Shinobi USB 3.0 gaming case- Black.

FPS_McDuck · 28 May 2013 at 15:54

okay will have a look

FPS_McDuck · 28 May 2013 at 15:55

so wish i had the budget to get a corsair graphite 600t midi tower case, love those things! May swap cases after a while maybe this time next year or so.

FPS_McDuck · 28 May 2013 at 15:59

Build so far. Not sure if the PSU will be enough

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £269.99
1 x Asus HD 7850 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD128BW) £113.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Pro4 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £97.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Corsair H60 Performance Intel Liquid Cooling Solution (Socket 1155 / 1150 / 1156 / 1366) £39.95
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.59
1 x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £9.98
1 x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £9.98
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £12.95
Total : £961.37 (includes shipping : £12.50).

FPS_McDuck · 28 May 2013 at 16:41

maybe this Motherboard?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-097-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

FPS_McDuck · 28 May 2013 at 16:41

wait just seen its micro ATX my bad