Is this build any good?

BenjiW1991 · 19 Feb 2013 at 09:26

POST HAS SINCE BEEN UPDATED - DECIDED

I'm looking at building this;

Processor; Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor £177.99 (EB)

Board; Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H Socket 1155 VGA DVI HDMI 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard £79.43 (EB)

Graphics Card; **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.95 (OC)

HDD; **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache £45 (OC)

Power Supply;XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98 (OC)

RAM; Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel £35.99 (OC)

Case; Casecom K5-9388 Black Case £31.13 (EB)

Cooler; Arctic Freezer I30 Co Intel Cpu Cooler £34.00 (EB)

Drive; Liteon Ihas124 24x Dvd±rw (dual ±r)/ram Sata Drive £13.16 (EB)

stulid · 19 Feb 2013 at 09:31

Replace the Asus board for the Gigabyte Z77-D3H.

Its the best budget board.

Bacon? · 19 Feb 2013 at 09:36

Get the K edition CPU too. Whats your budget for this build?

Doomedspeed · 19 Feb 2013 at 09:43

Get the 7850 rather than the 7770. Even if its the 1gb version, its newly twice as good as the 7770. Only about £20 more

BenjiW1991 · 19 Feb 2013 at 10:50

I want to try keep it as close to £600 as possible, so with the processor change and board change, it's still within budget! Is the 7850 worth it? Where I'm getting it from, it's nearly £60 extra!

Thinking about it, I'm going to need a cooler to go with this also aren't I? Would this one be any good? http://www.******.com/253477-arctic...md-socket-heatpipe-cooling-fan-ucaco-fz130-bl

That's where I'm getting it from also

snips86x · 19 Feb 2013 at 10:52

BenjiW1991 said:
I want to try keep it as close to £600 as possible, so with the processor change and board change, it's still within budget! Is the 7850 worth it? Where I'm getting it from, it's nearly £60 extra!

Thinking about it, I'm going to need a cooler to go with this also aren't I? Can anyone recommend one?
It's this one.. http://www.******.com/349029-intel-...b-cache-retail-boxed-processor-bx80637i53570k

That's where I'm getting it from also

You could look at the grade-b 7850? I think it's only about £129.

BenjiW1991 · 19 Feb 2013 at 10:55

Have you got a link?

Also, why does it put stars where the company name should be in the link?

BenjiW1991 · 19 Feb 2013 at 11:01

I've since updated the first post with the new items you guys have suggested and prices!

Have I missed things like cables or will the board etc come with those that I need?

snips86x · 19 Feb 2013 at 11:08

BenjiW1991 said:
Have you got a link?

Also, why does it put stars where the company name should be in the link?

Because you cannot link to competitors!

BenjiW1991 said:
I've since updated the first post with the new items you guys have suggested and prices!

Have I missed things like cables or will the board etc come with those that I need?

If you are not buying Grade-B, it'll come with everything you need.

Have you looked at this at all:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-307-GI&groupid=595&catid=683&subcat=

Regarding your comment above about buying elsewhere, did you know, that by the end of March if you can get your post count to 100, you'll get free shipping?

TrojanWhore · 19 Feb 2013 at 11:11

BenjiW1991 said:
why does it put stars where the company name should be in the link?

you're not allowed to link to competitors on here

edit: ....beaten to it!

BenjiW1991 · 19 Feb 2013 at 11:11

Not seen that, it still takes it out of my budget though. Am I going to notice a huge difference in quality or is the one I've chosen still a good card?

BenjiW1991 · 19 Feb 2013 at 11:12

TrojanWhore said:
you're not allowed to link to competitors on here

Ah ok.. new here... didn't know that haha

snips86x · 19 Feb 2013 at 11:14

BenjiW1991 said:
Not seen that, it still takes it out of my budget though. Am I going to notice a huge difference in quality or is the one I've chosen still a good card?

I believe the 7850 is twice as fast as the 7770.

Something like this...

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.98
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
Total : £613.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

BenjiW1991 · 19 Feb 2013 at 11:18

snips86x said:
Regarding your comment above about buying elsewhere, did you know, that by the end of March if you can get your post count to 100, you'll get free shipping?

I didn't no... however it's free shipping where I plan to get it from. The other attraction was the finance option with the chosen company...

snips86x said:
I believe the 7850 is twice as fast as the 7770.

Right... Ok... I've added that seeing as it's worth it!!

Now, am I missing anything? I already have an OS..

Total now sits at £590, so just inside my budget!!

snips86x said:
Something like this...

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.98
1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
Total : £613.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Only just seen your post update! That looks really nice, just realised I'm missing a dvd r/w drive. Can I use any SATA compatible one?

Doomedspeed · 19 Feb 2013 at 12:09

Yes you can use any SATA DVD drive.

Snips, that CPU is to high (by 2mm)..

BenjiW1991 · 19 Feb 2013 at 12:11

Doomedspeed said:
Yes you can use any SATA DVD drive.

Snips, that CPU is to high (by 2mm)..

2mm?! oh! Erm, would the one I chose be ok?

Doomedspeed · 19 Feb 2013 at 12:31

BenjiW1991 said:
2mm?! oh! Erm, would the one I chose be ok?

Yes, though personally id go for one of these (not linked as they are out of stock):

Matterhorn Pure
Artic freezer i30

If you want one that's in stock: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-002-BQ

BenjiW1991 · 19 Feb 2013 at 12:38

Doomedspeed said:
Yes, though personally id go for one of these (not linked as they are out of stock):

Matterhorn Pure
Artic freezer i30

If you want one that's in stock: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-002-BQ

I've found an i30 in stock, so will go for that!

Cheers for all your help!

My task now is to sell my Macbook Pro, shouldn't be too hard! followed by my xbox, which combined with the bit of money I have aside, should pay for all of this!!

Gibbo3771 · 19 Feb 2013 at 13:53

Don't really need a 700 watt PSU, may as well take it down to a 550-650 and spend a good £70 for a decent modular one.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-018-SS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2383

Can never go wrong with Seasonic and unless you are planning to SLI in the future, this PSU is future proof since new tech is getting more energy efficient.

However an XFX equavilent only costs £55 but like I said, Seasonic is awesome.

Doomedspeed · 19 Feb 2013 at 15:04

Gibbo3771 said:
Don't really need a 700 watt PSU, may as well take it down to a 550-650 and spend a good £70 for a decent modular one.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-018-SS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2383

Can never go wrong with Seasonic and unless you are planning to SLI in the future, this PSU is future proof since new tech is getting more energy efficient.

However an XFX equavilent only costs £55 but like I said, Seasonic is awesome.

Good news. Xfx psu's are made by seasonic..