IvyBridge Built

bulldog147 · 13 Jan 2013 at 11:46

My friend want me to built his pc as he only want a very quieter pc medium windows case and quieter power supply with ivybridge and gigabyte board. He not interesting on overclocked - only on stock speed. He already got high end graphic card Geforce GTX 460 and Solid State. He only want to spend no more than £700. Are these specs look ok ?

Here is the quick setup:

snips86x · 13 Jan 2013 at 11:51

Could make it cheaper:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Windowed Gaming Tower Case - Black £69.98
1 x XFX Pro Series 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £51.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX16C9T3K2/8X) £35.99
1 x Samsung SH-118AB/BEBE SATA 18x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £515.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Philip Perfect · 13 Jan 2013 at 11:59

What does he want to use it for? If mainly gaming then the i5 as suggested by snips86x makes more sense than the i7.

Also, that RAM is very expensive just for some flashing lights, and if you stay with the Prolimatech cooler you'll need some fans to go with it - they don't come supplied.

LukieBoy007 · 13 Jan 2013 at 12:00

If it's mainly for gaming then a i5 will be better. I wouldn't necessarily say a GTX 460 was high-end either, so you could try and fit a 7850 in there if you wanted to.

bulldog147 · 13 Jan 2013 at 12:12

He don't like cooler master case. He want a full Modular power supply. He say he only use it for gaming only.

LukieBoy007 · 13 Jan 2013 at 12:16

bulldog147 said:
He don't like cooler master case. He want a full Modular power supply. He say he only use it for gaming only.

In that case, I'd go with this:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7950 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (11196-00-20G) £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 530W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £66.95
1 x Xigmatek Alfar Midi Tower Case - Black/White £42.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £26.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £684.42 (includes shipping : £10.50).

bulldog147 · 13 Jan 2013 at 16:55

Does 530W is more than enough to run ivybridge along with sapphire HD7950 graphic card ? (Surely must be at least 750W ?)

honosuseri · 13 Jan 2013 at 17:05

For gaming he won't need the hyperthreading on the i7. Grab the i5K whilst it's on offer.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 850W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (SST-ST85F-P) £116.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black £69.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £31.19
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £573.12 (includes shipping : £12.50).

You can use the UD3H if you want, it's has some nice geeky extras over this one. PSU is fully modular has plenty of power for dual GPUs, for when he upgrades from the 460 (I still own one OC'd to 875mhz, does me fine for now too). You are overspending on the RAM as you can see, just for blinking lights.

Martini1991 · 13 Jan 2013 at 17:05

bulldog147 said:
Does 530W is more than enough to run ivybridge along with sapphire HD7950 graphic card ? (Surely must be at least 750W ?)

I've been running a 7950 off a 450W XFX for a little while, it's no issue.
But definitely get rid of the GTX460 in favour of a 7950 and i5 3570k.

triggerthat · 13 Jan 2013 at 17:13

bulldog147 said:
Does 530W is more than enough to run ivybridge along with sapphire HD7950 graphic card ? (Surely must be at least 750W ?)

530W is more than enough. 750W is recommended if you want to run 2 cards.

bulldog147 · 13 Jan 2013 at 17:53

Martini1991 said:
I've been running a 7950 off a 450W XFX for a little while, it's no issue.
But definitely get rid of the GTX460 in favour of a 7950 and i5 3570k.

My mate say thanks for this, he will have this card as a bonus. He agree that i5 3570k is fine with gaming. He was wondering does AMD good for gaming compare to Intel i5 3570K but might get lots cheaper than intel ? My mate want a flashes light of the memory as he decided to go for this one below:

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail [BX80637I53570K] http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-404-IN
Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard [GA-Z77X-UD3H] http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-389-GI
Seasonic X-Series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply [SS-650KM3] http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-027-SS (He prefer Gold than Silver one)
Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black [CC-9011014-WW] http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-100-CS
Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLT2CP4G3D1608DT2TXRGCEU) (Red & Green Activity LEDs) **WORLD FIRST** [BLT2CP4G3D1608DT2TXRGCEU] http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-144-CR
Alpenföhn -Wasser- All-In-One Watercooling Solution (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 /1366 / 2011 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM3+ / FM1) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-039-AL
Samsung SH-224BB/RSMS 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail [SH-224BB/RSMS] http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-156-SA
Sapphire HD 7950 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (11196-00-20G) [11196-00-40G] http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-305-SP

Total price £871.86 (with free shipping under my name)

LukieBoy007 · 13 Jan 2013 at 18:12

You would want to go Intel for this budget.

triggerthat · 13 Jan 2013 at 23:24

bulldog147 said:
My mate say thanks for this, he will have this card as a bonus. He agree that i5 3570k is fine with gaming. He was wondering does AMD good for gaming compare to Intel i5 3570K but might get lots cheaper than intel ? My mate want a flashes light of the memory as he decided to go for this one below:

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail [BX80637I53570K] http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-404-IN
Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard [GA-Z77X-UD3H] http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-389-GI
Seasonic X-Series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply [SS-650KM3] http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-027-SS (He prefer Gold than Silver one)
Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Windowed Case - Black [CC-9011014-WW] http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-100-CS
Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLT2CP4G3D1608DT2TXRGCEU) (Red & Green Activity LEDs) **WORLD FIRST** [BLT2CP4G3D1608DT2TXRGCEU] http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-144-CR
Alpenföhn -Wasser- All-In-One Watercooling Solution (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 /1366 / 2011 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM3+ / FM1) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-039-AL
Samsung SH-224BB/RSMS 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail [SH-224BB/RSMS] http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-156-SA
Sapphire HD 7950 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (11196-00-20G) [11196-00-40G] http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-305-SP

Total price £871.86 (with free shipping under my name)

Spending anything more on a PSU bigger than 550W is wasted on a single GPU. Same applies for the fancy RAM. No need to spend more than £50 on 8GB of RAM.