Let's build me a new rig :)

NinjaMuffinz · 22 Feb 2013 at 21:28

Hey guys! Been tinkering with some builds for a few days but I can't decide on what to go with. I have a £1,000 budget. However I could probably push to £1,400 if needs be! I have a decent monitor, could do with a new keyboard and mouse although not required.

I'll be using the rig for gaming, HD video editing and general web browsing.

I prefer Intel and NVIDIA but not strict on it

Thanks for your help.

NinjaMuffinz · 22 Feb 2013 at 21:41

Oh, I need an OS too

lee32uk · 22 Feb 2013 at 21:57

Do you want the option to crossfire/sli ?

NinjaMuffinz · 22 Feb 2013 at 22:00

I think I'd prefer single GPU.

linwelin · 22 Feb 2013 at 22:03

is this a full build as in Case HDD PSU ? or you using old parts ?

NinjaMuffinz · 22 Feb 2013 at 22:05

Yeah full build, except for monitor.

linwelin · 22 Feb 2013 at 22:13

I left out a case, since that is personal preference.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x Asus HD 7950 DirectCU II TOP V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £269.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9B) £49.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,187.46 (includes shipping : £10.50).

NinjaMuffinz · 22 Feb 2013 at 22:35

How do you paste a basket into a thread like that?

Doomedspeed · 22 Feb 2013 at 22:37

Id be looking at something like this (plus a case of your choice)

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £275.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / LGA2011/ AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £76.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Avexir Core Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £37.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,116.88 (includes shipping : £10.00).

stulid · 22 Feb 2013 at 22:38

linwelin said:
I left out a case, since that is personal preference.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x Asus HD 7950 DirectCU II TOP V2 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £269.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9B) £49.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,187.46 (includes shipping : £10.50).

Nice.

Nice board and general spec.

But...the GFX card being triple slot thick is a tight fit with not much gap should Crossfire be desired later on.

A dual slot thick card,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £269.99
Total : £281.39 (includes shipping : £9.50).

Would be perfect

NinjaMuffinz · 22 Feb 2013 at 22:43

Would the i7 2600k be a viable CPU option?

Doomedspeed · 22 Feb 2013 at 22:45

NinjaMuffinz said:
Would the i7 2600k be a viable CPU option?

Yes but the 3770k is atleast 10% more powerful..

I'd only go for the 2600k if it's freeing more money to spend in other areas.

NinjaMuffinz · 22 Feb 2013 at 22:50

Ah I see, I'll stick with the 3770k then. I have a build I'd like people to critique but I don't know how to paste in in here

Hicks · 22 Feb 2013 at 22:56

NinjaMuffinz said:
How do you paste a basket into a thread like that?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18371076&highlight=shopping+basket

NinjaMuffinz · 22 Feb 2013 at 23:00

Hicks said:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18371076&highlight=shopping+basket

Thanks for that! Tried searching but had no idea what to search for haha.

Anyway, here's a build I put together, it came out a bit over my maximum budget, but I think it would be great for my needs, what do y'all think!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Superclocked 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £164.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-05955) £109.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020040-UK) £99.98
1 x Pioneer BDR-S07XLT 12x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £79.99
1 x Corsair Dominator PLATINUM 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit with DHX Pro Connector (CMD8GX3M2A1600C8) £79.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / LGA2011/ AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £76.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £72.98
1 x Official Overclockers UK Elite Gaming Mug £3.98
Total : £1,456.55 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Doomedspeed · 22 Feb 2013 at 23:04

NinjaMuffinz said:
Thanks for that! Tried searching but had no idea what to search for haha.

Anyway, here's a build I put together, it came out a bit over my maximum budget, but I think it would be great for my needs, what do y'all think!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Superclocked 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £164.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-05955) £109.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020040-UK) £99.98
1 x Pioneer BDR-S07XLT 12x BluRay / 16x DVD±RW 50GB Drive - Black (Retail) £79.99
1 x Corsair Dominator PLATINUM 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit with DHX Pro Connector (CMD8GX3M2A1600C8) £79.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / LGA2011/ AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £76.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £72.98
1 x Official Overclockers UK Elite Gaming Mug £3.98
Total : £1,456.55 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Most of it is spot on, love your choice of case..

Why the 660? I'd prefer to get a 7870 over that, as the 7870 performs better.

The 660ti is a good card as is the 670, id aim for one of them.

Do you NEED a blu-ray? £70 is better spent elsewhere.

That RAM is expensive.. Good overclocker but so is the Samsung Green.

NinjaMuffinz · 22 Feb 2013 at 23:11

How about this, also, I am a bit of a Corsair fan boy

Blu Ray isn't needed right now, but after selling my PS3 I don't have a player.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 660TI 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £164.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64-Bit DVD - OEM (FQC-05955) £109.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020040-UK) £99.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / LGA2011/ AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £76.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £72.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8) £59.99
1 x Official Overclockers UK Elite Gaming Mug £3.98
Total : £1,400.56 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Subliminal Aura · 22 Feb 2013 at 23:40

840 pro a must

z77 Sabertooth worth a look at.... Personally I'm in the Asus crowd

lee32uk · 22 Feb 2013 at 23:53

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £339.95
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M High Performance 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020039-UK) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £72.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CML8GX3M2B1600C11) £44.99
1 x Official Overclockers UK Elite Gaming Mug £3.98
Total : £1,399.49 (includes shipping : £14.75).

stulid · 22 Feb 2013 at 23:56

lee32uk said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £339.95
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M High Performance 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020039-UK) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £72.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CML8GX3M2B1600C11) £44.99
1 x Official Overclockers UK Elite Gaming Mug £3.98
Total : £1,399.49 (includes shipping : £14.75).

Nice.

Only comment is that a 750W PSU would be spot on for a pair of those cards in SLI.