Looking to attempt my first build.

beejjacobs · 31 May 2012 at 00:08

Add

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Or press the little image icon and copy the URL.

For somewhere to upload to, I use http://imgur.com/

JedDestroyer · 31 May 2012 at 00:10

beejjacobs · 31 May 2012 at 00:12

No motherboard?

JedDestroyer · 31 May 2012 at 00:13

stupid question, but how do i actually delete my posts? until i can get a decent picture to upload, or how do you use the shopping cart list that everyone seems to use? thanks

JedDestroyer · 31 May 2012 at 00:14

balls, yep...i had soo many tabs open that i obviously forgot to actually get one added :L...i was wondering why it wasnt as expensive :L....cheers

beejjacobs · 31 May 2012 at 00:15

JedDestroyer said:
stupid question, but how do i actually delete my posts? until i can get a decent picture to upload, or how do you use the shopping cart list that everyone seems to use? thanks

You can't delete post sorry. I got the link to the image and managed to see it though.

Use this for baskets:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18371076

JedDestroyer · 31 May 2012 at 00:16

damn, that did push it up a bit :L...was hoping to stay under the £900 mark....mite have to get a cheaper graphics card

JedDestroyer · 31 May 2012 at 00:18

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II TOP 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £185.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £185.99
1 x IIyama Prolite E2273HDS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.38
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache WD10EALX - OEM £74.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply £50.99
1 x Sharkoon T28 Midi Tower Case - Black/Red £49.99
1 x G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £43.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £22.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £958.74 (includes shipping : £13.75).

beejjacobs · 31 May 2012 at 00:20

Slightly more for a much better graphics card:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £185.99
1 x OcUK E2250SWDA 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (0F13180) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.38
1 x Sharkoon T28 Midi Tower Case - Black/Red £49.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £43.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £22.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £961.13 (includes shipping : £19.10).

beejjacobs · 31 May 2012 at 00:21

Comparison:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/549?vs=547

And they overclock well too,
How to overclock a 7850 past 1050MHz?

JedDestroyer · 31 May 2012 at 00:27

Defo wont be doing any overclocking anytime soon, not in the next year or 2 certainly. So i started out thinking, £750, that will do me quite nicely...im now at close to £1000.....how does this happen? :L

beejjacobs · 31 May 2012 at 00:29

JedDestroyer said:
Defo wont be doing any overclocking anytime soon, not in the next year or 2 certainly. So i started out thinking, £750, that will do me quite nicely...im now at close to £1000.....how does this happen? :L

Surprisingly easily

Also overclocking graphics cards is the easiest thing to do, a case of downloading a program and dragging some sliders!

Do you want me to do a £750 spec?

JedDestroyer · 31 May 2012 at 00:32

No, its okay thanks. The spec from the start of this post was like £800, so thats been my starting point...from then, its been a case of...well, if im gona spend that much...whats an extra £50 here and £50 there.

I noticed you spec'd a slightly more expensive hard drive...was there a reason for that...better brand or?

Also, I take it having HD capability for the screen is not really necessary then?

beejjacobs · 31 May 2012 at 00:35

The screen I specced is HD too, both are 1920x1080

The hard drive is a bit faster for £5 more. Hitachi/Western Digital/Samsung/Seagate are all good.

JedDestroyer · 31 May 2012 at 00:39

Ah rite, I was just going by the fact it doesnt say that it has an HDMI input, so I was assuming I would be able to use it as HD.

Unforts its out of stock atm...but im guessing it should be back in stock within the week?

Cool, well more speed for only a £5 extra.why not

I seem to be convincing myself that ur most current build seems good and I may as well spend the money :L...Shall no doubt spend the next few days staring at the shopping cart thinking....should I...should I

beejjacobs · 31 May 2012 at 00:45

Not sure about stock sorry! Next cheapest adds more money

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-058-IY&groupid=17&catid=949&subcat=
But if you're in no hurry, give them a ring to ask about stock, or ask in the Customer Services section.

Well, as you'll be putting Windows on there the faster the better!

You've really just got to set an absolute budget and get the best you can for that budget

JedDestroyer · 31 May 2012 at 00:49

Cheers, well you've been really helpful and I shall go away and think about it over the next few days and check back once Ive made my decision.

Thanks again, and hopefully stock wise il be lucky wen I come back

cheers

beejjacobs · 31 May 2012 at 00:53

JedDestroyer said:
Cheers, well you've been really helpful and I shall go away and think about it over the next few days and check back once Ive made my decision.

Thanks again, and hopefully stock wise il be lucky wen I come back

cheers

Sounds good. You're most welcome

JedDestroyer · 31 May 2012 at 12:37

One quick question I do have....wireless?

Im gona be in a flat with four others this year again, so the hub will be put like, in the hall or something..therefore, il need to be able to connect wirelessly to the internet =\...

will this work as is, or is this something else il need to add?

Cheers

JedDestroyer · 31 May 2012 at 19:02

So, this is what ive ended up with...was slightly over the £1000 pound mark, but...ah well, not by much

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x IIyama Prolite E2273HDS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (0F13180) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £77.38
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Sharkoon T28 Midi Tower Case - Black/Red £49.99
1 x G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £47.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £22.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
1 x Logitech S-220 2.1 Speaker System - OEM (980-000022) £16.99
Total : £1,017.31 (includes shipping : £20.10).

Any final comments before I think about ordering soon?