My i7-3770K P8Z77-V Obsidian 550D Build

djped · 24 Feb 2013 at 16:21

Hey I bought it and built it

I didn't do a step by step log, because I didn't bother to take pictures along the way, but I put it all together and it works like a charm

Very quiet, in comparison to my old Antec P182 Q6600 Quad Core box you can barely hear this one running, even overclocked to 4.4GHz!!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Benq XL2420TX 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red w/ 3D Vision 2.0 Bundle £399.95
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £399.95
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £145.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series HX+ 850W '80+ Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020032-UK) £139.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI316G186C0K) £109.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £98.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.C "Ultra Silent Edition" £49.99
Total : £1,752.53 (includes shipping : £14.75).

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wobbledog · 24 Feb 2013 at 16:25

looking good

some white / blue braided cable extensions would look beast with it!

djped · 24 Feb 2013 at 16:35

Running Prime 95 @ 4.4GHz it gets a little hot

CPU 70 Deg C
Motherboard 35 Deg C

Normal desktop use is

CPU 40 Deg C
Motherboard 35 Deg C

This is with the sides on the case.

3D Mark Score =
9657 @ 4.4Ghz
9481 @ 3.5Ghz

linwelin · 24 Feb 2013 at 16:45

These would look good in it

YOUR BASKET
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 24pin ATX extension 30cm - White £8.99
Total : £11.96 (includes shipping : £2.48).

On Holiday · 24 Feb 2013 at 17:43

Nice, I've got the same case too! Get one of those HDD cages out for more airflow if you aren't using them

(Alternatively get some 5.25" to 3.25" adapters and place the HDDs in the optical drive part for even more airflow)

Something Else · 24 Feb 2013 at 17:43

those temps are great with that cpu at 4.4

love that case

JCX50 · 24 Feb 2013 at 18:48

Loving the side of that GTX 680 in there. Would say buy some blue lights but you have no clear side panel.

YOUR BASKET
2 x Akasa AK-178-BL 12" Cold Cathode - Blue £9.98 (£19.96)
Total : £25.94 (includes shipping : £4.98).

olivier renault · 24 Feb 2013 at 22:30

decent temps. Case usually a bit warm and can be improved with better fans. But really, 70C is good enough.

Lovely CPUs those Intel 2700K / 3770K. Started ripping my huge DVD collection videos, no sweat (takes about 30 mins). Can even play TF2 in the meanwhile.