My PC Build - your opinion and advice

Warmagi · 28 Mar 2012 at 02:20

arekgreenman888 said:
Asus P8Z68-V is cheaper and better board!

dont know really which one you ment, found a bunch of them but cheaper ones were micro, I would prefer standard atx. found this one which is a bit more expensive but if its so much better maybe its worth an upgrade from gigabyte...

Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

danewesley · 28 Mar 2012 at 09:54

Will throw this in to the mix, beast of a rig, will support tri fire tooyou lose the ability to oc though.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - OEM £224.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £194.99
1 x Asrock X79 Extreme 4 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £179.98
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £137.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £89.99
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £72.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £59.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) (CWCH60) £52.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 8GB (4x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/8GX) £43.99
Total : £1,154.00 (includes shipping : £20.10).

danewesley · 28 Mar 2012 at 10:02

or a 7970 in there for utter lulz

7970 vs 580

YOUR BASKET
1 x Club3D HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £399.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £163.99
1 x BenQ G2420HDBL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £125.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.95
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £72.98
1 x OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £59.99
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £21.98
1 x Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £19.90
Total : £1,158.85 (includes shipping : £20.10).

beejjacobs · 28 Mar 2012 at 10:45

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x BenQ G2420HDBL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £125.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £122.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 90GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F90GB3-BK) £96.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £72.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £57.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £33.59
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £21.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,194.54 (includes shipping : £20.10).

or a 570 to save some money:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-007-KF&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010

comparison 7870vs 570
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/548?vs=518

with a 570 and 60GB SSD:

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x BenQ G2420HDBL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £125.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £122.98
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £72.98
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 60GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F60GB3A-BK) £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £57.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £33.59
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £21.98
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,102.55 (includes shipping : £20.10).

stulid · 28 Mar 2012 at 12:01

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x BenQ G2450HM 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £136.79
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £76.99
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £72.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £57.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £33.59
1 x Zalman CNPS10X Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/775/1155/1156/1366) £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,108.36 (includes shipping : £20.10).

• 24" screen also has HDMI (maybe for a Xbox?)
• Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P has twice the number of VRM's for the CPU than the Z68X-UD3H-GEN3
• Faster SSD

honosuseri · 28 Mar 2012 at 13:13

stulid said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x BenQ G2450HM 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £136.79
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £76.99
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £72.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £57.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £33.59
1 x Zalman CNPS10X Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/775/1155/1156/1366) £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,106.35 (includes shipping : £20.10).

• 24" screen also has HDMI (maybe for a Xbox?)
• Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P has twice the number of VRM's for the CPU than the Z68X-UD3H-GEN3
• Faster SSD

stulid said:
Excellent CPU and motherboard choice!!

You might want to select a i5 2500K instead

Ninja edit it fella!! You linked the wrong CPU

Everything else is good

stulid · 28 Mar 2012 at 13:14

delete your post

silly phone.

Warmagi · 28 Mar 2012 at 13:53

stulid said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x BenQ G2450HM 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £136.79
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £76.99
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £72.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £57.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £33.59
1 x Zalman CNPS10X Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/775/1155/1156/1366) £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,108.36 (includes shipping : £20.10).

• 24" screen also has HDMI (maybe for a Xbox?)
• Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P has twice the number of VRM's for the CPU than the Z68X-UD3H-GEN3
• Faster SSD

why the change for zalman?
I think you won.I can go to 1200 pounds so maybe a better card.also maybe throw out baracuda and take 120 ssd saving some money
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stulid · 28 Mar 2012 at 14:01

The Zalman is better, quieter.

honosuseri · 28 Mar 2012 at 14:20

Warmagi said:
why the change for zalman?
I think you won.I can go to 1200 pounds so maybe a better card.also maybe throw out baracuda and take 120 ssd saving some money
,writing from phone,battery
out

The zalman Z9 case is on offer too

YOUR BASKET
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £46.98
Total : £46.98 (includes shipping : FREE).

Ok it doesn't have USB3 ports but it will take a 7850 or 7870 and still has lots of features....to be frank it's a steal at that price and give's you "extra cash" to pump into the GPU budget if you'd like the 7870.

arekgreenman888 · 28 Mar 2012 at 18:05

Id also recommend 570 as it can take all games on the market currently decently. Asus p8z68 v is best 150 price bracket and ivy ready + has eco chip like no other to regulate power intake. You'd be doing your green bit also. I'd get reputable psu from corsair hx750 also.

stulid · 28 Mar 2012 at 18:10

arekgreenman888 said:
Id also recommend 570 as it can take all games on the market currently decently. Asus p8z68 v is best 150 price bracket and ivy ready + has eco chip like no other to regulate power intake. You'd be doing your green bit also. I'd get reputable psu from corsair hx750 also.

Explained to you before how the XFX 850w is a better PSU, its also now under £100

As for the ASUS being the best £150 Z68 motherboard? my GA-Z68XP-UD4 says otherwise

Warmagi · 28 Mar 2012 at 19:49

Im working on my final build now and will post it soon for final check. For now will anyone tell me, since Stulid suggested

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

and I never used anything else than Kingston or Corsair my previous choice was

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

so which one is better? I assume they both fit under

Zalman CNPS10X Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/775/1155/1156/1366)?

stulid · 28 Mar 2012 at 19:52

Warmagi said:
Im working on my final build now and will post it soon for final check. For now will anyone tell me, since Stulid suggested

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

and I never used anything else than Kingston or Corsair my previous choice was

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

so which one is better? I assume they both fit under

Zalman CNPS10X Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/775/1155/1156/1366)?

They both fit under the cooler, the Crucial is cheaper, the Kingston will match the boards style better

Timings are the same.

Warmagi · 28 Mar 2012 at 20:21

I dont care what is the color of the car, it's what under the hood thats important. Cheaper it is then.

PS: how do you do this nice looking YOUR BASKET thing, is it copy paste copy paste all over or is there an easier way?

still cant decide on the GPU... for now my build is at 896 pounds

beejjacobs · 28 Mar 2012 at 20:23

See here, it's easy!
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18371076&highlight=firefox

stulid · 28 Mar 2012 at 20:25

Warmagi said:
still cant decide on the GPU... for now my build is at 896 pounds

7850

Similar thread - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18387481

Warmagi · 28 Mar 2012 at 20:30

stulid said:
7850

So 7870 performance increase is not really worth extra 100 pounds? I was debating about that with myself for quite a long time now.

If thats sorted... which one now... is the one on offer you posted Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card the obvious choice or are there better ones with even slight increase in price?

stulid · 28 Mar 2012 at 20:31

Warmagi said:
So 7870 performance increase is not really worth extra 100 pounds? I was debating about that with myself for quite a long time now.

If thats sorted... which one now... is the one on offer you posted Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card the obvious choice or are there better ones with even slight increase in price?

Not worth it, that one has a custom cooler too

Review - http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...dition-graphics-card-review-introduction.html

Guru3D 7850+7870 - http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-radeon-hd-7850-and-7870-review/

Easy to overclock too.

Warmagi · 28 Mar 2012 at 20:54

ok, I read the topic you posted as similar to my card problem and it cleared some and confused in other areas. What about Physx? Recently was using my brother PC which has Nvidia, so no problem, but do I need it? I read about it, I know what it does, but how important it really is when buying PC for gaming... ?

Maybe a silly question, but I was away from hardware problems for such a long time.

PS: This AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 860MHz/4.8GHz 2GB GDDR5
vs
AMD Radeon HD 7870 - 1000MHz/4.8GHz 2GB GDDR5convinced me to save £100 and go for 7850 unless this Physx thingy is something I must have and dont know about it yet