MY PC SPEC PLEASE ADVISE

winter zombie · 1 May 2012 at 18:05

Hi all

im going to be buying this tonight (tuesday 1 may)

im buying it tonight as some of my items are on offer and this helps keep my budget tight

this is what ive picked but what do you think and can you see any problems.

just so you know ive picked the Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer ram because it has blue led's and because my bitfinix shinobi case is white im going for a starwars r2d2 white/blue a bit like the new limited edition xbox 360

anyway please tell me what you think, thanks

Intel Core i5-3450 3.10GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail [BX80637I53450] = £145.99

Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card [90-C1CPX5-L0UAY0BZ] = £99.98

Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard [GA-Z77-D3H] = £83.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) [ST500DM002] = £61.99

Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply [RS600-AMBAD3-UK] = £54.98

BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB2.0 Gaming Windowed Case - White [BFC-SNB-150-WWW1-SP] = £49.98

Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLTCP2G3D1608DT2TXOBCEU) (Orange & Blue Activity LEDs) = £26.99

Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail [SH-S222AB/RSMS] = £19.99

Shipping : £12.50
Total : £558.90

this has maxed out my budget but i hope its all good stuff

honosuseri · 1 May 2012 at 18:15

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x **B Grade** EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-160-EA) £80.00
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £52.99
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
1 x LG GH22NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £583.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).

That has the overclockable ivybridge i5K. I used a better but cheaper GPU with the mind to put the saving back into the CPU so you can overclock and get more from the system.

The GPU is B grade but is dirt cheap and already overclocked. I overclocked mine to 900mhz, you'll get 850mhz esay and that's nigh on to 6870 performance. You also get cuda support and HBAO and SSAO lighting effects with nvidia.

If you want the "flash" RAM fair enough. THe colour does clash in my spec but it's the cheapest way to get 8GB of RAM.

I love the Z9 budget case. 4 120mm fans, fan controller and temp display with cable management. a lot of features for the price and the extra fans are going to help you keep that CPU cool when you overclock on the stock heatsink.

DVD drive is cheaper and faster than your choice.

Idleman · 1 May 2012 at 18:30

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £173.99
1 x Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Case - White £46.98
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
1 x LG GH22NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £590.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).

If you wish to get the 460 in honosuseri`s build, check with OCUK about the warranty and what else it comes with. As B grade are usually returned items.

winter zombie · 1 May 2012 at 20:22

hi all
well thanks for your views and options
i see you all say go for the i5 3570k but i dont plan on overclocking and for the extra £34 it will cost to go to upgrade to the 3570 i dont think its worth it

i have changed my dvd writer for the LG - GH22NS90

i also dont want to buy anything "B" grade just because its not a massive saveing and it dosent come with a full 1 year guarentee.

my main pc use is ebay buying and selling and editing pictures.but i would like to play diablo 3, i watch a lot of films but thats about it.

i picked the quad core just so it would last me longer and be more future proof.

honosuseri · 1 May 2012 at 20:45

Idleman said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £173.99
1 x Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Case - White £46.98
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
1 x LG GH22NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £590.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).

If you wish to get the 460 in honosuseri`s build, check with OCUK about the warranty and what else it comes with. As B grade are usually returned items.

You can knock me for the B grade but atleast my cpu has a heatsink

winter zombie said:
hi all
well thanks for your views and options
i see you all say go for the i5 3570k but i dont plan on overclocking and for the extra £34 it will cost to go to upgrade to the 3570 i dont think its worth it

i have changed my dvd writer for the LG - GH22NS90

i also dont want to buy anything "B" grade just because its not a massive saveing and it dosent come with a full 1 year guarentee.

my main pc use is ebay buying and selling and editing pictures.but i would like to play diablo 3, i watch a lot of films but thats about it.

i picked the quad core just so it would last me longer and be more future proof.

The main feature of the Z77 is that it can overclock, so we do try to work in an overclockable CPU when we can. 4ghz should be easily attainable on my build with the stock heatsink, you merely up the ratio to 40 in the bios and you're done. Yes the CPU is more but that is why I said i went B grade to help save money for the better CPU. If you don't want to buy B grade that is fair enough.

How about omitting the GPU for now and using the intel IGP? The highend nvidia 600 series GPU is out, we are waiting on the midrange cards. If you wait for Diablo 3s release there might be a better selection of GPUs to choose from or atleast get what we are suggesting now much cheaper then.

T345 · 1 May 2012 at 21:05

honosuseri said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x **B Grade** EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-160-EA) £80.00
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £52.99
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
1 x LG GH22NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £583.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).

That has the overclockable ivybridge i5K. I used a better but cheaper GPU with the mind to put the saving back into the CPU so you can overclock and get more from the system.

The GPU is B grade but is dirt cheap and already overclocked. I overclocked mine to 900mhz, you'll get 850mhz esay and that's nigh on to 6870 performance. You also get cuda support and HBAO and SSAO lighting effects with nvidia.

If you want the "flash" RAM fair enough. THe colour does clash in my spec but it's the cheapest way to get 8GB of RAM.

I love the Z9 budget case. 4 120mm fans, fan controller and temp display with cable management. a lot of features for the price and the extra fans are going to help you keep that CPU cool when you overclock on the stock heatsink.

DVD drive is cheaper and faster than your choice.

just saying, but £80 isnt exactly dirt cheap
but i know what u mean

winter zombie · 1 May 2012 at 21:10

what if i went to the sandybridge i5 2500k ? its a bit more than i5 ivybridge 3450 that ive picked but its the unlocked k series... whats your advise on that ider

honosuseri · 1 May 2012 at 21:13

Warecast said:
just saying, but £80 isnt exactly dirt cheap
but i know what u mean

The card was £130ish the other week not £107 so in my eyes £80 is a good price. It's a different model to the f.t.w edition they are selling "retail", it has 256 bit VRAM. I own one myself and they are a very very good budget card. I can understand your worry over the warranty though.

I would still favour the 460 f.t.w over an AMD 6850. Nvidia has HBAO occlusion lighting and SSAO. I imagine diablo 3 will be bias towards nvidia and will make good use of the HBAO shadow effects.

Your main uses will be covered by the IGP so there is no rush to get a dedicated GPU.

*EDIT*

The ivybridge CPU uses less power to run, has a much better IGP and is clocked slightly higher. Unless the SB i5K was a lot cheaper i would still favour the IB CPU myself

RJC · 1 May 2012 at 21:19

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
(£149.99) £179.99
(£149.99)
Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
(£69.99) £83.99
(£69.99)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
(£51.66) £61.99
(£51.66)
Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
(£45.82) £54.98
(£45.82)
BitFenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £36.98
(£30.82) £36.98
(£30.82)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £466.58
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £95.67
Total : £574.00

Idleman · 1 May 2012 at 21:20

honosuseri said:
You can knock me for the B grade but atleast my cpu has a heatsink

Good spot on the heatsink.

I was`nt knocking you, i was just making the OP aware.

winter zombie · 1 May 2012 at 21:22

so if i stick with my ivybridge 3450 its still going to be a better cpu then a sandybridge 2400-2500???

honosuseri · 1 May 2012 at 21:28

Idleman said:
Good spot on the heatsink.

I was`nt knocking you, i was just making the OP aware.

Just teasing buddy

scrlk · 1 May 2012 at 21:33

winter zombie said:
hi all
well thanks for your views and options
i see you all say go for the i5 3570k but i dont plan on overclocking and for the extra £34 it will cost to go to upgrade to the 3570 i dont think its worth it

It's so easy and risk free to overclock that you would be silly not to. After all, you're on a forum called 'Overclockers UK'. :rolleyes:

winter zombie · 1 May 2012 at 22:04

well not long left before i have to order as some of my things are on offer and they change wednesday so im told. any other views before i order ???????

Idleman · 1 May 2012 at 22:08

winter zombie said:
well not long left before i have to order as some of my things are on offer and they change wednesday so im told. any other views before i order ???????

What have you decied on?

winter zombie · 1 May 2012 at 22:16

Idleman said:
What have you decied on?

Intel Core i5-3450 3.10GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155

Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM

Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB2.0 Gaming Windowed Case - White

Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLTCP2G3D1608DT2TXOBCEU) (Orange & Blue Activity LEDs)

i dont know if i will go for the k series ivy bridge or not im just not sure if to spend the extra cash will be worth it for me.

Idleman · 1 May 2012 at 22:24

No one has asked, but whats the main uses for this. If gaming, what sort of games.

winter zombie · 1 May 2012 at 22:40

i want it for ebay as i buy and sell a lot. i edit pictures, and id like to play diablo 3.
i watch a lot of films too but thats it

Idleman · 1 May 2012 at 23:02

In that case stick to your spec.

winter zombie · 1 May 2012 at 23:11

Idleman said:
In that case stick to your spec.

thanks, i think i will. time to order i think. time is running out.

thank you all for your advise and help A++

fingers crossed it all go's to plan