Need advice for proposed specs for new build

[exodortch1]

I am going to attempt my first complete build for a gaming/theater pc to run on an HD projector (3D?). I have ungraded before, but have never started from scratch. There are so many options now…so I need a little help building a balanced system. I have not OC’ed before, but I plan to try for 5 ghz, and increase ram & gpu speed. I have always wanted an asus board and I really do like the HAF case. I am not attached to anything else. My proposed list is below- total ~1100. cheaper and good quality is better... Questions: are any of the parts overkill OR not good enough; which asus mobo is best for the list, iv vs sandy, i5 vs i7, etc.


128GB OCZ Vertex 4, 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s, Indilinx Everest 2, MLC-Flash, Read 560MB/s, Write 430MB/s, 120k IOPS Max
£77

16GB (4x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Low Profile Jet Black, PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.5V
£60

Asus P8Z77-V Intel Z77 Socket 1155 Ivybridge Ready Motherboard
£121

2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 Barracuda 7200.14 SATA 3 6GB/s 7200rpm 64MB Cache 8ms OEM NCQ
£114 for two

Intel Core i5 3570K,1155, Ivy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 5 GT/s DMI, 650MHz GPU, 6MB Smart Cache, 34x Ratio, 77W, OEM £173

2GB EVGA GTX 670 FTW, 28nm, PCIe 3.0 (x16), 6208MHz GDDR5, GPU 1006MHz, Boost 1084MHz, Cores 1344, DP/DL DVI/HDMI
£303

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, 4 Heat Pipes Direct Contact, with 120mm Quiet Fan LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1
£27

600W Corsair Builder Series CMPSU-600CXV2UK, 80% Eff', 80 PLUS, EPS 12V, Quiet Fan, ATX v2.3, PSU £45

Cooler Master HAF X V2, Black, Full Tower Performance Gaming Case inc Side Window USB 3.0,w/o PSU NEW VERSION £130

 

[stulid]

Hi and welcome.

I've had a play around with the latest weekly offers here at OcUK and came up with this,


YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2678-KR) £311.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF X-M Midi Tower Windowed Case - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £106.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £92.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £84.98
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1333C9DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £47.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
Total : £979.40 (includes shipping : £13.75).




• Stuck to a single HDD, maybe add a SSD for the OS and games etc?
• Modular cable PSU for a neater build, it also has the power needed for a pair of GFX cards if you wanted to go SLI?
• Retail CPU has a full 3 year warranty and includes a intel heatsink and nice box.

As this is a gaming PC, then 8GB of RAM is ample, but have included the 16GB as its on a today only deal.

 

[Fire_fly]

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2678-KR) £311.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £124.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £106.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £84.98
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £69.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £1,030.60 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 

[triggerthat]

Hi and welcome.

I've had a play around with the latest weekly offers here at OcUK and came up with this,


YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2678-KR) £311.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF X-M Midi Tower Windowed Case - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £106.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £92.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £84.98
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1333C9DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £47.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
Total : £979.40 (includes shipping : £13.75).




• Stuck to a single HDD, maybe add a SSD for the OS and games etc?
• Modular cable PSU for a neater build, it also has the power needed for a pair of GFX cards if you wanted to go SLI?
• Retail CPU has a full 3 year warranty and includes a intel heatsink and nice box.

As this is a gaming PC, then 8GB of RAM is ample, but have included the 16GB as its on a today only deal.

Good spec. I recommend going for the Gigabyte 670 and maybe drop the PSU to the:

PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply

 

[stulid]

Good spec. I recommend going for the Gigabyte 670 and maybe drop the PSU to the:

PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply

But then he couldn't do SLI with that PSU

 

[exodortch1]

great stuff. so consensus is stick with i5 ivy and gtx 670.

follow up question - it is better to run 4-4gb ram or 2-8gb ram.

keep it coming!!

 

[stulid]

It's best to run less sticks as it puts less strain on the memory controller, but you will find that 8GB is enough for gaming and your other uses.

You also need a suitable 64bit OS for 8/16GB.

 

[exodortch1]

thanks for all of the help. i am going to order something next week.