Need help with Build please - £900

NokkonWud

NokkonWud

NokkonWud

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Hi there, I was hoping I could receive a little help with a PC build.

I've been out of the loop for a while so I'd very much appreciate some help.
This is a build without a monitor, mouse and keyboard.

I would ideally like an Intel i7 processor, 16gb RAM, a 128gb SSD and 500gb-1tb HDD, a good motherboard and, if possible, in a small case. The other prerequisites are that it must be very quiet/silent and be able to play games and look good doing so.

Feel free to have a little play around with bits, I'm completely lost on Graphics Cards these days, so best bang for buck, I'd definitely like something that isn't going to just shrivel up and die as soon as I want to play a game and make it look nice.

If there's anything else I've missed then please, let me know and lead me down the right path.

Thank you so much in advance.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £245.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £149.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £146.99
1 x Seasonic X-Series 660w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x Lian Li PC-A55B Aluminium Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14CS CPU Cooler - Black (Socket Intel 775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AMD Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3/FM1) £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £53.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £20.99
Total : £1,060.50 (includes shipping : £10.50).



ignored ur budget :p
 
Idleman said:
Do you also require an OS?
Do you need the i7 for anything specific, as an i5 is all you need for gaming.
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I don't strictly, I have a Windows 7 but it's tied to another PC, although a phone call will sort that. I'll use that to upgrade to Windows 8 anyway, I'm sure.

As for the i7, there will be quite a lot of intensive 3D rendering, which is why that's the one I want to go for (aside from gaming), sorry, I should have mentioned it.

Mei said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £245.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £149.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £146.99
1 x Seasonic X-Series 660w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x Lian Li PC-A55B Aluminium Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14CS CPU Cooler - Black (Socket Intel 775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AMD Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3/FM1) £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £53.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24B5ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £20.99
Total : £1,060.50 (includes shipping : £10.50).



ignored ur budget :p
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There was a reason for the budget :P.
It seems pretty good, although I'd never need an SSD that big (I'd use a secondary, larger HDD, as in my outline). I assume that's a set up for pretty extreme overclocking given the price of the cooler and the type of Motherboard?

Also, is the GTX 660 a good GPU? Seems odd seeing a GPU *just* more expensive than a MOBO (not that that's a bad thing, it's not a huge budget in the first place)
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £245.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £79.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £64.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
2 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99 (£51.98)
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £14.99
Total : £912.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
Something small

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £245.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £89.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002) £55.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £55.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £53.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £922.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
and something a little larger

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £245.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660 OC Twin Frozr 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.99
1 x Lian Li PC-A55B Aluminium Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002) £55.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £53.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £897.49 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 
Thanks Stulid and Fire_Fly. Certainly stuff to ponder.

In regards to Fire_Fly, that cooler for the Small PC, don't I need more watercooling parts?
 
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