Need help with my build...

fleetstdemon

fleetstdemon

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Hi guys.

I recently posted a thread asking about the best mobo, cpu, gpu i could get for £500.

I got some excellent advice for which i was grateful.
However a few things have happened, won't bore you with the details, which have made me revise my budget.

I was looking to build a rig that would give me some experience at building along with decent performance that i could upgrade over the course of the next few months. I'm looking to play games like Skyrim and the other TES games, BF3, GTA IV etc, with mods, at fairly high detail settings.

I was originally planning for around £1000 but have had to reduce that to £700-£750.
I also thought i would have more parts that i could re-use in the build but unfortunately i don't have as much as i thought.

I'm still set on this cpu and gpu:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-404-IN

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-013-VX

That's around £365.

That only leaves around £385 and i still need a motherboard, ram, case, OS, DVD Drive, HDD, and power supply...

Is this even possible?

This will be my first proper build. I have made a few upgrades and such before and helped build two other systems but that was years ago.
I need all the help and advice i can get.

One other thing is that i need to do this now as i really need a PC.

Thanks in advance.
 
 
Looking ok, the GPU can almost offer 7950 performance once overclocked a little and the CPU is a excellent performer.

But bare in mind Haswell is due shortly, possibly next week!

And almost forgot, a better CPU cooler would be needed if you fancy a decent overclock (but this can be done at a later date)
 
Slightly over budget.

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £47.99
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £39.98
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £766.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Idleman, i think that is going to be my build. Can't thank all of you enough for the help.

I have my card ready to order. Apart from the above i have a Monitor, kb&m. Am i missing anything?

Also, i have an absolute maximum budget of £780. With that in mind, is there anything you would change?
 
Better case, bigger hdd and changed the dvd-rw but still comes under you budget with the 5% discount, if you are ordering today.

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £64.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-255-SE) £62.4
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £39.98
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-04 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £816.30 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
fleetstdemon said:
Thanks. it's coming out at £801.30 for me though.
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Have you gone right through the checkout process. The £801.30 is the total price before the postage is added.

You have to enter the voucher code(20KFANS) at the bottom of the page.

edit. Just checked it out and the final price is just over £775
 
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this is just me but you may as well wait till monday and have another look as haswell is out then either get that or what you wanted should be cheaper i would have thought
 
My bad Idleman, forgot the discount code.
I placed the order. I ended up going for the 1TB Toshiba HDD though. With that it came to £761, saving £20 which i am intending to put towards an SSD on tuesday.

I can't thank you enough for all the help you've given me, along with the others.
I've asked questions about first builds on other sites only to be given insults as answers, so it was nice to receive the help i got here.

Milmar, your right but i wanted this done asap and this seems like a good build to start with. I will be upgrading piece by piece over the coming months so i'll take a look at Haswell then. Thanks though.
 
Good to see you sorted the discount out. If 1TB is enough for storage, then makes sense to save , especially if you are planning on getting an ssd.
In regards to upgrading, I would`nt be to quick on that. I just don`t see Haswell worth the upgrade from SB or IB. The 3750k should be good enough for a couple of more years. The only thing I would be looking to change in the future would probably be the Gpu(when you feel the card starts to struggle) or the mobo if you wanted to get another 7870. Other than that, you have a very good system.
Just remember when you come to assembling it all, your mobo manual will have most of the info and guides you need. And if, you should run into any problems you know where we are.
Before I forget, in case you don`t already know. When you come to install the OS on your ssd, make sure ACHI is selected in the Bios and the hdd is disconnected.
 
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My bad Idleman, forgot the discount code.
I placed the order. I ended up going for the 1TB Toshiba HDD though. With that it came to £761, saving £20 which i am intending to put towards an SSD on tuesday.

I can't thank you enough for all the help you've given me, along with the others.
I've asked questions about first builds on other sites only to be given insults as answers, so it was nice to receive the help i got here.

Milmar, your right but i wanted this done asap and this seems like a good build to start with. I will be upgrading piece by piece over the coming months so i'll take a look at Haswell then. Thanks though.
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Lovely spec my buddy Idleman has done you there. The only thing I would have suggested is using the Evaluation Edition of windows 8 for free on a 3 month trial. Losing the cost of the OS could have netted you an SSD now rather than later. MS are revamping Win8. WIndows 8.1 should have a preview soon and yes they have brought back the start menu lol

I would have waited on Haswell myself but as my buddy has said we seriously doubt it will be worth upgrading from what you have already ordered. That will do you for quite some time :D
 
Idleman: Yeah, the 1TB is enough to get me started. As for upgrading, i'm talking about extras. Things like a little more cooling, fan controller, SSD, Blu-ray Drive, better kb&m etc.

Other than that, i'll upgrade the GPU when it's time, or like you said, i may add a second card.

As far as the 3750k goes, i agree, it will be good for some time. I was glad when honosuseri, and others, suggested it. I had been looking at it when planning my budget and honosuseri and the others helped me make up my mind.

Thanks for the tip on the SSD and if i need any help i'll be sure to post.

honosuseri: I am more than happy with the build Idleman put together. I just can't wait to get my hands on it!

Also, thanks for the help you gave me as well.

I was toying with the idea of win 8 but i just didn't like what i had seen. Especially taking away the start menu!
I got burned going from XP to Vista, so i was wary. When win 7 came out and i heard good things i switched and have been happy with it. I was toying with getting win 7 pro or ultimate, mainly for the XP mode. Would it be worth it? Is there a big advantage using XP mode for older programs/games compared to win 7 HP?
 
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I have a delivery date of the 3rd, which is tomorrow. I can't wait!

I was in a local computer store yesterday, buying a replacement for my friends 8 year old PC, and i picked up a mouse which was on special offer. Its the Cyborg R.A.T 3.
It was only £9.99, reduced from either £34.99 or £39.99, i can't remember which. After having a look at it, i thought it was a great buy at that price.

I had seen the mouse before online and thought it looked cool. Since i bought it i have done some checking and some people say it's great, while others say its rubbish.

Its the base model of the series, the others having adjustable weight and size features, which would have been nice.

Have you used one before? If so, whats your verdict?
 
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fleetstdemon said:
I have a delivery date of the 3rd, which is tomorrow. I can't wait!

I was in yesterday, buying a replacement for my friends 8 year old PC, and i picked up a mouse which was on special offer. Its the Cyborg R.A.T 3.
It was only £9.99, reduced from either £34.99 or £39.99, i can't remember which. After having a look at it, i thought it was a great buy at that price.

I had seen the mouse before online and thought it looked cool. Since i bought it i have done some checking and some people say it's great, while others say its rubbish.

Its the base model of the series, the others having adjustable weight and size features, which would have been nice.

Have you used one before? If so, whats your verdict?
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I have the RAT 3 and thinks it`s Brilliant. It suits my every day use as well as my gaming needs. So all in all you got a good deal.:p
Good luck with the new build tomorrow. :D
 
stulid said:
Can you remove the competitor name please.
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Sorry, wasn't thinking. Fixed. :)


Idleman: Thanks. Yeah, i'm really pleased with the way things have went so far. :D

Its good to know you've got the same mouse and can say good things about it.
I always like to hear the verdict of someone who uses whatever i'm asking about on a daily basis.

Product reviews are all well and good, but don't necessarily represent real world performance.
 
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Just got my delivery! Really excited!

EDIT: Just noticed some of the boxes have been opened and some of the components are not in boxes, only wrapped in bubble wrap.

Is that normal?
 
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