New Build advice

[SiDeards73]

So i got asked by a family member to build a PC for them with the following caveats..

1) Must have 2 LED monitors (Pref 22")
2) Must be a decent Gaming Rig for the next 3yrs or so
3) I get a free Case of my choice outta this (My perk for building it, i currently have a Zalman Z9+ and i want to swap it for something bigger, cooler and quieter)
4) Needs a copy of Win7
5) Budget is £1500 for the lot.

Im pretty sure i know what to get, but i fancied some input, as i built my machine last year a few months before Xmas, and i know a lot of new stuffs come out since then (Keplar Cards, 7 Series AMD, Ivybridge, Z77 etc)

So given that info, what would you get for the £1500?

Cheers all

 

[Idleman]

So, this budget needs to include 2 cases, is that right.

 

[SiDeards73]

Yeah, one for me to replace my Zalman Z9 (im thinking possibly a Raven03, CM Stormtrooper or maybe even a NZXT Switch 810) and i quite like the look of the Corsair Carbide 500R for the build PC, its got good options and seems to have really decent reviews.

 

[olivier renault]

GTX670, i5-3570K, Z77, 8GB ram, 600W+ PSU, 128GB SSD, 1/2TB HDD That lot should be around your budget.

 

[SiDeards73]

Yep thats pretty much what i had thought, any recommendations on the brands for the Z77 and GTX670? Is the AMD 7850 not upto much btw?

 

[SiDeards73]

Oh and one other question, i use a Kuhler 920 in my own rig, i quite like it, but can i get better results from a newer air cooler and even lower noise output?

 

[olivier renault]

Can probably do some work with the fans. Not sure which one, but there should be plenty of info around. Overall, the 920 is good, about the same as top air coolers. Maybe a lick of thermal paste, like the ChillFactor III if you need some.

I'll cook up a build in a min.

 

[olivier renault]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Palit GeForce GTX 670 Jetstream 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £283.29
1 x Samsung S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Black £166.66
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £144.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite X2377HDS 23" Premium IPS Panel Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £124.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £87.49
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold (SST-RV03B-W USB 3.0) £83.32
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £83.32
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £74.16
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £71.66
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £60.00
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £34.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.49
2 x Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost Plus PWM Fan - Black & White £11.66 (£23.32)
Total : £1,527.46 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 

[olivier renault]

So :

670 with custom cooling (my fave would be the KFA EX OC, but crazy expensive atm).
3570K
Raven RV03 (great air cooling case).
2TB storage
128 GB SSD
One 120Hz gaming panel
One IPS 'work' panel.
Powerful modular PSU (may need to check on size and the RVO3 has it's got a weird PSU cavity).

Could probably drop the fans, and try the 920 with stock fans first.

Can also go for a Fractal R3, a P280, for silent yet decent air cases.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Palit GeForce GTX 670 Jetstream 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £283.29
1 x Samsung S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Black £166.66
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £144.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite X2377HDS 23" Premium IPS Panel Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £124.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £91.66
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £87.49
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £83.32
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £74.16
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £71.66
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £60.00
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £34.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.49
Total : £1,509.48 (includes shipping : £22.20).




http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/02/16/antec-p280-review/1
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Antec/P280/
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/chassis/32868-antec-p280/


Fractal R3 also super cheap atm, and it's a good quiet case. Something like that.

 

[olivier renault]

i7 woohoo


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £283.29
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £209.99
1 x Samsung S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Black £166.66
1 x Iiyama Prolite X2377HDS 23" Premium IPS Panel Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £124.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £87.49
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £83.32
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £74.16
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £71.66
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £60.00
1 x Fractal Design Define R3 Midi Tower Case - Black Pearl £58.32
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £34.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.49
Total : £1,547.47 (includes shipping : £22.20).