New build ( for a mate £1200 )

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Made a thread a few weeks ago, thought id make a new thread seeing as ivy bridge has come out now. What would be the best for £1200 even a bit more if its worth it.

I have some ideas for him but just wanted to see what you guys think.

For games really, ie world of warcraft, battlefield 3 etc.

Dont need mouse keyboard or monitor or windows.

SSD drive needed. Good case was looking at the corsair cases, also silverstone but i see the raven 2 has gone now.

CPU cooler for overclocking later, i personally have antec kulher 620 wish i found to be brilliant.

I know the new nvidia 670 are due soon. But he said get 680 if 670 is gonna be some time. Once we have a build in mind, were gonna drive up and get the parts.

Thanks to any one that can help.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £419.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £189.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £126.00
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £89.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £53.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) (CWCH60) £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £40.79
1 x LG GH22NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,241.65 (includes shipping : £12.50).




If too expensive, downgrade SSD to 128GB.
 
670 is due tomorrow, pegged to be just behind the 680 so it will come down to cost which you want for that.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £419.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £126.00
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold (SST-RV03B-W USB 3.0) £99.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £89.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) (CWCH60) £49.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x LG GH22NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,188.35 (includes shipping : £13.75).



RV03 and Corsair ram out of stock atm

670 + 256 SSD would be my choice. Can replace cooler with whatever.
 
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Both them builds look pretty damm good. Waiting till 2moro wont hurt to see were the 670 are in price.

Thanks again all. Had a simular idea in mind my self, just like to see what others think.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £419.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM2+/AM3+) £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus Case - Black £72.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,145.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Stoner81.
 
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gooseuk said:
Both them builds look pretty damm good. Waiting till 2moro wont hurt to see were the 670 are in price.

Thanks again all. Had a simular idea in mind my self, just like to see what others think.
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Yeah, I don't think the 670 will be out just yet, but should be before Diablo 3 kicks off (if that is as much a landmark for you as it is for me :)).

Might be worth waiting a little on them to see how the prices pan out.
 
Thanks guys for the builds. The 670 came out today also which has made things even better. Nice one guys thanks.
 
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