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TorreZ

TorreZ

TorreZ

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Ok, I have been going back and forth between buying a new PC or building one and I have decided its time to become a real man and build one.

I currently have a a real bad AMD2 motherboard with an Athlon which is running out of time.

I do however have -

GTX 460.
OCZ 650w PSU

Along with DVD/CD drives and SATA Hardrive which I plan to re-use in my new build. Although once I have the main components sorted I may get a bigger better HD.

What I am looking for help with is the rest. I have a budget of about 500ish quid.

I want to be able to run the likes of Guild Wars 2, Skyrim etc decently.

I was looking at the i5 3750k as the base to work around.

Dont need any Peripherals , OS or Monitor.

Looking mainly for CPU, RAM, Mobo and a decent case.

I think that is everything.

Cheers.
 
 
Looks good. That a decent CPU cooler, never heard of it before? Also wouldn't mind spending a little extra on a tidy case. Or is the bitfenix good?
 
that cooler is fine for a mild oc and the case seems sound, its all down to your cable management tbh, if you can increase your budget then


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black £99.95
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £43.19
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £26.39
Total : £521.59 (includes shipping : £11.75).



corsair cases are amazing for cable routing
 
Yeah that looks like a beautiful case. Think that's the one I'll go for.

Is there anything else I have forgotten. Anything I have overlooked maybe?
 
not really as you have pointed out you have a psu, hdd, os, monitor, peripherals etc

only thing i would seriously think about is whether to get an OEM cpu or retail, retail is £20 more but you get three years warranty instead of just one.

maybe take off the aftermarket cooler and use the stock cooler for a while untill you can afford a different cooler? you dont get a cooler with an OEM cpu fyi


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black £99.95
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £43.19
Total : £517.16 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
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TorreZ said:
So getting the retail CPU means that I'm covered for what? I'm guessing the warranty goes out the window if I OC?
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no you are covered for oc'ing, otherwise why release an unlocked cpu? you will be fine oc'ing but you will need a better cooler than the stock one.

in a nutshell you just get a further two years warranty, the OEM is on offer atm so yes its £20 cheaper but it is usually only £10 cheaper!

IMO i would go for the retail for peace of mind :)
 
TorreZ said:
So getting the retail CPU means that I'm covered for what? I'm guessing the warranty goes out the window if I OC?
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No. If the CPU genuinely dies they'll have no way of knowing it was overclocked anyway unless you put stupid levels of voltage through it and say have burnt pins for example, if that's even what would happen?!:confused:

Always worth getting Retail for the full 3 year warranty, stock Intel fan and higher resale value.
 
Sounds good I'll make sure I get the retail one. Not worried about going up to 550 for a decent CPU fan. Using the add along with my current HD. How will that work?
 
 
use the SSD to install you OS/programs/games (your main c: drive) and use your other HDD to store all your media (your d: drive).

do you understand the benefits of an SSD?
 
buzzlightweight said:
use the SSD to install you OS/programs/games (your main c: drive) and use your other HDD to store all your media (your d: drive).

do you understand the benefits of an SSD?
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I'm not completely clear on them but I understand they improve boot times significantly hence why you saying put all the bootable programs on the ssd makes sense, or am I way off?
 
buzzlightweight said:
nope your bang on, SSD's are not essential but trust me once you go SSD you will never go back :p
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oh SSD's, sounds interesting..

I had a quick look on the net in an attempt to educate myself but anyone got a dummy's guide on the benefits / way to go about it?

Sorry to hijack thread.
 
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