New build need thoughts

Leprechaun312 · 13 Jan 2013 at 21:48

Just sold my mac mini looking for a new windows build for the down stairs tv. something to game on and watch movies on. Just posting to get input and also to see if i could get an intel build for the sameish price

Don't need hard drives or a dvd drive already have those

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1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8120 Black Edition 3.10Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £113.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-D3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
1 x Akasa Venom 550w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Xigmatek Alfar Midi Tower Windowed Case - Black/Orange £46.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £44.99
1 x Xigmatek Loki SD963 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1) £14.99
Total : £498.48 (includes shipping : £10.50).

zakblood · 13 Jan 2013 at 21:56

1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
Total : £248.77 (includes shipping : £9.00).

so the answer is no as the parts are more if you add the other bits in you have used and take over to this, then again this one would be faster in something and slower in others

LukieBoy007 · 13 Jan 2013 at 21:57

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1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) £155.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £43.99
1 x Xigmatek Alfar Midi Tower Case - Black/Orange £42.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX16C9T3K2/8X) £35.99
Total : £529.52 (includes shipping : £10.50).

Doomedspeed · 13 Jan 2013 at 21:57

If it's for a TV you'd want it small right?

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1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £89.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case - Black £39.98
Total : £531.89 (includes shipping : £10.00).

Leprechaun312 · 13 Jan 2013 at 22:00

zakblood said:
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £69.98
Total : £248.77 (includes shipping : £9.00).

so the answer is no as the parts are more if you add the other bits in you have used and take over to this, then again this one would be faster in something and slower in others

hmm... ok so its going to be minimum another 30 quid ontop of what i already have

Leprechaun312 · 13 Jan 2013 at 22:02

Doomedspeed said:
If it's for a TV you'd want it small right?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £89.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £49.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case - Black £39.98
Total : £531.89 (includes shipping : £10.00).

small although ideal....i kinda like the xigmatel case i have chosen. does anyone no anything about nvidia cards like, i have always done amd cards as i understand the numbering system how does it work with nvidia ?