New build - Ordering today - What you think?

FrankDaTank · 30 Apr 2013 at 13:34

Hey, with a budget of £600-£700(started at £600 lol) i am going to go for the following. What you think?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £164.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A [BW] Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
Total : £659.80 (includes shipping : £12.50).

WuMyster · 30 Apr 2013 at 13:59

That's as good as you can get it with your budget in my opinion. Also, OC the 7850 as that OCs like a beast.

anthony566 · 30 Apr 2013 at 14:03

just make sure that the memory will not get in the way of your CPU Cooler as they are quite high heat sinks..

FrankDaTank · 30 Apr 2013 at 14:06

WuMyster said:
That's as good as you can get it with your budget in my opinion. Also, OC the 7850 as that OCs like a beast.

Nice one. Thanks for the reply. I know I have a few extra quid if I need it and I was wondering if there was any to upgrade anything with the extra few quid.

Scotteh · 30 Apr 2013 at 14:07

I'd get a modular power supply

Idleman · 30 Apr 2013 at 14:14

Slightly over your max budget, but the 7870 XT will OC to 7950 stock speeds.
Also the ram you chose is not available.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 XT rev2.0 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £47.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Thermalright Macho 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £706.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Or just a 7850 with an ssd.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x **B Grade** MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £119.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £47.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Thermalright Macho 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £706.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

FrankDaTank · 30 Apr 2013 at 14:23

anthony566 said:
just make sure that the memory will not get in the way of your CPU Cooler as they are quite high heat sinks..

Hmmm. How would I check that? Any ideas? Thanks

Scotteh · 30 Apr 2013 at 14:24

there's no real easy way to check other than asking people with similar setups

ram looks fairly small so i wouldn't imagine there'd be a problem.

FrankDaTank · 30 Apr 2013 at 16:02

Scotteh said:
there's no real easy way to check other than asking people with similar setups

ram looks fairly small so i wouldn't imagine there'd be a problem.

Okey dokey! I know I cut it close in my previus rig,a nd I didn't even consider it this time.

Should get it ordered tonight! Cheers all!

Idleman · 30 Apr 2013 at 16:11

FrankDaTank said:
Okey dokey! I know I cut it close in my previus rig,a nd I didn't even consider it this time.

Should get it ordered tonight! Cheers all!

What ram have you decided on?
As I mentioned in an earlier post the Patriot ram you chose in your spec is not available.

FrankDaTank · 30 Apr 2013 at 17:35

Idleman said:
What ram have you decided on?
As I mentioned in an earlier post the Patriot ram you chose in your spec is not available.

I see. I will have to choose or find something else before ordering. The RAM must have sold out after I put the list together

Idleman · 30 Apr 2013 at 17:37

FrankDaTank said:
I see. I will have to choose or find something else before ordering. The RAM must have sold out after I put the list together

Either of these will be fine.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £49.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £47.99
Total : £106.68 (includes shipping : £7.25).

FrankDaTank · 1 May 2013 at 11:47

Idleman said:
Either of these will be fine.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £49.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £47.99
Total : £106.68 (includes shipping : £7.25).

Cheers for that! Will probably take the Black Mamba as its slighlty faster i believe.

OliverDavis · 1 May 2013 at 11:52

Idleman said:
Slightly over your max budget, but the 7870 XT will OC to 7950 stock speeds.
Also the ram you chose is not available.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 XT rev2.0 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £47.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Thermalright Macho 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £706.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Or just a 7850 with an ssd.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x **B Grade** MSI HD 7850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £119.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £47.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Thermalright Macho 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £706.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).

The bottom spec 7850 is only a 1GB one, nowadays you really need more than 1Gb VRam. A freind has SLI 560ti 1Gb's and they have the power to push most games at max, but then hit ram limits quickly. A 7850 has the power to fill that 1Gb quickly with modern games.

FrankDaTank · 1 May 2013 at 12:27

Idleman said:
Either of these will be fine.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £49.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £47.99
Total : £106.68 (includes shipping : £7.25).

Cheers for that! Will probably take the Black Mamba as its slighlty faster i believe.

FrankDaTank · 1 May 2013 at 12:28

Actually, I don't think that the black mamba will be supported on the motherboard.

4x DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules

That is for the motherboard i am picking

Idleman · 1 May 2013 at 12:39

FrankDaTank said:
Actually, I don't think that the black mamba will be supported on the motherboard.

4x DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules

That is for the motherboard i am picking

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2277714

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/322107-30-gigabyte-compatible-1866

http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte/51848-z77-d3h-corsair-vengeance-8gb-1866mhz-ram.html

Should be ok.

Idleman · 1 May 2013 at 12:41

OliverDavis said:
The bottom spec 7850 is only a 1GB one, nowadays you really need more than 1Gb VRam. A freind has SLI 560ti 1Gb's and they have the power to push most games at max, but then hit ram limits quickly. A 7850 has the power to fill that 1Gb quickly with modern games.

should have been the "B" grade GB version. Not to worry.

subbytna · 1 May 2013 at 12:42

FrankDaTank said:
Hey, with a budget of £600-£700(started at £600 lol) i am going to go for the following. What you think?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £164.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45
1 x Patriot Viper Xtreme 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PXD38G1600LLK) £39.95
1 x NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £39.95
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A [BW] Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
Total : £659.80 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Frank...not THEE frank from a certain Liverpool forum

Dunks · 1 May 2013 at 13:40

Looks good!

Don't get me started on budgets though, I started at £500 and ended up spending £741!