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WrathOfAchilles

WrathOfAchilles

WrathOfAchilles

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Hi All,

About to order the following parts, pleaecan you review see if it looks ok, compatable and not overkill on any of it.

Cheers in advance:


Case Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl Gaming Case.

CPU Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155
Processor - Retail

Cooling Corsair Hydro Series™ H100

Mobo Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

RAM Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

GFX HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

PSU OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent

HD1 OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive

HD2 Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache

DVD drive LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black)
 
the cooler is massive overkill. go for the silver arrow if you want a beast of a cooler that isnt stupidly priced. yes its not quite as good as the H100, but the performance difference between the two doesnt warrant the price difference.

i would also avoid fractal design cases. there have been many threads complaining of really poor build quality on them
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is it the midi tower or XL tower you've got sitting in your basket? (i'm trying to work out your budget)

also, could you tell us what your planning on using the computer for. it looks like its a gaming PC but i just want to check
 
How's this for a starting point to tweek with, would have put the Silver Arrow cooler, but it's never in stock.

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 PC Game £199.99
(£166.66) £199.99
(£166.66)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Full Tower Case with USB3.0 - Black £106.99
(£89.16) £106.99
(£89.16)
OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA775/AM2/AM2) £72.98
(£60.82) £72.98
(£60.82)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £67.98
(£56.65) £67.98
(£56.65)
Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £57.98
(£48.32) £57.98
(£48.32)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £814.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £165.73
Total : £994.38

This is Guessing your budget is around the 1k mark.
 
heres what i'd do with 1k:



YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
1 x OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £79.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £66.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA-II 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EARS) £56.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £50.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £44.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £1,000.87 (includes shipping: FREE).
 
Thanks for the replies guys.

Yeah, looking to spend about 1k. Most of the list is OCUK sourced, couple of products from competitor order come in just under 1k.

Interesting about the case, what other suggestions do people have? Keep in mind it would need to be able to suppoer the cooler rad.

I know the cooler is a bit overkill, but i have seen how easy it is to fit and how much lower the temps with one is so will probably still go with it.

I prefer ATI to Geforce, nice card linked reaper but ill likely stick to the ATI.

Stulid, do i really need a different PSU? this one maybe? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-116-AN

It's a gaming rig. Occasional LAN party.


Cheers all,
Achilles
 
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I would do this with £1K


Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
(£212.49) £254.99
(£212.49)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £94.99
(£79.16) £94.99
(£79.16)
Antec TruePower New Modular 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £85.99
(£71.66) £85.99
(£71.66)
Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62 Mid Tower Case with Window - Black £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98
(£70.82)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £799.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £162.48
Total : £974.88

£959 with your free delivery.

So you have a better case.

A Gen3 board for PCI-E3.0 and IvyBridge support.
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
Note:
To run the PCI Express 3.0 slots in Gen 3 speed, please must install the Ivy Bridge CPU which supports PCI Express 3.0. If you install the Sandy Bridge CPU, the PCI Express 3.0 slots will run only at Gen2 speed.
Click to expand...

http://www.lancoolpc.com/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=15&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=62&g=f
 
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WrathOfAchilles said:
Thanks for the replies guys.

Yeah, looking to spend about 1k. Most of the list is OCUK sourced, couple of products from competitor order come in just under 1k.

Interesting about the case, what other suggestions do people have? Keep in mind it would need to be able to suppoer the cooler rad.

I know the cooler is a bit overkill, but i have seen how easy it is to fit and how much lower the temps with one is so will probably still go with it.

I prefer ATI to Geforce, nice card linked reaper but ill likely stick to the ATI.

Stulid, do i really need a different PSU? this one maybe? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-116-AN

It's a gaming rig. Occasional LAN party.


Cheers all,
Achilles
Click to expand...

My favourite cases are the HAF 932 Advanced.

and this one, looks Ideal to drop a dual rad in the bottom drawing cool air in from the under the case and out the rear and top ;)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-075-SV&tool=3
 
Hi guys,

Thanks for the input, i went with this:

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Dirt3 PC Game

Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

Antec TruePower New Modular 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G)

Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) x 2

Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVDąRW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM

8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance Blue

Coolermaster CM 690 II Advanced Dom

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail

Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60
 
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ractal Design Define R3 case is a nice bit of kit, (freind has one) and looking at tests the h100 is awesome!, maybe a little ott but very cool and looks awesome

hardwhere wise, i updated my rig other week with keeping the drives/hd5850,case, cooler ( corsair h50 ) and psu ( corsair HX850w)

intel Core i5-2500K
Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz

as recomended by stulid! ;)
 
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