New build spec check pls

TwistNut · 11 Feb 2013 at 22:12

Hey guys back again building another new one

this is what i got my eyes on can i have your opinions on my selections and any improvements you might think i could make

thanks in advance

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total

Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £249.95
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-098-GI

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-404-IN

MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £149.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-219-MS

NZXT Switch 810 Big Tower Case - White £139.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-076-NX

Corsair Professional Series HX+ 850W '80+ Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020032-UK) £139.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-097-CS

Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £69.98
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-009-PT

Corsair Vengeance Arctic White 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9W) £59.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-311-CS

Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-024-TS

Corsair HX/TXM Series individually Sleeved Modular Cable Kit - White (CP-8920006) £26.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-081-CS
Sub Total : £942.37

Total : £1,148.54

Idleman · 11 Feb 2013 at 22:36

Looks very good.

dacads · 11 Feb 2013 at 23:04

Expensive RAM let me guess you're paying a premium for the colour

TwistNut · 11 Feb 2013 at 23:10

dacads said:
Expensive RAM let me guess you're paying a premium for the colour

yeah kind of

lee32uk · 11 Feb 2013 at 23:23

Not really much you can change if you are going for a white interior ? You could maybe add some Bitfenix white sata cables ? And maybe get the white phanteks cooler, or is that too much white ?

Finners · 11 Feb 2013 at 23:45

looks good to me. What are you using the system for? would you benefit from hyperthreading from an i7?

TwistNut · 12 Feb 2013 at 06:32

The system is going to be mainly used for gaming and general activities like media

Well going for a mix of white and black it's a black mobo so the white stuff will show up well and I'm fed up with the usual blue and red led **** wanted something abut different was contemplating a watercolling system but useless I'm going to put a lot of money into a system watercolling seems a waste

Sorry about any mistakes done on my phone

dt97583 · 12 Feb 2013 at 08:33

For that money I'd be looking for an SSD too. 120 - 180GB for OS and current games you're playing.

Doomedspeed · 12 Feb 2013 at 08:44

davidmt83 said:
For that money I'd be looking for an SSD too. 120 - 180GB for OS and current games you're playing.

That's true. Spending a grand without getting an ssd isn't the best option.

Just thinking. Would you even see the ram under that cooler?

TwistNut · 12 Feb 2013 at 23:29

i got a ssd

very good point on the ram maybe i should get a small wc loop ?

Feesh · 12 Feb 2013 at 23:36

I'd go with this and stick with your current ram.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Hydro H80i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / LGA2011/ AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £76.98
Total : £85.68 (includes shipping : £7.25).