New Build

King0r · 6 May 2012 at 12:08

Hi I'm looking at purchasing the components to build a new desktop. It's been a while since I built my last one. I'm wanting it for Gaming. I've seen the GTX 690 and 680 which both look pretty cool so I've been looking to base a system around one of these with a top of the range CPU. I've seen on previous posts people have compiled a list of components from this site to buy to make their system. Is it possible someone could do the same here. Im looking to spend between 1-2,000£. Another thing which has caught my eye is SLI thingy with the GFX, not entirly sure what MB/GFX/CPU i require to take advantage of this. So any help would be appreciated.

Dave

Doomedspeed · 6 May 2012 at 12:20

Hi and welcome, of course a spec can be made for you.

What are going to be your uses? Have you got a monitor/OS/keyboard/mouse?

King0r · 6 May 2012 at 12:27

Not yet but im considering this as a after cost rather than in the price of the desktop. Going to possibly buy around a 50" 3D TV and then possibly a largish monitor to keep an eye on other things running in the background while playing the games on the TV.

If you have any ideas im open for suggestions.

cheers

Doomedspeed · 6 May 2012 at 12:32

Ill just throw some ideas around:

Lower end of budget:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - AMD 3 for FREE Promotion £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 PC Game £259.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £99.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £94.99
1 x XFX Pro 750W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £82.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Samsung Green 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £53.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) (CWCH60) £49.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,217.59 (includes shipping : £14.75).

7970 can be replaced for GTX680 [will add ~£100]

Helios1234 · 6 May 2012 at 12:34

Again, I would seriously consider an air cooler over the H60, better performance and much lower cost, eg Cooler Master Hyper 612S...

King0r · 6 May 2012 at 12:34

Like the look of that, how much better would it be with 16GB ram with a MB which supports it.

Doomedspeed · 6 May 2012 at 12:44

King0r said:
Like the look of that, how much better would it be with 16GB ram with a MB which supports it.

£102 for 16GB: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-002-SA&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

That memory is perfect for ivybridge as it is hugely overclockable.

Air coolers are also a good choice. the DH-14 is the preverbale mac-daddy of the air cooling world.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-011-NC&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

or if you want a cheaper version the CM 212 and corsair a50 are great buys around £25

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-035-CM&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-CS&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

King0r · 6 May 2012 at 12:51

Cheers

Ive also looked at buying a base system from here and just adding a GFX i want and more RAM. Is this advisable?

Doomedspeed · 6 May 2012 at 13:18

King0r said:
Cheers

Ive also looked at buying a base system from here and just adding a GFX i want and more RAM. Is this advisable?

of course.

a lot of the base syems are configuable anyway, allowing you to add more RAM and a GPU to the price anyway, its cheaper to add it than buy it seperatly and it comes pre-installed.

If you want to make sure its value, just come back and check with us.

King0r · 7 May 2012 at 00:08

What do you think?

Intel Z77 Ivybridge 10200i Configurator - Extreme Gaming System

Options applied to the above product:
- No Security Software
- System build fan. Sharkoon 2000rpm Golf Ball
- Full Cable Management
- Bigfoot Killer 2100 Gigabit Gaming Network Card
- No Case Mods Wanted
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050)
- OCZ ZX Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply
- Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp - OEM
- OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
- No RAID Option (ZERO Cost)
- Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2)
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS)
- HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - AMD 3 for FREE Promotion
- HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - AMD 3 for FREE Promotion
- Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-16000C9 2000MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLE2CP4G3D2001CE1TX0CEU)
- Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard
- Prolimatech Lynx CPU-Cooler (Socket Intel Socket LGA 1156/1155/AMD Socket AM2/2+/3/3+ )
- Stage 2: Overclock of CPU - 15% Overclock (Proceesor speed x1.15)
- Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 PC Game
- Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black