New Build!

[Nix]

Hello everyone,

I've finally got to that point again where I'm looking to build a brand new computer! Hooray!

My problem is however, that my knowledge is somewhat heavily outdated in terms of current specifications, etc. I have no idea what's good/bad/ugly at the moment or indeed, what chipsets work with what. Shameful I know, but I'm completely out of the loop!

I'm looking to build a computer - all in - for around £800 give or take. This includes monitor and case. I still have my Lian-Li PC7 case, but I'm now considering selling it on. The budget isn't set in stone, but I'd like to keep around that benchmark.

I still also have a next to new PSU (I think it's 650w?) that's about four year's old, so that should be able to be salvaged. Aside from that, it's a fresh build.

If anyone would care to help me out here, I'd be extremely grateful and hopefully (re)educated in the process!

Thanks very much!

 

[Trusty]

Gaming pc?

 

[Nix]

Gaming and general use.

 

[Trusty]

Your probably looking at something like this ...give or take a few components. I left the monitor and case out as the case is personal preference. You said your budget is not set so...maybe you wanna splash out on a 120hz monitor?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x HIS HD 7850 IceQ X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H785QN2G2M) w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 3 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX3-25SAT3-60G) £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £47.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £25.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket Intel® Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £24.59
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £605.51 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 

[Idleman]

Have you any sata hdd/dvd, you can reuse. What make and model is your 650w Psu.

 

[Nix]

Hdd needs to be replaced. As for opticals I'm looking for a decent BR/DVD-RW.

I can't honestly recall what PSU I have without a lot of faffing about. For some reason I have Hyper stuck in my head though. It's over 600w, only used for a couple of months before my old PC packed in. Shouldn't need replacing.

I should also mention I need a networking solution as everything is wireless in my house.

 

[Idleman]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £169.99
1 x Samsung S23A350H 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £129.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 3 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX3-25SAT3-60G) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £45.98
1 x Xigmatek Pantheon Mid Tower Case - Black £39.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £23.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter (TL-WN851ND) £19.99
Total : £874.74 (includes shipping : £19.10).

 

[Trusty]

Hiper type r? Might wanna bin it! Mine took my motherboard when it broke. They werent very reliable, well sort of anyway, i had bad experience, know a lot of people on here did as well...something to think about anyway..

Edit, spec above looks good. You could save a fiver by getting the Cooler Master 212 instead. spend that fiver on a this hdd, extra years warranty and has a 32 cache as opposed to 16mb

YOUR BASKET
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £47.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket Intel® Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £24.59
Total : £82.48 (includes shipping : £8.25).

 

[tamzzy]

i know its 30 quid overbudget and you need to reuse the case

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 660 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite E2278HD 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £56.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £47.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket Intel® Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £24.59
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £23.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter (TL-WN851ND) £19.99
Total : £829.43 (includes shipping : FREE).



gtx 660 vs 7850: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/660?vs=549

 

[Nix]

Would I not be better off with the Sandybridge?

 

[MichaelM]

Sorry to be a little off topic but how do you post the basket list like that?

 

[Idleman]

Would I not be better off with the Sandybridge?

The SB 2500k(which is out of stock) and the IB 3570k are the same price at the moment. Unless you can pick up a secondhand SB Cpu, it would make more sense to go IB.

 

[Idleman]

Sorry to be a little off topic but how do you post the basket list like that?

With this.

http://ocuk-shopping-cart-to-forum-converter.googlecode.com/git/INSTALL.htm

 

[Nix]

Just to update, my PSU is a Hiper Type M 530w.

Should I look at replacing?

 

[Trusty]

Probably, they had abnormally higher rate of failure compared to their rivals at the time.

This is a solid psu for the money..

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX Pro Series 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
Total : £80.48 (includes shipping : £8.75).

 

[Nix]

I've put this rough list together.

Any ideas for swaps or any obvious issues?

The build got very expensive, very quickly!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £169.99
1 x Samsung S23A350H 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £129.95
1 x Fractal Design Define R4 Midi Tower Case - Black Pearl £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x SteelSeries Siberia v2 Gaming Headset - White (51100) £56.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 3 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX3-25SAT3-60G) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £45.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £26.99
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £26.39
1 x Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse (910-002489) £24.98
Total : £1,157.15 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[Trusty]

Change the cpu cooler and hdd for these..

YOUR BASKET
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 500GB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA050) £47.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket Intel® Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £24.59
Total : £82.48 (includes shipping : £8.25).



3 yr warranty with the Toshiba, cpu cooler has a good backplate.

 

[honosuseri]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £169.99
1 x Samsung S23B550V 23" Widescreen LED MHL Monitor - Black £137.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £107.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-128G) £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x BitFenix Ghost Silent Tower Case - Black £74.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £62.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800) £27.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
1 x Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse (910-002489) £24.98
Total : £1,145.83 (includes shipping : FREE).



Missing the headset BUT...........

This is Xfire capable, you had a 650W PSU in your spec which is overkill for a single GPU it would power two 7850s. I'm sure it would be possible to get a 660 or even the 7950 in the spec if you tried and made some compromises.

* Better SSD with more storage, bigger storage drive as well at 1TB

* Bluray writer probably isn't worth the extra, the blank media is expensive, you can fit HD movie rips just fine on a DVD-DL disk.

* The Ghost case is a good price on preorder, has sound proofing like the R4. The better wifi card is also on preorder too, should be more expensive once in stock.

Hope this helps, any questions feel free to ask

 

[stulid]

I've put this rough list together.

Any ideas for swaps or any obvious issues?

The build got very expensive, very quickly!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £169.99
1 x Samsung S23A350H 23" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £129.95
1 x Fractal Design Define R4 Midi Tower Case - Black Pearl £99.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x SteelSeries Siberia v2 Gaming Headset - White (51100) £56.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 3 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX3-25SAT3-60G) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £45.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £26.99
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £26.39
1 x Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse (910-002489) £24.98
Total : £1,157.15 (includes shipping : FREE).

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-014-PP

That PSU is on offer today

 

[Nix]

Thanks for pointing that out Stulid.