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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My problem is however, that my knowledge is somewhat heavily outdated in terms of current specifications, etc.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!
 
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.
 
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).

 
Is the TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800) [TL-WDN4800] worth it over the Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter [PCE-N15]?

How long are things usually on pre-order for?
 
Everything except Windows 7.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
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 Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £59.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 3 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX3-25SAT3-60G) £59.99
1 x SteelSeries Siberia v2 Gaming Headset - White (51100) £56.98
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £53.99
1 x Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse (910-002489) £29.99
1 x TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (TL-WDN4800) £27.98
2 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket Intel® Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AMD Socket FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £26.99 (£53.98)
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99
Total : £1,119.25 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
Haha, tired eyes. Well spotted!

My hopes of getting this on finance have been thwarted so looks like it's back to the original plan of buying this in pieces. Guess I'll start with the PSU! :p
 
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PSU and headset first I think stulid as the PSU is on deal and the headset will get immediate usage anyway.
 
I'm not sure where my order stands at the moment. May have got one, maybe not.
 
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Hello again everyone, I wasn't able to buy this initially due to a few reasons but now that the expense that is December is out of the way, I will be looking to purchase the system within the next month.

Are there any obvious changes that people can recommend from the last update?

Thanks. :)
 
Not bought anything at all yet. Still have the case but will be selling it on. For all purposes it's a whole new build. Budget is around £1,000 - £1,100.
 
Hi guys, rather a silly question than a stupid mistake and all that...

I've recently bought the ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3x 3072MB

and some Corsair XMS3 16GB DDR3 RAM.

I already have the Gigagbye Z77-D3H motherboard.

Will the Ivybridge Intel i5-3570k or the i7-3770k be compatible with the above? I haven't bought the CPU yet.

Similarly, is there anything incorrect with what I already have? I'm assuming the RAM, gfx and mobo are all fine so far.

Thanks.
 
Thanks!

Just had a small brain-fart worrying that the Intel chip wouldn't go with the ATI gfx.

/derp
 
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