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shadow_boxer

shadow_boxer

shadow_boxer

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Hi guys looking to do a build for my brother. Primarily for gaming, initially at 1080p but with a view to go to eyefinity. Would like the ability to go Crossfire in a year or so. Any changes to the build below?


shadow_boxer said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) with FREE Sleeping Dogs, Nexuiz, & CODMW2 PC Games £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £106.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black/Green £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £58.99
1 x BeQuiet Shadow Rock Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3) £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.59
Total : £790.51 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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Cheers dude, just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything decent on offer! Shame the psu isn't in stock at the moment otherwise would've bought the lot this weekend.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 660Ti Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £106.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £58.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £56.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.59
Total : £799.51 (includes shipping : £12.50).



This shinobi is a little cheaper and has 2 fans supplied, your choice in green only comes with one.

Nvidia can do 3 screens from the single GPU now on the 600 series too not just the AMD cards. Think I'd favour the 660Ti with it's cuda support and setting up nvidia surround looks easier than eyefinity as you arent required to use the displayport on the GPU with nvidia.

Even still it's a great looking spec you've done there :)
 
Thanks honosuseri, if it were me I'd agree and go for the plain black Shinobi but he wants a green case. I'll mention the fact it has two fans as to me it makes sense. Also, that cooler I don't think will fit in the Shinobi. Max cooler clearance is around 158-160mm from reading around on their forums.

Very tempted by the 660Ti (always used nvidia myself) but the 7950 is a bit faster.
 
shadow_boxer said:
Thanks honosuseri, if it were me I'd agree and go for the plain black Shinobi but he wants a green case. I'll mention the fact it has two fans as to me it makes sense. Also, that cooler I don't think will fit in the Shinobi. Max cooler clearance is around 158-160mm from reading around on their forums.

Very tempted by the 660Ti (always used nvidia myself) but the 7950 is a bit faster.
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Fits ok it seems ;) I used the 612S as it didnt use the wire clips which can vibrate and you could fit two fans to the heatsink as it supplies enough easy fit brackets to do so. It's designed to be quiet although I have a Bequiet L8 PSU with a silentwings fan in it and they are quiet indeed.

I think CUDA helps make for a more rounded machine, I dont know what screens he intends to use but I thought I'd point out nvidia surround might be the easier option to use screens without displayport. If he wants the 7950 fair enough.
 
stulid said:
The 120mm Be Quiet! Silent Wings features rubber corner pads so there is no vibrations;)
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I know fella but I find those wire clips a bit awkward to fit. Those "rubber pull cords" to secure the fan to the heatsink are my prefered option.....like on this heatsink.

I do agree the Bequiet heatsink would look "swish" with the black PCB, not keen on how they orientated the logo ontop though :(
 
stulid said:
Think he just moved the logo to read straight when viewed straight on.
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I think it was the Dark Rock Pro he reviewed actually not the Shadow rock and yes you could be right about the logo.

I'll link his review of the 612S.

In short I think the coolermaster makes more sense, which is why I spec it so often. More heatpipes, easier to connect the fans and is push pull ready. Might be worth swapping the fan over later to improve the temps. I'll let shadow decide what's best, we really are nit picking now :)
 
 
Thanks for the feedback chaps. Will stick with the BeQuiet I think. Think it'll look good against the black Gigabyte board. Won't be overclocking too much so not too fussed about getting the best cooler. The Xigmatek doesnt look too bad either but will go for the cheaper one I think.
 
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