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ShiversDan

ShiversDan

ShiversDan

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Hi,

Its time for an upgrade im just not sure what to get on a few components! machine will be used for gaming at 1080p and I would like full ultra settings on all games!

CPU: Intel I5 3570K 3.4GHZ

Motherboard: im torn between Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 £90 and Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 £112, what is the difference between these two? Im most likely going to want to oc to about 4.4ghz would i be able to do that on the £90 board?

Ram: 8GB wanted but im not sure what to get?

Graphics Card: Sapphire HD 7970 OC BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games

SSD: 128gb OCZ Vertex 4...is this the best SSD or is there something better in the 120gb range?

Case: Corsair Carbine 500R....really like this case

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2GB SATA 3

Cooler: Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler

PSU: i already have a corsair HX520 is this going to be enough or should i upgrade?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £99.95
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £72.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.99
Total : £909.83 (includes shipping : £12.50).



The Z77-D3H is a fine "entry level" mobo it does overclock well. The Z77X-D3H can do SLi and Xfire, seeing as your PSU can't hack it there is no shame in using the Z77-D3H which is a single GPU mobo really.

8GB of RAM is ample for gaming, 1600mhz is the sweet spot for the 1155 socket. This Geil kit is a good price and CAS rating, colour coded to the mobo which is nice too. The SSD is the rival to the more expensive Samsung 840 Pro (The standard 840 isn't all that).

GPU is from GB aswell so you have their solid 3 year uk based warranty like with the mobo. Good cooler on it so expect to push the overclock further on the GPU and the heatsink for the CPU is a fine choice as well. The 7950 is great bang for buck, if you want the 7970 I'd get the GB windforce still as it's the same price as the Sapphire.

Hope this helps :)
 
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no point in me doing a spec as one above is better than what i would have done anyway, all i would have done is knock down the case to cheaper, as cases are more of a personnel choice, some like better, some like cheaper etc, as long as it's got airflow and can fit my bits in, most would do.

but rest i'd leave, but as poster likes it, there would be no point, apart from saving him money, so plus 1 for hono build
 
Hey, only just actually noticed these replies! thanks very much for the time and effort. it's system building time today and im going with this i think:-

AMD Gigabyte 7970 graphics card
I5 3570k CPU
Gigabyte Z77X-D3H motherboard
Corsair Carbine 500R
Samsung 840 Pro 128gb ssd
seagate barracuda 7200 2tb hdd
Geil evo leggara 8gb ram (actually any other suggestions for this as i really dont like the colour??)
mount doom k2 cpu cooler

psu is still my corsair hx 520

thanks
 
ShiversDan said:
Hey, only just actually noticed these replies! thanks very much for the time and effort. it's system building time today and im going with this i think:-

AMD Gigabyte 7970 graphics card
I5 3570k CPU
Gigabyte Z77X-D3H motherboard
Corsair Carbine 500R
Samsung 840 Pro 128gb ssd
seagate barracuda 7200 2tb hdd
Geil evo leggara 8gb ram (actually any other suggestions for this as i really dont like the colour??)
mount doom k2 cpu cooler

psu is still my corsair hx 520

thanks
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unless money is no object to you, the 7950 is a better choice and clocks up to a 7970 with ease
 
stulid said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-012-AD&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-068-PA

Hows that RAM for you?

The second one im not sure about if its maybe to tall for the coolers fan.
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First one would fit ok, tall ram is a definite no go with the k2. Im using corsair vengeance lp and it fits ok.

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honosuseri said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £99.95
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £72.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.99
Total : £909.83 (includes shipping : £12.50).



The Z77-D3H is a fine "entry level" mobo it does overclock well. The Z77X-D3H can do SLi and Xfire, seeing as your PSU can't hack it there is no shame in using the Z77-D3H which is a single GPU mobo really.

8GB of RAM is ample for gaming, 1600mhz is the sweet spot for the 1155 socket. This Geil kit is a good price and CAS rating, colour coded to the mobo which is nice too. The SSD is the rival to the more expensive Samsung 840 Pro (The standard 840 isn't all that).

GPU is from GB aswell so you have their solid 3 year uk based warranty like with the mobo. Good cooler on it so expect to push the overclock further on the GPU and the heatsink for the CPU is a fine choice as well. The 7950 is great bang for buck, if you want the 7970 I'd get the GB windforce still as it's the same price as the Sapphire.

Hope this helps :)
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Literally this is as cheap and s effective as it can get. Would have done something similiar.
 
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