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djjavo

djjavo

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Hi everyone

I posted a while back for a gaming specification and was recommended this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £259.99
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £159.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £96.98
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01) £59.99
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme Rev.2 High Performance Quiet CPU Cooler(Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £1,066.39 (includes shipping : £13.75).



I now have a budget of £1100-1200 and it would be very help if anyone could revise this build to match current hardware.
The main use for the computing is gaming, but should also be able to handle light video editing and photoshop work.

Many thanks in advance! :D
 
Sorry, I literally copied the build out of an old post so I am not sure :). Probably no reason!

Which one would it be worth upgrading too?
 
Slight re-change:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7950-3GD5/OC BE G) £217.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £191.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series 7mm 256GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH256GCST) £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £85.99
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £74.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £49.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) HDD £43.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 BW Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £34.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,038.41 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
Many thanks for the replies, these are great help.

@mickyflinn Not particularly I don't think.

@RJC Any reason why you downgraded the RAM? I mean, I don't know much but surely you need more for heavy duty stuff like video rendering etc.?
 
djjavo said:
Many thanks for the replies, these are great help.

@mickyflinn Not particularly I don't think.

@RJC Any reason why you downgraded the RAM? I mean, I don't know much but surely you need more for heavy duty stuff like video rendering etc.?
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In the majority of cases 8gb is plenty and memory has increased in price.


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7950-3GD5/OC BE G) £217.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £191.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series 7mm 256GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH256GCST) £169.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP8G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £89.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £85.99
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £74.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) HDD £43.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 BW Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £34.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,078.40 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
The Samsung 840 pro is considered one of the best ssd on the market with 5 year warranty, and the motherboard comes with a cooler.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £275.99
1 x MSI HD 7950 OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7950-3GD5/OC BE G) £217.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £109.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP8G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £89.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £74.99
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £74.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,065.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
ok, brilliant, thanks guys. :D

@mickyflinn that latest build you posted comes to £1,065.88 meaning I still have around £140 if needed. Do you think there is anything essential to add (not interested in sound card, OS etc.)?
 
if you have a good set of speakers then a sound card would be a good choice. Im not a fan of that case but its your personal choice.

Do you need storage drive ?
 
yeh a nicely sized HDD would be good. Case-wise, I only chose it because I have that on my previous computer and seems to provide easy-access. Please recommend another if you want, although I don't really want to spend more that £80 on a case.

cheers :D
 
Here are a few to choose from but the Corsair 500R is fantastic case and has a fan controller. Also A hard drive.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black £99.95
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal £84.95
1 x Corsair Carbide 400R Midi Tower Case - Black £84.95
1 x CM Storm Scout II Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black £82.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EZRX) HDD £76.99
Total : £462.89 (includes shipping : £27.55).




But check out all the case in case you want a bit more bling.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?catid=2277&groupid=2362&sortby=priceAsc#prodlist
 
mickyflinn said:
The Samsung 840 pro is considered one of the best ssd on the market with 5 year warranty, and the motherboard comes with a cooler.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £275.99
1 x MSI HD 7950 OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7950-3GD5/OC BE G) £217.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £109.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP8G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £89.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £74.99
1 x CM Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £74.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,065.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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Just to let you know I recently purchased this build and it performs fantastically Thank you very much for your help mickyflinn and everyone who contributed to this topic. :D
 
cant wait till im in your shoes lol :D really glad its all working good mate and your happy :D what would us noobs do with out the pro's on here lol :D
 
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