New PC if I get this new job...

Okay guys, so after what has felt like the longest month ever..... I get paid on Thursday and will be buying my gear at last!!! :D

So I'm thinking....

Stick with SB - 2500K
Motherboard - Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H
RAM - Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB)

I'll keep my GTX 460 for now (until next payday)

I'll be needing an SSD, but not sure what size to go for....
650w PSU will do for now as well until I convince myself SLi IS worth it :D

I'll be water cooling - not sure if that will be this month or next month (this month I hope)....


Any issues / advice regarding the CPU / Mobo / RAM???

Thanks again :D



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Oh and I'm no longer going for black and orange, as I won a whole load of BitFenix cables and fans with a Shiobi XL, so I'm trying out with a white / blue theme :D
 
Hey, some good choices there. Go with the 3570K though as its newer and not much between them price wise.

128GB is a good size, though theres a 256GB M4 on offer today so consider that!
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-010-CR

For a 460 550W is plenty, and this is modular. Depends what upgrades you're thinking of if you want more power. The XFX 850W on offer has enough power for high end SLI
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-000-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £139.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £88.99
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
Total : £520.94 (includes shipping : £10.00).




GaryH-21 said:
Or should I go for the Corsair Vengeance as mentioned by beejjacobs? :)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-307-CS
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It was on offer at the time, the Corsair XMS is a good choice now :)
 
beejjacobs said:
Hey, some good choices there. Go with the 3570K though as its newer and not much between them price wise.

128GB is a good size, though theres a 256GB M4 on offer today so consider that!
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-010-CR

For a 460 550W is plenty, and this is modular. Depends what upgrades you're thinking of if you want more power. The XFX 850W on offer has enough power for high end SLI
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-000-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £139.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £88.99
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
Total : £520.94 (includes shipping : £10.00).






It was on offer at the time, the Corsair XMS is a good choice now :)
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Thanks again :) I currently have a 650w Cooler Master PSU, so i'll keep hold of that for now :p

I have seen a few people say they woud happily return their Ivy's for SB again, which worries me about going Ivy. You think it's worth going Ivy? :)
 
GaryH-21 said:
Thanks again :) I currently have a 650w Cooler Master PSU, so i'll keep hold of that for now :p

I have seen a few people say they woud happily return their Ivy's for SB again, which worries me about going Ivy. You think it's worth going Ivy? :)
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They'll be people who like overclocking to the max, from a performance point of view Ivybridge is better and still overclocks well - most should reach 4.5Ghz without issue. Bare in mind 4.5Ghz on IB is nearer to 4.7ghz or so on SB due to better performance per clock.

650W is plenty for a single GPU, keep that for sure :)
 
Pay day :D :D

Just to double check - there are a few different types of XMS3.

I should go for the "PC3-16000C9 2000MHz Dual Channel Kit" stuff??

Also, Should I go for 2x 8GB or 2x 4GB?? It would be nice to have extra for running virtual machines, sound production etc (i'm just trying to convince myself, because 16GB sounds awesome :p )

The 16GB kit is 1600MHz... will this be noticeably slower than the 8GB at 2000MHz?

Can anyone else give a quick opinion on Sandy vs Ivy, just to make sure I make the right decision here :) (I do trust you, beejjacobs... but it's a lot of money, so no harm in double checking :D )


I have x64 Win 7 Pro


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And also,

This - Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-389-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261)
or
This Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-388-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261)

:D
 
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It's slower, but there will not be any real life difference
EDIT: Also the board has SLI and xFire
 
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All good? Say the word, and i'll press the button.... I've been waiting so long for this.... :p

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Err, is this right....

OCZ Agility 3

has a much higher (up to double) write speed than the

Crucial M4

and is slightly cheaper?
 
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@Scott

I got advice on my own build about SSD's and essentially they said to avoid OCZ SSD's. Apparently they are prone to failure. Shame as it is on a nice offer there.
 
This always happens... I think i'm getting there, then something else creeps up to investigate :D

I've heard many good things regarding the M4 though, so I think i'l probably just go with that!
 
Congratulations on the new job mate and the M4 is a fantastic SSD. It's changed my mid ranged PC totally. I was actually rebooting my machine time and time again because I was amazed at how quick it booted up. Rift, Battlefield 3 and Mass Effect three on there, not to mention the O/S of course.
I'm genuinely pleased for you mate. I was unemployed a few years ago and it was getting me down. Been with Sky for 3 and a half years now and I love it.
 
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