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Bennehmaru

Bennehmaru

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Ok looking at buying a new PC, will be buying it in two parts over the next 2 months.

Looking at getting the obvious at the end of this month, had a quick look and decided on the below for my build.

Anyone have any suggestions on what they would change or get rid of?

OcUK Tech Lab - V12 Watercooled Case - Corsair 800d - £375.00
Asus Z77 Maximus V Extreme Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) - £319.99
Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - £245.99
G.Skill RipJawsX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17066C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit - £179.99

Total : £1,139.46

Thanks in advance
 
The rig will be mainly used for gaming yes, hoping that it will last me somewhere between 18 - 24 months.

Overall budget is going to be about £2000 this is just the first part of the build I will buy at the end of this month.
 
dont really need to overspend...this rig will last 36 months easily:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £349.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UP4 TH Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £155.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series HX+ 750W '80+ Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020031-UK) £119.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £99.95
1 x Fractal Design Define R4 Midi Tower Case - Black Pearl £89.99
1 x LiteOn IHES112-115 Internal 12x SATA Blu-ray Bulk Combo - Black £61.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
Total : £1,364.34 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 
OK cool, is that definitely going to last, basically I want something that is going to future proof myself as much as possible and also have a decent OC potential, thats why I originally wanted it watercooled
 
Tamzzy pretty much spec'd the same parts I typically would for a rig with your budget. The only changes I would make is the motherboard, case, cooler and optical drive. The mobo to save a few ££ unless you want Thunderbolt, case is personal preference, the cooler as it is water-based so a tad quieter, the DVD drive because it is cheaper and I don't see Blu-ray as mandatory but this is down to your own requirements.

With an i5 Ivybridge, 16GB RAM, GTX 670, 2TB HDD and a 256GB SSD you will be flying for quite a few years..

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £349.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £155.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series HX+ 750W '80+ Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020031-UK) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £99.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH100) £85.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-7280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £1,344.84 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
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definitely? idk, i cant forsee the future ;p
probably, yes i'd say with 95% certainty...

besides, cuz its so underbudget, you can always chuck in a 2nd gtx670 when the time comes, or just grab the next (or next-next) gen gpu
 
Sparx said:
Tamzzy pretty much spec'd the same parts I typically would for a rig with your budget. The only changes I would make is the motherboard, case, cooler and optical drive. The mobo to save a few ££ unless you want Thunderbolt, case is personal preference, the DVD drive because it is cheaper and I don't see Blu-ray as mandatory but this is down to your own requirements.

With an i5 Ivybridge, 16GB RAM, GTX 670, 2TB HDD and a 256GB SSD you will be flying for quite a few years..
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the th4 has thunderbolt, and h100 isnt really needed. nor would i call it a silent cooler (not with stock fans anyhow) and pump issues...well...do we even have to start? lol
 
yea, they'll be fine for overclocking. on air, expect 4.4 easily. 4.6 with a decent heatsink, 4.8 with a very good (60-70 quid heatsink)
 
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