New rig advice?

Skull337

Skull337

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Hi all,
long term reader of the forums :), hoping i could get some help in choosing the right parts for what i need. i decided to treat myself into looking for a new rig, since my girlfriend has purchased herself shoes, bags and more shoes :p The system im looking for will be used purely for gaming. i'll also be looking to overclocking too. Gave my previous pc to my cousin, specs below.

CPU: Intel i5 3450
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
Memory: Samsung Green 8GB 1600MHz
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 5870
SSD:OCZ Vertex 3 120GB
HDD: 1TB Western Digital

Parts ive kept,
Case: Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case
Mouse & Keyboard: Logitech G500 5700DPI/Logitech G510
32' TV Res 1920X1080
Optical: Blu-Ray + DVD RW
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro H100i
PSU: XFX 850 XXX Edition Semi Modular

So yeah mainly for gaming, ive already bought Windows 8. I would like 2 decent SSD's for the OS and games plus one huge HDD for storage. Would also prefere multiple graphics cards if possible, dont mind if its Nvidia or AMD aslong as i know im getting the bang for buck as one would say. Target is £950, can stretch it as long as its not more than £80. Let me know if you have any questions.

Much appriciated :)
 
option 1

1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD500BW) £266.99
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) - OEM £187.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £71.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £67.99
Total : £937.94 (includes shipping : FREE).



option 2 Gigabyte M/b choice

1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD500BW) £266.99
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) - OEM £187.99
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 £71.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £67.99
Total : £944.94 (includes shipping : FREE).



option 3

1 x Sapphire HD 7970 OC BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £323.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £187.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 256GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5P) £185.99
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 £71.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £67.99
Total : £927.94 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
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:( maybe because i have never used it, i'm a fast one card man m8 :)

and like your spec as well, but boards too much money for me as i would never use it, i know poster said quote"Would also prefer multiple graphics cards if possible" but budget doesn't allow it, but you managed to give him the option later while i didn't :( in budget as well. mine does but not at those speeds 16x4x1x1 only

nice memory mind you at price i thought, won't be in stock much longer either as memory is rocketing up in price.
 
zakblood said:
:( maybe because i have never used it, i'm a fast one card man m8 :)

and like your spec as well, but boards too much money for me as i would never use it, i know poster said quote"Would also prefer multiple graphics cards if possible" but budget doesn't allow it, but you managed to give him the option later while i didn't :( in budget as well. mine does but not at those speeds 16x4x1x1 only

nice memory mind you at price i thought, won't be in stock much longer either as memory is rocketing up in price.
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In the majority of cases, an SLI setup will outperform a single card. This however is dependant on the cards be used & the single card in questions.

Doomedspeed said:
The memory is good..

It is a bit pricier but it gives him an option just to throw in another 7950 in a few months time.
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That's what I would do. You'd never want to limit yourself unless your 100% the path of dual/triple cards if not for you.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7970 OC BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £323.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £199.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 256GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5P) £185.99
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) HDD £71.99
1 x Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CW) - Blue Light £37.99
Total : £932.94 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
 
 
Thanks guys very great options, does the 3570k overclock well? i mean with no problems as in heat or should my H100i cooler be able to keep temp down?
 
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