New rig...

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NovicePCBuyer

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Hi,

I posted a thread a little while back about building a new rig, but work and life got in the way and I never got round to ordering it. Back then it was a 3770K system built in a Bitfenix Prodigy. But since then, I've kinda gone off that size case, and would rather go for standard midi-tower (maybe one that is noise reducing...)

I don't want to overclock. Emphasis is on stability and fairly quiet.

I was thinking of a GTX 670, but for my needs, that's a bit overkill, so thinking of dropping that down to a 660 to save some cash.

What I'm after...

Intel 3770K CPU (+ quiet, decent heatsink)
16GB DDR
256GB SSD
2-3GB HDD
GTX 660
Blu-ray drive (one that comes with actual playback software)
Midi-Tower
+ the other bits to make it a complete PC (PSU etc.)

Budget: £1000-£1100, around there. Under budget, obviously welcome :D What's my basket? Cheers!!
 
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Not sure if you need a power supply, but something like this 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 £269.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 WindForce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £139.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £107.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD316G2133HC11DC01) £99.95
1 x Toshiba (7K3000.D) 3TB SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £89.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - BitFenix Shinobi Core Midi Tower USB 3.0 Case - Black - Noise Dampened £64.99
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £49.99
Total : £1,006.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
Yeah, I need everything. PSU included.

So it's worth going for Haswell over the 3770K now then? Are the Haswell mobos good? I heard there were small issues with the first round of Haswell mobos?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £269.99
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Plextor M5S 256GB Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5S) £139.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD316G2400HC10QDC01) £107.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £107.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £73.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £63.98
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
Total : £1,109.28 (includes shipping : £17.85).



Not sure if you need the PSU but I included it anyway.

The SSD is faster than the M4. The 7870XT can be OC'd to match a 7950 (that's on par with a 670). Bluray drive is retail so should have software included. P280 case is sound dampened and has ample room for all sorts of coolers inc. large CLCs. (That Shinobi Core would needs fans added to it btw)
 
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Quick question regarding the DDR. The mobo says it supports "1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules (1866/2133/2200/2400/2600/2800Mhz OC)". Does that mean I must overclock (CPU? Just the DDR?) to get the DDR to run at those speeds?
 
NovicePCBuyer said:
Quick question regarding the DDR. The mobo says it supports "1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules (1866/2133/2200/2400/2600/2800Mhz OC)". Does that mean I must overclock (CPU? Just the DDR?) to get the DDR to run at those speeds?
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You enable the XMP profile in the BIOS and it auto configures the best settings for the RAM.
 
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Cool, that sounds straightforward enough.

On that case, that's an interesting discount :D

"was £89.99 inc VAT
£99.95 inc VAT"
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Yes I noticed that too. That could have been the price of the gun metal grey version they no longer stock, I can't recall now.

Case is a personal preference. As I said the Core Shinobi has no fans supplied, it also has no badge or grills. £65 is a lot of poppy just for a bare chassis with some foam stuck to it. There are alternatives of course depends what you like the look of.....

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail with FREE Grid 2 PC Game £269.99
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Plextor M5S 256GB Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5S) £139.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD316G2400HC10QDC01) £107.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard + FREE Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Pro SR1 CPU Cooler! £107.99
1 x Toshiba (7K3000.D) 3TB SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £89.99
1 x BitFenix Ghost Silent Tower Case - Black £74.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £63.98
1 x Thermaltake Smart Series 530w Modular '80Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
Total : £1,091.50 (includes shipping : £10.50).



The Z77-D3HP isn't a true Xfire mobo so just stick with a 500Wish PSU
 
I like that BitFenix Ghost Silent Tower Case, so I'll go for that I think.

Not really into overclocking, so not sure I want to overclock the gfx card (I assume it voids the warranty too?). So not sure which card to go for bearing that in mind... I've tended to be an nVidia person... hmm...
 
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