Newbie here needs HELP xD

honosuseri · 2 May 2012 at 20:03

If your machine is the same as the link you posted then your HDDs are sata. And they are WD raptor drives which are pretty rapid and worth salvaging definately.

Weekly offers changed this morning, what stulid has spec'd is great but that RAM is now £45 so....

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
Total : £316.32 (includes shipping : £9.50).

Cork1n · 2 May 2012 at 21:58

honosuseri said:
If your machine is the same as the link you posted then your HDDs are sata. And they are WD raptor drives which are pretty rapid and worth salvaging definately.

Weekly offers changed this morning, what stulid has spec'd is great but that RAM is now £45 so....

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
Total : £316.32 (includes shipping : £9.50).

Yeah it's the same machine as the one i posted. think i'll go the intel route and order the stuff this week.

Thanks for all the help guys, much appreciated.

Cork1n · 2 May 2012 at 22:17

What's the best case then for the above build? Thinking of spending that little bit more for a nice case.

honosuseri · 2 May 2012 at 22:33

Cork1n said:
What's the best case then for the above build? Thinking of spending that little bit more for a nice case.

I like the look of the alienware case but I was under the impression they aren't great at keeping the kit cool.

If you had a budget for the case in mind, we can make a number of suggestions

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YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £52.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x **B Grade** Akasa Internal 6-slot Multi Card Reader with Superspeed USB 3.0 port (AK-ICR-07U3)
£11.99
Total : £384.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

That's an option. THe Z9 has 4 120mm fans, a fan controller digital temp display and cable management. No USB3 port so i added a card reader which would add a USB3 port to the front of the case. Obviously this is a budget minded option, if you want to spend more on a case no-one will stop you.

Cork1n · 3 May 2012 at 12:40

I had that case added to my basket before coming in here, great mind

Yeah i could use that reader thanks.

Cork1n · 3 May 2012 at 23:24

One more question before i click checkout. Will my Nvidia GeForce 9800 work with this mobo? Can anyone also tell me the % if you go the financing route. will be doing it till November just.