Parts Ordered. Thanks for the indirect advice

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I've been reading the advice given to others on this forum over the last few days and have decided to go with this lot...

Delivery date: Monday 8th October 2012

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £136.66

MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £129.99

Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) £124.99

MSI Z77MA-G45 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard £76.66

GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £19.99

Total inc Vat: £597.35

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I have a 500 watt Seasonic PSU which I think should do me ok.

Current Antec 300 case, I'd like to change to a micro ATX case,
once I find one I like.

CPU cooler is a Scythe Shuriken Rev.B Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler.
I like it because its super quiet and easy to clean. You don't have to be a contortionist to get a brush in-between the fins. If I clocked the CPU,
it would only be a very conservative clock.

Upgrading from a DFI Lanparty / AMD 64 4000+ / Nvidia GT 7800

Thanks to everyone who recommends build specs on this forum.
Keep up the good work :)
 
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honosuseri said:
I prefer the night shift, better pay for unsociable hours lol

What was the OPs budget for a mATX case? Something like THIS is nice.
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He never had a spec thread. Put the build together from reading various threads, by the sound of it.
So your guess is as good as mind, regarding the case budget.
 
honosuseri said:
I prefer the night shift, better pay for unsociable hours lol

What was the OPs budget for a mATX case? Something like THIS is nice.
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Thanks for the case suggestion. I had looked at Fractals Arc Mini already, but not the Define Mini. You know something I find a bit strange? My Antec is great but at 470 deep, it sits to one side, on my desk and blocks out too much light. I can't understand then, how a Micro ATX case is actually deeper then my Antec. The Define Mini is 490 deep and the Arc Mini is 484.

Also I'm after something which has an equally great filter system as the Antec, which has simply one big ass filter on it, and is so easy to pop it off for a clean.

You know what my ideal case would be? A shrunken version of the Antec 300 :p
 
OhER MAH GEEERD OVERCLOCKEEEEERS

My PC is coming this monday, and im soooooo excited !!!!

£154.16 x 1 - Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail
£116.66 x 1 - MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
£74.99 x 1 - Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gbs KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128DEU)
£74.99 x 1 - NZXT Hale82 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply
£69.99 x 1 - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050)
£29.15 x 1 - Zalman CNPS10X Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket 754939940AM2775115511561366)
£21.66 x 1 - Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp
£19.99 x 1 - Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K28GX)
£16.65 x 1 - 34 Piece PC Tool Kit
£12.49 x 1 - Samsung SH-224BBBEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
 
ThatAsianGuy said:
OhER MAH GEEERD OVERCLOCKEEEEERS

My PC is coming this monday, and im soooooo excited !!!!

£154.16 x 1 - Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail
£116.66 x 1 - MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
£74.99 x 1 - Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gbs KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128DEU)
£74.99 x 1 - NZXT Hale82 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply
£69.99 x 1 - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050)
£29.15 x 1 - Zalman CNPS10X Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket 754939940AM2775115511561366)
£21.66 x 1 - Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp
£19.99 x 1 - Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K28GX)
£16.65 x 1 - 34 Piece PC Tool Kit
£12.49 x 1 - Samsung SH-224BBBEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
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Hmm, PCI sound card in a motherboard with no PCI slots might be a problem.

First thing I said to you was get a PCI-E sound card - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22889780&postcount=2
 
ThatAsianGuy said:
I thought i got the asus xonar DGX PCI express sound card, i rushed checkout way too much......
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Did you get the "goods dispatched" email yet?

If not you could try and make a thread in the customer service section and hopefully catch them early.

Or you DSR the item back to them (paying postage) and order the right thing.
 
stulid said:
Did you get the "goods dispatched" email yet?

If not you could try and make a thread in the customer service section and hopefully catch them early.

Or you DSR the item back to them (paying postage) and order the right thing.
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They dispatched it already mate so ima have to send it back, how would i go about doing so, and to replace the sound card shall i get the xonar DGX (same version but PCIE i think) or the Creative SoundBlaster Recon3D sound card? i play a lot of FPS and maybe some guild wars
 
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