PC Build - Need a quick go-over!

Artirev · 5 Aug 2012 at 22:22

Upgrading to a new computer in a couple days, found all the parts on OCUK and just wanted to know if there's gonna be any clashes between parts.

I wasn't sure if the CPU cooler would fit snug in the Sabertooth board (That big plastic plate, would it get in the way?) for one thing.

Also, I run 2 monitors, would I be fine plugging one into the HDMI port on the graphics card and the other into the HDMI port on the Motherboard?

Case: Corsair obsidian 650D - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-036-CS
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z77 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-512-AS
CPU: Intel i7 3770k (Needed for video rendering, otherwise I would've gone with the i5) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-403-IN
GPU: Gigabyte GTX670 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-095-GI
CPU Cooler: Arctic i30 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-041-AR
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16gb Low profile (2x8GB) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-347-CS
PSU Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular PSU - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-019-CS (Extra power for overclocking and in case I fancied getting more bits in the future)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM-http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-257-SE
SSD: Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-009-CR
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-090-LG

Thanks

tamzzy · 5 Aug 2012 at 22:27

you could save some money going for the ud3h rather than the sabretooth
i'd rather get the cm hyper612s than the i30
drop the psu to 750w, 850 is overkill. 750w is sufficient even if you want to sli your 670
sammy 830 > crucial m4

RJC · 5 Aug 2012 at 22:27

Hello and welcome to the forum

I have not got any complaints regards the build, only couple of view points;

You can drop the PSU to 650w - 750w and look at the CPU cooler below.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-037-AL

Artirev · 5 Aug 2012 at 22:29

Right, thanks for the points there!

So, dropping the PSU to a 750W, and I'll take a look at the 2 coolers mentioned!

Artirev · 5 Aug 2012 at 22:31

tamzzy said:
you could save some money going for the ud3h rather than the sabretooth
i'd rather get the cm hyper612s than the i30
drop the psu to 750w, 850 is overkill. 750w is sufficient even if you want to sli your 670
sammy 830 > crucial m4

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-146-SA&tool=3

That the 830 you mentioned? I noticed there were a couple on the site, one was out of stock and this comes with some Norton dealy.

tamzzy · 5 Aug 2012 at 22:32

yea that one. get the cheapest of the lot. the actual drive is the same, its only the accessories that differs

Doomedspeed · 5 Aug 2012 at 22:47

+1 for the 612s, the reviews love that little cooler.

honosuseri · 5 Aug 2012 at 22:52

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £323.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £181.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £149.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £99.95
1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £96.98
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £64.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £31.79
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM (Version C - with new Firmware) £19.99
Total : £1,340.15 (includes shipping : £13.75).

I put the Intel SSD in as an alternative, the samsung has been mentioned and probably makes more sense as it's 8GB larger in capacity.

I prefer the 612S to the Matterhorn. The 612S is designed to be quiet but still cools well, the fans fit the heatsink much easier and it's possible to add a second fan easily if you wish at some point. It also has a tube of paste you can reuse rather than a single use sachet the Matterhorn gets. Nothing wrong as such with the Matterhorn it does cool slightly better but now you can weigh the pros and cons.

750W is enough to SLI the 670. Modular does make sense, I've used the XFX PSU as they are excellent but there are alternatives I suppose. The Liteon optical drive I own myself. It can be flashed with the 524s firmware, which unlocks the extra features, essentially making it a 524. As it was priced so close to your choice I thought i'd mention it.

Please do a build log with pretty pics! The system you intend to build looks really nice

tamzzy · 5 Aug 2012 at 22:57

some of the xfx xxx psu have fan ticking issues atm. the corsair hx would probably be a better choice at this point imo

Jordan711 · 5 Aug 2012 at 23:18

Also you cannot plug one HDMI into the graphics card and another into the motherboard, all display connectors will have to be plugged into the GTX 670.

Artirev · 5 Aug 2012 at 23:32

honosuseri said:
Please do a build log with pretty pics! The system you intend to build looks really nice

Thanks for the advice, i think i'm going for the Cooler master CPU cooler then

And I certainly will, looking forward to getting everything myself!

Artirev · 5 Aug 2012 at 23:37

Jordan711 said:
Also you cannot plug one HDMI into the graphics card and another into the motherboard, all display connectors will have to be plugged into the GTX 670.

Right. The situation was, I'm using a couple year old monitor that has a VGA output, and I've got a wee adapter to convert it to HDMI so I was planning on using that if I could.

I'm assuming I can use the http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-016-OK to connect my monitor to the DVI-I slot on the 670?

Jordan711 · 5 Aug 2012 at 23:47

Artirev said:
Right. The situation was, I'm using a couple year old monitor that has a VGA output, and I've got a wee adapter to convert it to HDMI so I was planning on using that if I could.

I'm assuming I can use the http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-016-OK to connect my monitor to the DVI-I slot on the 670?

You might not need that cable because the GTX 670 might come with an adapter for VGA to DVI.

Artirev · 6 Aug 2012 at 00:01

Jordan711 said:
You might not need that cable because the GTX 670 might come with an adapter for VGA to DVI.

Had a look at an unboxing, and from the looks of it it just has the molex-6/8pin adapters.

Thanks for the advice!