PC Rig [Final Check!]

Wulfy

Wulfy

Wulfy

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Hey guys,

So I've made a few posts seeking advice for my new build, and my money was late coming in. So with the changes in weekly deals etc.

I've decided to re-post my new set-up just before I order, to make sure I've gotten everything I need, and what I have is decent.

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £99.95
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x NZXT Havik 140 CPU Cooler (Socket 1366/1155/1156/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £39.59
1 x OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G) £35.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £31.99
1 x 34 Piece PC Tool Kit £19.98
Total : £964.45 (includes shipping : £12.50).




Thanks.

(Gr, Put a duplicate post of this in the wrong place over on >OCuk Full systems and bundles).
 
The KFA2 is a great brand and that us a good choice for a gpu.

Get a Samsung 830, Intel, or crucial sad. They are a lot more reliable.

Id also get a better cooler. Id look at the k2, phanteks or dark rock pro.
 
My budget is around 1000-1100 pounds. Although I'm cutting hardware at around 1000 because I love gaming peripherals :P.

But if there's a huge upgrade I need, Or I've just got crap components in my list then I'd rather pay for that.
 
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £99.95
1 x NZXT Hale82 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128N/EU) £89.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1866C10DC) £35.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
Total : £981.88 (includes shipping : £12.50).



The PSU is made by Seasonic and has four PCI-E connectors (2per GTX670) unlike the Coolermaster 700w above.
 
Its still cheap, has a fancy colour, technically has better speed+timings (but side by side you wont see much difference in real world uses)
 
Okay doke.

Just wondering the differences between the motherboards as well, or was that mainly to leak money to invest in better quality components across the rig?

Thanks.

Oh sorry, and one more thing. According to the motherboard details it can only accept up to 1600 Mhz?
 
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That Gigabyte board still has SLI+Crossfire.

Ultra Durable4 build.

DualBIOS

Better customer service and a 3year warranty and UK based RMA center with a fast turn around time (usually quicker than dealing with the retailer)

It doesnt have WiFi+BT like the ASUS.
 
Thanks for the knowledge.

I think I'm going to just throw the expensive peripherals out the window and just focus on my rig for now.

I love the look of the sabertooth and I may swap the 500R for the 600T case.

Thanks for all your help. I'm dead excited to get gaming now :D
 
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