Pimp my new rig spec

Big T

Big T

Big T

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OK my 6 year old system broke this week (PSU burnt out) ive since replaced it but have now decided its time to build a new rig so after a bit of research and some forum searching i have come up with this.

Please note the rig is mainly used for gaming but i will use some intensive graphic design programs (work related) hence the i7

the spec




EVGA GeForce GTX 570 Classified 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £311.99

Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £239.99

OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (VTX3-25SAT3-120G) £194.99

Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £149.99

Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850HXUK) £146.98

Silverstone Fortress 3 FT03B Black - Funky Tower Case
£124.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9) £67.99

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) £62.99

BeQuiet Dark Rock Advanced CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366, AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / 754 / 939 / 940) £39.96

Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99


Total : £1,451.84

As always improvements are welcome as most of you know a lot more than me
 
I have re-done your basket,


Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
(£212.49) £254.99
(£212.49)
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £227.99
(£189.99) £227.99
(£189.99)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-120G) £152.99
(£127.49) £152.99
(£127.49)
Silverstone Raven 3 RV03B-W Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Gold £124.98
(£104.15) £124.98
(£104.15)
OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
BeQuiet Dark Rock Advanced CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366, AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / 754 / 939 / 940) £39.96
(£33.30) £39.96
(£33.30)
Samsung SH-S222AL/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
(£13.32) £15.98
(£13.32)
Sub Total : £1,039.02
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £210.55
Total : £1,263.32


I was going to change the CPU cooler for something else, but the dark colour will go well with the motherboard/Ram and case.

So thats £200 in your pocket:)
 
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going by your motherboard choice it looks like you know already, but i just want to make sure you know that if you use that fortress 3 case you will only be able to use mATX motherboards or smaller.

stulids build is far better though, especially with the raven case (nom)

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i assume the dark rock is a decent cooler seeing that you've put it in the build. would have gone for the silver arrow myself though
 
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Lol that case looks scary for some one like me i take it its easier to fit than it looks seems strange as in the wrong fitting but the overall look seems great.

Have to check thou seems i will need some extra 120 fans.

Also lead wise will standard do as the case seems big so maybe some longer leads than normal requited?
 
Big T said:
Lol that case looks scary for some one like me i take it its easier to fit than it looks seems strange as in the wrong fitting but the overall look seems great.

Have to check thou seems i will need some extra 120 fans.

Also lead wise will standard do as the case seems big so maybe some longer leads than normal requited?
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It possibly needs one extra 120mm fan.

The leads on the OCZ are long - http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=167

User experience here - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18274849&highlight=startername_Confused+Stu
 
Just going theough your handy work now im hats off to you as you pretty much redisned my rig and made it better for less
 
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Ok the second case you posted ( in Black) would probably suit me better as my case sits on the left of me so it would be nice to see in for once ( last case i got was a nightmare trust me) so to be honest your spec suits me down to the ground,

The only thing is i might hold off for a month or 2 to get the money to buy out right instead of drip feeding the parts.

So i might nerco this fthread then and see if any thing changes.

In the mean time just wanted to say a big thank you for the help


And really take the time this rig deserves to put together ( unless this one gives out on me in the mean time lol)
 
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