Please Spec me

thanks guys this is a great help

So what would the difference be between mboards quotes and the sabertooth z77 apart from 100 quid difference
 
The Sabertooth, has more features, more USB 3 ports, better audio, thunderbolt ports, built in Wifi. bit like that. It also has a better power system which will give better high end overclocks. But that should only come into play if you are looking for overclocks of over 4.6GHz, which your cooler will not allow. Unless you really need the extra features that board offer then it is not worth it.
 
right im going for the

1 x Intel Core i5-3570K
1 x Gigabyte Z77x-D3H

just need to decide on power supply, memory and cooler any other options on these or are these best for my purpose

What would this oc with quoted ps and cooler
 
jwmachon said:
right im going for the

1 x Intel Core i5-3570K
1 x Gigabyte Z77x-D3H

just need to decide on power supply, memory and cooler any other options on these or are these best for my purpose

What would this oc with quoted ps and cooler
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4.2 to 4.4 is a pretty standard overclock really, it depends on how much airflow your case has and how well you do in the silicon lottery really.
 
YOUR BASKET
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 £108.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £48.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.19
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
Total : £493.22 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Can't fit an SSD in at that budget if you want SLI.
I think 2x560 Ti needs 700W but I might be wrong. In fact I hope I am because somebody speced me a 650W a year ago when I got my build.
 
550 or 700w mmm which should i go for lol everything else looks perfect.

I generally leave side of the case as its hidden behind a cupboard is it worth adding extra fans if so which should i go for lol gonna go over 500 i know
 
jwmachon said:
is geil a good brand memory
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Yes they are a good brand.

jwmachon said:
550 or 700w mmm which should i go for lol everything else looks perfect.

I generally leave side of the case as its hidden behind a cupboard is it worth adding extra fans if so which should i go for lol gonna go over 500 i know
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Are you planning to go SLI at some point in the future?
If its inside a cupboard you might have problem with overheating, as the fans will just heat up the cupboard, and then drag in hot air. I don't think extra fans will help this if its not a well ventilated area.
 
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As long as the hot air can escape out of the back and cool air can be drawn in from the front then he should be ok cooling wise. The only way it will be an issue is if air can can't enter of escape.
 
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K
1 x Gigabyte Z77x-D3H
1 xXFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze'

so just memory and cooler to choose from if i go 8GB Which will be best and also cooler which is best for cooling oc i do have a hyper 212+ on my old system but dont have the brackets any more for intel boards are these coolers not as good as the rest quoted . Im below budget.
 
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now decided on

1 x Intel Core i5-3570K
1 x Gigabyte Z77x-D3H
1 xXFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze'
1x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure

just memory now
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-128G) £88.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-DS3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £75.98
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £48.98
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.19
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
Total : £536.11 (includes shipping : £12.50).


This is basically my old spec but without the option to go SLI and has an SSD for faster boot/load times and general system responsiveness.
I chose the Vertex 4 because it has a 5 year warranty.
I chose the cooler master 600W PSU because it gives you the option to upgrade to a more power hungry card in the future, is silent, and has a 5 year warranty.
I chose the Zalman Z9+ because it is great value for money with 4 fans, a temp sensor, and a fan controller all for under £50.
The True Spirit 120 is in my opinion the best CPU cooler in the £25-35 price range and is great value at £25.
 
jwmachon said:
now decided on

1 x Intel Core i5-3570K
1 x Gigabyte Z77x-D3H
1 xXFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze'
1x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure

just memory now
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No point going Z77x when you don't have a large enough power supply for SLI.
That power supply is not Modular which means there will be a mass of cables in the case, blocking air flow which increases temperatures.
That cooler has pretty much identical performance to the True Spirit 120, and costs £5 more.
 
jwmachon said:
final final question

z77x-d3h vs z77-d3h

what is main difference

i was looking at the true spirit 140 aswell lol

thanks
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SLI and Crossfire support
EDIT: True spirit 140 is much larger than the 120, costs £5 more, is slightly louder and is only around 1-2 degrees cooler.
 
50W above what?
550W will power every graphics card I think, so no need to go above this for non SLI. I went 600W just because the cooler master is quieter and has a longer warranty.
 
when it comes to the time to upgrade my 560ti to another gfx option would i be better geting 2 cards or just one im not at the stage of upgradng yet tho, but the 560ti will go
 
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