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imperb

imperb

imperb

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Hi to everyone,
Trying to do my first build...
Budget --- 500 - 600 pounds
Mainly for gaming
Dont need keyboard&mouse, OS, monitor, speakers.

here it is:

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99

Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98


MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99

Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £41.99


Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)
 £23.99

Total : £506.04

I still need to get PSU and CPU cooler, any recommendations?
Would u take a different mobo for 3570k?
Wanna put second GPU in a couple of years.
If i would order 2nite would i get it for monday ?
Delivery cost is 11.75 for everything?


Many thanks,
Imperb
 
welcome, that spec looks good so far.

On that budget, you won't be able to get an Xfire rig. You would need an extra £70

Non- Xfire, i would do this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £53.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
Total : £593.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Xfire would be:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXV2UK) £89.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
Total : £657.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).




Do you need a CD drive, or OS?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £53.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £41.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99
1 x Xigmatek Achilles II SD1284 CPU-Cooler - 120mm (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366 AMD AM2/AM3/FM1) £23.98
Total : £612.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).




The Z77X-D3H does Crossfire+SLI at the symmetrical 8X/8X rather than only Crossfire at 16X/4X that the Z77-D3H does.

The 600W Seasonic made PSU should be fine for a pair of 7850 cards.
 
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do i need such a big cooler ? i'm not into overclocking so much
i really want the crossfire, the second option looks good just to sqeeze a bit.
Do u know if i would be able to get it for monday ?
thanks for your help
 
imperb said:
One more thing... i heared that with the Z77X-D3H u need to do sth with BIOS, is that true or it will setup automaticaly ?
Click to expand...

Is that setup or update the BIOS?

If its setup.

Most of it's done for you, to get the RAM to run at 1600Mhz, select the XMP profile in the memory section if it's available.

The SATA controllers should already be on AHCI for you too.
 
there is a lot of bad comments about Z77X-D3H audio
Is any other mobo up to 130 pounds with the crossfire good for i5 3570k?
sorry i just wanna make sure everything is gonna work fine


1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £155.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £53.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £41.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £23.99

Total : £475.04

if i go slighty over 600 is fine, just a mobo missing, any other suggestions ?

thanks a lot
 
The MSI boards seem to have THX certification on their onboard sound.

MSI Z77A-GD55 £129
MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 £139.99 LOOKS AMAZING. :D Also has bluetooth and Wifi...
 
OK !! ALL DONE !!
Thanks for your help guys !!!

Product Name Price Qty Line Total
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £154.16 1 £154.16
MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £129.99 1 £129.99
MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £116.66 1 £116.66
PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £44.99 1 £44.99
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £34.99 1 £34.99
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £19.99 1 £19.99
Order Cost Summary

Sub Total: £500.78
Shipping: £11.75
Total Vat: £102.51
Total inc Vat: £615.04


should arrive on monday, now i need some help to get this together... any useful link will be needed, first builder...
 
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