Pre-order check my spec request - full build

JayMax

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My relic of a rig is long overdue upgrades (E6300, 7600GT, 420w PSU) so I'm going to bite the bullet and build a new one.

The only donor parts I'll transfer are a Crucial M4 64Gb (W7 x64 Retail OS drive most likely) and a Sata DVD R/W.

I've spent the last few days furiously researching on here, but before I hit the button could anyone comment if I've made any errors in compatibility with the below basket contents?
Or if I've missed any minor things out like cables/connectors/adapters etc? I'd hate to start the build and get delayed due to waiting for a missing part that cost £5.

And do OcUK do weekend deals or something? I thought it was This Week Only Deals that changed on a Thursday. I've been configuring this over the weekend and today the RAM has went up from £90 to £113 and the monitor from £300 to £350 :( :confused:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S27A750D 27" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Monitor - Glossy Black £349.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £323.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £179.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX850 High Performance 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-850AXUK) £154.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £149.99
1 x EK H3O Watercooling Kit - Supreme LT 120 **2011 Compatible** £122.99
1 x Samsung Green 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual/Quad Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £113.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card £89.99
1 x Logitech Z523 2.1 Speaker System (980-000320) £74.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 1500 Dolby 7.1 Professional USB Gaming Headset £72.59
1 x Logitech G700 Wireless Gaming Mouse (910-001759) £64.98
1 x Logitech G110 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-002241) £39.98
2 x EK PSC Compression Fitting 10mm 3/8" - G1/4 - Nickel £2.75 (£5.50)
Total : £2,106.97 (includes shipping : £27.55).



Many thanks
 
Ocuk do daily deals and This week only changes on Wednesday's (used to be Thursday) I think the ram and monitor was on the weekend daily special.

Spec looks ok, but what are the main uses of the pc?
 
It's an all-in-one with most eventualities in mind, including treating myself :)
I want to be able to play recent games at good fps which I can't do now - BF3 etc.
My current rig is probably 5 or 6 years old, so longevity in mind (within reason) IB-E a possible upgrade path.
Case & PSU that'll last me a few builds into the future - right now I have a 420watt so I can't upgrade the GPU as the PSU won't power it.
 
Done a minor change, the IB cpu can be overclcoked and will handle anything thrown at.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung S27A750D 27" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Ultra Thin LED Monitor - Glossy Black £349.99
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £323.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series AX850 High Performance 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-850AXUK) £154.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £129.98
1 x EK H3O Watercooling Kit - Supreme LT 120 **2011 Compatible** £122.99
1 x Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card £89.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Logitech Z523 2.1 Speaker System (980-000320) £74.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 1500 Dolby 7.1 Professional USB Gaming Headset £72.59
1 x Logitech G700 Wireless Gaming Mouse (910-001759) £64.98
2 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99 (95.98)
2 x EK PSC Compression Fitting 10mm 3/8" - G1/4 - Nickel £2.75 (5.5)
Total : £1,926.98 (includes shipping : £27.55).

 
Thanks for the input RJC - I spent ages switching between 1155 IB and 2011 SB-E and had that Gigabyte Z77 MoBo in my basket for a while.
The reason I chose SB-E was I thought IB ran hot and also the 1155 is now end of life, whereas the 2011 socket will be getting IB-E in the future which will give me an upgrade path. Do you not think it's worthwhile? I guess from what I read in various threads the board seems split 50:50 on this matter.
 
If you plan on IB-E if it comes out then stick with the 2011,the 3820 clocks to about 4.725Ghz with little effort some have it running @ 5.0ghz
 
Cheers for the advice, I ordered the 3570K & UD3H. I can always upgrade MoBo/CPU/RAM as and when if needed, now I'll have a decent base platform and peripherals to start with.
Stuck BF3 & Diablo III in my basket with the money saved :D
 
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