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Vazuki

Vazuki

Vazuki

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Hi

Thought i would post here for some help and opinions.
I have pretty good knowledge when it comes to computers but not so much with building them so have asked a friend if he would build one for me as he has far more experience.

he has compiled this list for me for parts to buy, now i was looking to spend about £1300 for a high end set up so i can play all new games on highest settings and also will be doing video editing as well

the list comes to £1537.98 without keyboard and mouse and anything else forgotten, now what i would like is some advise on if the set up is worth that amount and if any parts are worth changing to lower the overall price as they are just overkill? (also is there any point having windows 7 pro over home?)

any help appreciated

here it is:

graphics card: asus gtx 670 - £345.29


case: aerocool x-predator black edition full tower - £101.94


motherboard: asus maximus v extreme intel z77 socket 1155 ddr3 pci-express - £293.66


processor: intel core i7-3770k 3.50ghz (ivybridge) - £245.99



memory: corsair x79 vengeance jet black 16gb 1866MHz - £85.10



psu: 800w corsair gs800 v2 - £86.34



ssd: ocz vertex 4 128gb - £86.75


hdd: 1tb seagate barracuda st1000dm003 - £57.95


os: windows 7 pro - £104.96

Monitor: Samsung S24b300hl LED LCD 23.6" - £130


total: £1537.98

cheers
 
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Welcome to the forums, someone will be along soon to help with the specs but just a friendly heads up, please read the FAQs about not linking to competitors of OCUK, they fund and run the forums :)
 
No competitor link please... Though they've been dealt with.

I can see a few places were you've over specced.


YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £251.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £129.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £119.99
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £119.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £85.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ / ST1000DM005) £67.99
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £31.19
2 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99 (£59.98)
Total : £1,383.74 (includes shipping : £14.75).

 
apologies for the links, removed them now.

appreciate the revised specs, currently looking into alternatives and doing a bit more research
 
Doomedspeed said:
No competitor link please... Though they've been dealt with.

I can see a few places were you've over specced.


YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £251.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £129.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £119.99
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £119.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £85.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ / ST1000DM005) £67.99
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £31.19
2 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99 (£59.98)
Total : £1,383.74 (includes shipping : £14.75).

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Do you know you have specced 2 Psus?;)
 
Idleman said:
@ OP, besides gaming, what other uses will it have? The 3570k is sufficent enough for gaming.
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i will also be using it for editing, use programs like sony vegas and photoshop etc

how do i post my basket into the forums like above^^?

i have rethought the list and have found a few alternatives i would like to share
 
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RJC said:
If your using Chrome:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/...ail/empfloiadabicdlgahhamannadefhehj?hl=en-GB

or


http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22673742&postcount=13
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thanks

new list:

Asus GTX 670 Direct CU II 2GB - £345.29
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £251.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V PRO Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £119.99
1 x Aerocool X-Predator Ultimate Gaming Case - Black/Green £99.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-128G) £88.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M High Performance 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020002-UK) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9B) £59.99
1 x Logitech G110 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-002241) £39.98
1 x Logitech G500 5700DPI Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £36.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,162.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).



thoughts? :)

edit: also do you think it is worth me having a go at building this? only thing stopping me is in-case i screw something up and end up breaking something and the thing is pretty expensive, ive never built a pc before =/
 
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Vazuki said:
thanks

new list:

Asus GTX 670 Direct CU II 2GB - £345.29
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £251.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V PRO Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £119.99
1 x Aerocool X-Predator Ultimate Gaming Case - Black/Green £99.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-128G) £88.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M High Performance 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020002-UK) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9B) £59.99
1 x Logitech G110 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-002241) £39.98
1 x Logitech G500 5700DPI Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £36.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,162.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).



thoughts? :)

edit: also do you think it is worth me having a go at building this? only thing stopping me is in-case i screw something up and end up breaking something and the thing is pretty expensive, ive never built a pc before =/
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Building a pc is easier than you think (Just dont put the Thermal paste on the Cpu pins HAHAHAHAHA. people that have been around will understand that)
There are loads of tuts on youtube and forums so if you get stuck just head back over and we will help u
 
if you have and old PC or components spare i'd be much better to practice with them instead of your awesome new kit. also you haven't added a graphics card to your second spec. good luck :)
 
Vazuki said:
thanks

new list:

Asus GTX 670 Direct CU II 2GB - £345.29
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £251.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V PRO Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £119.99
1 x Aerocool X-Predator Ultimate Gaming Case - Black/Green £99.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-128G) £88.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M High Performance 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020002-UK) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9B) £59.99
1 x Logitech G110 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-002241) £39.98
1 x Logitech G500 5700DPI Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £36.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,162.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).



thoughts? :)

edit: also do you think it is worth me having a go at building this? only thing stopping me is in-case i screw something up and end up breaking something and the thing is pretty expensive, ive never built a pc before =/
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The RAM is too tall for the heatsink fan to clear.

Better board - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-388-GI
 
Your already going all out on the spec, whats 10 quid at the end of the day when your spending £1500. Go for the Gigabyte board..
 
so will go with the gigabyte motherboard

is it worth sticking with the asus gtx670 or now go with the gigabyte 670 to go with the motherboard. or does the brand not really have an affect?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-095-GI


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £251.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £167.99
1 x Samsung S24B300HL 23.6" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £119.99
1 x Aerocool X-Predator Ultimate Gaming Case - Black/Green £99.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-128G) £88.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650M High Performance 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020002-UK) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £69.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9B) £59.99
1 x Logitech G110 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-002241) £39.98
1 x Logitech G500 5700DPI Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £36.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,170.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).




cheers
 
Some minor changes:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £329.95
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1333C9DC) £28.79
Total : £460.13 (includes shipping : £9.50).




Memory will not have any compatibility issues with larger heatsinks, and speeds over 1600mhz have very little performance gains.
 
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