Quick question.

Hemsk · 10 Jul 2013 at 21:55

I recently bought the MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition to take advantage of the super free games offer but now i have some questions about fitting it in a new system.

I'm looking at getting the 'Titan 8700i Pulse' prebuilt system, which is roughly this :-

- Case: Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case (default choice, options available)
- Power Supply: Corsair GS 600w PSU
- CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz @ 4.40GHz Ivybridge CPU
- Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler

Will the 7950 fit inside this machine? I was planning on switching that in instead of the basic HD 6450 that comes with it (my girls can have that in their PC). The cooler is huge though.. i just wanted some reassurance that i will have no problems getting the 7950 in.

Thanks.

T345 · 10 Jul 2013 at 21:59

Don't get the Antec 300, please, get a better case, like the Corsair Carbide 200R.

Hemsk · 10 Jul 2013 at 22:21

Any reason? Is it purely a size thing?

T345 · 10 Jul 2013 at 22:29

It was a good case around 5 years ago. It is now very outdated, doesn't really support long GPU's (like the one you listed,) also it had bad cable management. It has good build quality though

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Idleman · 10 Jul 2013 at 22:34

T345 said:
Don't get the Antec 300, please, get a better case, like the Corsair Carbide 200R.

If you mean the Corsair 300R, I agree.

T345 · 10 Jul 2013 at 22:43

Idleman said:
If you mean the Corsair 300R, I agree.

Either will do.

Idleman · 10 Jul 2013 at 23:04

Just get this and build it yourself. Better case and mobo, bigger hdd and network card. And a modular Psu.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart M550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £59.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £53.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £43.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN881ND) £16.99
Total : £608.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Hemsk · 13 Jul 2013 at 13:45

Thanks.. truth be told i'm a little nervous about the idea of building it myself but its tempting to have a go.

Would a 550w psu be enough?

What other bits would i need to buy to build myself? I'm assuming some kind of thermal paste like

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=AC-000-AC

Is there anything else?

Idleman · 13 Jul 2013 at 15:02

Hemsk said:
Thanks.. truth be told i'm a little nervous about the idea of building it myself but its tempting to have a go.

Would a 550w psu be enough?

What other bits would i need to buy to build myself? I'm assuming some kind of thermal paste like

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=AC-000-AC

Is there anything else?

The Psu is fine.
The cooler will come with paste or at least pre-applied.
You will find a couple of very good video tutorials in the link below. Evrything else you need will be in the manuals. And should you run into any problems, we are always here to help.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...776&first=0&qpvt=newegg+build+tutorial+videos

Hemsk · 13 Jul 2013 at 15:38

ok.

Right so would anyone be able to spec me a new comp w/ £850ish budget?

I already have GPU (MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express), keyboard/mouse/windows7.

I would like it to include a monitor (24"), SSD, 2tb HD, wireless card, good OC ability.

Thanks.

Idleman · 13 Jul 2013 at 15:48

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x BenQ GL2460 24" Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £95.99
1 x SanDisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £65.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart M550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £59.99
1 x Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366) £39.98
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN881ND) £16.99
Total : £861.79 (includes shipping : £19.10).