Quick spec check

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Just a quick spec check for a friend, budget of 800 max.
lIntel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail£189.95(£158.29)£189.95(£158.29)
EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Superclocked 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card£167.99(£139.99)£167.99(£139.99)
Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD£94.99(£79.16)£94.99(£79.16)
Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW)£86.99(£72.49)£86.99(£72.49)
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard£85.99(£71.66)£85.99(£71.66)
OcUK Tech Labs - BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Midi-Tower Case - Black - Noise Dampened£68.99(£57.49)£68.99(£57.49)
Thermaltake Smart M550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply£59.99(£49.99)£59.99(£49.99)
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
(CML8GX3M2A1600C9)£55.99(£46.66)£55.99(£46.66)*Sub Total :£675.73Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:DPD Next Day Parcel(This can be changed during checkout)Shipping :£12.50VAT is being charged at 20.00%VAT :£137.65*Total :£825.88

Needs a quiet case, lots of storage and will add a mouse, kb too and reuse a dvddrive. Light gaming on 32inch 1080p.

Anything I should tell him to change? Only thing I can think is the gfx to a 7870 maybe.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 XT rev2.0 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £86.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £73.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Midi-Tower Case - Black - Noise Dampened £68.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST50F-P) £67.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £47.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse (910-002489) £21.98
1 x Zalman ZM-K350M Gaming Keyboard £9.98
Total : £898.87 (includes shipping : £12.50).



This 7870XT is closely related to the 7950, OC it to net 7950 performance. Use the 7.5% off for this weekend (code:aprilsale) and it's £831 all in. Might be wise to contact OCuk and check the max heatsink height with foam having been fitted to the chassis.
 
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He o ly has 800 max, and willing to push the button this weekend due to the 7.5 off. Is it even worth gettinga noise dDampened case as he doesn't plan on over clocking for a few months, if at all. He is likingthe look of the fiano ppre built as with ssd, 3TB and a msi 660 black edition and a h60 cooler and comes in at 860 Inc vat. Doesn't mind an extra quid or two for it to be all done for him as well. He isn't mad about the case of but it would do
 
Well tweak it down a little then ;) A heatsink can be added later.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 XT rev2.0 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £86.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £73.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST50F-P) £67.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £47.99
1 x Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse (910-002489) £21.98
1 x Zalman ZM-K350M Gaming Keyboard £9.98
Total : £857.45 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 
After consideration the budget has been upped and this looks to be the final build, with added sound card. Any thing that should be changed or overlooked?? minus 7.5% will bring it in at £850ish

Sapphire HD 7870 XT rev2.0 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
(£149.99)

Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) HDD £94.99
(£79.16)

Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £86.99
(£72.49)

Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.99
(£71.66)

Thermaltake Smart M550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply Thermaltake Smart M550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £59.99
(£49.99)

BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
(£49.99)

Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £49.99
(£41.66)

Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
(£24.99)

Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp - OEM Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp - OEM £20.99
(£17.49)

OcUK Black Gaming Keyboard - With Free Gaming Mouse Pad (5105GU) OcUK Black Gaming Keyboard - With Free Gaming Mouse Pad (5105GU) £10.99
(£9.16)

Gigabyte M6880 1600DPI Gaming Mouse Gigabyte M6880 1600DPI Gaming Mouse £10.99
(£9.16) £10.99
(£9.16)
Sub Total : £750.73
Shipping cost based on delivery to
DPD Two Day Parcel - Scottish Highlands, N. Ireland, Isle of Man & Channel Isles
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £152.65
Total : £915.88
 
i know that onboard sound is good these days, only reason sound card is there incase he wants to plug his guitar in and record a few tracks down, or would onboard be more than capable of that?
 
Would there be any benefit in waiting for Haswell or jump for it now because of the discount? I assume he would have to compromise something to keep it at the same budget
 
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