Rather of touch with hardware, spec help needed

azteched

azteched

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I'm currently on the hardware in my sig, looking to upgrade.

My current thoughts..

- Need CPU / mobo / RAM / SSD / GPU.
- Would like i7 for hyperthreading
- Want 16GB RAM
- 120GB SSD approx, maybe could get away with slightly less
- GPU - don't want to spend silly money -- don't care about running e.g., BF3 in 1920 on max :)
- Currently using a Seasonic 600W PSU, would I need to upgrade?

Any spec advice for say, £700 region?
 
your psu should be fine



Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
£254.99
(£212.49)

Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£161.99
(£134.99)

Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3-BK)
£133.99
(£111.66)

MSI Z68A-G43-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
£94.98
(£79.15)

Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX)
£71.99
(£59.99)

Sub Total :

£598.28

Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)

Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00%

VAT : £121.66

Total :£729.94


dont forget you get free postage so about £720 i suppose you could cut the gpu down a bit to a 6870
 
reusing old hard disk/s etc? sli/xfire in future(will require psu upgrade)?

i2700k oem £250, retail £262
gigabyte z68ap-d3 £85(no sli/xfire), z68xp-ud3(sli/xfire) £100
crucial m4 128gb £155
asus 560ti direct cu ii £162(without games), £188(2 games), his 6950 iceq x turbo £200
g skill ripjawz 16gb pc3-12800 1600mhz £78
 
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Pohly said:
your psu should be fine
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
£254.99
(£212.49)
Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£161.99
(£134.99)
Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3-BK)
£133.99
(£111.66)
MSI Z68A-G43-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
£94.98
(£79.15)
Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX)
£71.99
(£59.99)
Sub Total : £598.28
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)
Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00%
VAT : £121.66
Total :£729.94
dont forget you get free postage so about £720 i suppose you could cut the gpu down a bit to a 6870
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Would be silly not to get the 2700K whilst it's only £5 more. Plus it comes with BF3 free.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-390-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1859
 
fowler002 said:
reusing old hard disk/s etc? sli/xfire in future(will require psu upgrade)?

i2700k oem £250, retail £262
gigabyte z68ap-d3 £85(no sli/xfire), z68xp-ud3(sli/xfire) £100
crucial m4 128gb £155
asus 560ti direct cu ii £162(without games), £188(2 games), his 6950 iceq x turbo £200
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dont forget ram :P
 
Pohly said:
dont forget ram :P
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yes I was going to edit to add it.


while the current psu should be fine would still be useful to know the full model so can check that it has the require connectors etc.
you will also need to look at the waterblock you're currently using, does it have mounting for 1155/1156(same mounting so if it says 1156 compatible it'll work on 1155) or will you need to change the water block?
 
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Pohly said:
your psu should be fine



Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
£254.99
(£212.49)

Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£161.99
(£134.99)

Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3-BK)
£133.99
(£111.66)

MSI Z68A-G43-G3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
£94.98
(£79.15)

Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX)
£71.99
(£59.99)

Sub Total :

£598.28

Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)
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Thanks!

Looks good..and yeah the 2700K would be worth the very small amount extra.

Motherboards -- I need to do a bit of research here..there seem to be four different chipsets for S1155. Is it worth spending more for something like better sound or just for something rock solid? (Currently on an old second hand S775 maximus formula, which has been great).
 
azteched said:
Thanks!

Looks good..and yeah the 2700K would be worth the very small amount extra.

Motherboards -- I need to do a bit of research here..there seem to be four different chipsets for S1155. Is it worth spending more for something like better sound or just for something rock solid? (Currently on an old second hand S775 maximus formula, which has been great).
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yeh mobo are hard to decide on (due to being so many) but the one i linked is great i recently put together a build using one for a neighbour and i was really supprised with its performance and features oc an i5 to 4.4ghz no problem. plus it has pcie 3.0 support so has some future proofing
 
fowler002 said:
yes I was going to edit to add it.


while the current psu should be fine would still be useful to know the full model so can check that it has the require connectors etc.
you will also need to look at the waterblock you're currently using, does it have mounting for 1155/1156(same mounting so if it says 1156 compatible it'll work on 1155) or will you need to change the water block?
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fowler002 said:
I guess I'll go talk to myself
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Sorry:)

Er looking at it in the case, it appears to be a 600HT (I bought it secondhand off here so not got any original packaging).

It's not modular which is a bit of a pain, but my case a Lian Li A70B so there's lots of space to hide cables:p
Waterblocks..yeah I will probably need a new one, but I'm putting that aside for the moment. Currently on a D-Tek Fuzion v2, which might fit with some drilling on the backplate, it looks like (from a quick search).
 
bobbyspangles said:
If SLI/Xfire is something you think you might consider in the future then this motherboard is better suited.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-368-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

Again it's only £5 more but could save you money in the long run if you needed a new board to SLI/Xfire with.
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hmm I wonder why that looks familiar.... oh wait I've already suggested it ;)
but I guess my posts are meaningless so you mentioning it is new info for the op ;)

there may be lots of chipsets for 1155(well 4 h61, h67, p67 & z68) there is only 2 you need to worry about(p67 & z68), out of the 2 you're better off going for z68.
 
fowler002 said:
hmm I wonder why that looks familiar.... oh wait I've already suggested it ;)
but I guess my posts are meaningless so you mentioning it is new info for the op ;)

there may be lots of chipsets for 1155(well 4 h61, h67, p67 & z68) there is only 2 you need to worry about(p67 & z68), out of the 2 you're better off going for z68.
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Sorry Fowler just saw :o looks like we're both being ignored now anyway!
 
fowler002 said:
hmm I wonder why that looks familiar.... oh wait I've already suggested it ;)
but I guess my posts are meaningless so you mentioning it is new info for the op ;)

there may be lots of chipsets for 1155(well 4 h61, h67, p67 & z68) there is only 2 you need to worry about(p67 & z68), out of the 2 you're better off going for z68.
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Thanks for the advice. I'll do some reading on mobos. I've always found them to be the biggest dilemma. E.g. the UD5 is on a big discount @ OCUK this week.
 
Oh sorry, I had in in a post but it possibly got deleted before submitting. Pretty unlikely to want SLI/xfire. Decent OC capability is more important, but if SLI/xfire support are there then that's fine :)
 
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