Reassurance

Diplexbullet19 · 26 Jun 2012 at 15:15

As i am new to building pc's i just have a few questions which i hope will reassure me that im doing the right thing or should i say have the right hardware.

First off this is my build that i am going for.

Motherboard : MSI Z77A-G45 Z77 Socket 1155
Processor : 15-3570k
Ram : ddr3 Vengance 8gb (2x4)
PSU : Coolmaster GX 650w Bronze
Graphics : TBD
SSD : Agility 3 120g
HDD : TBD
CPU Fan : Akasa Venom VooDoo (already got it on offer from OCuK

)

my case is the Inwin Dragon Rider.

So yeah would the 650w be enough power?

Im thinking of getting MSI HD 6970 OC 2048MB Twin Frozr II or a GTX 560 ti 1gig twin frozr, which would be best? i do plan to overclock. (open to other recommendations aslong it doesnt exceed £200)

Im after a HDD as cheap as possible really, i need something to store downloads like movies music etc i plan on using the ssd for windows and gaming.

Any help would be appreciated

mp260767 · 26 Jun 2012 at 15:30

is the vengeance memory the low profile version , cos the other stuff can cause issues with most 3rd party coolers, due to the memory dimm coolers being a bit tall.

psu will do fine, have a look at the ati 7850's for the gfx cards.

ssd wise have a look at the crucial m4's and the samsungs.

hard disk wise , seagate or western digital will do.

Diplexbullet19 · 26 Jun 2012 at 16:28

6970 looks more powerful then the 7850's, is this the case?

tamzzy · 26 Jun 2012 at 16:30

get a different ssd.. crucial m4/samsung 830 > agility 3

honosuseri · 26 Jun 2012 at 16:58

How bothered are you about Xfire/SLI?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £190.00
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x MSI Z77MA-G45 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard £92.75
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £85.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £76.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £37.99
Total : £759.70 (includes shipping : £10.00).

That's Xfire capable. The 7850 overclocks well, it also uses less power so if you want to dual card the GPU you don't need a hefty PSU. 700W is enough for 2 7850s and overclocking, the PSU i spec'd is modular aswell. Offers change to tomoz so our specs will need updating then

6970 vs 7850

Hope this helps

olivier renault · 26 Jun 2012 at 20:44

Diplexbullet19 said:
6970 looks more powerful then the 7850's, is this the case?

Looks can be deceptive. they are about the same at stock, but the 7850 uses less power, is smaller, and overclocks higher.