So this is it!

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After 3 months of buying bit by bit like child after kinder egg figures i can now see the finish line! i cant begin to describe how excited i am :D

This is my final purchase so i can begin building building on Saturday.


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 Power Edition Twin Frozr IV OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £94.99
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) £65.99
Total : £636.35 (includes shipping : £9.50).



still debating on the graphics card tbh.

i have already purchased this...

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - White £84.98
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £54.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9B) £44.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.98
Total : £325.03 (includes shipping : £11.75).



for some reason it didn't let me add the the 700 modular PSU.

i have been doing some homework this weekend because its my first build and im abit nervous lol. im scared incase i might have left something out. checking the boxes that i already have to make sure that everything is in the boxes.

The mobo has 4 SATA cables with it, is that all i will need?

in the case there is a molex cable which im assuming is for the fan controller?

would i need such an adapter for it?

any feedback/advice will be welcome :D

thanks
 
i would probably opt for these and save 30 quid tbh


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £189.95
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £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) £65.99
Total : £604.30 (includes shipping : £9.50).



oem instead of retail chip (less warranty 3v1 years) but cpu rarely fails so imo its an acceptable risk.
sammy 830 cuz its cheaper than the m4, cant go wrong with either though
the gb 7850 rather than the msi 7850, 10 quid cheaper
 
cook thanks tamzzy, i have been watching your specs this last while now and i have been impressed. i still don't mind spending more on the graphics card as it will maybe save money in the long run.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £85.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
Total : £662.34 (includes shipping : £9.50).



7870 is a good price at the mo. Windows 8 comes out in october....meeeybe consider using windows 8 preview for now, you can then buy the OS later and choose between windows 7 or 8 depending on price or what suits your needs :)
 
The mobo has 4 SATA cables with it, is that all i will need?
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Yes. you will only need 3, one for the HDD one for the SSD and one for the DVD drive.

in the case there is a molex cable which im assuming is for the fan controller?
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I would guess so, but I have never used that case before. Follow the cable, where does it lead to?

still debating on the graphics card
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Can you stretch the budget a little, for an extra £30-40 you can get a 7870 or even a 7950, compared to these the 7850 seem a little overpriced. Although i'm not sure how well they overclock.
 
honosuseri said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz & Dirt Showdown PC Games £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £85.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
Total : £662.34 (includes shipping : £9.50).



7870 is a good price at the mo. Windows 8 comes out in october....meeeybe consider using windows 8 preview for now, you can then buy the OS later and choose between windows 7 or 8 depending on price or what suits your needs :)
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how would i install the windows 8 preview? im guessing download to a usb drive then install it that way?
 
i will overclock in the future, i have not got a clue about it at the minute lol.

is the 7950 good at overclocking
 
You have a choice between the VTX3D and the OCUK one. From the picts they look like the same card. I would ask in the customer service forum to confirm this. While doing this i would also enquirer about what warranty OCUK give with their branded cards, do they go back to OCUK or do they have to be sent to the original manufacture.
 
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You have a choice between the VTX3D and the OCUK one. From the picts they look like the same card. I would ask in the customer service forum to confirm this. While doing this i would also enquirer about what warranty OCUK give with their branded cards, do they go back to OCUK or do they have to be sent to the original manufacture.
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i wouldnt recommend stock coolers as they're loud and run hotter
unless op really really wants a higher spec card but cant move the budget to allow for a non-reference cooled card
 
Going by your original budget maybe this then as you took my advice over the OS.......

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2670-KR) £283.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £167.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £85.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
Total : £634.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).



670 vs 7950

Unless you fancy something like this on preorder or this, which is in stock. They are already overclocked for you, the EVGA card has a good warranty, i'd argue the KFA probably has a better cooler.

I have a EVGA 460 card which is very good. They do a number of different editions, I believe the EVGA 460FTW had an uprated heatsink to cool the RAM. I suggest you look for and read reviews on the GPUs you are considering to help weigh any pros and cons.
 
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I was trying to keep the cost down for the OP. He originally picked a £200 card so I was going for the closest card to that budget.
 
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