Spec a £1600 PC

krustykobb

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Hi Everyone,

Could someone please spec me a system including a decent gaming monitor for around this price (could you please include the asus radeon hd 7970 direct cuii and the msi z77 mpower mobo) No OS needed or peripherals. Thanks :)
 
I recommend going for 2x 7950... hang on, didn't you already have a thread open asking for advice?

YOUR BASKET
2 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £249.95 (£499.90)
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.98
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite B2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £179.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 850W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (SST-ST85F-P) £116.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) £97.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 400R Midi Tower Case - Black £84.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £53.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,597.42 (includes shipping : £22.20).

 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 7970 DirectCU II 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £359.99
1 x Benq XL2411T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £149.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £139.98
1 x Seasonic G series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.98
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £64.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £53.99
1 x Avexir MPower Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) £49.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,448.99 (includes shipping : £20.10).


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This should do the trick, however I would also go for 1-2 7950 over a 7970, the price difference just doesn't match the performance gain imo. Comparison

Edit - Or if you REALLY want a 7970, at least get one that matches the board ;)
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 Lightning BOOSTED Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £371.99
Total : £383.39 (includes shipping : £9.50).

 
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triggerthat said:
I recommend going for 2x 7950... hang on, didn't you already have a thread open asking for advice?

YOUR BASKET
2 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £249.95 (£499.90)
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.98
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Iiyama ProLite B2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £179.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 850W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (SST-ST85F-P) £116.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) £97.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 400R Midi Tower Case - Black £84.98
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £53.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,597.42 (includes shipping : £22.20).

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Thanks - yeah I had another thread but decided just to start again with it.
 
I would swap out the Gigabyte Mobo for MSI Z77 MPOWER and the CPU cooler for a Corsair H100i - or should I go for a custom watercooling loop? Not sure what to do
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 Lightning BOOSTED Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £371.99
1 x Benq XL2411T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £227.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) £189.98
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £139.98
1 x Seasonic G series 650w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £99.98
1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £64.99
1 x Avexir MPower Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CM) £49.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,545.78 (includes shipping : £19.10).


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H100i would certainly look better as it allows you to see that gorgeous motherboard. Had a go at a colour coordinated build ;)
 
krustykobb said:
I would swap out the Gigabyte Mobo for MSI Z77 MPOWER and the CPU cooler for a Corsair H100i - or should I go for a custom watercooling loop? Not sure what to do
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Gigabyte come highly recommended, considering they have a UK RMA service. You cannot go wrong with either but I'd go with the Gigabyte, unless they are particular features you require.

As for cooler, I highly recommend going for a high-end air cooler (they offer great bang-for-buck performance). Water cooling is just a pain and the novelty will quickly wear off.

As for the 7970, I'd still recommend the 7950 (best bang for buck card). With your budget you can fit two in.

If you're going for just one GPU (with no intention to SLI), then a power supply with more than 500W will be wasted.
 
triggerthat said:
As for cooler, I highly recommend going for a high-end air cooler (they offer great bang-for-buck performance). Water cooling is just a pain and the novelty will quickly wear off.
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You may be correct in some cases, but if an air cooler is hanging over your RAM slots, which make them un-usable, a CLC is a great addition allowing you to expand your RAM capacity!
 
snips86x said:
You may be correct in some cases, but if an air cooler is hanging over your RAM slots, which make them un-usable, a CLC is a great addition allowing you to expand your RAM capacity!
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Not if you use low profile RAM in the first place. Which is exactly what Trigger has done in his spec.

We often spec LP RAM as it just makes sense, a CLC will "show off" the internals of the rig nicely if you have a window in the case but a good air cooler is still better value......infact most of my friends are impressed simply by the size of the ally heatsink I have, which is "only" a Gelid Tranquillo on my HTPC ;)
 
YOUR BASKET
2 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £249.95 (£499.90)
1 x Iiyama ProLite B2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 240GB SATA 2.5" 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F240GB3-BK) £159.98
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £139.98
1 x Seasonic X-Series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £124.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black £99.95
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £64.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £35.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,600.37 (includes shipping : £22.20).



Come on own up, you only want that motherboard for the free RC car ? :D
 
honosuseri said:
Not if you use low profile RAM in the first place. Which is exactly what Trigger has done in his spec.

We often spec LP RAM as it just makes sense, a CLC will "show off" the internals of the rig nicely if you have a window in the case but a good air cooler is still better value......infact most of my friends are impressed simply by the size of the ally heatsink I have, which is "only" a Gelid Tranquillo on my HTPC ;)
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It helps yes, but in the event of not having low-profile, it's a a great option!
 
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A 750w would be fine, but in some occasions the 850w is only few pounds more.

The XFX PSU is a good PSU.
 
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