Spec check and advice

[Fruitbooter]

I plan on building my first system soon so looking for some help.

Always wanted to go sandybridge but decided I may as well go Ivybridge now.

Here is the spec I have come up with. -

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £145.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020003-UK) £99.98
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £74.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ / ST1000DM005) £67.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £896.40 (includes shipping : £13.75).



My budget is as cheap as you can get maintaining a decent spec for all games at 1080p.

If there is anything I should change or there is better options out there please let me know.

I have been offered a pair of 6970's to run in xfire by a friend, I did plan on going 670 windforce but a pair of 6970's at a steal price seems too good to pass on.

I also dont mind changing case to a cheaper one, I want one with good air flow and a decent size and the ability to add new fans easy enough.

Also a couple of questions -

What psu to run 2 cards? 650, 700 750w?

Should i be concerned about temp issues?

Thanks

 

[Remote_zero]

I'd go with 750w for crossfire, but 700 would be fine. Just stick with a decent brand.
Do you need 16gb RAM, if your just gaming then 8gb is enough.
The samsung 830 ssd is faster than the M4's.

No need to be concerned with temp issues, until you have temp issues.

If you like the look of that case then go for it, could save some money there if you need to, but cases are personal things.

 

[Fruitbooter]

Cheers!

I'd go 16gb purely for the fact its still relatively cheap..your not really saving that much money downgrading to 8gb tbh..

 

[Sasahara]

For the pair of 6970's a decent 750 W would be ideal, I tend to spec PSUs to 80-90% max load.

 

[Remote_zero]

Also, i'm not sure how the mods will feel about your basket, with it not being from OCuk.
Add the stuff to your overclockers basket and use this to post it
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18371076&highlight=chrome+extension

 

[Fruitbooter]

Has anyone got experience with the mobo?

I plan to take the i5 to 4-4.5ghz so was wondering if it is relatively simple to overclock on this board?

I notice it doesn't support over 1600mhz ram either but I think I would cope just fine with 1600... don't do any high intense applications really.

 

[Idleman]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £89.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 400R Midi Tower Case - Black £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £66.66
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £866.56 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 

[Indie]

I can certainly vouch for the case. I got my hands on one when they first came out and its beautiful! So easy to clean as well!

don't really think you need 16GB so I've dropped it down to 8GB

If you plan on overclocking you may want to look at something like this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-006-CS&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2342 ?


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £145.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Pro4 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £91.99
1 x OCZ ZT 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £89.99
1 x OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-120G) £87.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £66.66
1 x Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £810.53 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[areksnumbr1sxylady]

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £145.99
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard ** FREE NEXUIZ GAME ** £113.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £66.66
1 x XFX Pro Series 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £43.99
1 x LG GH24NS90 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £724.08 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Intel fanboys pff...

Get this and be a true man.

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Silverstone Raven 3 Full Tower Windowed Case - Black/Grey (SST-RV03B-WA USB 3.0) £104.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 750W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (ST75F-P) £104.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC128B/WW) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £66.66
1 x Xigmatek Dark Knight SD-1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 2011/1366/1156/1155/775 and AMD FM1/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £34.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £26.99
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £847.26 (includes shipping : £14.75).




The case has a unique rotated design that helps expel air as hot air naturally rises.