Spec check and advice

Sharlaw · 28 Feb 2013 at 23:38

Hey Guys,

A bit closer to having the money together for a new rig.

Main Points needed:
Full System, no OS or Keyboard needed. Have a Logitech G15.
Already have Data HD as well.
16 Gb ram needed for VM's/work

Really don't want to go over £1000 the spec below is over so any advice to shave a few pennies would be welcome.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £187.99
1 x Asus VS228H 22" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £79.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £27.98
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £22.79
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £8.99
Total : £1,129.54 (includes shipping : £19.10).

Sharlaw · 28 Feb 2013 at 23:47

Cool I'll drop the Paste, prob not looking to crossfire tbh.

thanks for the advice.

Sharlaw · 1 Mar 2013 at 11:13

Nice spec Lee, thank you.
Ticks all the boxes

Sharlaw · 2 Mar 2013 at 12:57

Right spec now looks as below. I guess I'll just save up a little more to make up the rest lol

Is the PSU enough, I won't be going xfire.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £187.99
1 x Asus VS228H 22" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £119.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL316GB1600C9DC) £79.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 520W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £27.98
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £22.79
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
3 x BitFenix Spectre LED BLUE 120mm Fan £6.49 (£19.47)
Total : £1,141.00 (includes shipping : £19.10).

Sharlaw · 8 Mar 2013 at 20:59

Right a few more changes.
I no longer need an SSD or HD
Have a Corsair M4 128, and a 2TB WD Green, to go with my keyboard and OS that I already have.
So with a bit more kit shuffling I'm now on the below spec any further advice?
I have added the mug, as it's prob the most important piece of this rig

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £224.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £187.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite X2377HDS 23" Premium IPS Panel Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £139.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £62.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £27.98
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £25.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
3 x BitFenix Spectre LED BLUE 120mm Fan £6.49 (£19.47)
1 x Official Overclockers UK Elite Gaming Mug ** FORUM MEMBER EDITION ** £3.98
Total : £1,019.22 (includes shipping : £19.10).