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Sharlaw

Sharlaw

Sharlaw

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

thanks for the advice.
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Theres no harm in dropping down to the Z77-D3H motherboard then.

Its one of those type of boards that does Crossfire at 16X/4X, so for a single GFX card its fine.

More money could be saved by using a Coolermaster 612S heatsink, its still a good cooler.


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 Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL316GB1866C9DC) £71.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
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
Total : £1,056.54 (includes shipping : £19.10).



The RAM is on offer till the morning (09.00hrs roughly) or if the last eight kits sell first.


There are cheaper 16GB kits but they are out of stock - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-059-PA&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517


As some parts are on offer and you get free delivery, why not buy certain parts now?
 
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The windowed Shinobi has an extra fan as well as the side window. Could tweak it a little bit.

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 MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £149.99
1 x Iiyama Prolite X2377HDS 23" Premium IPS Panel Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £139.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £84.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £59.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel kit (PV316G160C9K) £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 LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,125.74 (includes shipping : £19.10).



Xfire capable, wifi and bluetooth built into the mobo, larger IPS panel too. Dropping to the Z77-D3H will save you cash obviously (500W PSU is all you would need) although some people do have issues with the D3H and certain GPUs. I've never had problems using the mobo (updated the BIOS) but I thought I'd mention it all the same.

Look forward to seeing what you settle on once you have the cash......always wise to think things through first :)
 
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 M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £82.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL316GB1866C9DC) £71.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 520W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
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
Total : £999.66 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
stulid said:
Hey,

I would recommend another thermal paste such as,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Prolimatech PK-1 Nano Thermal Compound (5g) £7.99
1 x Alpenföhn "Snow Cannon" Thermalpaste (1.5g) £7.99
1 x Thermalright Chill Factor 3 Tube (4g) Thermal Paste £4.99
Total : £23.26 (includes shipping : £1.90).



The K2 cooler does come with paste though, so you dont really need extra.

Finally if you wanted Crossfire later a 750W+ PSU is recommended.
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You should get thermal paste with that cooler!
 
+1 for Stulids build.

If you were to go X-fire I would reccomend getting cards which blow the air out of the back of the case like reference cards. Such as the HIS Q :)
 
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).

 
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 :P

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).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £199.99
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 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
2 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £49.99 (£99.98)
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 OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
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 : £991.26 (includes shipping : £19.10).

 
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