Spec check for a friend

Skully said:
Interesting comments in here. Thanks for the suggestions - just waiting for my friend to take a look but I think honosuseri has recommended the winner.

I'm sure I will update you once he makes a decision.
Click to expand...

I'm only a "winner" if I helped you guys understand how to balance the build. Remind your friend that the i5 3570K is on offer till wed (31st), after that it will go back to £180ish I'm sure.

Happy to help :)
 
 
Last edited:
Unfortunately this week only has expired, he had hoped it would be ok for today.

He's suggested the following - can anyone see anything wrong with this?

Thanks

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Asus HD 7850 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £71.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Blue £43.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £635.93 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £83.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £45.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £649.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).




A bit over, but I believe its for the better.

• The SSD is better.
• The PSU is stronger.

Put a black version of the case in to match the PSU, no harm in going back to white.
 
Last edited:
I'd definately prefer the MSI GPU which is clocked faster for you and it's the same price. I don't overly object to the rest of the spec. Stulid has made some very slight improvements for minimal increase in cost.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £149.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX550M High Performance 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020001-UK) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case - Black £56.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £666.92 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Echo'ing stulids changes.......This shinobi has a window and 2 fans (not 1), better SSD which lets face it is priced very close to the intel but has the better controller. 550W PSU but 500W is ample. The trend is for lower power consumption not higher. If you are not styling white then the corsair is the same price, might as well.

Being Halloween it's ironically close to 666 :P
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom