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Wraith1uk

Wraith1uk

Wraith1uk

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Hi everyone, building a new gaming PC for myself, would like your guys input.
Few questions/points:
- would like to OC the CPU to 4.3-4.5 stable, would this be achievable with current spec, and easy to do?
- please feel free to change the components to cheaper alternatives, i want to spend as little as possible.
- Im not a SLI/Crossfire guy, i like to keep it simple with having just one powerful card, is the PSU iv chosen overkill?
- I want this GPU.
- I have no idea if the case iv chosen will be adequate (size/airflow)
- total my build comes to: £967.84 with shipping

thanks.

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail (£173.99)

Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard (£104.99)

Akasa Venom 750w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply (£79.99)

Sapphire HD 7950 OC 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (11196-02-40G) - AMD 3 for FREE Promotion (£329.99)

Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) (£26.99)

Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) (£74.99)

Corsair Force Series 3 60GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F60GB3A-BK) (£65.99)

Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) (£39.95)

Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (£39.98)

Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM (£15.98)
 
Made some changes

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020003-UK) £86.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5 SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £39.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x Akasa AK-CC4007EP01 Nero 3 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £955.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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is the gtx670 a better card?

is there anyway i can get this build down to £800 mark keeping the HD 7950?

btw, how do u add the basket thing, saving me having to copy/paste everything?
 
I got the wrong cpu selected, fixed it now:)

The GTX670 reviews are out now, much better than a 7850:)
 
Under £900, the PSU/board are more suited to a single GFX setup,


YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.00
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5 SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £59.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £37.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Alpha Gaming Case - Black £31.99
1 x Akasa AK-CC4007EP01 Nero 3 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £889.40 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
Getting a 670 for that price is amazing. By looking at them benchmarks posted by Idleman they really perform against the competition. Good build recommended by stulid too as usual :D
 
Wraith1uk said:
Am I missing much by going for the msi mobo compared to the gigabyte one?
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The Gigabyte board you selected (and I have in the first option) is ready for SLi/Crossfire, has more SATAIII ports, general better quality components and build quality.


That MSI, and this Gigabyte board - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-391-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

Dont do SLI and only support Crossfire at a worse 16X/4X making them better suited for single card setups.
 
£150 : Sapphire HD 6950

Above :

7850 2GB.

560ti 448 FTW.

the 560ti requires more juice, but a good 550W / 600W 'Bronze' PSU will do easily.

I would go with the Sapphire 7850 personally (I prefer more efficient, cooler, quieter cards).

Depends also if you prefer NVidia or AMD, EVGA, Gigabyte, Sapphire, MSI (Twin Frozr 3).

EDIT : In fact, there is quite a lot of choices. 6970 Lightning for £200?... 570? Also depends how big your case is, some of these cards are massive. I like AMD's for their VRAM as well.
 
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Hi again, on further reading iv decided to save a lot of money and go for this:

- from what iv read, I can overclock the 6950 using trixx to gain a decent boost, with that said, is it worth the extra £35 to get the sapphire HD 7850 for £185 instead?
- dont need the SSD yet, can get later
- iv decided for this mobo so if i need to i can go crossfire/sli route
- want this case, got great reviews, love the aesthetics, the cable management and cooling/airflow


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Sapphire HD 6950 OC "Dual Fan Edition" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced USB3.0 Dominator Case - Black £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £62.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £37.99
1 x Akasa AK-CC4007EP01 Nero 3 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £746.39 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
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