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Id go for 2 X 120GB SSD's

then a 1TB drive for all your other shizz,

250GB for OS, music and games is too small imo.
 
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1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 Superclock w/Backplate 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
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1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Asus Z77 Maximus V Gene Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £154.99
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1 x Silverstone TemJin TJ08B-E Midi Tower Case - Black (SST-TJ08B-E USB 3.0) £83.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775 / LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM2+ / AM3+) £82.58
1 x Corsair Vengeance Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600Mhz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10R) £59.99
Total : £1,276.50 (includes shipping : £12.50).



If you want to colour code the RAM to the mobo fair dos. Consider the 830 SSD as it's back in stock. Being cheaper it helps pay for a better CLC, the 830 is still a fine SSD and superior to the standard 840
 
Does it matter that the ssd you listed is notebook/apple series? Also if i do go for the 7970 Lightning I think I need one of these OcUK Value 3m Male - Male Display Port Monitor Cable is that right to use my Dell 27" properly?
 
Apem said:
Does it matter that the ssd you listed is notebook/apple series? Also if i do go for the 7970 Lightning I think I need one of these OcUK Value 3m Male - Male Display Port Monitor Cable is that right to use my Dell 27" properly?
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Makes no odds mate as the case you picked can mount a 2.5 inch drive. The notebook and desktop kits are the same drive but the desktop kits come with an adapter plate to mount the SSD in a case without a 2.5 inch bay. The notebook version has a sata to USB adapter bundled with it

If your Dell screen has HDMI and/or DVI just use those inputs if you have those cables to hand.
 
Apem said:
Yeah why i was asking was I am sure I read somewhere that the lighning dvi slots are not duel dvi.
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Both DVI ports are single DVI according to their webpage. One is DVI-I (analogue compatible) the other DVI-D. What resolution is the screen?

I thought you didn't want that style of cooler on the GPU in that case though? I apologise I somehow missed you mentioning the lighting GPU
 
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Dell UltraSharp U2713HM 27" at 2560x1440 is my monitor.

As for the GPU I am still a tad up in the air about it due to the fact I know the Lightning would out perform the EVGA 4gb 670 FTW but as ive said before just a tad worried about the heat not exhausting out the back.
 
Apem said:
Dell UltraSharp U2713HM 27" at 2560x1440 is my monitor.

As for the GPU I am still a tad up in the air about it due to the fact I know the Lightning would out perform the EVGA 4gb 670 FTW but as ive said before just a tad worried about the heat not exhausting out the back.
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I've never used the case bud and I doubt I ever will. I do recall Silverstone suggesting you use external exhaust GPUs with the case, they made the case I suggest you follow their advice ;)
 
Yeah probably right m8 I dont think there will be too much performance loss between the 670 and the Lightning.

Also came acorss this ram Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz
 
Apem said:
Yeah probably right m8 I dont think there will be too much performance loss between the 670 and the Lightning.

Also came acorss this ram Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz
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I used the corsair vengenance in an earlier spec as it was low profile and £5 cheaper than most the other 16GB kits on offer. You'll see me spec the Viper RAM quite a lot (the 8GB kit is £35 currently), is it worth the extra £5 for a slightly lower CAS rating.....I'll let you decide. In truth you won't really notice much difference.
 
Apem said:
Dont really like the look of the Vengance ram tbh.
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You won't even see it lol

I've used the Cerulean blue coloured version on the Z77-D3H and Z77X-D3H mobos as it colour matches exactly with the gigabyte mobos heatsinks. It looked very nice to be honest but each to their own. It's your build fella you choose ;)
 
Just came across these what do you think guys might be decent with the red leds too hehe. GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
 
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