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SubPrimePrePar

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Usage: gaming, browsing, watching films etc. Chose the i7 over the i5 'cause there's only £55 between them. Don't really know about cases but the one I added doesn't seem too garish, and seems big enough to fit everything.
Max budget around 1600 - 1700. Will buy cooler and more storage at a later date.

Criticism and advice welcome.
Much appreciated!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £319.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £319.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £239.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) £142.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020043-UK) £105.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 1500 Dolby 7.1 Professional USB Gaming Headset £74.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Advanced USB3.0 Dominator Case - Black/White £59.99
1 x Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500 DPI Xtreme Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail £49.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Blue Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9B) £37.99
1 x Steelseries QcK+ Gaming Mouse Pad (63003) £11.98
Total : £1,601.98 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 
Lovely build! If you buy 2x of everything i'll let you give the 2nd set to me ;)

Only thing I would change is the case, but case is always preference anyway!

I'd put it in the Corsair Graphite 600TM - Pricey though! but will fit in your budget (I own the white version of this, so i'm slightly bias!)
YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Graphite 600TM Midi Tower Mesh Windowed Case - Black £139.99
Total : £139.99 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
Why 850watt PSU? seems tad ovekrill unless you plan to crossfire later date?

if not i would change PSU to a nice gold rated 600-700 watt psu

also that I7 is on weekly sale so will change sometime today.
 
Thanks for the responses.
Not willing to spend 140 on a case. Just need something roomy enough to house everything and keep it cool. Yes, I plan to xfire after a couple of months so that's why I chose a 850w.
One thing I forgot to ask is would there be any issue with 3d on the benq using an amd card? Also, which card is better, the windforce or the iceq both on offer at 320. Thanks again
 
Case wise, the corsair 300r is good for the money, no window though. Personal choice.

Id personal pick the windforce, read great things about the cooler.
 
i did say earlier the I7 would go off sale :D

if overclocking aint your thing, and you just want an I7 the locked 3770 is £239 (still bosts itself to 3.9ghz)

Although for gamign I5 is more thank sufficient
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £349.99
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) £142.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020040-UK) £99.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 1500 Dolby 7.1 Professional USB Gaming Headset £74.99
1 x Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500 DPI Xtreme Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail £49.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G213C1K) £35.99
1 x Steelseries QcK+ Gaming Mouse Pad (63003) £11.98
Total : £1,608.94 (includes shipping : £20.10).



I've tweaked it a bit for you.

• Modular PSU
• Nice White case.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £349.99
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) £142.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £94.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 1500 Dolby 7.1 Professional USB Gaming Headset £74.99
1 x Roccat Isku Illuminated Gaming Keyboard £69.98
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £58.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £25.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
1 x Steelseries QcK+ Gaming Mouse Pad (63003) £11.98
Total : £1,715.95 (includes shipping : £20.10).



better psu, nicer case, dropped mobo to xd3h (ud3h is not really needed imo), changed mouse (personal preference though), added keyboard/hdd/heatsink, changed ram to 16gb, changed to win 8
 
Thank you!
Taking your advice into account I changed the mobo to tamzy's recommendation and Stulid's case (really didn't wanna spend so much on a case but 'cause stulid knows his shizz I plopped for it):
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 7970 DirectCU II 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £359.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x Benq XL2410T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £259.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020043-UK) £105.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) £101.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black/White £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £74.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 1500 Dolby 7.1 Professional USB Gaming Headset £74.99
Total : £1,718.95 (includes shipping : £20.10).


Not everything from ocuk (sowee)
monitor actually 2411t.
Also a mousemat not available at OCuk :D
Will be re-using m&k for now.
All that's left is a cooler to complete it for now. Wanna get case first to see how much room I have to play with.
One thing that does worry me is that GPU looks really fat - will it be a prob if i crossfire 2?
Will I get DVI-D cables with the GPU/monitor or do i need to buy seperate? Been 4 years since last purchase can't even remember; think I got them with the GPU.

Thanks as always. Looking forward to it now :)
 
Already ordered. It's okay. Can sell it and get 1 or 2 new gpus in a few months. Next gen just around the corner. Why is it so obese? If it's meant for overclocking why's it at stock speeed? Perhaps should have researched it a little. Got bored of waiting :D still excited about the ssd and even the case now.
 
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