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Red Porsche

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Hello, I'm pretty close to ordering the following, could you give it a look and tell me what you think:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £199.99
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T/OC) with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020048-UK) £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £59.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case - Black £49.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless PCI Express Adapter (TL-WN781ND) £10.98
1 x Gigabyte M6800 1600DPI Gaming Mouse £8.99
Total : £811.48 (includes shipping : £10.50).



Thanks!
 
I have had 2 CX series PSU's die within 6 months of each other and have heard other people have a few problems with them. After i RMA the first one, i found that they were not made by Seasonic but rather CWT.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
Total : £213.96 (includes shipping : £10.00).



I think stretching the cash for the gold modular seasonic is worth it for sure!
 
Avenged7Fold said:
I have had 2 CX series PSU's die within 6 months of each other and have heard other people have a few problems with them. After i RMA the first one, i found that they were not made by Seasonic but rather CWT.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
Total : £213.96 (includes shipping : £10.00).



I think stretching the cash for the gold modular seasonic is worth it for sure!
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FTW!!!

You also have these:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 500W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (SST-ST50F-P) £67.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 530W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £66.95
Total : £145.44 (includes shipping : £8.75).

 
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so not the 612s then.

The Macho will fit as will the Matterhorn pure (£30-£35)

The D14 (£60) will also fit and is the best cooler, beside CLC's, that will fit..
 
Yeah not bad :) The lads have pointed out the 7870XT which isn't much more.

Have you considered trying the evaluation of windows 8 for free? That will be a good 3 months to try before you buy and leaves you more cash for components. If you like it then you can buy it or choose windows 7.....maybe get an SSD for the fresh install at the same time ;)

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) - Retail £199.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £69.98
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 530W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £66.95
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Yin' Mini-ITX Cube Case - White/Black £62.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £41.99
1 x Steelseries Kinzu V2 3200 DPI Rubberised Black Gaming Mouse (62022) £17.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £813.46 (includes shipping : £10.50).



Mini-itx just to be a lil different. You can easily swap the case and mobo for ATX variants if you'd prefer that.
 
Thanks for the very helpful responses!

In the end I went with the Samsung green memory everybody is raving about.

I have also purchased the 7870 XT (while it was on offer) like Doomedspeed suggested.

That case looks great honosuseri. I'll be going with the Corsair 200R mind; I have my heart set on the minimal black look and the front USB 3.0 ports. I originally wanted the Antec three hundred two. It isn't in stock though :(. From the sound of it they are comparable cases in terms of soundproofing and looks.

I'll buy the 'XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply', I presume this will be ok with the 3570k and 7870 xt (the right power connectors and with OC)?

Also, will the Gigabyte Z77-D3H have the right connectors for the front USB 3.0 ports? (it says 2x via USB brackets on headers and 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers in the spec)

Yes, I will be buying a heatsink at some point. I think in a year or two I'll OC the CPU/Ram/GFX (there is a lot of OC potential from what I read) when I might need the extra performance. I might also get an SSD in the future.

Thanks Greeny1994 for pointing that out! I'll keep your suggestions in mind :)

Sorry if the post is a bit incoherent; I'm not sure what I'm on about!
 
The Z77-D3H has a single internal USB3.0 port on the board, this will run a pair of them on the front of the case.
 
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