Spec for £1500

[UberGinge]

Hi all,

Still umming and arring about getting my build now instead of waiting for Haswell, but it doesn't look like Haswell will bring a huge increase over Ivybridge, so I'm just wanting to look at my options now.

It will pretty much be 80% gaming on the machine, ideally looking towards running things flawlessly for a couple years.

I have a case already, the CM Storm Stryker, but all the fans are gone. So some new case fans would be great. Would prefer not to have LEDs on the fans and for them to be as quiet as possible.

I don't need a monitor/keyboard/mouse at all. I have an external DVD drive, but I don't really want one in the computer since I rarely use disks! Will need an OS.

It's probably worth noting that I don't pay VAT (thanks Channel Islands), so make sure the cost is minus VAT!

If you think it's best to wait until Haswell, then please do say so. I could be very wrong about it bringing nothing new over Ivybridge (minus the whole power saving thing)

 

[DaleTheWhale]

My advice, if you can wait, wait for Haswell as prices will definitely fluctuate and change with it's release.

 

[snips86x]

Hows this:

YOUR BASKET
2 x HIS HD 7970 IceQ X² 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H797QM3G2M) £319.99 (£639.98)
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £279.95
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD500BW) ** Cash Back Promo ** £266.99
1 x Silverstone Strider Plus 850W Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply (SST-ST85F-P) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £103.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) HDD £74.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G186C9K) £39.95
1 x Akasa AK-FN062 Apache Black Super Silent 140mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £14.99
1 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 200mm Fan - all black £13.99
4 x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £9.98 (£39.92)
Total : £1,493.11 (includes shipping : FREE).(VAT DEDUCTED ALSO!)



Room for x/Fire and the SSD gets you cash back. CLC is quiet & efficient giving a nice clean look in the case.

 

[Doomedspeed]

Nice spec snips. I would do that apart from waiting a few months and get the equivalent haswell chip and motherboard.

 

[UberGinge]

Very nice indeed. Might scrap the idea of keeping the Stryker, it's a great case and all but it might be time to leave it behind. It's far to heavy and there are parts missing from it left right and center. So that probably messes around with the build a bit, what would you recommend?

Also I don't believe that the Channel Islands qualify for any free shipping. Certainly not by the forum member promo at least.

 

[snips86x]

Shipping is not that much anyway.

What kind of case you after? Silent? Windowed?

 

[DaleTheWhale]

No VAT make's such a huge difference, that's a very nice spec for 1.5k!

 

[snips86x]

No VAT make's such a huge difference, that's a very nice spec for 1.5k!

Makes me think what I'm really missing out on with paying VAT. 20% too!!!!!

 

[UberGinge]

Shipping is not that much anyway.

What kind of case you after? Silent? Windowed?

Silent is a pro, not that fussed about a window really. As I'm hoping for little to no LEDs I guess a window isn't needed at all!

No VAT make's such a huge difference, that's a very nice spec for 1.5k!

One of the pros of living here It's offset by hugely rubbish internet and shipping times though

 

[snips86x]

Quite a range of cases, would recommend the Corsair 500D over most silent case's.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x NZXT H2 Classic Silent Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Midi-Tower Case - Black - Noise Dampened £68.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case Black - Noise Dampened £64.99
Total : £333.96 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[UberGinge]

Quite a range of cases, would recommend the Corsair 500D over most silent case's.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Midi Tower Case - Black £119.99
1 x NZXT H2 Classic Silent Midi Tower Case - Black £79.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Midi-Tower Case - Black - Noise Dampened £68.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case Black - Noise Dampened £64.99
Total : £333.96 (includes shipping : FREE).

I like the look of the Shinobi the most. It doesn't have to be silent, just quieter than the leafblower I used to have!

 

[snips86x]

I like the look of the Shinobi the most. It doesn't have to be silent, just quieter than the leafblower I used to have!

The Shinobi is supposed to be a great case, but people have complained that it arrives damaged and is easily broken. Not sure what state it would arrive in with your current location"

 

[honosuseri]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail with Dead Space 3 PC Game £479.99
2 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) £239.99 (£479.98)
1 x Gigabyte X79-UP4 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £209.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) ** Cash Back Promo ** £189.95
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
2 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G213C1K) £49.99 (£99.98)
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-04 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £20.99
Total : £1,837.28 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Xfired Hexcore monster!! £1531 less the VAT. However you do get cash back (£15) on the SSD though. You can use the Windows 8 Enterprise (evaluation) edition for free on a 3 month trial. You can then buy the OS later having made an informed decision. Look forward to seeing what you settle on

 

[snips86x]

Nice selection Hono!

 

[UberGinge]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3930K 3.20GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail with Dead Space 3 PC Game £479.99
2 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) £239.99 (£479.98)
1 x Gigabyte X79-UP4 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £209.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) ** Cash Back Promo ** £189.95
1 x XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £79.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
2 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI38G213C1K) £49.99 (£99.98)
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-04 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £20.99
Total : £1,837.28 (includes shipping : £13.75).



Xfired Hexcore monster!! £1531 less the VAT. However you do get cash back (£15) on the SSD though. You can use the Windows 8 Enterprise (evaluation) edition for free on a 3 month trial. You can then buy the OS later having made an informed decision. Look forward to seeing what you settle on

Oh my, I like the look of that. I don't need the DVD drive though, so that's a little bit off.

That really is quite tasty!