Spec info please

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jamieakabubble

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So its upgrade time again woo!

im currently looking at

Sapphire HD 7950 Vapor-X OC 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card
LG IPS237L-BN 23 inch Full HD IPS LED Widescreen Monitor

and want to get i7 processor and spend around £200 on a mobo and ram. Ram im thinking 2x8gb (16gb).

Ive got psu mouse keyboard, case covered just need these parts really.

your input would be greatly appriciated! plus the gfx card is bought, steal on ebay :)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £257.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI316G160C9K) £79.99
Total : £432.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).



Or motherboard change and one of the most popular sets of RAM modules on OCUK due to the height and overclocking capability.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £257.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
2 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £49.99 (£99.98)
Total : £482.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £257.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX16C10B1BK2/16X) £59.99
Total : £430.97 (includes shipping : FREE).



or this mobo has built in wifi & bluetooth with some extra freebies bundled in.....

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £257.99
1 x MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 ATX Motherboard with FREE F1 RC Car & MSI HDD Enclosure £149.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Black 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (KHX16C10B1BK2/16X) £59.99
Total : £467.96 (includes shipping : FREE).



If you wanted to go Socket 2011 it will be more expensive as you have to buy a heatsink......

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - OEM £235.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £179.99
2 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99 (£83.98)
1 x Thermalright Macho 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
Total : £529.94 (includes shipping : FREE).



Yes you could use the HyperX black but ideally you want to run quadchannel RAM on this socket. The HyperX Black would still leave you two RAM slots free, adding another kit later would max the mobos support RAM (32GB). Depends what you want the rig to do, if it's just gaming then 16GB is excessive really. Providing you have a good 750/850W PSU then running a second 7950 is an option on all of these specs :)
 
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I like honos second spec.. You can go 2011 but its more money on the board and cooler and quad channel ram too...

The 3770k will be perfect for gaming aswell as photo and video editing.

That M power board does look awesome.
 
Lazy said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £257.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £82.99
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI316G160C9K) £79.99
Total : £432.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).



Or motherboard change and one of the most popular sets of RAM modules on OCUK due to the height and overclocking capability.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £257.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
2 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £49.99 (£99.98)
Total : £482.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

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Both these setups are good:)

The Z77-D3H is great for a single GFX card, the Z77X-D3H does both SLI+Crossfire at 8X/8X.
 
Hey

Had a good read and great info guys! Really appriciate it. Think i know what in gona go for. Will stick to a 1155 socket as the 2011 did jump in price.

:D
 
jamieakabubble said:
Hey

Had a good read and great info guys! Really appriciate it. Think i know what in gona go for. Will stick to a 1155 socket as the 2011 did jump in price.

:D
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You're welcome. I really would grab that HyperX RAM whilst on offer if you can, it's a bargain at £60. You get free P&P right? So you are no worse off in the long run.

I like that Lazy colour matched the blue Patriot RAM to the Z77-D3H but as he says it's a bit tall. Technically having a lower CAS is better but the difference between C9 through to C11 in the real world isn't that noticable.

As I had an extra £20 to play with I stuck it back in the mobo budget for the Xfire capable Z77X-D3H. I really do prefer the black PCB aswell, not that the Z77-D3H is bad but the amount of blue does make it look cheap to me.

I look forward to seeing what you settle on :)
 
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