Specing for a friend with one odd request.

Ripjaw · 9 Apr 2013 at 14:01

Ok so a mate of mine has been convinced to join me on pc and burn the xbox in a realigeous fashion. His main request was to get amd (he thinks intels+nVidia prices are a joke) and everything must be black -_- Heres what i've got so far.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** with Crysis 3, Farcry3, Shogun2, Dirt Showdown & Bioshock PC Games £259.99
1 x Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £109.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £104.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £59.99
1 x Prolimatech Black Megahalems CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £49.98
2 x Akasa AK-FN062 Apache Black Super Silent 140mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £14.99 (£29.98)
Total : £626.92 (includes shipping : £10.00).

So far so 'stealthy' but any good?

stulid · 9 Apr 2013 at 14:10

That heatsink+fan combination is £80!!!

Heres a Black/stealthy option - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-005-BQ

BuToNz · 9 Apr 2013 at 14:28

Mmmmmmm black lumps of metal, you could always use the Xbox smoke to tint a bog standard one?

On a serious note, looks like a decent setup, tis a lot to spend on a cooler/fan combo as Stulid has said. The one he's linked is more than capable.

Gibbo3771 · 9 Apr 2013 at 14:43

Nvidia prices are lol but Intels are actually fine imo.

If it was me I would just get an i3 w/ a Z77 motherboard, then dump an i5 in it at the end of the year once Haswell has killed the prices.

But thats just me being anti AMD, unless its an A10, that things a beast for the money.

EDIT: Yeahhhh, don't think you can get a decent Z77 mobo that is black, and in budget

DaleTheWhale · 9 Apr 2013 at 15:09

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £61.99
Total : £360.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).

Definitely.

Doomedspeed · 9 Apr 2013 at 15:12

ThaReaperGuy said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £61.99
Total : £360.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).

Definitely.

Awesome but would much rather have a megahalems..

olivier renault · 9 Apr 2013 at 15:16

YOUR BASKET
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £69.98
1 x Phanteks PH-TC12DX CPU Cooler - Black (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £44.98
Total : £124.86 (includes shipping : £8.25).

The PH-TC12DX will be fine for a decent overclock, and not too expensive. I'd go Z77 + 3570K, as always. MSI M-Power, or a Gigabyte board.

olivier renault · 9 Apr 2013 at 15:21

Doomedspeed said:
Awesome but would much rather have a megahalems..

I'd much rather have the DRP2

http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/phanteks_ph_tc12dx_review,9.html

It's a very competent cooler, and very quiet.

Bacon? · 9 Apr 2013 at 16:01

I like the Phanteks

BuToNz · 9 Apr 2013 at 16:03

I like Jaffa Cakes

Wait? Are we just naming things we like or?

DaleTheWhale · 9 Apr 2013 at 16:28

^ +1

Doomedspeed said:
Awesome but would much rather have a megahalems..

Save's you £20, is super quiet and performs just as well!

Bacon? · 9 Apr 2013 at 16:50

BuToNz said:
I like Jaffa Cakes

Wait? Are we just naming things we like or?

I like dancing... I like singing.. I like trains!!

Ripjaw · 9 Apr 2013 at 17:02

lol thanks for all the input, he still wants AMD and i quote 'coz its mint' lol (and the random things we all like lmao) Just shown him all the suggested replacement coolers and he's gone for the dark rocker one, i kinda like it too actually, although the Phanteks PH-TC12DX looks amazing!

Ripjaw · 9 Apr 2013 at 17:04

Also he's chosen two different monitors should i ask for your input here or in the monitor section?

olivier renault · 9 Apr 2013 at 17:07

What does he mean, 'looks mint'? The box?

One thing you have to be careful, the DRP2 needs low profile memory. Something like the
Vengeance Low Profile (not too expensive), Samsung Green, or ADATA.

areksnumbr1sxylady · 9 Apr 2013 at 17:07

30 quid more, but it is more "mint"

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £137.99
Total : £146.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).

olivier renault · 9 Apr 2013 at 17:10

Yeah, If he goes for AMD, he should go Piledriver FX-8. Else it's kinda 'meh'.

olivier renault · 9 Apr 2013 at 17:11

Ripjaw said:
Also he's chosen two different monitors should i ask for your input here or in the monitor section?

Best keep it all together

Bacon? · 9 Apr 2013 at 17:12

Minty fresh eh Lazder?

Ripjaw · 9 Apr 2013 at 17:12

olivier renault said:
What does he mean, 'looks mint'? The box?

One thing you have to be careful, the DRP2 needs low profile memory. Something like the
Vengeance Low Profile (not too expensive), Samsung Green, or ADATA.

Nah just he loves amd i think lol, do you not reckon it'd fit with the viper ram?

Lazder said:
30 quid more, but it is more "mint"

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £137.99
Total : £146.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).

I shall forward it on