Starting First build.

weeroo · 12 May 2012 at 20:07

i need some help for a first build but i cannot purchase everything at once due to going on holiday and buying a house,

i originally had a quote in the past but i was wondering if someone could spec me a new one.

i am after a full sized tower (something bad ass) with a motherboard that will leave me for expansion in the future. i will be mostly gaming on it and will have it rigged to my tv.

overall i will be spending about £900 - £1000

thanks

beejjacobs · 12 May 2012 at 20:11

What do you need for that money?

OS/keyboard/mouse/monitor?

weeroo · 12 May 2012 at 20:14

just the computer its self. i will have the pc hooked up to my tv and i can get the mouse, keyboard and OS via work.

olivier renault · 12 May 2012 at 20:15

One I did earlier

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £53.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £40.79
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,010.68 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Some badassery there. i5 ivy + 670 OC.

Should be around what you are looking for.

Best save your money and buy in one go, or at least something functional. Pointless buying components sitting doing nothing.

beejjacobs · 12 May 2012 at 20:16

This supports SLI/crossfire for the future:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £321.98
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower Case - Black £86.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £40.79
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £989.68 (includes shipping : £12.50).

shadow_boxer · 12 May 2012 at 20:17

olivier renault said:
One I did earlier

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £53.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £40.79
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,010.68 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Some badassery there. i5 ivy + 670 OC.

Should be around what you are looking for.

Best save your money and buy in one go, or at least something functional. Pointless buying components sitting doing nothing.

Nice spec. Could get everything bar the GTX670, CPU cooler and 1TB storage drive perhaps in one go so at least you could get the system setup using the integrated GPU then add the rest later. (Although for the sake of £25 I personally get the cooler first as well as it'll save you a lot of hassle).

stulid · 12 May 2012 at 20:23

olivier renault said:
One I did earlier

YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £104.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £89.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £74.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.98
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £53.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £40.79
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,010.68 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Some badassery there. i5 ivy + 670 OC.

Should be around what you are looking for.

Best save your money and buy in one go, or at least something functional. Pointless buying components sitting doing nothing.

Nice spec.

weeroo · 12 May 2012 at 20:23

sounds amazing! altho the misses wont know im going to spend 360 on a graphics card lol.

i had my heart set on the In-Win Dragon Rider but i originally thought it was abit to dear.

weeroo · 12 May 2012 at 20:34

Thanks very much. starting to buy on the 26th.

stulid · 12 May 2012 at 20:35

weeroo said:
Thanks very much. starting to buy on the 26th.

Check back before you buy as deals change a lot.

weeroo · 12 May 2012 at 20:53

okay thanks

weeroo · 13 May 2012 at 18:44

can i ask one more question on cooling the unit? i am going to go with the Corsair Carbide 500R Mid Tower Case, would you recommend maybe more fans for cooling?

i am just abit paranoid of the unit overheating.