Suggestions on build

[Scotteh]

Case: NZXT M59
Cooling: Akasa Venom Nano Socket Intel 775 1156 1155 1366 AMD AM2 AM2+ AM3 Heatpipe CPU Cooler
Graphics Card: Sapphire HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 DVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Graphics Card
Hard Drive: WD 1TB Caviar Green 3.5" SATA-III 6Gb/s Hard Drive - 64MB Cache OCZ 120GB Agility 3 SSD
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH P67 R3 P67 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio ATX
CD/DVD Drive: LG CH10LS20 10x BD-ROM with DVD±RW & LightScribe SATA Blu-Ray Drive
Power Supply: Corsair 650W HX Modular PSU
Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache
Memory: G-Skill 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz RipjawsX CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V
Mouse: Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000 - BlueTrack 2.4Ghz - USB

Is what i have so far (not everything from OcUK)

Any recommendations/suggestions?

 

[Reaper 392]

i assume this is a gaming PC. if you tell me your budget i'll see what OcUK can do, but what i will say is that the RAM could interfere with some coolers because of its tall heatspreaders, and the HDD is a green drive, which means its slower than normal drives. i would get a seagate barracuda or a samsung spinpoint F3 (dont get the hitachi deathstar, or the incredibly overpriced WD black)

 

[Scotteh]

Budget is about 1000 max (including a mouse + keyboard) Preferably with a blueray and SSD drive.

Also the SSD would be the primary drive so figured the speed with HDD wouldn't be noticable.

 

[Hyburnate]

Its more of the cost. The F3 is better and cheaper than the WD Green

 

[Scotteh]

Samsung F3 1TB is £77, WD 1TB Green is £45

£32 more expensive, not cheaper

 

[olivier renault]

F3 for £77? You mean the Caviar Black. Else the Seagate 7200.12. The F3 is generally around the same price.

 

[olivier renault]

BTW, 1K for a 6870 rig sounds like a waste of money if you are aiming for a gaming build.

 

[Scotteh]

http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-135-SA

£76.99

The WD 1TB Caviar Green 1TB I can get for £45


Spec me a better one for 1k then

 

[olivier renault]

In the morning

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[Scotteh]

Whenever you get a chance

 

[stulid]

• A nice Gigabyte motherboard that supports Crossfire/SLI at 8X/8X

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3896#ov

So you get all the good stuff such as DualBIOS which maybe needed if this is correct - http://gadgetsteria.com/2011/09/07/sandy-bridge-to-ivy-bridge-upgrade-path-now-in-doubt/ , it doesnt include the 20GB SSD as the link above says.

Review - http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/z68xp-ud3-dz68db,review-32228.html

• Gold rated PSU so it saves money on the electricity bill
• GTX570 with custom cooler and overclock
• High quality keyboard and mouse.

 

[fowler002]

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 OC WINDFORCE 3X 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £269.99
(£224.99) £269.99
(£224.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
(£144.99) £173.99
(£144.99)
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** LOWEST UK PRICE ** £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
(£79.16) £94.99
(£79.16)
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £77.99
(£64.99) £77.99
(£64.99)
Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £66.98
(£55.82) £66.98
(£55.82)
LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £41.99
(£34.99) £41.99
(£34.99)
Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £34.98
(£29.15) £34.98
(£29.15)
Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Sub Total : £833.20
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £14.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £169.59
Total : £1,017.54


• A nice Gigabyte motherboard that supports Crossfire/SLI at 8X/8X

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3896#ov

So you get all the good stuff such as DualBIOS


• Gold rated PSU so it saves money on the electricity bill
• GTX570 with custom cooler and overclock
• High quality keyboard and mouse.

bet you can't guess what my suggestion for the graphics card will be

the ocz is creeping up in price, wonder when ocuk will increse it to £100+

looks like you like the hyper212+ cooler(seen to suggest it in the last few specs you've done), is it better than the tranquillo, a50 and other similarly priced coolers?

 

[Davefran]

Here's a slight alternative


YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 "Dual Fan Edition" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex Games £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £77.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXV2UK) £70.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £66.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £60.98
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £49.99
1 x Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £42.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT51264BA160A) £39.98
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £34.98
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
Total : £1,021.34 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 

[stulid]

bet you can't guess what my suggestion for the graphics card will be

Some rubbish ATI card that may not unlock?


the ocz is creeping up in price, wonder when ocuk will increse it to £100+

Not really, when it first appeared at OCUK it was £99.99

looks like you like the hyper212+ cooler(seen to suggest it in the last few specs you've done), is it better than the tranquillo, a50 and other similarly priced coolers?


No difference in temps really, cheaper and if there is a temp difference you wont notice it.

 

[fowler002]

Here's a slight alternative


YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 "Dual Fan Edition" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 & Deus Ex Games £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE TrackMania 2 Canyon PC Game £173.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £77.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXV2UK) £70.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £66.98
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £60.98
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £49.99
1 x Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £42.98
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT51264BA160A) £39.98
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £34.98
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
Total : £1,021.34 (includes shipping : £13.75).

blueray to retail unless op has the software needed to play the bluerays, no legal free alternatives from what's been said on here, could go with antech modular psu.