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scratchy42

scratchy42

scratchy42

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Hi folks

I've got the itch again that needs scratched by doing an upgrade. Current set up is below and mainly used for gaming, f1 2011, assassin's creed, bf3 etc. I'm also getting into some photo editing now, nothing heavy duty
Coolermaster case (sorry can't remember the model)
600W OCZ ModXStream Pro Modular Power Supply
Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P
AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8ghz @ 3.1ghz
4gb OCZ PC-8500
320gb western digital sata2 7200rpm
msi twin frozr 2 5850

Looking to replace it with this

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 750GB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (WD7500AZEX) £67.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £42.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £540.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).



I'm keeping the psu and the gpu, I'll look to upgrade to maybe a 7850 soon. Interested in people's thought's, especially the case. Don't really want to spend much more on a case if I can help it, but if there's a good reason then could go further. I'd like it to be as cool and quiet as possible.

Thanks
 
Another Option:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x MSI Z77A-G45 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £64.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter ** £61.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
2 x BitFenix Spectre Plain BLACK 120mm Fan £4.8 (£9.60)
Total : £520.62 (includes shipping : £11.75).




Motherboard can handle Xfire/sli at x8 x8.

SSD is a bargain.

Cheaper case but with good cooling and sleeker design.

Just a suggestion, feel free to play around with it.
 
Thanks guys. I'm really liking that antec case, could be tempted to go the little extra to get that. As for the ssd, I've never had one, but have read a lot of horror stories about sandforce controllers so I'd be wary about that kingston drive. I've had gigabyte boards the last couple of times, I guess I just fancied a change. Never had a problem with them so I guess there is no reason to go with a different manufacturer.

I know it's difficult to say, but what sort of reasonable overclock would I get out of the cpu on the gigabyte board, without over volting?
 
For gaming is there any mileage in reusing your case, changing your cpu/mb and memory and then putting the balance towards a storming graphics card?

You can add a SSD, CPU cooler and a HDD as upgrades later....



YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
Total : £299.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

 
Hi jpod

Thing is I have a friend who's pc sounds like it's on it's last legs. Plan is to give him mine bar the psu and graphics card, have spares I can put into it.
 
Ahh...understood, what a cool mate, you'll want to choose a quality case that you will use over and over again for years. I like the Antec case that has already been posted.

How about some build pics when you get round to it, best of luck :p
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128N/EU) £85.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £68.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £42.95
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £539.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).



I have a Z9. It's a great starters case. Four 120mm fans, fan controller, digital temp display, cable management with inc. P4/8 extension lead. I'd take it over the Asgard case anyday. Move the fan off the side panel of the Z9 as it makes a bit of noise there, I shifted it to the ceiling of the case and wired the 2 fans to the controller. If you like the Antec case that's not a great deal more.

612S cooler is designed to be quiet. Easy snap on brackets for the fans, no awkward wireclips and you have enough brackets to mount two fans and a reusable tube of paste. The matterhorn is a good heatsink but uses wire clips and only has enough for one fan, it comes with a one use sachet of paste too

Hope this helps
 
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Thanks for all the advice guys. Looked at a few reviews of the antec case and I'm really liking it, especially for the cable management, so don't mind spending a bit extra on that. Would finally love to build a computer that's got a really clean look. I usually just bosh it all together, I did cable tie the one I have now though.

Nothing will happen this week, I'm away on training for the rest of the week now.
 
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