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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
 
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?
 
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.
 
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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