what do you think of this full set up

ok im listening to what you said
have taken killer out and changed to an i5
ive changed card to a 680?
what do you think now?

EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2683-KR) £479.99
Samsung Dual Monitor Bundle - 2x S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Bundle £377.98
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail
MSI Z77A-GD65 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £149.99
Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White £139.99
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9) £99.95
OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-120G) Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH80) £79.99
**B Grade** Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OE (HD-374-WD) £74.99
Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
Roccat Isku Illuminated Gaming Keyboard £59.99
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £56.39
Roccat Kone V2 Max Customisation Gaming Mouse £34.99
AeroCool Touch 1000 4-Channel LCD Touch Panel Fan Controller £28.99
Logitech S-220 2.1 Speaker System - OEM (980-000022) £16.99
Roccat Taito Gaming Mouse Pad £11.98
OcUK 10cm Cold Cathode 2-in-1 Kit - White
 
Save yourself £120 odd and go back to the Palit 670.. Look at this review and the performance difference between the 670 and 680 is literally nothing.. You could OC the 670 to be better than the 680.. ;)

Other than that, yeah go for it.. Have fun with the build. :)
 
thanks, and i have been listening to what you guys have said
i was just trying stuff from somewhere else i came across

thanks for the help
 
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2 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £281.99 (£563.98)
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE BOOGIE BUG XXL GAMING MOUSE MAT £129.98
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - White £109.99
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1 x Asus Xonar D2X 7.1 PCI-E Sound Card £89.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache WD10EALX - OEM £74.99
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1 x Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x NZXT Havik 140 CPU Cooler (Socket 1366/1155/1156/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £59.99
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Alternatives:

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1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast USB3.0 Full Tower Case - Orange/Black £94.99
1 x Qpad MK-50 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - UK Layout £74.99
1 x Zowie AM GS 2300 DPI Optical Gaming Mouse £49.99
1 x Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500 DPI Xtreme Precision Gaming Mouse - Retail £49.99
Total : £284.06 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
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Pointless getting two 120HZ monitors, May aswell save a good £100/£150 with the Samsung monitors, even if they aren't 3D I hardly think you'll ever use 3D?. The bigfoot killer is a load of rubbish don't buy into that.

And sparx is right, the 680 is only marginally better than the 670 but the 670 OC performs on par if not slightly better than the 680.
 
have ordered it today

should be here by Thursday
took out the bigfoot but kept the monitors and the 670 card

will post pics onc its built

thanks for the help
 
Bezzaboy1234 said:
Pointless getting two 120HZ monitors, May aswell save a good £100/£150 with the Samsung monitors, even if they aren't 3D I hardly think you'll ever use 3D?. The bigfoot killer is a load of rubbish don't buy into that.

And sparx is right, the 680 is only marginally better than the 670 but the 670 OC performs on par if not slightly better than the 680.
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Why do u say its point less getting 2x 120hz ?
 
Should have gone with the retail BD, as it comes with playback software. The OEM, you will need to purchace separate software to play blu ray discs.
 
IC3 said:
Why do u say its point less getting 2x 120hz ?
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Because 120HZ is really only needed for 3D, You wont see much difference between a 60HZ and 120HZ monitor, And I doubt he is interested in the flop that is 3D.

And price, You can get two 24" Samsung's for the price of one of those, It's really a no brainer, It allows him to spend money elsewhere on better PC components.


YOUR BASKET
2 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £139.99 (279.98)
Total : £292.58 (includes shipping : £10.50).



Compared to


YOUR BASKET
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £281.99
Total : £293.99 (includes shipping : £10.00).




Or the OP could even go with three Samsung monitors, Which is what I would do. But its all down to personal preference.
 
Bezzaboy1234 said:
Because 120HZ is really only needed for 3D, You wont see much difference between a 60HZ and 120HZ monitor, And I doubt he is interested in the flop that is 3D.

And price, You can get two 24" Samsung's for the price of one of those, It's really a no brainer, It allows him to spend money elsewhere on better PC components.


YOUR BASKET
2 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £139.99 (279.98)
Total : £292.58 (includes shipping : £10.50).



Compared to


YOUR BASKET
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £281.99
Total : £293.99 (includes shipping : £10.00).




Or the OP could even go with three Samsung monitors, Which is what I would do. But its all down to personal preference.
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No difference?
I dont mean to be rude but did you ever played and used a 120hz monitor?
When i went to my friend which i didnt see in a while, i played on hes rig with 3x benq 120hz and then came back home to my 60hz samsung.
The difference was noticable, so dont say that 120hz is no worth the price.
 
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IC3 said:
No difference?
I dont mean to be rude but did you ever played and used a 120hz monitor?
When i went to my friend which i didnt see in a while, i played on hes rig with 3x benq 120hz and then came back home to my 60hz samsung.
The difference was noticable, so dont say that 120hz is no worth the price.
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Yes, I have had the Samsung monitor listed for an old build which was a fantastic monitor, And an older build going with the Orange theme went with an acer 24" 3D 120HZ monitor.

In reality, the Eye can only perceive a certain amount of frames, So the image may appear smoother but in reality it is barely noticeable.

Do a quick Google, You might find some interesting results.

Also when he can pick two monitors for the same price as one, it seems more beneficial to have Dual monitors rather than single, I can't stand single monitor set-ups now that I have experienced quad and triple display's.

Its really the OP's choice, I personally think 3D is poor for the price and is in its early stages. But thats only my opinion. I wouldn't waste £300 on just one monitor. But its not my decision, just advising the OP he'd be better off stretching the budget an extra £100 for three of these bad boy's


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3 x Samsung S24B300BS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Glossy Black £139.99 (419.97)
Total : £433.48 (includes shipping : £11.25).



rather than just one. especially seeing as he is getting a 670, A single monitor set-up on a 670 seems a touch wasteful :)

Food for thought.
 
Sparx said:
Good stuff :) So what was the final build/specs then?
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i went for this one:

Samsung Dual Monitor Bundle - 2x S23A700D 23" 120Hz 3D Widescreen Gaming Monitor - Bundle £377.98
Palit GeForce GTX 670 Jetstream 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £349.99
Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £263.99
MSI Z77A-GD65 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower Case - Limited Edition White
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9) £99.95
OCZ Agility 3 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-120G) £89.99
Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011/AM2/AM3) (CWCH80)
**B Grade** Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OE (HD-374-WD) £74.99
Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
Roccat Isku Illuminated Gaming Keyboard £59.99
Samsung SH-B123L/BSBP 12x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £56.39
Asus Xonar DSX 7.1 PCI Express 1.0 Sound Card Retail
Roccat Kone V2 Max Customisation Gaming Mouse £34.99
AeroCool Touch 1000 4-Channel LCD Touch Panel Fan Controller
Logitech S-220 2.1 Speaker System - OEM (980-000022) Taito Gaming Mouse Pad £11.98
OcUK 10cm Cold Cathode 2-in-1 Kit - White

Sub Total : £1,626.79
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £27.55
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £330.87
Total : £1,985.21
 
Not much point in 2 monitors for gaming, you'll end up with the bezel in the middle. Either go the whole hog with 3 or stick with 1.

Other notes, get at least a 128Gb SSD as anything less is pretty pointless and go for the GTX670 as it's not far off the 680 but £100 cheaper.
 
Either way, he'll be a happy chappy with the rig above.. We can't make him pick every single part we'd like in an ideal world.. In some respects he wanted some of the bits for the aesthetics which is good for him - if it makes him happy, then so be it.. :p It is a good build still and will run very, very nicely..
 
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