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[asby84]

Hi guys,

my first build for general home use and some gaming.

the setup will include 2 screens, one for work and the other for watching movies.

let me know your thoughts. budget is around £1500 - is this too much?

happy to consider alternate parts.

Case: NZXT Phantom Black Full Tower Case
Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme6 Intel Z677 (Socket 1155) DDR3
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40Ghz (Ivy Bridge) Socket LGA1155
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler
PSU: Cosair 850W AX850 Modular PSU
RAM: Cosair 8Gb DDR3 1600Mhz Dominator Memory
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 WINDFORCE 3X 2084MB GDRR5
SSD: Samsung 256Gb SSD 830 SATA 6Gb/s Basic

Alternatives i've looked at:
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

Any suggestions on parts would be great

Appreciate any advice

 

[DSF]

As always, it would be a good idea for you to fill out the answers to the sticky at the top of the forum.

Generally speaking it looks pretty good, although you're overspending on the motherboard and power supply I would say. Tough to tell for sure without a link to the site where you're buying the parts.

 

[Sheep221]

I think your setup is quite good

 

[asby84]

sorry, with the prices

Case: NZXT Phantom Black Full Tower Case - £94.94
Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme6 Intel Z677 (Socket 1155) DDR3 - £169.99
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40Ghz (Ivy Bridge) Socket LGA1155 - £162.20
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler - £26.99
PSU: Cosair 850W AX850 Modular PSU - £141.53
RAM: Cosair 8Gb DDR3 1600Mhz Dominator Memory - £44.55
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 WINDFORCE 3X 2084MB GDRR5 - £319.99
SS Samsung 256Gb SSD 830 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - £145.00

what you think? What motherboard would you suggest? or any alternative parts? As I've said, I've budgeted for £1500, but do not want to blow if I'm not going to make the most out of it.

 

[Babamba]

hey op, im new to the forum as well and i think DSF meant questions from
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=80121

good with your build

 

[asby84]

1. What YOUR PC will be used for - general use and some gaming

2. What YOUR budget is - approx £1500

3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from - United Kingdom

4. IF YOU have a brand preference - No

5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are. - No

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds - I'm new to all of this, but one day will plan to overclock

8. What resolution will you be using? - not decided. highest possible

9. WHEN do you plan to build it? December

X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?

I will need to purchase windows and DVD drive.

 

[mfenn]

sorry, with the prices

Case: NZXT Phantom Black Full Tower Case - £94.94
Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme6 Intel Z677 (Socket 1155) DDR3 - £169.99
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40Ghz (Ivy Bridge) Socket LGA1155 - £162.20
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler - £26.99
PSU: Cosair 850W AX850 Modular PSU - £141.53
RAM: Cosair 8Gb DDR3 1600Mhz Dominator Memory - £44.55
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 WINDFORCE 3X 2084MB GDRR5 - £319.99
SS Samsung 256Gb SSD 830 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - £145.00

what you think? What motherboard would you suggest? or any alternative parts? As I've said, I've budgeted for £1500, but do not want to blow if I'm not going to make the most out of it.

That comes out to about £1100 for what is basically the standard i5 3570K + GTX 670 machine. We can do a lot better for you on that budget.

All prices include VAT:
i5 3570K £179
Hyper 212+ £19
GA-Z77X-D3H £103
Corsair DDR3 1600 8GB £31
XFX 7950 3GB Crossfire £440
Samsung 830 256GB £139
XFX XXX 850W £86
Corsair 400R £86
Total: £1083

I left out the HDD since you didn't list one either. Needless to say, 7950 3GB Crossfire will be quite a lot faster than a single GTX 670.

 

[asby84]

thanks for the update.

the XFX 7950 is coming up at £220??

I was think of getting the Sapphire HD 7970 VAPOR-X GHZ Edition 3GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI

Could you please explain why you propose the GA Z77X rather than AsRock?

 

[martixy]

More RAM, more storage, less PSU(whatever are you doing with all of those 850 watts... unless you plan on SLI later).

 

[mfenn]

thanks for the update.

the XFX 7950 is coming up at £220??

Yes, if you follow the link you will see that it comes out to £219.35 each.

I was think of getting the Sapphire HD 7970 VAPOR-X GHZ Edition 3GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI

Not a good idea because then you could only afford one card.

Could you please explain why you propose the GA Z77X rather than AsRock?

All the features you need (overclocking and x8/x8 PCIe) for less money.