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Robino

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I would like to keep the build under £700, what would be a good case that would easily house my components? I will be overclocking and adding upgrades in the future possibly

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£186.63 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.24 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£83.22 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£39.55 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Sandisk 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£66.98 @ Novatech)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£63.03 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card (£80.50 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£40.11 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £584.26
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-09 15:43 BST+0100)

NOTE: I am aware my CPU is much better than my mediocre GPU, this build is not primarily for gaming.
 
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David Lugarov
Welcome, the G45 and over are really the ones made for overclocking and gaming, lower models won't be all that good, and the overall build quality is also better. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-HAF-Advanced-Case/dp/B004USK1VQ/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376061457&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=haf+932+advance This really keeps your entire build cool and cool looking, another great choice is the Zalman Z11http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zalman-Z11-Plus-Installation-Anti-Vibration/dp/B007C008L2/ref=sr_1_9?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1376062439&sr=1-9&keywords=Cooler+Master+case or if that doesn't suit you, the HAF 922 is an alternative as well as the CM690 II Advanced.
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The motherboard won't allow for good overclocks, I recommend the G45 which is barely more expensive than the one you've chosen. Look into the HAF 932 Advance, can you give me a budget? And maybe a website where I can see components in the UK?
 
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Budget is around £700 for the computer itself (not worrying about peripherals right now as my family has some spares that will probably suit my needs) the G45 is about £35 mroe expenswive by the looks of things how's the G43 for OC?

www.amazon.co.uk &
www.ebuyer.com

seem to be the cheapest places in the uk

Thanks for your help!
 
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Welcome, the G45 and over are really the ones made for overclocking and gaming, lower models won't be all that good, and the overall build quality is also better. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-HAF-Advanced-Case/dp/B004USK1VQ/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376061457&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=haf+932+advance This really keeps your entire build cool and cool looking, another great choice is the Zalman Z11http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zalman-Z11-Plus-Installation-Anti-Vibration/dp/B007C008L2/ref=sr_1_9?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1376062439&sr=1-9&keywords=Cooler+Master+case or if that doesn't suit you, the HAF 922 is an alternative as well as the CM690 II Advanced.
 
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Robino

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Ok I guess it's not a good idea to be skimping on the motherboard so I'll get the G45, I'll have a look at the different cases when I have more time tomorrow.

Somebody on a different forum told me the SDD Wasn't that fast and was 'outdated' but I haven't found any data to be able to back this up, is there any truth to that or was it just personal opinion?
 
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110% personal, anyone going from HDD to SSD will notice a big difference, the guy that said that probably had the first and slowest SSD ever made. Anyone that has an OS installed on an SSD will notice a difference, with what else can you boot up Windows 7 in 10 seconds?
 
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Maybe I worded that badly he implied the brand of SDD was slower than others SDDs I selected that one simply because it was cheapest. It did seem odd to me tbh at most surely it would only boot a second or two faster?
 
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Whoops on my phone and forgot to proof read! I just meant that I didn't think there was a huge speed difference in SSDs, they all boot pretty damn fast don't they?
 
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Yeah but there's 2 things to take in mind, read/write speeds and read/write IOPS, the read/write speed makes a noticeable difference when launching things, if you use photoshop you'll know it's terrible to load it from a hard drive, takes ages, an SSD brings it up ready to go in around 2 seconds. The IOPS makes a difference when handling huge files, i forgot exactly what it stands for, but if my memory serves me right, it's something operations per second, basically IOPS is a measure of how much data it can handle. And, the bigger the file, the bigger the difference. Then comes warranties, build quality, etc.
 
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outdated? maybe he's talking about scsi? :D
 
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