Opinions on build

Kai V · Jul 6, 2014

CPU - Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core

CPU Cooler - Noctua NH-U12P SE2 54.4 CFM

Motherboard - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155

Memory - Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600

Storage - Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM

Video Card - Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 2GB

Case - Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower

Power Supply- SeaSonic 620W ATX12V / EPS12V

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)

Kai V · Jul 7, 2014

TomSkini :

£150 or so

bicycle_repair_man · Jul 7, 2014

Kai V :

Sounds about right, I paid £120 for my HD 7850 a few months ago. If you don't mind buying used, you could pick up an HD 7970 on eBay for the same price.

As for the rest of the build, it looks pretty good to me. 16GB RAM is overkill if all you want is a gaming rig, but otherwise, it's a good build.

simon12 · Jul 7, 2014

270X 2 free games £119.99 limited offer at this price http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/Sapphire+Radeon+R9+270X+OC+2048MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Card+%2B+2+FREE+GAMES%21+?productId=61197
or 280 under £160 http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/AMD+Radeon/Radeon+R9+280/XFX+Radeon+R9+280+Double+Dissipation+Edition+3GB+Graphics+Card+%2B+3+x+FREE+Games%21+?productId=60332
I think they charge around £8 delivery on top of these prices

Kai V · Jul 7, 2014

bicycle_repair_man :

I was thinking about getting some parts on eBay but I'm a bit put off by the idea that parts that are used may degrade quicker.

Kai V · Jul 7, 2014

TomSkini :

My revised build, how is it now? (It comes up to about £830 not including the power supply)

CPU - Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core

CPU Cooler - Noctua NH-U12P SE2 54.4 CFM

Motherboard - ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155

Memory - G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866

Storage - Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM

Video Card - Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 4GB Dual-X

Case - Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower

Power Supply- SeaSonic 620W ATX12V / EPS12V

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)

Kai V · Jul 7, 2014

TomSkini :

I'm using PCpartpicker and it says it all comes to that price, and sorry I forgot about the OD - 'Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer' for £11.74. I understand the OD isn't that important so I got a cheap one as I'll be using Steam for games.

The 1TB costs £122.38 it says but bear in mind I'll look elsewhere for better prices anyway.

Also why's that RAM better?

Kai V · Jul 7, 2014

TomSkini :

Okay thanks buddy, I'll also try to get some used (but not too used) parts on eBay to save a bit extra.

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