First home build Ireland

Here's a good build for around your budget.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£101.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£41.21 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£80.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£92.88 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (£209.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case (£107.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£72.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SN-208DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£17.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £912.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Thanks its in my range alright, do you think it would be more powerful than the spec I had?

Most definitely, the i5 3570k is the best processor out there for gaming.

Obviously you can change out the case to whatever you like, no need to stick with that. The rest of the components are solid though.

If i had some extra cash would you upgrade any thing? Maybe 200 extra

Only thing to do really would be to go for 7970 GPU.

Other options are bigger SSD or HDD. Upgrade DVD to Blu Ray if thats your thing.

Thanks for the advice

No worries, you'll have a great system, enjoy  

Would you think vga support better than hdmi?

Not sure i'm understanding your question? Are you talking about the 7950 not having a VGA output?

No was wondering about wheather or not a vga port is better than hdmi as i can use both. the last time i used vga was in 1995. Ive been using hdmi with a console but i would like the best picture for games. Is there a massive difference?

There is no massive difference in terms of quality, VGA is an analogue source and HDMI is digital. There will be no problems with you using HDMI.

ok thank you

Like the build. I have the CM 912 case - I like it but it is very large. Good for building, not so great for looks ...

does the case really matter? im trying to buy local and am a bit limited in choice. Is a full tower the best option or would a midi tower be ok for building?

A mid tower is perfectly fine for building. Case is very subjective and you should really just go with whatever you like best. Any mid tower or full tower will be fine.

Any case will be fine. The difference in cases normally comes down to:

1. Ease of building bigger easier to work in ( for me anyway )
2. Cooling fans / air flow
3. Looks

I have a full and mid ... mid is more than enough room for CPU cooler ...

Good Luck !!

Thanks for that, Ive made two changes buying local do you think they are ok with the build?

SAPPHIRE TECHNOLOGY
11197-03-40G, RADEON HD 7970 3GB GDDR5 PCI-E 2XDVI HDMI DP OC W/ BOOST IN

CoolerMaster Silent Pro M II - 620 Watt - ATX these are the changes. oops

The GPU is fine, what are all your options for PSU, can you link a website? Always good to get a rock solid PSU as if it goes it can take your system with it.

Sure the site is Komplett.ie

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CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£129.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair XMS 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£64.49 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£67.32 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£86.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£284.15 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Silverstone Temjin SST-TJ04B-E (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£120.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£94.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer (£47.09 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£67.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1150.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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is a beast and is mid-atx so fits well if u move it to the living room

Go for the Antec HCG-620, its a few euros cheaper and is made by seasonic, generally considered the best PSU manufacturer worldwide.

Thanks guys

not really seasonic, is good, but theres corsair, pc power and cooling, be quiet, teagan. abs, enermax, antec, super-flower, cooler-master silentpro gold lines, a few others but forgot.

Dont forget the budget is euros not pounds.

how u like my build devide?

Pc power and cooling, be quiet and Antec are mostly seasonic units. Im not saying seasonic is the only PSU to get, just saying that it's generally considered one of, if not 'the', best PSU manufacturer.

doh,

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CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£101.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£43.86 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£67.32 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£86.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card (£209.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£85.30 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£94.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer (£47.09 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £924.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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heres my revised build

I might drop the hard drive to 2tb to save a bit more money! it all adds up in the end.

yeah i know just saying theres other lower under-dogs that are just as good, variety is a dish best served cool  

how much pounds is ur budget?

Its in euro 1000 - 1150 all the infos at the top

If i wanted to add an extra gpu in a year or so would that power suplly u recommended mikerockett hold up?

cant u give me the equivalent in pounds since uk ships to ireland.

bad experiences shopping in uk online so staying in ireland to buy mate. You both chose the same cpu, i was going with amd because i thought it would be cheaper but the two spec you both gave are excellent

er ok. well my last build fits in ur budget the first not, since i talt u was calculating in pounds  

Thanks for the help, im going shopping! any tips for building?

There's loads of video walkthroughs online. Have a google and you can find one to follow step for step. In terms of power i wouldn't be 100% adding another 7950 to that. Go for one about 850w and you should be ok for xfire later down the line.

Thanks for the good advice

http://www.buildeasypc.com/categor [...] -guide.htm

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] e-building

http://lifehacker.com/5151369/the- [...] om-scratch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yer955E7T6w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFkykETgkoo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF6LiVOFOz0

thats should work.

like guss said. no magnetic screwdriver. use a anti-static bracelet so u dont give static from ur body to the pc.

cool will look at all of them, cheers

cheers mate

Hey guys this is what i ordered in the end
Intel i5 3570k 3.4ghz

Hi guys this is what i went with. Im worried now about the power supply not been strong enough. does anyone think it is ok or should i have gotten a higher wattage?

Intel i5 3570k 3.4ghz
asrock extreme 4 atx lga1155
corsair vengenance 8gb
sapphire hd 7970 3gb
seagate 1tb sata 2 5400rpm 2.5''
crucial m4 128gb internal
Antec hcg 620w
cooler master hyper 212 evo 120mm
coolermaster cm full tower

Nope that psu is fine for your rig. Its a good quality one too.

Its a nice rig, enjoy  

Thanks mike, i might be back when im building for some help if im stuck   hopefully i wont be   Thanks again