Building a £750 pc

[Mrrambotron]

Approximate Purchase Date: this month

Budget Range: would like to keep it under £750 if possible but i can reach £750

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: no

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: amazon

Location: england

Parts Preferences: AMD if possible

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: in the future

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

 

[jk47_99]

Intel 3rd Generation Core i5-3570K CPU (4 x 3.40GHz, Ivy Bridge, Socket 1155, 6Mb L3 Cache, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0) £174.89
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Generation-i5-3570K-3-40GHz-Technology/dp/B007RUZKK6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344328901&sr=8-1

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Cooler £29.95
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-Plus/dp/B002G1YPH0/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1344330194&sr=1-3

AsRock Z77 Extreme4 Motherboard (Socket 1155, Intel Z77, Up to 32GB DDR3, ATX, 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s, Supports NVIDIA SLI and AMD CrossFireX, Premium Gold Caps) £109.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Z77-Extreme4-Motherboard-Supports-CrossFireX/dp/B007KTY4A6/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1344350307&sr=1-1&tag=vglnk-uk-c83-21

Antec Three Hundred Two Midi Tower Case - ATX, M-ATX, M-ITX, 2 x USB 3.0 £54.44
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Antec-Three-Hundred-Two-Tower/dp/B006TVQTHW/ref=sr_1_12?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1344353949&sr=1-12&tag=vglnk-uk-c83-21

Corsair CMPSU-750TXV2UK Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 High Performance 750W Power Supply £88.44
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMPSU-750TXV2UK-Enthusiast-Series-Performance/dp/B004O0P9VC/ref=cm_cr_pr_sims_t

Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B 8GB 1600Mhz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Module Kit £39.52
http://www.amazon.co.uk/G-Skill-Sniper-PC12800-1600MHz-Voltage/dp/B004TRDE12/ref=sr_1_15?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1344329726&sr=1-15

Sony AD-5280S-0B DVD±RW 24x SATA Drive £13.68
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-AD-5280S-0B-Protected-Enclosure-Emergency/dp/B005DX4DAM/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1344329839&sr=1-2

Seagate ST31000524AS 3.5 inch Barracuda 1TB GB 7200rpm SATA Drive with 32MB Buffer £61.50
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-ST31000524AS-Barracuda-7200rpm-Buffer/dp/B004HBAGSO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344475759&sr=8-1

Asus Radeon HD 7850 DirectCU II Graphics Card £187.97
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-DirectCU-Graphics-Express-4840MHz/dp/B007OYS4R6/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1344476385&sr=1-2

£760.38

EDIT: This is my revised build, the 7850 is as fast as a 7870 when overclocked and if get two of these later down the line, you'll have no problem with the latest games. That case, PSU and the hyper EVO fan can be bought cheaper through the other retailers. If you are going to get a Z77 board, you should invest more in a ivy bridge CPU.

 

[Mrrambotron]

would i be able to add another 7950 say two years down the line into that case?

 

[Mrrambotron]

any other ideas?

 

[jerreddredd]

would i be able to add another 7950 say two years down the line into that case?

if you plan to SLI, then I would go with a MB that has 2 x 3.0 PCIe slots instead of 1 3.0 and one 2.0.

this is a good choice for that
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Z77-Extreme4-Motherboard-Supports-CrossFireX/dp/B007KTY4A6/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1344350307&sr=1-1

 

[Silvune]

The Asus P8Z77V LX does officially support Crossfire, but the lane split is x16, x4, which is seen as suboptimal for crossfiring, especially with cards of the calibre of 7950s. The issue isn't that one is PCIe 3.0 and the other 2.0, it is the fact that the 2.0 slot is only electrically x4.

The case in jk47_99's build is perfectly capable of containing and cooling 7950 CF.

No reason to get the Hyper 212 Plus, when you can get the Evo for cheaper:
http://skinflint.co.uk/684731

This is what I would do for ~£750:
Intel i5-2500K (£165 @ Dabs)
http://skinflint.co.uk/580328

Deepcool Ice Matrix 400 (£29 @ Amazon)
http://skinflint.co.uk/576422

ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (£110 @ Dabs/Amazon)
http://skinflint.co.uk/746839

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz CAS9 1.5V BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU (£35 @ Dabs)
http://skinflint.co.uk/723497

SAPPHIRE HD 7870 GHz Edition (£208 @ Amazon)
http://skinflint.co.uk/745773

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM ST1000DM003 (£60 @ Scan/Aria, £62 @ CCL Online, £63 @ Amazon)
http://skinflint.co.uk/686480

Lian Li Lancool PC-K57 (£41 @ CCL Online)
http://skinflint.co.uk/610938
Or
Antec Three Hundred Two (£48 @ Ebuyer/Scan/Aria)
http://skinflint.co.uk/725893
Or
Lian Li Lancool PC-K59 (£46 @ CCL Online/Amazon)
http://skinflint.co.uk/610967

Antec TruePower New TP-750 (£70 @ Scan)
http://skinflint.co.uk/407704
80 Plus Bronze, Modular
Or
NZXT Hale90 650W (£93 @ Scan)
http://skinflint.co.uk/557338
80 Plus Gold, Modular, very quiet

any old SATA DVD drive ~£15

Total: £743/766 (not including delivery charges)

 

[jk47_99]

You might want the more up to date version of that case

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Antec-Three-Hundred-Two-Tower/dp/B006TVQTHW/ref=sr_1_12?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1344353949&sr=1-12

I didn't realise just how old it was, the newer one will have no problem holding two 7950's.

And yeah you can get the better motherboard, the two pci 3.0's will be better in a ivy bridge setup.