[Craig B]

I'm looking for a gaming rig and would like to use dabs.ie as they are closest to home and mainly have free shipping.



1. What is your budget? 700-950

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Gaming/Video editing and maybe some game programming. (skyrim, battlefield 3, oldies and metro 2033)

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? No

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? No.

5. Do you need a monitor? No

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? 1920 by 1080 and No

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? [Keyboard/Mouse/Wireless Card/Card Reader/Speakers/etc.] keyboard, mouse and maybe wireless card

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Yes

8. How can you pay? Laser, cash and maybe credit/O2

9. When are you purchasing? ASAP

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? Not to far from the K-Club

I would also like a black on red colour scheme.
Thanks!

[Eboggles]

Dabs are an English company and they're warehouse is in England .
I've also heard too many horror stories of poor customer support about Dabs so your best bet is HWVS, whose customer support is stellar, and not to mention better prices . And they ship quicker.

Item	Price
LiteOn iHAS124-19 schwarz SATA	€18.89
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9	€35.93
Samsung SSD 830 64GB SATA 6GB's Paper Box	€71.19
WD Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 3 6Gb/s	€63.39
ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX	€92.81
HIS HD 7870 IceQ X Turbo GDDR5 2048MB DVI/HDMI/2xMini DP	€306.46
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W	€54.24
Cooler Master HAF 912 schwarz, ohne Netzteil	€70.18
Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155	€190.81
LogiLink Wireless LAN 300 Mbps PCI Karte 802.11n 2T2R	€16.01
Shipping	€18.99
Total	€938.90

All you need is a keyboard and mouse.

[Craig B]

OK, thanks for that EBoggles, you seem you be on a streak.

[Skylinehead]

Here's an ever so slightly different build

Item	Price
Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155	€212.12
ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX	€92.81
MSI R7850 TwinFrozr 2GD5/OC, 2048MB DDR5, PCI-Express	€224.46
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W	€54.24
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9	€35.93
Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB SATA 6GB's	€62.72
LiteOn iHAS124-19 schwarz SATA	€18.89
BitFenix Shinobi Midi-Tower USB 3.0 black, ohne Netzteil	€54.92
LogiLink Wireless LAN 300 Mbps PCI Karte 802.11n 2T2R	€16.01
Samsung SSD 830 128GB SATA 6GB's Paper Box	€112.34
Razer DeathAdder Re-Spawn, USB, 3500 dpi	€44.24
Shipping	€18.99
Total	€947.67

Basically dropped the 7870 to a 7850, as the 7850 is a fantastic overclocker for it's price, not entirely sure the 7870 is worth the 80-90 quid more. Added an Ivy Bridge CPU, a bigger SSD and a lovely mouse with the savings.

EDIT: Didn't notice the case requirements, so go with Eboggles' case. Or you could switch mine with a Germany edition to go with the way Ireland is going , here's a slightly more expensive windowed version

[Craig B]

I'll change the RAM to this HDD to this Case to this GPU to this Mobo to this and CPU to this for a well rounded build.

Thats for EBoggles build

[Eboggles]

Yeah looks good, although you might want to keep the original RAM as ones with heat-spreaders can get in the way of CPU coolers, and they're a total waste of money.

[Skylinehead]

Speaking of CPU coolers, we both forgot to add one in.

Thermalright HR-02 Macho

[Craig B]

I think I'll go for this mouse

[Eboggles]

That one's a bitch to install according to a few Boardsies, so maybe the True Spirit is a better option. Still a great cooler and €10 cheaper.

[Procrastastudy]

Dabs have a bit of a mixed rep - CS wise - always have.

[Craig B]

I cant fit a CPU cooler and a mouse into the budget as I forgot to say I'm going to use rechner-zussamenbau . I'll use the stock one for a while and then upgrade to a H100 or some other fancy cooler, I'll also invest in a nicer case somewhere down the line (800D/HAF X). And RE: The RAM, I feel you need to keep some looks and class with it.

[Eboggles]

Originally Posted by Craig B

I feel you need to keep some looks and class with it.

Your feelings are wrong . Yeah whatever you want, I'm pretty sure the red makes it go faster .

[Skylinehead]

Item	Price
Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155	€212.12
ASRock Z77 Extreme4, Sockel 1155, ATX	€128.51
BitFenix Shinobi Midi-Tower GERMANY Edition - black/red/gold, Window, ohne Netzteil	€60.88
8GB-Kit G.Skill RipJaws PC3-8500U CL7	€40.38
MSI R7850 TwinFrozr 2GD5/OC, 2048MB DDR5, PCI-Express	€224.46
Seagate Barracuda 7200 500GB SATA 6GB's	€62.72
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W	€54.24
Thermalright True Spirit 120	€23.79
LogiLink Wireless LAN 300 Mbps PCI Karte 802.11n 2T2R	€16.01
LiteOn iHAS124-19 schwarz SATA	€18.89
Samsung SSD 830 64GB SATA 6GB's Paper Box	€71.19
Rechner - Zusammenbau	€20.00
Shipping	€18.99
Total	€952.18

No mouse in that, and I had to keep the HDD to 500GB to fit the Extreme4 in. Also spent a fiver on making the RAM look better

[Craig B]

Originally Posted by Eboggles

Your feelings are wrong . Yeah whatever you want, I'm pretty sure the red makes it go faster .

LOL

[Craig B]

Originally Posted by Skylinehead

No mouse in that, and I had to keep the HDD to 500GB to fit the Extreme4 in. Also spent a fiver on making the RAM look better

This GPU is cheaper and is also in stock, I will go for a RAM thats in stock and I will maybe try to squeez at least a 1 TB out of it

This RAM and the same HDD