Expert eyes needed to look over this build

Miketoo · 24-05-2013 3:17pm #1

Hi guys after weeks of research I've decided on the build below, it based mostly on what I have read here and some advise from a friend (he recommends gigabyte mobo for reliability) The choose of card is based on a number of friends that have it and are very happy with them.

Ok so basically well all these bits & pieces work together

P.s this is my first build

LKTechGuy · 24-05-2013 3:26pm

Yeah that looks like a solid build, very similar to my own. If you're installing a fresh Windows 7 onto the 840, it won't initially be recognised by Windows 7. You'll need to open a command prompt and use diskpart to format the disk. There's a guide on the internet somewhere about how to do it with clear instructions.

LKTechGuy · 24-05-2013 3:28pm

Found the link, it's a different disk but the same process applies.

Link

Tij da feen · 24-05-2013 4:07pm

Item|Price
Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155|€204.96
ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€83.99
8GB G.Skill RipJaws-X PC3-12800U CL10|€55.77
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W|€45.98
LiteOn iHAS124-04 schwarz SATA|€16.68
WD Caviar Blue 1TB 6Gb's|€58.26
Samsung SSD 840 120GB SATA 6Gb/s|€81.99
Cooler Master Hyper 412S - Intel/AMD|€32.87
PowerColor PCS+ HD7870 Myst. Edition 2GB GDDR5(UEFI READY)|€200.54
Nanoxia Deep Silence One Silver, ATX, ohne Netzteil|€92.47
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€892.50

Threw in a nice case at the end but cases are a personal preference so I'll leave it up to you. Main difference here is a better graphics card and cutting down on the motherboard and PSU. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

BloodBath · 24-05-2013 4:49pm

As Tij pointed out you are overspending in a couple of areas. I'd use his build with a couple of changes.

Change the graphics card to this.

I'd change the cooler to this as well.

There's still plenty of good cases in the €50-60 region.

Gumbi · 24-05-2013 5:02pm

That's a sick price on a 7950, by the way. Cheaper than a 660ti.

Tij da feen · 24-05-2013 8:46pm

BloodBath wrote: »

As Tij pointed out you are overspending in a couple of areas. I'd use his build with a couple of changes.

Change the graphics card to this.

I'd change the cooler to this as well.

There's still plenty of good cases in the €50-60 region.

Didn't realise you could pick up a 7950 so cheap. That's a damn good price. The 212 EVO is Delivery Date Unknown on HWVS and that can delay the order by a good bit.

Miketoo · 24-05-2013 9:15pm

Thanks guys but just a few questions I have looked at the PowerColor PCS+ HD7870 Myst in another thread and it seem to get a great bang for your buck but a review on "Tom hardware" seems to point at high temps and power consumption ( graphic card have being a nightmare to choose)
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/tahiti-le-7870-7930-benchmark,3401-7.html

Have poeple here got experience with this card?

As for the mobo I was totally lost I was just told stay away from MSI and that gigabyte was the best but asrock seems like a good alternative.

that 212 evo is out of stock so I think I'll run with the 412s tij recommended

Everything else recommended I'm going to go for but i think i'll stick with the gtx660

Anyway thanks guys and thumbs up to you for helping me the heads being wreaked trying to finalise this build

BloodBath · 24-05-2013 9:37pm

You said you aren't ordering until next week. I can guarantee you that 212 evo will be back in stock by then.

The money you save on the other parts could be used to get the far superior 7950. It ****s on the 660 from a great height.

Expert eyes needed to look over this build

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