£800 intel build

[thewrathofjay]

I want to use it mainly for games but should be capable of anything else required
I want

I5 3570k £164
Asrock z77 pro3 or similar <£80
samsung 840 ssd (£120 at the mo)
1x 8gb 1600 ddr3 ram (for now)
Corsair builder series 750w psu (£64)
Gtx 670 - most likely gigabyte wf £300

I need a case ~£50 (don't need LEDs etc)
A CPU cooler

I am looking to get 4.5ghz from CPU and want card to run as fast as stable a little boost is enough

I already have a hdd spare and an optical drive

I have not over clocked before but I think it's within my abilities

in the future I would like to add another 8gb ram and another 670
Please advise, all responses/advice welcome

Been shopping through part picker uk but any uk retailer is fine

 

[burritobob]

I want to use it mainly for games but should be capable of anything else required
I want

I5 3570k £164
Asrock z77 pro3 or similar <£80
samsung 840 ssd (£120 at the mo)
1x 8gb 1600 ddr3 ram (for now)
Corsair builder series 750w psu (£64)
Gtx 670 - most likely gigabyte wf £300

I need a case ~£50 (don't need LEDs etc)
A CPU cooler

I am looking to get 4.5ghz from CPU and want card to run as fast as stable a little boost is enough

I already have a hdd spare and an optical drive

I have not over clocked before but I think it's within my abilities

in the future I would like to add another 8gb ram and another 670
Please advise, all responses/advice welcome

Been shopping through part picker uk but any uk retailer is fine

Starting from the top:
7970 outperforms the 670 at the same price look into that card. Gigabyte GHz edition or the Sapphire GHz edition should suffice

HAF 912 should be around 50 it's a grate case for the money

To get 4.5GHz you are going to need a heavy duty cooler, the Noctua D-14 can get you there easily (it's also cheaper and better than ANY closed loop water cooling solution). The other choice is the Cooler Master 212 Hyper EVO, can get you to 4.2 Ghz most of the time its also at a great price.

Overclocking is fairly simple there are guides for each CPU & mobo combo most of the time.

 

[muttley89]

Hi mate, that looks like a good start. I have a couple of recommendations though:

I'd go for the 120GB Samsung 840 (this will fit your OS, applications and a couple of games) and it's just £74 on amazon at the moment.

I would recommend purchasing 2x4gb sticks of RAM instead of 1x8gb - you'll have faster access times from dual channel over single channel. Your motherboard will have 4 slots for memory and at the moment 8gb is more than enough - and you'll always have the option of upgrading to 16gb (4x4gb) in the future.

The HD 7970 is a more powerful card than the GTX 670 and is priced almost the same. I would definitely recommend getting one of these.

Also be aware that the ASRock Pro3 does not support SLi (So the ATI card would be an even better option).

 

[g-unit1111]

I want to use it mainly for games but should be capable of anything else required
I want

I5 3570k £164
Asrock z77 pro3 or similar <£80
samsung 840 ssd (£120 at the mo)
1x 8gb 1600 ddr3 ram (for now)
Corsair builder series 750w psu (£64)
Gtx 670 - most likely gigabyte wf £300

I need a case ~£50 (don't need LEDs etc)
A CPU cooler

I am looking to get 4.5ghz from CPU and want card to run as fast as stable a little boost is enough

I already have a hdd spare and an optical drive

I have not over clocked before but I think it's within my abilities

in the future I would like to add another 8gb ram and another 670
Please advise, all responses/advice welcome

Been shopping through part picker uk but any uk retailer is fine

Starting from the top:
7970 outperforms the 670 at the same price look into that card. Gigabyte GHz edition or the Sapphire GHz edition should suffice

HAF 912 should be around 50 it's a grate case for the money

To get 4.5GHz you are going to need a heavy duty cooler, the Noctua D-14 can get you there easily (it's also cheaper and better than ANY closed loop water cooling solution). The other choice is the Cooler Master 212 Hyper EVO, can get you to 4.2 Ghz most of the time its also at a great price.

Overclocking is fairly simple there are guides for each CPU & mobo combo most of the time.

You need better MoBo for overclocking to 4.2 or more.
Gigabyte X-D3H or UD3H are good MoBo:s to Overckloking. Asus lx is good too. It do not have so much USB ports.
If you do not need more then it is fine.
This cheap but you cant overclock this CPU so much anyway.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/KKxd
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/KKxd/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/KKxd/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£185.00 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£56.72 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£32.70 @ Dabs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.34 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£103.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£309.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.49 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£65.98 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.22 @ Dabs)
Total: £881.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-19 15:19 GMT+0000)

And this for overclock the CPU and video card.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/KKFm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/KKFm/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/KKFm/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£119.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.46 @ Dabs)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.34 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£103.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (£309.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£46.70 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£134.53 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.22 @ Dabs)
Total: £1020.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-19 15:36 GMT+0000)
Still you need better coolin H100 /110 or good air cooler.

Here you can find what is good and what is not good cooler:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Corsair-H100-CPU-Cooler-Review/1427/6

Sama page tells you what is good PSU. Look before you buy.

There is absolutely no, no no no no need for a Xeon on a gaming rig. You do not come out ahead purchasing one. For one thing you forfeit the onboard graphics and if something goes wrong with your GPU you're pretty much SOL. And if you're not going to overclock the Hyper 212 is a wasted purchase.

On £1000 here is what I would suggest:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler (£36.77 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£119.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£45.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£99.99 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£55.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card (£308.01 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£65.98 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.49 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £995.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-19 16:25 GMT+0000)

 

[muttley89]

Here is my recommendation:

CPU: Core i5 3570K (£159.59 @ Amazon)
MOBO: ASRock Pro4 (£89.99 @ Amazon)
RAM: Patriot 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz Viper 3 Black Mamba (£38.91 @ Amazon)
GPU: Asus AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB (£319.99 @ Amazon)
SSD: Samsung 840 120GB (£73.99 @ Amazon)
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W (£69.93 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Thermaltake V3 "BlacX Edition" Midi Tower Case (£41.66 @ Amazon)

Total: £794.06 (Including delivery and tax)

If you want to overclock then you will need a better cooler (I use the Antec Khuler and have my 3570k at 4.5GHz with max temps of around 65-68C - you can pick this up for about £47)

 

[muttley89]

Take better MoBo Asrock is not good for overclocking. Better choice is gigabyte D3H , id do have longer warranty an better components in board. MSI and Asus are good choices too.

Take good PSU 650w is more than you need. Good 550-650w is fine.
Seasonic X is the best.

ASRock boards are in fact very capable motherboards for overclocking. The Pro4 comes with a personal recommendation from me. If you check my sig you'll see that I am running an i5 3570k at 4.5GHz in mine - this is with very little tweaking of the voltage and completely stable with a max temperature of 65-68C at full load. OP is looking to get 4.5GHz out of his chip so this board is a fantastic price for that.

I have recommended a 650w PSU as OP has indicated that he wishes to purchase a second graphics card at a later date, this gives him room to do that without having to worry.

 

[muttley89]

AsRock Pro3 and 4 are not safe to overclock over 4.0GHz. The have the worst power system for the cpu. And that have been tested.
Asus LX and gigabyte D3H are much more safe and better quality. AsRock extreme 4 is better, but still it do have problems. And one year warranty. Gigabyte and asus do have 2 years warranty.

Good 650w PSU gives more wattage than bad 750w PSU. Look test here:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/837
This PSU gives you 756w total output wattage at 100% load.
seasonic 750w X gives more than 900w total wattage to 100% load.

You'd shit a brick if you saw my Coolermaster 500w PSU running my OC'd 3570k on a Pro4 at 4.5GHz. Too bad I didn't buy a 650w PSU that could run at 900w on overload...I could have installed a fridge inside my case to keep my beers cool!

As the title says, £800 build and he wants a 4.5GHz overclock. My suggested system does that and it meets his budget. Both systems you have suggested are over budget and offer zero performance gains to the build that I suggested.

 

[g-unit1111]

Try xeon and you thank me. You cant get any better cpu for gaming or anything else with that money.
3570k is not any faster or if someone sau it is. Id like to see prove my with own eyes.

Still haswell is worth to wait. 4770k is faster than 3770k so if you buy I think you best buy xeon or 3770k.
MoBo do have more sata place in Z86 boards. Maybe better wait.

I wouldn't purchase a Xeon for anything but a server or a workstation, there really isn't a need for it in a gaming system. Is it slightly faster? Yes. The keyword though is slightly. But the 3570K can be clocked to match any stock CPU speed and then some depending on which cooler you use.