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So after a few days of browsing various parts for a build, I finally decided to go with this, tell me what you think.

Case: Zalman Z11 Price:48 GBP
PSU: Corsair Gaming Series GS700 Price:71 GBP
MOBO: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Price:113 GBP
CPU: Intel i5-3570k Price:170 GBP
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 1600 2x8GB Price:76 GBP
GPU: Palit GeForce GTX 670 JetStream Price:311 GBP
COOLER: CM Hyper 212 EVO Price:26 GBP

TOTAL: 802 GBP
If there's anything I can change for a few extra pounds feel free to tell me.


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Xelas wrote So after a few days of browsing various parts for a build, I finally decided to go with this, tell me what you think.

Case: Zalman Z11 Price:48 GBP
PSU: Corsair Gaming Series GS700 Price:71 GBP
MOBO: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Price:113 GBP
CPU: Intel i5-3570k Price:170 GBP
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 1600 2x4GB Price:41 GBP
GPU: Palit GeForce GTX 670 JetStream Price:311 GBP
COOLER: CM Hyper 212 EVO Price:26 GBP

TOTAL: 777 GBP (1199 in dollars)
If there's anything I can change for a few extra pounds feel free to tell me.


A perfectly fine build.


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Z68 MOBO with an Ivybridge CPU, not a perfect build. Grab yourself the Asrock z77 or either get an i5 2500k instead, or just get them both. Just make sure everything is compatible. Apart from that it will be fine, I presume you're re-using your old optical drive and HDD?
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Sue wrote Z68 MOBO with an Ivybridge CPU, not a perfect build. Grab yourself the Asrock z77 or either get an i5 2500k instead, or just get them both. Just make sure everything is compatible. Apart from that it will be fine, I presume you're re-using your old optical drive and HDD?

I was going to get a z77 but the place I'm buying all the components from doesn't have it in stock, and I checked the Gigabyte website and it says the 3570k is compatible with the z68.
And yes I'll be using my old optical drive and HDD.

EDIT: Never mind, I found a place that sells them cheap.
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Only thing I'd do is get a better PSU. The OCZ ZT Series is great for the price, but loud under load. I would go for an XFX Core Series unit. 650 watts for a single card, 750 for a dual-card setup.
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r00t_b33r wrote Only thing I'd do is get a better PSU. The OCZ ZT Series is great for the price, but loud under load. I would go for an XFX Core Series unit. 650 watts for a single card, 750 for a dual-card setup.

A quick question, would I need modular or non-modular PSU?
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Overall its a pretty fun sounding build! good luck!
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Xelas wrote
r00t_b33r wrote Only thing I'd do is get a better PSU. The OCZ ZT Series is great for the price, but loud under load. I would go for an XFX Core Series unit. 650 watts for a single card, 750 for a dual-card setup.

A quick question, would I need modular or non-modular PSU?

It matters less than you'd think. The only difference is that modular PSUs have detachable cables (some are fully modular, some are partly modular, don't worry about that because you'll have the non-modular cables in use no matter what on partly modular units). They can make cable management easier, but it's still easy to hide teh extra cables on a non-modular unit. Here's an example:

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I did this build for my brother (EW RICE) and the PSU cables are all hidden. Looks great, wasn't hard. They're just behind the motherboard tray.
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r00t_b33r wrote
Xelas wrote
r00t_b33r wrote Only thing I'd do is get a better PSU. The OCZ ZT Series is great for the price, but loud under load. I would go for an XFX Core Series unit. 650 watts for a single card, 750 for a dual-card setup.

A quick question, would I need modular or non-modular PSU?

It matters less than you'd think. The only difference is that modular PSUs have detachable cables (some are fully modular, some are partly modular, don't worry about that because you'll have the non-modular cables in use no matter what on partly modular units). They can make cable management easier, but it's still easy to hide teh extra cables on a non-modular unit. Here's an example:

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I did this build for my brother (EW RICE) and the PSU cables are all hidden. Looks great, wasn't hard. They're just behind the motherboard tray.

Ok, thanks for the help.
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