New Ivy Bridge - Z77 build

[Jonnywb]

Hey!

I've finally decided to upgrade, but I'd like some advice on what I should go for. Please feel free to suggest anything, you guys know a lot more than I.

I only have £745 at the moment until I get paid - very soon, and should have around £1000 total to spend but It'd be nice to get started now anyway.

CPU:

Intel Core i7 3770K,1155, Ivy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.5GHz, 5 GT/s DMI, 650MHz GPU, 8MB Smart Cache, 35x Ratio, 77W, Retail - £248

MOTHERBOARD:

Asus Sabertooth Z77, Intel Z77, S 1155, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, SATA RAID, PCIe 3.0, DisplayPort/ HDMI, ATX - £170

RAM:

16GB (2x8GB) Corsair DDR3 XMS3 (1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 11-11-11-30, 1.5V - £93

CASE:

Coolermaster HAF X V2 - £129

COOLER:

Corsair H100 - £79

GPU:

1280MB MSI GTX 570 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC, 40nm, 4000MHz GDDR5, GPU 770MHz, Shader 1540MHz - £220

That should come to around £939.

Is a 600W power supply enough to handle that stuff for now (until I decide to have a go at OC'ing), or should I upgrade that too?

- I plan to add an SSD or two, as well as a new PSU in the future, but I just need it to run everything else well enough until I have the money.

Thanks!

 

[Jadarite]

take a look at this http://forum.overclock3d.net/index.php?/topic/43351-asus-z77-motherboard-competition-dabscom/ should save you £7 maybe £17 on the mobo and cooler

 

[Jonnywb]

take a look at this http://forum.overclo...tition-dabscom/ should save you £7 maybe £17 on the mobo and cooler

Awesome, thanks!

 

[Jadarite]

this might want to take a look at this http://www.technextday.co.uk/products/Components/Processors-Intel/Intel/Intel-Core-i7-3770K-3-5-GHz-4-cores-8-thread?searchtrack=Unknown&prodid=992085 intel core i7 3770k

 

[Jadarite]

and you might be able to get a way with 600w psu but to be on the safe side i would say get a 750w some thing like the corsair ax 750w

And as alternative for the ram http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-%282x4gb%29-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-arctic-white-pc3-12800-%281600%29-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-135v

 

[killablade]

A decent 600w PSU should be able to power that no problem. What brand and model is it?

 

[Jonnywb]

It's a Cooler Master Silent Pro M600.

(Thanks!)

 

[Master&Puppet]

What is this going to be used for? If it's just for gaming then I would make a few suggestions, let us know.