Win an MSI 7770 with OC3D & AMD

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You know the processor and motherboard aren't compatible...?
Not sure if it really matters for this though :p
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Yeah i know got must have got carried away haha, you can only have one post in the comp so i guess that makes me out already :/ unless tom will let me correct my mistake!?
 
Case Corsair Carbide 400R Black Midi Tower Gaming Case£77.99
PSU Corsair Enthusiast Series TX850M High Performance 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply [CP-9020041-UK]£114.98
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) ATX Motherboard£71.99
CPU Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandy Bridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail£157.50
CPU Cooler Arctic Cooling Freezer i30 Quiet CPU Cooler£27.71
Ram 8GB (2x4GB) GeiL Black Dragon (RED LEDs) 1333MHz CL9 DDR3 Dual/Quad Channel Kit [GD38GB1333C9DC]£35.99
Boot/Operating System Hard drive Crucial m4 64GB 2.5" SATA-III Solid State£57.00
Storage Hard drive 1TB Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 3.5" SATA III£45.54

Total=£588.70
I went for a Sandy bridge i5-k series CPU to overclock and as Sandy bridge CPU's produce slightly less heat then an Ivy bridge-k CPU, overclocking should be a doddle with this setup.
As for the SSD/Sata Hardrives setup, one is for your boot/operating system drive and the other for games as we can use part of the SSD for caching.;)
Now for the PSU, now this is overkill for just one single GPU (for example dual GPU's on one pcb) and for two wouldn't be best but for myself. I have always preferred a single GPU then say two in crossfire for AMD or SLI for Nvidia.
 
CPU : Intel Core i5-3570K https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...roductId=49755

PSU : 700W be quiet! STRAIGHT POWER E9 https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...roductId=53176

CPU Cooler : Corsair Hydro H80i https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...roductId=52950

RAM : 16GB ( 2x8GB ) Corsair Vengeance Jet Black Low Profile https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...roductId=52474

CASE: Fractal Design Core 3000 https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...roductId=45752

HDD: 1.5TB Western Digital WD15EARX Caviar Green https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor...roductId=51202 &
Crucial m4 64GB https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor...roductId=44257
 
i5-3570k - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...t+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=49755
Hyper T4 - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...r+Master+Hyper+T4+CPU+Cooler+?productId=53271
ASUS P8Z77-V - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=49260
Define R4 - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...l+Midi+Tower+Soundproof+Case+?productId=51254
1TB Caviar Black - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor...AEX+3.5"+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+?productId=40242
120GB Corsair Neutron - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor...rd+Drive+[CSSD-N120GBGTX-BK]+?productId=53540
8GB Corsair Vegance - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...annel+Kit+[CML8GX3M2A1600C9]+?productId=45511
650W Corsair HX - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...US+Gold+Modular+Power+Supply+?productId=51860

Total - £745.90
 
 
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competition entry

my competition entry

case http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...l+Midi+Tower+Soundproof+Case+?productId=51254 92.09
cpu cooler
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...+V2+Water-Cooling+CPU+Cooler+?productId=52990 53.99
ram
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...DDR3+SDRAM+CAS+9-9-9-24+1.5V+?productId=47294
60.24
hard drive
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor...ard+Drive+[CSSD-F120GBGT-BK]+?productId=53554 105.98
cpu
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...t+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=49755 161.99 WEBDEAL
motherboard
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=53347 134.39
hard drive(storage)
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor...003+3.5"+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+?productId=48501 52.20
psu
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...X+80PLUS+Bronze+Power+Supply+?productId=52662 44.39

total spent : 705.27
 
CPU AMD FX-4300 http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Processors+-+CPUs/Processors+-+AMD/AMD+Piledriver+FX+-+AM3%2B/AMD+%28Piledriver%29+FX-4300+3.80GHz+%284.00GHz+Turbo%29+Socket+AM3%2B+4-Core+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=52725


Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3 http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards+-+AMD/Socket+AM3%2B+Piledriver+FX/GIGABYTE+GA-970A-DS3+AMD+970A+%28Socket+AM3%2B%29+ATX+Motherboard+?productId=48467


Ram Corsair Vengeance RED 32GB http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory+-+RAM/DDR3/Quad+Channel+-+%281866MHz%29/Corsair+Vengeance+RED+32GB+%284x8GB%29+DDR3+PC3-14900C10+1866MHz+Dual%2FQuad+Channel+Kit+%5BCMZ32GX3M4X1866C10R%5D+?productId=53546


Hard Drive 1 OCZ Agility 3 240GB http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/OCZ+Agility+3+240GB+2.5%22+SATA-III+Solid+State+Hard+Drive+?productId=48925
Hard Drive 2 1TB Western Digital WD10EZRX http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Storage/Hard+Drives+-+Internal/3.5+Inch+SATA+Drives/640GB+-+1TB/1TB+Western+Digital+WD10EZRX+Caviar+Green+3.5%22+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+-+HDD+?productId=48965


PSU Corsair TX650M http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies+-+PSUs/Modular+650W+or+less/650W+Corsair+TX650M+80PLUS+Bronze+Modular+Power+Supply+?productId=53135


CPU Cooler Corsair Hydro H80i http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Coolers+-+Water/Corsair+Hydro+H80i+Water-Cooling+CPU+Cooler+?productId=52950


Case Cooler Master HAF 912 http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/Midi+Tower/Cooler+Master+HAF+912+Plus+Black+Midi+Tower+Gaming+Case+?productId=42044


TOTAL = £734.61
 
My entry:
CPU: i5 3570K - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Processors+-+CPUs/Processors+-+Intel/Core+i5+-+Socket+1155+%28Ivy%29/Intel+Core+i5-3570K+3.40GHz+%28Ivy+Bridge%29+Socket+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=49755
MOBO: MSI Z77 MPower - http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=53347
RAM: 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance Jet Black Low Profile 1600Mhz CL9 - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...annel+Kit+[CML8GX3M2A1600C9]+?productId=45511
HDD: 2TB WD Caviar Green - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor...ZRX+3.5"+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+?productId=53586
SSD: Crucial M4 128GB - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor...A-III+Solid+State+Hard+Drive+?productId=44258
PSU: 750W Corsair HX Series V2 - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...US+Gold+Modular+Power+Supply+?productId=51462
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Silver Arrow - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...l+Fan+Performance+CPU+Cooler+?productId=53396
Case: Corsair Carbide 300R Black - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...idi+Tower+Window+Gaming+Case+?productId=52034

Total: £743.21

I wish that I can win this competition.:^_^:
 
T345's Build :D
I thought about it, and if you are going to spend £750, you won't be buying a 7770, so I made a cheaper build :).
Some colour matching :)
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Corsair Carbide 200R Black Midi Tower Gaming Case
Thermalright TRUE Spirit 90 Performance CPU Cooler
8GB Mushkin Enhanced BlackLine Frostbyte #996995 (2x4GB) 1600 (PC3-12800) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM CAS 9-9-9-24 1.5V
MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 Socket 1155 DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard
500W Corsair Builder Series 500CX 80PLUS Bronze Power Supply
Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivy Bridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
1TB Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 3.5" SATA III Hard Drive
Mushkin Chronos 120GB 2.5" SATA-III Solid State Hard Drive
 
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CPU:http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Processors+-+CPUs/Processors+-+Intel/Core+i5+-+Socket+1155/Intel+Core+i5-2500K+3.30GHz+%28Sandy+Bridge%29+Socket+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=43216
Motherboard:http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards+-+Intel/Socket+1155+-+Intel+Z77/Asus+Z77+Maximus+V+Gene+Intel+Z77+%28Socket+1155%29+DDR3+Motherboard+%5B90-MIBI20-G0EAY1VZ%5D+?productId=53613
Ram:http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory+-+RAM/DDR3/Dual+Channel+-+%281333MHz%29/8GB+Mushkin+Enhanced+Silverline+%23996770+%282x4GB%29+1333+%28PC3-10666%29+240-Pin+DDR3+SDRAM+CAS+9-9-9-24+1.5V+?productId=41882
Hard Drive:
-SSD:http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Storage/Hard+Drives+-+SSD/100GB+-+260GB+SSD/Crucial+m4+128GB+2.5%22+SATA-III+Solid+State+Hard+Drive+?productId=44258
-HDD:https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Storage/Hard+Drives+-+Internal/3.5+Inch+SATA+Drives/160GB+-+600GB/500GB+Western+Digital+Caviar+Blue+WD5000AAKX+3.5%22+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+?productId=43780
PSU:http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies+-+PSUs/Modular+650W+or+less/650W+Corsair+HX+Series+V2+80PLUS+Gold+Modular+Power+Supply+?productId=51860
CPU Cooler:http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Coolers+-+Air/CPU+Coolers/Noctua+NH-D14+Dual+Fan+Quiet+CPU+Cooler+?operation=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=53257&context=
Case: http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/Midi+Tower/Corsair+Carbide+500R+White+Midi+Tower+Gaming+Case+?productId=45692

total:£746.88
goodluck everyone :)
 

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My New CPU WishList



Case: 10.46
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...Knight+Black+Midi+Tower+Case+?productId=52988

CPU: 151.80
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...3++8-Core+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=52722

MoBo: 35.94
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=47109

PSU: 85.14
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...2+80PLUS+Bronze+Power+Supply+?productId=52957

Cooler: 47.99
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...20M+Water-Cooling+CPU+Cooler+?productId=53449

RAM: 65.99 (x2)
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...l+Kit+[F3-14900CL10D-16GBXL]+?productId=53378

HDD: 62.34
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor...+Portable+USB+3.0+Hard+Drive+?productId=53576

Soundcard: 23.70
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...r+DG+5.1+PCI+Soundcard+-+OEM+?productId=47111


Total under 575quid with a soundcard too :)
 
To enter the competition, I have selected the following components:

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K (Ivy Bridge socket LGA1155 processor)

Motherboard: Asus P9Z77-V Pro Intel Z77 (Socket 1155)

Ram: 8GB (Corsair Vengeance Racing Red 1866MHz)

Hard Drive: 1.5TB Seagate Barracuda LP SATA 3 & Corsair Force GT 60Gb 2.5" SATA 3 SSD

PSU: 750W Corsair HX series V2 80PLUS Bronze

CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro H60 V2 CPU water cooling

Case: Cooler Master CM Storm Enforcer Black Windowed gaming case

Total: £730.51
 
This is what I would do:

CPU: i5-3570K
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...t+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=49755

Motherboard: MSI (Z77A-G45 1155 Socket)
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=53350

RAM:Corsair Vengeance Low profile Ram (2*4GB) 1600Mhz CL9
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...annel+Kit+[CML8GX3M2A1600C9]+?productId=45511

PSU: 530W be quiet! PURE POWER CM L8-CM 80PLUS Bronze Modular Power Supply
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...+Bronze+Modular+Power+Supply+?productId=52902

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock PRO 2 Dual Fan Quiet CPU Cooler
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...+2+Dual+Fan+Quiet+CPU+Cooler+?productId=49504

Storage: 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 3.5" SATA III Hard Drive
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor...AEX+3.5"+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+?productId=40242

Case:Corsair Obsidian 550D Black Midi Tower Soundproof Case
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...k+Midi+Tower+Soundproof+Case+?productId=47784


Total: 590£
So you could also throw a SSD in there for just about 90£ such as the corsair Neutron 120GB SSD
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor...Hard+Drive+[CSSD-N120GB3-BK]+?productId=53555

And still be at 680£ :)
Now That What I call at Price/Performance Build! :)
 
CPU i7 3770K £239.99 what the build centres around
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H £93.59 rock solid, black pcb, gets the job done
RAM Mushkin 1600MHz 16GB(4x4GB) £60.24 no excuse not to go 16GB with this budget, 1600MHz min for some O/C headroom
HDD Corsair Force GT 120GB £105.98 a personal favourite, great performance and sexy to boot
PSU Corsair AX860i £171.31 fairly overkill, but I'd like to have a play with it and gives some future proofing
CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 £57.54 would rather a few extra quid to grab an NH-D14, but this should be close enough
Case ARIAnet Genesis £19.19 scraping the barrel on this one, but might encourage me to dip my toe into doing a custom paint job

Total £747.81 unless the first two numbers are a seven and a four, you're just not trying hard enough
 
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CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Processors+-+CPUs/Processors+-+Intel/Core+i5+-+Socket+1155+%28Ivy%29/Intel+Core+i5-3570K+3.40GHz+%28Ivy+Bridge%29+Socket+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=49755
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards+-+Intel/Socket+1155+-+Intel+Z77/GIGABYTE+GA-Z77X-D3H+Intel+Z77+%28Socket+1155%29+ATX+Motherboard+?productId=49021
Ram: Corsair Dominator PLATINUM 16GB https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory+-+RAM/DDR3/Dual+Channel+-+%281600MHz%29/Corsair+Dominator+PLATINUM+16GB+%282x8GB%29+DDR3+PC3-12800C9+1600MHz+Dual+Channel+Kit+with+DHX+Pro+Connector+%5BCMD16GX3M2A1600C9%5D+?productId=53551
Hard Drive: 1TB Seagate Barracuda https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Storage/Hard+Drives+-+Internal/3.5+Inch+SATA+Drives/640GB+-+1TB/1TB+Seagate+Barracuda+ST1000DM003+3.5%22+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+?productId=48501
PSU: Corsair TX750M 80PLUS Bronze https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies+-+PSUs/Modular+700-950W/750W+Corsair+TX750M+80PLUS+Bronze+Modular+Power+Supply+?productId=52895
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock PRO 2 Dual Fan https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/be+quiet%21+Dark+Rock+PRO+2+Dual+Fan+Quiet+CPU+Cooler+?productId=49504
Case: Corsair 600TM Graphite Black https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/Midi+Tower/Corsair+600TM+Graphite+Black+Midi+Tower+Gaming+Case+?productId=47876

Total: £747.73
 
 
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