Win an MSI 7770 with OC3D & AMD

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My entry into the competition

CPU: Intel Core i7-3820 http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...t+LGA2011+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=48281
Motherboard: GIGABYTE X79-UD3 http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...Socket+2011)+ATX+Motherboard+?productId=47183
RAM: 6GB (2x8GB) G.SKILL RipjawsX 1866MHz http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...l+Kit+[F3-14900CL10D-16GBXL]+?productId=53378
PSU:750W Corsair TX750 V2 80PLUS Bronze http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...2+80PLUS+Bronze+Power+Supply+?productId=52957
Hard drive: 2TB Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 3.5" SATA III http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor...001+3.5"+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+?productId=48301
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...14+Dual+Fan+Quiet+CPU+Cooler+?productId=53257
Case: Cooler Master CM Storm Trooper http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...Black+Full+Tower+Gaming+Case+?productId=47250

A total of 744,84.
 
My picks:

CPU - 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=49755http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...t+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=43216

MB - msi z77 gd 65 - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...on=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=53348&context=

Ram - gskill trident x - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...annel+Kit+[F3-2400C10D-8GTX]+?productId=53327

SSD - crucial m4 128gb - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor...on=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=44258&context=

PSU - corsair ax760 - https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...ngBasketAdd&productId=52947&context=clearance

CPU cooler - noctua nh d14 - https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...on=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=53260&context=

Case - cooler master haf 912 - https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...Black+Midi+Tower+Gaming+Case+?productId=42044


Total - 723.64£ :)
 
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CPU:

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecial...t+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=43216

Motherboard:

ASUS P8Z77-V Intel Z77 Socket 1155 https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=49260

Ram:
16GB (2x8GB) Corsair Vengeance Jet Black Low Profile https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...nel+Kit+[CML16GX3M2A1600C10]+?productId=52474

Hard Drive:

Crucial m4 64GB 2.5 SSD https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Sto...A-III+Solid+State+Hard+Drive+?productId=44257

& 2TB Seagate Barracuda https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Sto...001+3.5"+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+?productId=48301

PSU:

750W Corsair HX Series V2 Modular https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...US+Gold+Modular+Power+Supply+?productId=51462

CPU Cooler:

Corsair Hydro H100i
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...00i+Water-Cooling+CPU+Cooler+?productId=52951

Case:

Cooler Master K380 Black Midi Tower
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...idi+Tower+Window+Gaming+Case+?productId=53455


Price total: £738.62
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecial...t+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=43216

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V Intel Z77 Socket 1155 https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=49260

Ram: 16GB (2x8GB) Corsair Vengeance Jet Black Low Profile https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...nel+Kit+[CML16GX3M2A1600C10]+?productId=52474

Hard Drive: Crucial m4 64GB 2.5 SSD https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Sto...A-III+Solid+State+Hard+Drive+?productId=44257
& 2TB Seagate Barracuda https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Sto...001+3.5"+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+?productId=48301

PSU: 750W Corsair HX Series V2 Modular https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...US+Gold+Modular+Power+Supply+?productId=51462

CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro H100i https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...00i+Water-Cooling+CPU+Cooler+?productId=52951

Case: Cooler Master K380 Black Midi Tower https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...idi+Tower+Window+Gaming+Case+?productId=53455


Price total: £738.62
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K:£161.94
https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/Intel+Core+i5-3570K+3.40GHz+%28Ivy+Bridge%29+Socket+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=49755
Motherboard: MSI Z77 MPower Intel Z77 Socket 1155:£140.34
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards+-+Intel/Socket+1155+-+Intel+Z77/MSI+Z77+MPower+Intel+Z77+Socket+1155+DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=53347
CPU COOLER: H100i:£94.87
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Coolers+-+Water/Corsair+Hydro+H100i+Water-Cooling+CPU+Cooler+?productId=52951
RAM: Corsair vengeance racing red 2133MHz:£79.99
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory+-+RAM/DDR3/Dual+Channel+-+%282133MHz%29/8GB+%282x4GB%29+Corsair+Vengeance+Racing+Red+2133MHz+CL11+DDR3+Dual%2FQuad+Channel+Kit+%5BCMZ8GX3M2A2133C11R%5D+?productId=50780
PSU: 750W Corsair HX Series V2 80PLUS GOLD:£113.70
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies+-+PSUs/Modular+700-950W/750W+Corsair+HX+Series+V2+80PLUS+Gold+Modular+Power+Supply+?productId=51462
HDD: 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 3.5" SATA III:£73.31
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Storage/Hard+Drives+-+Internal/3.5+Inch+SATA+Drives/640GB+-+1TB/1TB+Western+Digital+Caviar+Black+WD1002FAEX+3.5%22+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+?productId=40242
CASE: Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus Black Midi Tower Gaming Case: £64.28
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/Midi+Tower/Cooler+Master+HAF+912+Plus+Black+Midi+Tower+Gaming+Case+?productId=42044

TOTAL: £728.43
OR TOTAL:£739.29 (no mark downs)
 
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CPU: https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...t+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=49755 - £172.80 - no brainer for an enthusiast on a budget
MB: https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...DDR3+PCI-Express+Motherboard+?productId=53349 - £105.32 - if I'm getting an MSI graphics card, why not get the board too
CPU cooler: https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...14+Dual+Fan+Quiet+CPU+Cooler+?productId=53257 - £61.22 - best air cooler for best overclocking potential
RAM: https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...annel+Kit+[CML8GX3M2A1600C9]+?productId=45511 - £37.99 - I like Corsair
PSU: https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...+Bronze+Modular+Power+Supply+?productId=53135 - £83.29 - same as RAM; modular to keep things tidy
SSD: https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Sto...A-III+Solid+State+Hard+Drive+?productId=44258 - £91.99 - most reliable budget SSD according to many
HDD: https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Sto...4MB+Cache+-+OEM+(WD2002FAEX)+?productId=52625 - £130.34 - I prefer 7200 RPM drives if I'm limited to a single mechanical drive (I own 60GB SSD for OS and couple of games I play the most, 2x640 WDC Blues in RAID0 for other games and less used applications and 1+2TB 5400RPM green drives for storage though)
Case: https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...idi+Tower+Window+Gaming+Case+?productId=49997 - £49.86 - grill-less window to avoid TTL's wrath!
Total: £742.00 inc. VAT
Sorry about the lengthy post, but I thought I'd add some input on my choices :)
 
 
CPU:
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...t+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=49758
(£247.80)

MoBo:
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...Socket+1155)+ATX+Motherboard+?productId=49019
(£77.04)

CPU Cooler:
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...+V2+Water-Cooling+CPU+Cooler+?productId=52990
(£59.96)

RAM:
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...DDR3+SDRAM+CAS+9-9-9-24+1.5V+?productId=53334
(£59.99)

PSU:
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...X+80PLUS+Bronze+Power+Supply+?productId=52662
(£56.99)

HDD:
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor...A-III+Solid+State+Hard+Drive+?productId=44258
(£91.99)

HDD 2:
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor....5"+SATA+II+Hard+Drive+-+HDD+?productId=53147
(£84.42)

Case
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...idi+Tower+Window+Gaming+Case+?productId=52034
(£69.96)

TOTAL: £748.15

NB would probably also get a second 7770 in there for Xfire ;)
 
MOBO http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...Socket+1155)+ATX+Motherboard+?productId=49021

HDD http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor...002+3.5"+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+?productId=46054

CPU http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...t+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=49758

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

RAM http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...DDR3+SDRAM+CAS+9-9-9-24+1.5V+?productId=47294

Chasis http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...ull+Tower+Window+Gaming+Case+?productId=50685

Heatsink http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...14+Dual+Fan+Quiet+CPU+Cooler+?productId=53257

A few of my decisions were based off of my preferences. My hdd I would just get one decent sized hard drive for storage, then later get a sdd.
I chose the ram cause i would need low profile for the noctua nhd-14.
The case, I just like white on a case. Seems like everyone has black, I wanna be different. Also the cable management in that case seems very good along with alot of room. Also the noctua should fit in that case fine. I prefer the noctua over anything myself. Water cooling is good, but I dont want to risk it just yet.
Thats my build.
 
My millitary Style Build :)

these are the parts i thought would go well with a nice black MSI 7770

CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz

Motherboard ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 Intel Z77 Socket 1155

Ram 8GB ( 2x4GB ) Corsair Vengeance Jet Black Low Profile 1600MHz

Hard Drive Seagate 1.5TB Barracuda Sata III

PSU 650W Corsair TX650M 80PLUS Bronze Modular Power Supply

CPU Cooler Corsair Hydro H80i

Case Corsair Vengeance C70 Black

Recently build something similar to this in a black and orange NZXT phantom for my friend, fell in love with the Sabertooth and the new H80i
 
 
OK then lets go 2011, just because we can, do you need any more reasoning than that? Also since I sleep in the same room as my computer is in it needs to be quiet and have no annoying LEDs as well as being powerful. Hence I picked:

CPU: Intel i7 3820 - £215.94 (Offer)

Motherboard: Gigabyte X79-UD3 £119.99 (Offer)

RAM: Mushkin Enhanced Blackline Frostbyte DDR3 1600 4x4GB Cas 9 1.5V £60.24

PSU: Cosair TX750M £93.49

Hard Drive: (Well... Solid State Drive) Crucial M4 128GB £91.99

CPU Cooler: Noctua D14 2011 Edition £59.98

Case: Fractal Design R4 Black Pearl £92.09

Total £733.72

Of course I would need a graphics card ;)
 
 
What an awesome about 700 £ build (with the 7770)

CPU : https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecial...t+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=49755

Mobo : https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...Socket+1155)+ATX+Motherboard+?productId=49870

Harddrive : (Sata ) https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Sto...001+3.5"+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+?productId=48301 (SSD) https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Sto...A-III+Solid+State+Hard+Drive+?productId=45660

PSU : https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...+Bronze+Modular+Power+Supply+?productId=53135

RAM : https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...annel+Kit+[CML8GX3M2A1600C9]+?productId=45511

CPU cooler : https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...Freezer+i30+Quiet+CPU+Cooler+?productId=49516

Case : https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...l+Midi+Tower+Soundproof+Case+?productId=51254

Total :£648.18
 
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