Win an MSI 7770 with OC3D & AMD

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My build for a mid lvl gaming machine utilizing a single MSI 7770

CPU - Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz £161.99

Motherboard - MSI Z77A-GD55 Intel Z77 £105.32

Memory - Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB 1866MHz £49.99

PSU - 720W Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 £71.99

CPU Cooler - Corsair Hydro H100i £89.99

Case - Corsair Vengeance C70 White £109.99

SSD - Crucial m4 128GB £91.96

HDD - 1TB Seagate Barracuda £52.20

Total - £733.43


I would have to do a smoked lexan window mod to get rid of those fan mounts and holes in the side panel and perhaps a few blue LEDs for looks
 
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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+P8Z77-I+Deluxe+Intel+Z77+%28Socket+1155%29+Mini-ITX+Motherboard+?productId=50913

Ram: http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory+-+RAM/DDR3/Dual+Channel+-+%281600MHz%29/8GB+%282x4GB%29+Corsair+Vengeance+Blue+Low+Profile+1600MHz+CL9+DDR3+Dual%2FQuad+Channel+Kit+%5BCML8GX3M2A1600C9B%5D+?productId=45510

HDD/SSD: http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Storage/Hard+Drives+-+SSD/100GB+-+260GB+SSD/Corsair+Force+GT+240GB+2.5%22+SATA+6Gb%2Fs+Solid+State+Hard+Drive+%5BCSSD-F240GBGT-BK%5D+?productId=53547

PSU: http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies+-+PSUs/Non-Modular+650W+or+less/650W+Corsair+TX650+V2+80PLUS+Bronze+Power+Supply+?productId=53134

CPU Cooler: http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Coolers+-+Air/CPU+Coolers/Scythe+Shuriken+BIG+2+Rev.B+Low+Profile+CPU+Cooler+?productId=53267

Chassi: http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/Mini+ITX/Cooler+Master+Elite+120+Advanced+Black+Mini-ITX+Gaming+Case+?productId=50924

Total: 670,47
 
Room for upgrades also!

For my entry into the Competition I have chosen the following components to acompany the MSI 7770.

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K (Ivy Bridge Socket 1155 Processor) £161.99

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) ATX Motherboard £101.59

Ram: 8GB (2x4GB ) Corsair Vengeance Jet Black 1866MHz CL9 DDR3 £49.99

Hard Drive: Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s £155.99

PSU: 600W be quiet! STRAIGHT POWER E9 80PLUS Gold Power Supply £83.75

CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro H100i Water-Cooling CPU Cooler £94.87

Case: Cooler Master HAF XM Black Midi Tower Gaming Case £98.99

Total: - £747.17 (at the current time finding the components)
 
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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(Overclocked to 4.5Ghz)
CPU Cooler - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Coolers+-+Air/CPU+Coolers/Noctua+NH-D14-2011+Dual+Fan+Quiet+CPU+Cooler+?productId=53260
Definatly the best air cooler around, worth every penny.
Motherboard - https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards+-+Intel/Socket+2011+-+Intel+X79/Asus+P9X79+Intel+X79+%28Socket+2011%29+DDR3+Motherboard+?productId=53607
This motherbord will do everything and for under £200, Asus!! good solid platform.
Ram - https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory+-+RAM/DDR3/Quad+Channel+-+%281600MHz%29/16GB+Mushkin+Enhanced+BlackLine+Frostbyte+%23993995+%284x4GB%29+1600+%28PC3-12800%29+240-Pin+DDR3+SDRAM+CAS+9-9-9-24+1.5V+?productId=47294
16GB Mushkin for £60 bargin.
Hard Drive - 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
Good quality WD caviar blue hdd, no need for solid state drive.
PSU -https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies+-+PSUs/Non-Modular+650W+or+less/650W+Corsair+TX650+V2+80PLUS+Bronze+Power+Supply+?productId=53134I love corsair so it had to be their 650, More than enough power would of preferd the HX but none the less still a quality PSU and with bit of cable management will still look great!!
Case -https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/Midi+Tower/Corsair+600T+Graphite+White+Midi+Tower+Window+Gaming+Case+?productId=44451Pleantly of room for expansion in the future, and decent cable management.​

Basket Total £612.69 Approx. Delivery £ 6.95 VAT £123.93 Total £743.57​
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You know the processor and motherboard aren't compatible...?
Not sure if it really matters for this though :p
 
CPU: AMD (Piledriver) FX-8320 3.50GHz (4.00GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 8-Core Processor (£125.40)
www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/AMD+%28Piledriver%29+FX-8320+3.50GHz+%284.00GHz+Turbo%29+Socket+AM3%2B+8-Core+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=52723

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-D3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) ATX Motherboard (£90.48)
www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards+-+AMD/Socket+AM3%2B+Piledriver+FX/GIGABYTE+GA-990FXA-D3+AMD+990FX+%28Socket+AM3%2B%29+ATX+Motherboard+?productId=48441

Ram: 16GB (2x8GB) G.SKILL RipjawsX 1866MHz CL10 DDR3 Dual/Quad Channel Kit [F3-14900CL10D-16GBXL] (£77.99)
www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory+-+RAM/DDR3/Dual+Channel+-+%281866MHz%29/16GB+%282x8GB%29+G.SKILL+RipjawsX+1866MHz+CL10+DDR3+Dual%2FQuad+Channel+Kit+%5BF3-14900CL10D-16GBXL%5D+?productId=53378

Hard Drive: 3TB Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 3.5" SATA III Hard Drive (£99.96)
www.aria.co.uk/Products/Storage/Hard+Drives+-+Internal/3.5+Inch+SATA+Drives/1.5TB+-+4TB/3TB+Seagate+Barracuda+ST3000DM001+3.5%22+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+?productId=48502

Crucial m4 128GB 2.5" SATA-III Solid State Hard Drive (£91.99)
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

PSU: 650W Corsair HX Series V2 80PLUS Gold Modular Power Supply (£98.17)
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: Corsair Hydro H60 V2 Water-Cooling CPU Cooler (£66.77)
www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Coolers+-+Water/Corsair+Hydro+H60+V2+Water-Cooling+CPU+Cooler+?productId=52990

Case: Corsair Carbide 500R Black Midi Tower Gaming Case (£97.00)
www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Cases/Midi+Tower/Corsair+Carbide+500R+Black+Midi+Tower+Gaming+Case+?productId=45691

Total = £747.76
 
 
My build for the MSI 7770 for £750 would be-

CPU 155.10
Intel Core i5-3550 3.30GHz

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Processors+-+CPUs/Processors+-+Intel/Core+i5+-+Socket+1155+%28Ivy%29/Intel+Core+i5-3550+3.30GHz+%28Ivy+Bridge%29+Socket+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=49754


MB 71.99
GIGABYTE GA-Z77-D3H Intel Z77

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


RAM 49.99
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance Blue 1600MHz

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...nnel+Kit+[CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B]+?productId=43953


HD 143.99
OCZ Agility 3 240GB 2.5" SATA-III

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...A-III+Solid+State+Hard+Drive+?productId=48925


PSU 151.80
860W Corsair AX Series 80PLUS Platinum

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...latinum+Modular+Power+Supply+?productId=52946


CPU COOLER 71.99
Corsair Hydro H80i

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...80i+Water-Cooling+CPU+Cooler+?productId=52950


CASE 97.00
Corsair Carbide 500R White

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...White+Midi+Tower+Gaming+Case+?productId=45692


Total £741.86


And a darn sight better than my current setup.
 
 
This is most optimised for 7770

CPU 125.40
AMD (Piledriver) FX-8320 3.50GHz
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...3++8-Core+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=52723

MOTHERBOARD 123.85
ASUS SABERTOOTH AMD 990FX
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...+PCI-Express+ATX+Motherboard+?productId=44763

RAM 45.44
8GB Mushkin Enhanced BlackLine Frostbyte
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...+SDRAM+CAS+11-13-13-31+1.65V+?productId=53335

HDD 99.95
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor...A-III+Solid+State+Hard+Drive+?productId=49267

HDD2 40.20
500GB Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Stor...002+3.5"+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+?productId=46054

PSU 44.39
600W Corsair Builder Series 600CX
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...X+80PLUS+Bronze+Power+Supply+?productId=52662

COOLER 61.22
Noctua NH-C14
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...ow+Dual+Fan+Quiet+CPU+Cooler+?productId=53263

CASE 33.95
Cooler Master K280
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...Black+Midi+Tower+Gaming+Case+?productId=53454

Total: 574,4
 
 
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This is what I would choose to pair with the new video card:

CPU (Intel i7 3770): http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...t+LGA1155+Processor+-+Retail+?productId=49756

Motherboard (Gigabyte Z77): https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...Socket+1155)+ATX+Motherboard+?productId=49019

Ram (Corsair Vengence 8 GB: https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...annel+Kit+[CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9]+?productId=50688

Hard Drive (1TB Segate and 240GB Mushkin SSD): https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Sto...003+3.5"+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+?productId=48501
and
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Sto...A-III+Solid+State+Hard+Drive+?productId=49034

PSU (Corsair 650W):
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...2+80PLUS+Bronze+Power+Supply+?productId=53134

CPU Cooler (Thermalright True Spirit 140): https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...t+140+Performance+CPU+Cooler+?productId=53395

Case (Fractal Design Core 1000): https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...re+1000+Black+Micro-ATX+Case+?productId=45751

Total: £723.56
 
cpu - intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivy Bridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail

motherboard - Asus P8Z77-V DELUXE Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard [90-MIBHR0-G0EAY0KZ]

ram - 16GB (4x4GB) G.SKILL RipjawsZ 1866MHz CL9 DDR3 Dual/Quad Channel Kit [F3-14900CL9Q-16GBZ

hhd - Crucial m4 64GB 2.5" SATA-III Solid State Hard Drive used for ssd cashing and 1TB Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 3.5" SATA III Hard Drive

psu - 750W CiT Black Edition Series Power Supply

cpu cooler - Corsair Hydro H100i Water-Cooling CPU Cooler

case - Cooler Master Silencio 550 Black Midi Tower Soundproof Case

total - £740.34
the change i would get replacement bits for dremel to mod the case to fit h100i in the roof. the radiator part sticking out the top for the case with fans in the inside of the case exhausting air out throw the radiator. if the budget was higher i would get better psu and better case.
 
No SSD :(

CPU: Intel Core i7-3820
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...asketAdd&productId=48281&context=superSpecial
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-X79-UP4
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...on=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=52534&context=
Ram: 16GB Mushkin Enhanced BlackLine Frostbyte (4x4GB)
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...on=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=47294&context=
Hard drive: 2TB Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Sto...001+3.5"+SATA+III+Hard+Drive+?productId=48301
PSU: 600W Corsair CX
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...on=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=52662&context=
cpu cooler: Noctua NH-D14-2011
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...11+Dual+Fan+Quiet+CPU+Cooler+?productId=53260
Case: Fractal Design Arc
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...on=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=49982&context=

Total: £730.20
 
cpu: Intel Core i5-3570K
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...on=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=49755&context=

motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD55 Intel Z77
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...on=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=53349&context=

ram: 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance Jet Black Low Profile 1600MHz
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...ngBasketAdd&productId=45511&context=clearance

hard drive: Corsair Force GT 120GB ssd
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Sto...on=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=53554&context=

psu: 650W Corsair HX Series V2 80PLUS Gold Modular
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Com...on=shoppingBasketAdd&productId=51860&context=

cpu cooler: Corsair Hydro H100i
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...00i+Water-Cooling+CPU+Cooler+?productId=52951

case: Corsair Vengeance C70 White
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...idi+Tower+Window+Gaming+Case+?productId=50840

total: £726.50

by the way awesome way to enter the competition.
 
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