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Overclockers UK build options?

Tigz79

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Right guys am biting the bullet and just gunna start ma first home build, been toying with the idea for some time now and thought bout getting a pre built machine but fancy just giving it a bash n going solo haha basically wanting the best spec a can for ma budget of £600 for mainly playing games on with a little web surfing... Gunna be ordering the parts from overclockers uk. A dont need a mouse/kb/monitor plus av got a wireless USB network stick so sorted for network connectivity. So the £600 is just for components and the case, looking for a case which is easy to work in since its ma first build, also al be using a copy of windows 7 64bit and using a 24" monitor to game at 1080p... Gunna order the parts when am off tomorrow so show me whats best combo for ma pennies lads
 
CPU: Intel i3-3220

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Blue 2 x 4GB {part no. CML8GX3M2A1600C9B}

Video Card: HIS HD 7750 iCooler

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB

PSU: Less than 300W is needed for this system. Preferred PSU's are Seasonic G 360W, or XFX Core Edtion 450W Pro. Unfortunately these seem to be out of stock at present at Overclockers. Get either PSU elsewhere if possible. But, if PSU MUST be purchased from Overclockers, then the next suggested PSU is the Be Quiet Pure Power L7 430W.

Case: Your choice!
 
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Try this:

£239.99 - ASUS GeForce GTX 660TI Direct CU II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£89.99 - Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W)
£55.99 - Asrock B75 Pro3-M Intel B75 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard
£41.99 - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD (on offer this week)
£49.99 - Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK)
£39.98 - NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - White NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - White
£35.99 - Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit
£19.99 - LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Sub Total : £478.76
Shipping : £12.50
VAT : £98.3
Total : £588.91

You can go for a black NZXT case if you want to.
If you want to get a K model in the future, you will have to get a Z77 motherboard, they cost more.

EDIT:

wait a minute, the motherboard does not support front USB 3.0...

EDIT EDIT:
Changed the motherboard to one with an internal USB 3.0 header.
 
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Right guys am biting the bullet and just gunna start ma first home build, been toying with the idea for some time now and thought bout getting a pre built machine but fancy just giving it a bash n going solo haha basically wanting the best spec a can for ma budget of £600 for mainly playing games on with a little web surfing... Gunna be ordering the parts from overclockers uk. A dont need a mouse/kb/monitor plus av got a wireless USB network stick so sorted for network connectivity. So the £600 is just for components and the case, looking for a case which is easy to work in since its ma first build, also al be using a copy of windows 7 64bit and using a 24" monitor to game at 1080p... Gunna order the parts when am off tomorrow so show me whats best combo for ma pennies lads

Any reason why you dont compare the prices with scan uk?
 
Any reason why you dont compare the prices with scan uk?

Thanks for the suggestions guys, a never knew bout this site mate av ordered from OCUK before bout 5 years ago and was trouble free so just thought to go there again, any other suggestions for builds guys?
 
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