First ever PC build

BobbyT28

Hi,

wondering if i could get some advice from seasoned PC builders.

I have ordered the Phantom NZXT 410 Mid tower GunMetal (Lovely Case)

I was on the website www.hardwareversand.de

I did a PC config on the website and picked the below for my Case.

My question is, will this all fit? Also i don't have €1,300 to spend.

Looking at the list below, could you suggest alternatives to the below?

1. What is your budget? €700 - €800

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Photoshop, internet, media centre,

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? No

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? No

5. Do you need a monitor? yes

5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? 1

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? Basic CD/dvd player

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Yes

8. How can you pay?Credit card/ Paypal

9. When are you purchasing? 1-2 months

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? Kildare


Current content: Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155


Product Description: Intel Core i5 3570K / 3.4 GHz processor
Product Type: Processor
Processor Type: Intel Core i5 3570K (3rd Gen)

Availability: ready for dispatch

Art-Nr.: HV20Y35KDE

209,08 €
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs




MSI Z77 Mpower, Intel Z77, ATX, DDR3
Product Description: MSI Z77 MPower - motherboard - ATX - LGA1155 Socket - Z77
Product Type: Motherboard - ATX
Chipset Type: Intel Z77 Express

Availability: ready for dispatch

Art-Nr.: HV1136MADE

174,78 €
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be quiet! Shadow Rock PRO SR1
Product Description: Be quiet! Shadow Rock PRO SR1 - processor cooler
Product Type: Processor cooler
Package Content: Thermal paste

Availability: ready for dispatch

Art-Nr.: HV30RE52DE

41,93 €
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16GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz CL9
Product Description: Corsair Vengeance memory - 16 GB : 4 x 4 GB - DIMM 240-pin - DDR3
Storage Capacity: 16 GB : 4 x 4 GB
Upgrade Type: Generic

Availability: ready for dispatch

Art-Nr.: HV20CO57DE

70,80 €
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs


111,24 €
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Cooler Master GX Series PSU, 80Plus Bronze - 750 Watt
Product Description: Cooler Master GX RS-750-ACAA-D3 - power supply - 750 Watt
Device Type: Power supply - active Power Factor Correction (PFC) - internal
Specification Compliance: ATX12V 2.31

Availability: ready for dispatch from 2012-11-30

Art-Nr.: HVR751CGDE

82,29 €
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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660Ti OC-EU, 2GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPor
Product Description: Gigabyte GV N66TOC-2GD - graphics card - GF GTX 660 Ti - 2 GB
Device Type: Graphics card
Bus Type: PCI Express 3.0 x16

Availability: ready for dispatch

Art-Nr.: HV1029ITDE

277,19 €
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs




Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660Ti OC-EU, 2GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort
Product Description: Gigabyte GV N66TOC-2GD - graphics card - GF GTX 660 Ti - 2 GB
Device Type: Graphics card
Bus Type: PCI Express 3.0 x16

Availability: ready for dispatch

Art-Nr.: HV1029ITDE

277,19 €
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs




Seagate Barracuda 7200 2000GB, SATA 6Gb/s


Product Description: Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 - hard drive - 2 TB - SATA-600
Type: Hard drive - internal
Capacity: 2 TB

Availability: ready for dispatch

Art-Nr.: HV13SB72DE

89,24 €
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs




Samsung SSD 830 64GB SATA 6GB's Basic


Product Description: Samsung 830 Series MZ-7PC064B - solid state drive - 64 GB - SATA-600
Type: Solid state drive - internal
Capacity: 64 GB

Availability: ready for dispatch

Art-Nr.: HV12SPP6DE

59,99 €
incl. VAT and excl. shipping costs




Rechner - Zusammenbau


Bezeichnung: Rechner - Zusammenbau

Availability: ready for dispatch

Art-Nr.: HVZPCDE

20,00 €
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1.303,73 €
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MRTULES

Hi, a lot of what you selected is pretty good but might be overkill for what you'll use it for.

Here is what I did

Item|Price
2 x 8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€56.68
Seagate Barracuda 7200 2000GB, SATA 6Gb/s|€89.24
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W|€54.03
Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155|€209.08
ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€87.14
Dell UltraSharp U2312HM|€199.00
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7770 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E HDMI / DVI-I / DUAL MINI DP (Lite Retail)|€112.34
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€826.50

Your CPU is one of the most recomended but the motherboard was way more than what you need (unless you had a reasone for it) so I picked that one. I changed the ram to slightly cheaper ram saving €14 but16gb might be overkill anyway. for the sake of €14 you might be just as well off with the ram you picked.
The PSU was more than you needed so popped in the highly recommended super flower 550w, knocking a few squid off.
You could probably save a few bills on the cpu cooler too but I havn't speced one as Im not sure what is good.
I am pretty sure the biggest saving for you will be in the graphics card department if this is not a PC for gaming. I did not select one though as again I am not sure what photoshop would require but I'd say you could probably be looking at somethin like a 7770 for €110ish or 7850 for €160ish. again these might be overkill too. Hard drive is grand and if you want an SSD the one you had is a good brand.
Lastly a monitor. Probably pretty important if your doing a lot of photoshop but I dont know anything about them. sorry.

EDIT: so I dropped in a 7770 and what I think is a recommended monitor around here. Again the problem is there is no SSD which may make a bigger difference to you then the extra 8gb or ram or that CPU or GPU or monitor ect...

Eboggles

Item|Price
AMD FX-8350 Prozessor, Boxed, Sockel AM3+|€186.42
ASRock 970 Extreme3, AM3+, ATX|€72.44
2 x 8GB-Kit G.Skill Ares PC3-12800U CL9-9-9-24|€71.04
Samsung SSD 830 64GB SATA 6GB's Basic|€59.99
Seagate Barracuda Spinpoint HD103SJ 1TB SATA II|€68.38
be quiet! PURE POWER CM BQT L8-CM-430W|€56.61
Dell UltraSharp U2312HM|€199.00
Samsung SH-222BB schwarz|€18.26
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€751.13

That's without a GPU. The FX 8350 is a very capable processor for video/photo editing. Along with it's low price, it's a much better option for you.

We'd build the computer for you for free, by the way

BobbyT28

MRTULES wrote: »

Hi, a lot of what you selected is pretty good but might be overkill for what you'll use it for.

Here is what I did

Item|Price
2 x 8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9|€56.68
Seagate Barracuda 7200 2000GB, SATA 6Gb/s|€89.24
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W|€54.03
Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155|€209.08
ASRock Z77 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX|€87.14
Dell UltraSharp U2312HM|€199.00
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7770 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E HDMI / DVI-I / DUAL MINI DP (Lite Retail)|€112.34
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€826.50

Your CPU is one of the most recomended but the motherboard was way more than what you need (unless you had a reasone for it) so I picked that one. I changed the ram to slightly cheaper ram saving €14 but16gb might be overkill anyway. for the sake of €14 you might be just as well off with the ram you picked.
The PSU was more than you needed so popped in the highly recommended super flower 550w, knocking a few squid off.
You could probably save a few bills on the cpu cooler too but I havn't speced one as Im not sure what is good.
I am pretty sure the biggest saving for you will be in the graphics card department if this is not a PC for gaming. I did not select one though as again I am not sure what photoshop would require but I'd say you could probably be looking at somethin like a 7770 for €110ish or 7850 for €160ish. again these might be overkill too. Hard drive is grand and if you want an SSD the one you had is a good brand.
Lastly a monitor. Probably pretty important if your doing a lot of photoshop but I dont know anything about them. sorry.

EDIT: so I dropped in a 7770 and what I think is a recommended monitor around here. Again the problem is there is no SSD which may make a bigger difference to you then the extra 8gb or ram or that CPU or GPU or monitor ect...

Thanks for the advise MRTULES

BobbyT28

Eboggles wrote: »

Item|Price
AMD FX-8350 Prozessor, Boxed, Sockel AM3+|€186.42
ASRock 970 Extreme3, AM3+, ATX|€72.44
2 x 8GB-Kit G.Skill Ares PC3-12800U CL9-9-9-24|€71.04
Samsung SSD 830 64GB SATA 6GB's Basic|€59.99
Seagate Barracuda Spinpoint HD103SJ 1TB SATA II|€68.38
be quiet! PURE POWER CM BQT L8-CM-430W|€56.61
Dell UltraSharp U2312HM|€199.00
Samsung SH-222BB schwarz|€18.26
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€751.13

That's without a GPU. The FX 8350 is a very capable processor for video/photo editing. Along with it's low price, it's a much better option for you.

We'd build the computer for you for free, by the way

Cheers man. Do you have a website?

Will the above have no issue fitting into Phantom Case?

What are the main things to look out for when purchasing parts, regarding fitting into the case you have?

Eboggles

BobbyT28 wrote: »

Cheers man. Do you have a website?

How do you mean? When I said "We'll build it for free" I was talking about us PC Builders on boards.ie, as opposed to me owning a website which builds people PCs for free .

Or do you mean what website was I referring the from? If so, it's hardwareversand.de. They're German if you haven't guessed already. They've got really good prices compared to Irish (and most UK) retailers, and as a result we recommend them loads. Shipping is €18.99 flat, and their website is crap to navigate unless you use it every day.

BobbyT28 wrote: »

Will the above have no issue fitting into Phantom case?

No issue at all at all at all. It's a pretty spacious case.

BobbyT28 wrote: »

What are the main things to look out for when purchasing parts, regarding fitting into the case you have?

That's a pretty vague question, I guess making sure that they offer good price/performance and are reliable. Rule of thumb: Check with us before you click the order button, and you'll be fine .

BobbyT28

Eboggles wrote: »

How do you mean? When I said "We'll build it for free" I was talking about us PC Builders on boards.ie, as opposed to me owning a website which builds people PCs for free .

Or do you mean what website was I referring the from? If so, it's hardwareversand.de. They're German if you haven't guessed already. They've got really good prices compared to Irish (and most UK) retailers, and as a result we recommend them loads. Shipping is €18.99 flat, and their website is crap to navigate unless you use it every day.


No issue at all at all at all. It's a pretty spacious case.


That's a pretty vague question, I guess making sure that they offer good price/performance and are reliable. Rule of thumb: Check with us before you click the order button, and you'll be fine .

Cheers man for the help, really appreciate it. Yeah after I posted reply I went onto the website. Not too bad to navigate at all. Some really good prices

Will defo be asking all your advice before I order anything. Will seriously consider above build.

Thanks again everyone for the help. Will keep you posted on my build.

Now I just need to get the cash together!!!!

BobbyT28