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Just thought i would post back. I have deiced to build a desktop. I Was wondering how do i check if the ram will fit with the motherboard. Here is what i will be using.
CPU - Intel Sandybridge i5-2500K Unlocked Core i5 Quad-Core Processor (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache, Socket 1155)
RAM - 8GB (2x4GB) Memory RAM FOR Intel DZ77BH-55K, DZ77GA-70K, DZ77RE-75K DDR3 10600
Motherboard - Intel Extreme DZ77RE-75K Desktop Motherboard - Intel Z77 Express Chipset - Socket H2 LGA-1155 - 1 x Retail Pack - ATX - 1 x Processor Support - 32 GB DDR3 SDRAM Maximum RAM - SLI, CrossFireX Support - Serial ATA/300, Serial ATA/600 RAID Supported Controll
Case - CIT Vantage White ATX Gaming PC Case White LED Fan
GPU - SUS GEFORCE GTX 660 DIRECTCU II - 2 GB GDDR5 - PCI-EXPRESS 3.0 (GTX660-DC2-2GD5) + MALE DVI/FEMALE
PSU - Corsair TX750V2 Enthusiast Series 750W ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze PSU
Fan (X3) Cooler Master MegaFlow 200 LED Fan - Red
HDD - Western Digital WD1002FAEX Caviar Black 1 TB 7200 RPM Internal Hard Disk Drive
Never buy an HP laptop, it overheats too much that you could cook an egg.
Jooshy,
Regarding the ram and mobo working together I would first go to the mobo mfgr's. site and they will have tested and approved makes and models of ram. Now that doesn't mean that's the only ram that works but you need to decide the speed, brand and size you want to go with. Trusted brands will be Crucial, Corsair, G Skill, Kingston and the like. Notice the speeds that the mobo will accept normally higher speeds will required a overclock or setting change in the bios and not all mobo's and cpu will extract all of the speeds listed, so just because it says with an overclock you can install 2133mhz ram doesn't mean you'll net that. Another issue to consider is the heat sinks and height of the ram modules and could that impact an aftermarket CPU cooler especially air coolers?
Once again. For another £10 -15 u could get tge 3570k which is the follow up and would game better and be more energy efficient etc
Don't forget to include a 128gb SSD in the build and do your clean install directly to it. These days Intel, Crucial, Samsung and other SSD's are very reasonably priced and many are on sale for less then $140.00 and if you can limit the install to just the OS and a precious few programs then you could get away with a 64gb drive and they are dirt cheap, just do it and you'll thank me later !
Oh I have a suggestion for your graphics card. You can buy Nvidia Geforce GTX "660 TI" which is better than 660 without the TI for a bit more .
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IdeaPad Z500 - Colorful Multimedia Laptop by Lenovo | Lenovo | (GB)
i7 lenovo coming in right on your £700 budget with an nvidia gt635m 2gb graphics card, 8gb ram and 1tb hard drive.
just in case you are considering what other options are out there.
as to the desktop, as suggested above get the 3570k, your getting the z77 board anyway so you may as well get the cpu that is meant for it:)
psu is a good choice, ram is something you can upgrade as you go, 2 x 4gb sticks is great to start with and you can get 2 more another time if you want to upgrade to 16gb and use the 4 channel ram.
the gpu is something you need to ponder on, the nvidia gtx 660 is a nice card. you can compare it to the 7870, most benchmarks show one or the other doing the same thing though oddly i did notice the 7870 has higher min fps in most games tested, this is most likely a driver related issue though and not a direct result of the gpu being any worse or better.
overall between the two
so enjoy and good luck with the build