Advice on an Intel build needed

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  1. Posts : 3,118
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    Advice on an Intel build needed


    Ello folks,
    A mate of mine has asked for some advice on building an Intel rig for gaming and since i've only used AMD i thought i'd ask you lot
    He does want something thats going to handle demanding games for a good while. I suggested an i5 3570 or 3570k and a 670/680 as he prefers Nvidia. I'm lost with Intel boards though
    Could you suggest a full build for him please. Budget is not a problem for what he wants.
    he'll be buying online in sweden.
    I shall link him to this post.
    Cheers folks..
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    CPU: Intel i5 3570k @ 3.4 GHz (3.8GHz turbo)
    GPU: MSI Nvidia GTX 670 Power edition 2GB
    Mobo: MSI Global ? Motherboard - Z77 MPOWER
    RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 1600 MHz
    Corsair series rated Power Supply
    SSD/spinner HD

    If he want to OC higher end boards have more options but lower end ones still oc like mine


    Also something like this guys build

    https://www.sevenforums.com/overclock...-complete.html

    I plan to eventually upgrade towards this.
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    cheers Dude
    Nice 1 chap, I've heard a fair few stories about MSI boards and he needs something thats going to be reliable so i think he's best staying with Asus or Gigabyte for the motherboard.
    Everything else is sound though mate
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    ganjiry said:
    cheers Dude
    Nice 1 chap, I've heard a fair few stories about MSI boards and he needs something thats going to be reliable so i think he's best staying with Asus or Gigabyte for the motherboard.
    Everything else is sound though mate
    Yeah I have heard some horror stories on MSI, guess I've been lucky. Out of all my builds I've always used MSI boards and haven't had issues.

    Gigabyte or Asus are very good too
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    ganjiry said:
    cheers Dude
    Nice 1 chap, I've heard a fair few stories about MSI boards and he needs something thats going to be reliable so i think he's best staying with Asus or Gigabyte for the motherboard.
    Everything else is sound though mate
    The Z77 Sabertooth gets very good reviews Ryan, a few members on here have them too and love them.

    Paul.
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    paulpicks21 said:
    ganjiry said:
    cheers Dude
    Nice 1 chap, I've heard a fair few stories about MSI boards and he needs something thats going to be reliable so i think he's best staying with Asus or Gigabyte for the motherboard.
    Everything else is sound though mate
    The Z77 Sabertooth gets very good reviews Ryan, a few members on here have them too and love them.

    Paul.
    Cheers chap
    Yeah i've heard good things about it too, Is there any perticular ram that works well with Intel cpu's? Or is some Corsair Vengeance the a good all rounder?

    I've linked the thread to him but he's stuck in combat Arma 3 so he'll register later on at some point.
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    I have always heard Corsair was the best, but I bought some cheap PNY Electronics 1600 and it OCed to 2133 with ease.
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    ganjiry said:
    paulpicks21 said:
    ganjiry said:
    cheers Dude
    Nice 1 chap, I've heard a fair few stories about MSI boards and he needs something thats going to be reliable so i think he's best staying with Asus or Gigabyte for the motherboard.
    Everything else is sound though mate
    The Z77 Sabertooth gets very good reviews Ryan, a few members on here have them too and love them.

    Paul.
    Cheers chap
    Yeah i've heard good things about it too, Is there any perticular ram that works well with Intel cpu's? Or is some Corsair Vengeance the a good all rounder?

    I've linked the thread to him but he's stuck in combat Arma 3 so he'll register later on at some point.
    Personally I am a gskill man, owned 4 sets now on my Intel rigs, it's fairly cheap and has worked great.

    That's my favourite anyway, I am sure others have their own favs.
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    Whip out the gold card !


    Advice on an Intel build needed-massive-i5.png

    i5 dream build.pdf
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  10. Posts : 3,118
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    Cheers chaps.
    @ Alan the pic is too small mate I can't make it out, When i said full build i should have said he already has a full system so will be carrying over the Hdd's, dvd rw and peripherals. sorry :P

    From threads i've read it seems most go for Gskill or Vengeance with Asus boards so they're god choice's for him enit.

    Hello Sneaky
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