New setup

Velineon · 27 Mar 2010 at 11:55

Well ive had my current setup for over a year now, so have decided to get a new one. Listed below is what i plan to buy within the next few weeks.

Just want some thoughts from you guys on what recommendations you have to make it a bit better or gain same performance for a lower price.

Thanks.

stulid · 27 Mar 2010 at 12:02

Why the velociraptor? Just get a 1tb samsung F3 or a WD black.

The reviews of the GTX480 are now out, it don't look good, get a ATI5870.

A cheaper i7 CPU will be perfectly capable.

Edit. Just noticed the two velociraptors! Why? You already specced two SSD!

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 27 Mar 2010 at 12:04

Mean Mr Mustard · 27 Mar 2010 at 12:07

2 GTX 480s? Will the 1,000W PSU be able to handle those?

Velineon · 27 Mar 2010 at 12:07

stulid said:
Why the velociraptor? Just get a 1tb samsung F3 or a WD black.

The reviews of the GTX480 are now out, it don't look good, get a ATI5870.

A cheaper i7 CPU will be perfectly capable.

Edit. Just noticed the two velociraptors! Why? You already specced two SSD!

Was planning to put games on the raptors, and OS and programs on the SSD's
Was just reading the reviews on the 480s and im very supprised. should have checked before choosing the Nvidia cards. Ive always had Nvidia cards as i found ATI make crap drivers for there cards.

Velineon · 27 Mar 2010 at 12:08

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
Asus P6T Deluxe|Intel i7 920|Asus GTX 295|6GB Dominator|2X Samsung SSDs|Corsair HX1000|Creative X-Fi Titanium|2x WD 1TB HDDs|2x WD velociraptors Raid 0|Corsair 800D|Hanns G 28"|Windows 7

What is wrong with your current setup??

It seems a very minimal upgrade for over £3000!!

Im bored

stulid · 27 Mar 2010 at 12:11

If your board just stick the new CPU into your pc.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 27 Mar 2010 at 12:21

If you are only gaming then there is no point in getting a new CPU.

Maybe a pair of HD5870 2GB cards would be a good upgrade over a GTX295??

Redmint · 27 Mar 2010 at 12:22

Bored? There's a good excuse to waste over 3 grand. What're you going to do with your current PC?

Velineon · 27 Mar 2010 at 12:24

Redmint said:
Bored? There's a good excuse to waste over 3 grand. What're you going to do with your current PC?

Giving it to my 2 sons so they can game on it.

Velineon · 27 Mar 2010 at 12:26

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
If you are only gaming then there is no point in getting a new CPU.

Maybe a pair of HD5870 2GB cards would be a good upgrade over a GTX295??

Are the HD5870 2GB cards out ? Im really dissapointed in the Nvidia cards after reading the latest reviews

Redmint · 27 Mar 2010 at 12:26

Well that's a heck of a big present.

Hope they appreciate it.

And no, not yet, but as there's full reviews out I'm guessing they'll be released in the next month?

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 27 Mar 2010 at 17:06

Velineon said:
Giving it to my 2 sons so they can game on it.

Wouldn't it be better if you built a pair of cheaper gaming computers for them??

nWovance · 27 Mar 2010 at 21:22

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
Wouldn't it be better if you built a pair of cheaper gaming computers for them??

i second this, + i'll buy your current setup ^.^ -edit- altho minus the gtx 295, i'd prefer dx11 gpu.

Crixus00 · 27 Mar 2010 at 21:28

If the OP wants to spend the money then that's up to him. Annoys me when ppl have a go :mad:

He wants the best, obviously. And just wants confirmation/ advice. I'm not surprised by his "bored" comment, it is boring. He clearly has the money.

Mr. May · 27 Mar 2010 at 22:14

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total

2x Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 5970 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £499.99

Intel X25-E Extreme 32GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (SSDSA2SH032G1) £306.99

Corsair Dominator GT 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C7 1866MHz Triple Channel Kit (CMG6GX3M3A1866C7) £286.99

3x Iiyama ProLite E2710HDSD 27" Widescreen LCD Monitor £274.99

Asus P6X58D Premium Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £239.99

Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + Assassin's Creed II Game £234.99

BeQuiet Dark Power Pro P8 1200W Modular Power Supply £199.99

Silverstone Fortress FT02B-W Windowed Gaming Case - Black £184.99

2x Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) £89.99

Samsung SH-B083L/BSBP 8x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (OEM) £77.98

Corsair H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler (Socket LGA775/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £66.99

Sub Total : £3,067.09
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £19.10
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £540.08
Total : £3,626.27

hows that ?

Fallen god · 28 Mar 2010 at 02:20

Velineon said:
Giving it to my 2 sons so they can game on it.

You could adopt me and give me the PC XD. Anyways the spec above looks really nice 3 screens is just hot i think. Good luck hope you arnt bored with your new set up.

alihassan602 · 28 Mar 2010 at 03:43

:O

A 6 Core i7?
Thats insane, I've had crappy Core2Quad for 2 years, give your kids my pc and I'll take your old one.

Velineon · 28 Mar 2010 at 09:22

Hey guys. Thanks for the replys. Yeah i know im probably wasting money, but ive always done it this way. I purchase a setup and during that time i save up for the next. A year to save 3 grand aint that hard.

Mr May thanks for the advice on that setup. Will look into it. Im gonna hold out for the ATI HD5870 2GB cards. Shame about the Nvidia card. Dont know what they were thinking about

Also might wait for the Asus Rampage III Extreme.

Kids want a fast PC so id rather just let them use it. Also use it as a backup if anything went wrong with the new setup

Schizo · 28 Mar 2010 at 09:28

Velineon said:
Im bored

your bored and got £3000 to spend because of this ?