Future Proof Gaming Rig

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I'm building my first gaming rig and think about sinking up to 1500 pounds.

Not too sure about my build though did a bit of research and this is what i came up with.

Not sure about the mobo, RAM and Power supply but also does anyone see any obvious no no's that are on it or any must haves that aren't?


1)CPU : Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz processor (socket 1156)

2)Mobo: Asus Maximus III Gene Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX mobo

3)RAM x1 :Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR 12800C7 (1600MHz) dual channel

4)Hard Drive: Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache

5)Graphics Card: Dual GC - XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 "AVP Edition" 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express

6)PSU: Corsair TX 750W ATX SLI compliant power supply

7) Case: Coolermaster storm scout gaming case

8) Fans: Nocturia NH-U12P SE2 Dual Fan Quiet CPU cooler

9) DVD drive: Sony Iotiarc DRU-870S 24x DVD+/- RW SATA REWRITER

Cost: 1300 pounds
 
you say you want future proof? well, thats not Intel im afraid, they are changing their sockets next year, so nothing will be compatible.

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the motherboard has all the new features such as SATA and USB3.0, crossfire is supported at 8X/8X, it will also accept HEX core cpu's.

there are strong rumpours that the next lot of AMD cpu'c called bulldozer will be AM3 fitment to, so just a bios update may be all thats needed.

If you need a decent monitor, then you cant go wrong with this BenQ- http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-033-BQ&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=
 
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Seems expensive for parts used?
Does this include monitor and operating system.

Power supply can be knocked downa notch or two, 600w will be plenty.
 
No such thing as future proof, but that is a good system.

RJC is right though, that should be cheaper... in fact, its only £1095 from the OCUK store!
Buy from us, you will be saving £200!
 
Rusty_Noob said:
Don't bother with 2x 5770's, get a single 5850 and then when it starts showing it's age get another.
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This is exactly what i will be doing but with 5870. If you want to be future proof buy a single card that is the best you can afford and then SLI it (or crossfire) in the future. If you already have to two cards then you are pretty much stuffed!
 
If you have £1300 to spend (as your OP suggests), I would recommend having a look at the i7/X58 side of things. The i7 920 D0 CPU can be had for £190 and the excellent ASUS P6T Deluxe motherboard can be had for £120. This offers a great deal of performance at stock speeds, loads of overclocking headroom and it uses the X58 chipset- which means it will be current for some time yet. Also, the 2 x16 PCIe lanes means that it works well for SLI/Crossfire, and the triple spacing of the slots aids cooling.
 
cmndr_andi said:
If you have £1300 to spend (as your OP suggests), I would recommend having a look at the i7/X58 side of things. The i7 920 D0 CPU can be had for £190 and the excellent ASUS P6T Deluxe motherboard can be had for £120. This offers a great deal of performance at stock speeds, loads of overclocking headroom and it uses the X58 chipset- which means it will be current for some time yet. Also, the 2 x16 PCIe lanes means that it works well for SLI/Crossfire, and the triple spacing of the slots aids cooling.
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Future proof? intel? dont want to sound rude, but isn't that a contradiction?
 
stulid said:
Future proof? intel? dont want to sound rude, but isn't that a contradiction?
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I don't think I said it would be future proof.

I just know that Intel are keeping the X58 platform as their enthusiast top-end until Q3 2011. In my mind, that means it still has some life left in it.
 
tbh. i dont think there is a game out which needs as much cpu power as we currently have to run decently. pick up a i7 920 do clock it to 3.8-4ghz and just get a new gpu every couple of yrs.
 
I ain't bias toward Intel nor AMD, but I'm not entirely convinced that the current range of AM3 boards are future proof enough to use Bulldozer to its full capability...at least I'm pretty convinced that 7xx and 8xx chipset will probably not be too good for overclocking Bulldozer. There's a chance that a poorly overclocked Bulldozer will be slower than a well-overclocked i7...hell, there's not even guarantee that a fully overclocked Bulldozer will be faster than i7, as AMD is just playing catch up. The Bulldozer coming onto i7 could be like GTX470/GTX480 coming late but not much faster than 5850/5870 for all we know.
 
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