Proposed Gaming Build '11

Nathan94

Nathan94

Nathan94

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Budget:-
  • ~£700 ont

Usage:-
  • Gaming (COD:BO, Driving games (Dirt, NFS etc), GTA:IV, Sims 3 etc)
  • Photoshop (Editing photographs for photography, creating graphics and digital media for ICT/Media studies.)
  • Video editing for media studies.
  • Online browsing, music, films etc.. :D

Already have:-
  • Case
  • Full HD 24" Monitor
  • G5 Mouse
  • G15 Keyboard
  • 2.1 Surround sound
  • Sound card

Any improvements? I've tried to get the best hardware by reading reviews, comparisons etc, e.g. 460 vs 5850 :]

This is what i've come up with:-
  • 2 x Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz/PC3-12800 XMS3 i5 Memory Kit CL9(9-9-9-24) 1.65V £65.06
  • 1 x AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8GHz 9MB Cache Socket AM3 Retail Box Processor £119.14
  • 1 x Gigabyte GTX 460 OC 1GB GDDR5 OC Edition Dual DVI HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card With H.A.W.X. 2 Game Voucher £123.39
  • 1 x LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black with Nero Essentials £10.20
  • 1 x Corsair 60GB Force SSD 2.5" SATA-II Read = 285MB/s, Write = 275MB/s 50,000 IOPS £74.03
  • 1 x Asus M4A88T-V EVO/USB3 880G Socket AM3 ONboard 128MB Memory DVI VGA HDMI Out ATX Motherboard £67.71
  • 1 x Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache 173804 £36.58
  • 1 x Plexus SATA 2.0 to right angle SATA 7-pin Cable (Red) 46cm / 18" £1.60
  • 1 x Coolermaster GX 650W PSU - 6x SATA 2x PCI-E 80plus Certified £48.49
  • 1 x Sumvision USB2.0 Black Caddy for upto 500GB 2.5 SATA Hard Drives - Retail Brushed Aluminium £6.94
Order Total £659.02

(The HDD caddy is not for me btw.)

Thanks,
 
come back on the 9th of January when the new Intel Sandy bridge stuff is released, and a spec can be done then, also for gaming a quad core CPU is better and cheaper.
 
stulid said:
come back on the 9th of January when the new Intel Sandy bridge stuff is released, and a spec can be done then, also for gaming a quad core CPU is better and cheaper.
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Intel splintel.. ;)

AMD<3

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But i'm using extensive programs such as photoshop cs5, after effects etc?
 
no idea on prices, but they may force the older stuff down in price, less than two weeks to wait.
 
Removed 4gb and the PSU.. changed it too include a case ~

CM Storm Scout + Coolermaster Silent Pro 700W Modular PSU *Special Offer Bundle* - £129.98

Total now = £684.76
 
Any improvements/recommendations anyone?

Any cables that i will be needing? Any advice?

~ Planning on ordering tonight/tomorrow, that is all. :)
 
stulid said:
a Intel i5 760 destroys anything AMD has on the market at gaming apps, and Sandy bridge previews show it to be 15% faster clock for clock again.

760 vs AMD fastest quad core - www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/186?vs=191
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i would say their morealess on par, but i would agree that Sb will be significantly better than phenom. Even if you're sticking to AMD then try to wait for SB as AMD will almost certainly have to lower prices to stay competetive
 
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