new rig help please

deathbyginger · 10 Feb 2011 at 19:19

Hi all
I have been going through an insuarance claim and I have been offered the following to replace a xps 600 dell (upgrades include ocz gold ram, evga gtx 280 superclocked, wd 1tb black hd,its a p4 d 950 3.4ghz, 600 w sli )
your thoughts would be good thanks all

ANTEC THREE HUNDRED ATX MID TOWER GAMER CASE NO PSU

AKASA 12CM CASE FAN, CRYSTAL BLUE FRAME, ROTOR AND BLADES, 4 BLUE LEDS x4

OCZ 1000W PSU - Z SERIES - SLI-READY, 80+ GOLD CERTIFIED, ACTIVE PFC, MODULAR

INTEL I3-540, 3.06GHZ, INTEL HD GRAPHICS, 2500FSB, LGA1156, 4MB CACHE

ASUS P7P55D-E PRO, ATX, LGA1156, P55, 4 DDR3 2200, 2 X PCIEX16, XFIRE, USB 3

KINGSTON HYPER X 2x2GB 1600MHz (PC3-12800) DDR3 CL9 (9-9-9-27) DIMM MEMORY KIT

3.5" SATA2 CAVIAR BLACK HDD, 500GB, 32MB, 7200RPM, WESTERN DIG.

3.5" SATA3 CAVIAR BLACK HDD, 1TB, 64MB, 7200RPM, WESTERN DIG, 6GBS

DVD RE-WRITER, SATA, 24X, BLACK, OEM, NERO 8, LITE-ON x2

ASUS GEFORCE GTX570, 1280MB DDR5, HDCP, DUAL DVI, HDMI, PCI-E, DX11

MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 PROFESSIONAL, 32 BIT, OEM DVD, SINGLE COPY

SPIRE CARD READER INTERNAL 3.5", BLACK RETAIL

FRONT BAY BLACK PLASTIC HDD ADAPTER - FOR FITTING 3.5''' DRIVES INTO 5.25" BAYS

ASUS XONAR DS SOUNDCARD, PCI, DTS CONNECT, DS3D GX FOR GAMING

TP-LINK 150MBPS WIRELESS PCI-EXPRESS ADAPTOR (TL-WN781ND), DETACHABLE ANTENNA

BIGFOOT KILLER 2100 GIGABIT NETWORK CARD

LOGITECH DESKKIT, MK120 DESKTOP KIT, WIRED USB, RETAIL

stulid · 10 Feb 2011 at 19:20

is it a pre built pc?

seems like a huge upgrade.

but the changes I suggest are Sandybridge 2400cpu and a H67 mobo

deathbyginger · 10 Feb 2011 at 19:21

what changes?

RJC · 10 Feb 2011 at 19:22

Can you ask to go with Sandy Bridge?

stulid · 10 Feb 2011 at 19:23

deathbyginger said:
what changes?

added above.

deathbyginger · 10 Feb 2011 at 19:27

no they won't do sandy bridge

this is about the best I can get out of them worth it?? or take the money about £1500 ??

deathbyginger · 10 Feb 2011 at 19:28

sorry no made to order

stulid · 10 Feb 2011 at 19:28

take the cash, come back here and i will spec you a pc that will destroy that.

can you build your own? do you know how?

RJC · 10 Feb 2011 at 19:29

Personally I would take the money and build your own system.

deathbyginger · 10 Feb 2011 at 19:30

I have no idea how to build one not good at that sort of thing what sort of spec could you do with the money ?

stulid · 10 Feb 2011 at 19:31

OCUK do their own built systems.

for example,

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
"Ultima Mosasaur" Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz @ 4.60GHz DDR3 Sandybridge System £1174.98
(£979.15) £1,174.98
(£979.15)
Options applied to the above product:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £81.98
(£68.32) £81.98
(£68.32)
Options applied to the above product:
No Crossfire Upgrade £0.00
(£0.00) £0.00
(£0.00)
Options applied to the above product:
No Hard Drive Upgrade £0.00
(£0.00) £0.00
(£0.00)
Logitech G110 Illuminated Gaming Keyboard (920-002241) £59.22
(£49.35) £59.22
(£49.35)
Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse (910-001262) £30.62
(£25.52) £30.62
(£25.52)
Sub Total : £1,122.34
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £15.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £227.57
Total : £1,365.41

which is this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-175-OE and a keyboard and mouse.

deathbyginger · 10 Feb 2011 at 19:40

and this would be better for gaming pc? (sorry not sure what to look for) also is there any reason to go windows 7 pro rather than home?

stulid · 10 Feb 2011 at 19:43

win7 pro offers nothing to interst a normal home pc user.

this shows the cpu performance between the i3 in your spec and a stock speed 2600K - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/143?vs=287

some of the graphs are "lower is better" and the 2600K in the above pc is overclocked to 4.6ghz.

this is the graphics card performance between the two - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/293?vs=306 very similar

overall a much faster pc in everyway.

deathbyginger · 10 Feb 2011 at 19:50

ok well looks like i had better take the money lol

stulid · 10 Feb 2011 at 19:53

deathbyginger said:
ok well looks like i had better take the money lol

yes, then buy the above, connect to your monitor and speakers, and set every game to MAXIMUM settings.

hlennie · 10 Feb 2011 at 19:57

Nice offer what insurance company?

Better to go with the ocs pre build but u learn a lot more about your pc if u self build also may be cheaper to do

deathbyginger · 10 Feb 2011 at 20:03

AA Insurance it took 7 weeks to get to this a lot of calls
as for self build I would not have the slightest idea what to buy or how to do it
Is there any other good gaming pc's recommended for the money with nvidia card ?

stulid · 10 Feb 2011 at 20:06

deathbyginger said:
AA Insurance it took 7 weeks to get to this a lot of calls
as for self build I would not have the slightest idea what to buy or how to do it
Is there any other good gaming pc's recommended for the money with nvidia card ?

thats the best for your price on OCUK, you can ask them for a Nvidia card instead, as they will make small adjustments when you order, or just ask before you order if they will?

a GTX560ti is a comparative card to a 6950.

or ask for a GTX570.

6644kp · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:12

take the money and buy a system from ocuk or build one yourself.

shadow_boxer · 10 Feb 2011 at 21:15

Take the money and run for the hills...

Whilst running have a quick read about building PC. Should be able to get a very good spec for about £800 and pocket the rest. Its much easier to build than you may think or buy prebuilt from OcUK for example.