Advice needed please (Gaming rig for £1300)

The store I'm getting it from have the case and psu as an option but the fan you suggested is not in their options. (I could always choose none and buy seperately from ocuk :))

These are the options out of interest:

INTEL LGA1366 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
ARCTIC FREEZER 13 CPU FAN
ThermalTake Frio Gaming CPU Cooling Fan
Coolermaster Vortex 752 Low Profile CPU Cooling Fan
CoolerMaster V6 GT CPU Cooler
CoolerMaster V8 Gaming CPU Cooling Fan
PROLIMATCH MEGAHALEMS Rev. B Gaming CPU Fan with 6 direct heatpipes
 
get the new sandybridge for futureproof not old gen cpus like the i7 960 get a i7 2600k or i5 2500k get the 6950 best option unless you have the moneys for a 580
 
IIDeathCubeKII said:
The store I'm getting it from have the case and psu as an option but the fan you suggested is not in their options. (I could always choose none and buy seperately from ocuk :))

These are the options out of interest:

INTEL LGA1366 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
ARCTIC FREEZER 13 CPU FAN
ThermalTake Frio Gaming CPU Cooling Fan
Coolermaster Vortex 752 Low Profile CPU Cooling Fan
CoolerMaster V6 GT CPU Cooler
CoolerMaster V8 Gaming CPU Cooling Fan
PROLIMATCH MEGAHALEMS Rev. B Gaming CPU Fan with 6 direct heatpipes
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There's a system builder now on here, you can have a Sandybridge System with the case i mentioned too.

Out of those i would get the Thermaltake Frio.
 
Right! just made up this list on ocuk for £1,633.85 inc VAT, it goes over my budget but looks very tempting, what do you think? Would I have to pay extra for warranty? And it says ready to ship in 2 days, how long would delivery take and is delivery free?


Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black
sandybridge Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz Quad Core Hyperthreading Processor
Stage 2: Overclock of CPU - 15% Overclock (Processor speed x1.15)
Akasa Venom CPU Cooler
Asus P8P67 Pro Intel P67 Mainboard
G.Skill Ripjaw X 8GB 1600MHz C9 Memory Kit
OcUK GeForce GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5
Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s HDD
OcUK 24x DVD-RW Black
OcUK 4GB USB Flash Pen - Ideal for backing up DATA
Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone AMP
Corsair TX 850w Power Supply
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Fully Cable Managed
Samsung P2450H 24" monitor
 
Delivery is only free when you associate your ocuk shop website account with your forum one after being here for 90 day or more and have gotten more that 250 post or 100 posts in a year.
 
anuraj said:
Delivery is only free when you associate your ocuk shop website account with your forum one after being here for 90 day or more and have gotten more that 250 post or 100 posts in a year.
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That's a bummer, any idea how much delivery will cost and how long it takes? Have to go work now check back later;) Thanks for everyone's help :D
 
£12.50 for the delivery and they should update you as the delivery goes along but OC Uk have great service so it might be quick.
 
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Asus GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Far Cry 2 Asus GeForce GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Far Cry 2 £219.98
(£183.32) £219.98
(£183.32)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £191.99
(£159.99) £191.99
(£159.99)
Asus P8P67 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) Asus P8P67 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) £124.99
(£104.16) £124.99
(£104.16)
Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1) Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1) £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply - With FREE 3D Mark 2011 Advance Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply - With FREE 3D Mark 2011 Advance £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
GeIL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP38GB1600C9DC) GeIL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel (GVP38GB1600C9DC) £85.99
(£71.66) £85.99
(£71.66)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Coolermaster CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black Coolermaster CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £61.26
(£51.05) £61.26
(£51.05)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000528AS) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000528AS) £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
LG GH24NS50 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - Retail LG GH24NS50 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - Retail £19.99
(£16.66) £19.99
(£16.66)
Sub Total : £878.46
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £177.94
Total : £1,067.65
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The i5 is perfectly good for gaming. The cash saved can be spent elsewhere - on a blu-ray drive for example. The 480 is on offer at the moment, but since you have room in your budget get a 580 instead maybe?
 
This is the build I am purchasing in a weeks time:


YOUR basket

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99


BenQ G2420HDBL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black
£169.99


Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £165.59

Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge)
£143.99

NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - Black
£109.99

OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive
£95.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599)
£79.99

Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA775/AM2/AM2)
£69.98

OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W Power Supply
£43.19

Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500dpi Xtreme Precision Gaming Mouse and FREE Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Mouse Surface
£43.07

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ)
£39.98

Microsoft SideWinder X6 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (AGB-00006)
£38.99

OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK)
£35.99

OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black)
£11.99

Total : £1,275.22
 
Predicament said:
This is the build I am purchasing in a weeks time:


YOUR basket

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £209.99


BenQ G2420HDBL 24" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black
£169.99


Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £165.59

Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge)
£143.99

NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - Black
£109.99

OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive
£95.99

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599)
£79.99

Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1156/LGA1155/LGA775/AM2/AM2)
£69.98

OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W Power Supply
£43.19

Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500dpi Xtreme Precision Gaming Mouse and FREE Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Mouse Surface
£43.07

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ)
£39.98

Microsoft SideWinder X6 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (AGB-00006)
£38.99

OCZ Special OPS 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3SOE1600LV4GK)
£35.99

OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black)
£11.99

Total : £1,275.22
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:)
 
IIDeathCubeKII said:
Right! just made up this list on ocuk for £1,633.85 inc VAT, it goes over my budget but looks very tempting, what do you think? Would I have to pay extra for warranty? And it says ready to ship in 2 days, how long would delivery take and is delivery free?


Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black
sandybridge Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz Quad Core Hyperthreading Processor
Stage 2: Overclock of CPU - 15% Overclock (Processor speed x1.15)
Akasa Venom CPU Cooler
Asus P8P67 Pro Intel P67 Mainboard
G.Skill Ripjaw X 8GB 1600MHz C9 Memory Kit
OcUK GeForce GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5
Western Digital Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s HDD
OcUK 24x DVD-RW Black
OcUK 4GB USB Flash Pen - Ideal for backing up DATA
Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone AMP
Corsair TX 850w Power Supply
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Fully Cable Managed
Samsung P2450H 24" monitor
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It looks really good although change cpu to i5 2500k, choose the 25% overclock option, 4gb ram is enough and change the DVD-RW for a blueray should be £1500 or so then? yet a better performing pc aswell for gaming.
 
Sycho said:
It looks really good although change cpu to i5 2500k, choose the 25% overclock option, 4gb ram is enough and change the DVD-RW for a blueray should be £1500 or so then? yet a better performing pc aswell for gaming.
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We keep going over this lol. Money is not an issue regarding the cpu so even if I didn't mind spending the extra for i7 2600k you would STILL suggest getting the i5 2500k? Or is the i7 better for games but not by much so not worth the extra?

I really am worried that I get the i5 and then games come out this year which would have benefited more from the i7.

I really am sorry for my noob brain, and constantly asking similar questions. I have waited YEARS to get a decent pc and vowed that I wouldn't make any (controllable) mistakes that I'd regret. Hope you understand
 
Only difference between the 2500K and 2600K is that the 2600K has hyperthreading, but in games they're not used at all. Games usually only use 2 cores, with very few using 4. Hence a higher clocked 2500K will beat a 2600K on a lower speed. It's up to you though if money's not a limit... but share that cash with us instead ;).
 
Orcvader said:
Only difference between the 2500K and 2600K is that the 2600K has hyperthreading, but in games they're not used at all. Games usually only use 2 cores, with very few using 4. Hence a higher clocked 2500K will beat a 2600K on a lower speed. It's up to you though if money's not a limit... but share that cash with us instead ;).
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Is there a chance games will use hyperthreading in near future? Or am I asking the dumbest question ever asked on these forums?
 
Well go for it if you wish, you never know what lies ahead with pc technology anyway and afterall it is a great pc you mentioned but i suggest you get the 25% overclock though still.:p (if not use the option to have all overclocked as 580 overclocks very well)

Some games do benefit from hyperthreading already although it's rare at the moment and the performance difference wouldn't be noticeable as the pc will already be hitting high fps with that spec as it is.
 
Sycho said:
Well go for it if you wish, you never know what lies ahead with pc technology anyway and afterall it is a great pc you mentioned but i suggest you get the 25% overclock though still.:p (if not use the option to have all overclocked as 580 overclocks very well)

Some games do benefit from hyperthreading already although it's rare at the moment and the performance difference wouldn't be noticeable as the pc will already be hitting high fps with that spec as it is.
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Thanks Sycho, i5 2500k with oc it is :)
 
Orcvader said:
Good choice, and use the cash saved for a big overclock, these things can easily pass 4ghz, some even reaching 5ghz!
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Are these overclocks stable? At the minute I'm going for the 25% oc, I'm not experienced at all with overclocking so I preferably dont want to have to worry about changing things when it arrives due to instability.
 
IIDeathCubeKII said:
Are these overclocks stable? At the minute I'm going for the 25% oc, I'm not experienced at all with overclocking so I preferably dont want to have to worry about changing things when it arrives due to instability.
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It's possible there may be instability but it's very rare it seems from Overclockers systems/bundles however if it does happen the majority of the time it's caused by the voltage being a notch or two lower than it should be which is easily fixed in the bios.

You can just send them a webnote and ask about it if you want which they reply to fairly quickly.:)
 
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