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LEK-89

LEK-89

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Hi Guys,

I'm thinking of going for this pre-built upgrade;

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-176-OE

I've been a bit out of touch with the Desktop gaming scene for the past 3 years so bear with me as I have owned laptops and used them for gaming but I have now decided to move back to Desktop gaming. Is their anyone out there who has purchased this pre-built and if so, how has it been for you so far?

The only thing is, I'm not sure weather to stick with the GTS 450 card or take the plunge with the GTX 560? I would be mainly playing games like Black Ops & MW3 when it comes out later on in the year etc. Or would it be best to stick with the original GTS 430 card and upgrade the hard drive to an SSD drive instead?

Lastly, am I correct that the motherboard supplied with this build is the Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P?

Thanks all - Liam
 
 
LEK-89 said:
Do OcUK still offer the finance option if I choose the parts and order everything together?

Thanks - Liam
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I don't think you can choose the finance option for anything on special offer such as This Week Only or Today Only.

I'm sure I've seen posts to this effect.

Yes:

Here and here
 
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Excellent, many thanks for all of your quick replies guys!

I take it that ASRock boards are reliable these days? The last I heard a long time ago that they were not all that good.

Thanks again - Liam
 
LEK-89 said:
Excellent, many thanks for all of your quick replies guys!

I take it that ASRock boards are reliable these days? The last I heard a long time ago that they were not all that good.

Thanks again - Liam
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A lot of the products chris_holmes has chosen are on special offers.

You won't be able to put those on finance.

See my post above.
 
Surveyor said:
A lot of the products chris_holmes has chosen are on special offers.

You won't be able to put those on finance.

See my post above.
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Yep I'm just deciding what other parts to have instead, could someone possibly re-post a basket with what I should get that are not on offer?

Edit - how does this look:

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti SUPER OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM
Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9)
Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3)
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black
Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Total: £833.88

Thanks - Liam
 
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you mean retail :) THe retail is cheaper this week iirc. Maybe he is buying from somewhere else.

the current components... Not looking so good, value-wise if buying from OcUK.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti SUPER OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £219.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £148.98
1 x OCZ StealthXStream 2 700W Power Supply £60.98
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 CPU Cooler with free Akasa Apache Fan (Socket LGA1366 / 1155 / 1156 / 775 / AM2 / AM3) £59.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £59.99
1 x Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £43.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £845.39 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
No oem as its not on deals and the 6950 is a better card than the 560gb especially when you get to the £200 price mark
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti SUPER OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £219.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £139.99
1 x XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £59.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £43.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £832.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Mainly, not fond of the case, motherboard, PSU, and the retail CPU is cheaper (here at least). Well, I think the motherboard is all right, if you want Gigabyte.
 
KiiYzOo said:
No oem as its not on deals and the 6950 is a better card than the 560gb especially when you get to the £200 price mark
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retail is £6 cheaper.

Yeah, I'd prefer a 6950 2GB in there. Or a 570 2.5GB (dunno when they'll be available).


KiiYzOo said:
Yeah go for the asrock
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I'd snatch the Corsair XMS3 8GB myself for £60.

I would put in the Silver Arrow cooler in there, but it's been removed from the list (unless I'm going blind). The Antec Kuhler performs better and less noise, although I suspect the H60 with free apache would redress the balance.

Or the DarK Rock Advanced, for a decent cooling and low noise.
 
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