New £1300 gaming rig - how is this?

adamscybot · 27 Jun 2011 at 19:44

Speccing out a gaming rig for. Budget £1200 but £1300 possible. Here is where I'm at so far:

Also looking for screen recommendations.

Thanks guys :cool:

BriT · 27 Jun 2011 at 19:49

Looks good. But you need duel channel ram and not triple as that was for 1366 socket.

adamscybot · 27 Jun 2011 at 19:51

BriT said:
Looks good. But you need duel channel ram and not triple as that was for 1366 socket.

Ah, replace with:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-290-CS

Should be ok?

BriT · 27 Jun 2011 at 19:52

Yeah that'll be fine.

adamscybot · 27 Jun 2011 at 20:04

BriT said:
Yeah that'll be fine.

Is the 1.65v requirement not worrying for a sandy bridge architecture?

95thrifles · 27 Jun 2011 at 20:11

i7 offers nothing to gaming above i5 2500K so you can drop that back and save some cash, also do you need a high spec mobo or will a basic one do? could save some more there
Get a newer faster SSD such as the Agility3
Whilst the 580 is v good, imo its not worth the premium over a 570

chris_holmes · 27 Jun 2011 at 20:11

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £244.99
2 x XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £203.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £139.99
1 x Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-850HXUK) £139.98
1 x NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - White £109.99
1 x OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £97.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £67.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H50-1 High-Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £52.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002) £39.98
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,335.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).

With xfire gfx and better mobo

chris_holmes · 27 Jun 2011 at 20:12

or i5 with same spec http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-368-IN

munz · 27 Jun 2011 at 20:12

if only gaming go for i5 2500k same as i7 2600k

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/50
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/129

uses about same power,
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/51

with savings bump up SSD to 120gb? get all your games and OS/heavily used programs on there, faster load times etc.

If i was spending £53 on cpu cooler i would go air, as top range air coolers are lot better than H50.

One of best air coolers around (thermaslright cpu cooler out of stock at mo would recommend that also)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-011-NC&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

If i was spending over grand on pc i'd amke sure there was 128 SSd in there

Case personalchoice so if ya like the looks of it go with it

chris_holmes · 27 Jun 2011 at 20:13

yh silver arrow is better

Troezar · 27 Jun 2011 at 20:13

Also agree do you need the 2600K, I decided not and bought two 2500K's. I like the case choice, nearly went for it then saw the 600T in white

adamscybot · 27 Jun 2011 at 20:33

munz said:
if only gaming go for i5 2500k same as i7 2600k

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/50
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/129

uses about same power,
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/51

with savings bump up SSD to 120gb? get all your games and OS/heavily used programs on there, faster load times etc.

If i was spending £53 on cpu cooler i would go air, as top range air coolers are lot better than H50.

One of best air coolers around (thermaslright cpu cooler out of stock at mo would recommend that also)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-011-NC&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

If i was spending over grand on pc i'd amke sure there was 128 SSd in there

Case personalchoice so if ya like the looks of it go with it

chris_holmes said:
yh silver arrow is better

Troezar said:
Also agree do you need the 2600K, I decided not and bought two 2500K's. I like the case choice, nearly went for it then saw the 600T in white

Thanks guys. Here is a revised spec:

I realise 120gb SSD is a big boost, but he seems happy with just having fast OS loading times and the other 2 drives in raid 0.

Motherboard - someone needs to convince me the ASRock is better.

Graphics - the crossfired cards worth it and the PSU upgrade...? Traditionally im an nvidia fan.

Thanks again guys.

Pickman · 27 Jun 2011 at 20:36

If you really need the power of the 580 then there is still room in the budget for that but unless you are running multiple monitors it is excessive really.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
(£224.99) £269.99
(£224.99)
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £183.98
(£153.32) £183.98
(£153.32)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
XFX 850W Black Edition Modular Power Supply £122.99
(£102.49) £122.99
(£102.49)
NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - White £109.99
(£91.66) £109.99
(£91.66)
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £67.99
(£56.66) £67.99
(£56.66)
Corsair Hydro H60 CPU Cooler with free Akasa Apache Fan (Socket LGA1366 / 1155 / 1156 / 775 / AM2 / AM3) £59.99
(£49.99) £59.99
(£49.99)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
(£34.16) £40.99
(£34.16)
Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.16) £16.99
(£14.16)
Sub Total : £979.08
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £13.75
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £198.57
Total : £1,191.40

Pickman · 27 Jun 2011 at 20:41

adamscybot said:
Also looking for screen recommendations.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-046-DE

That's awesome, but 23" though and I know you kids seem to like bigger screens these days. We'd need to know what size and resolution you prefer, as well as some kind of budget to do it proper justice.

adamscybot · 27 Jun 2011 at 21:25

Pickman said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-046-DE

That's awesome, but 23" though and I know you kids seem to like bigger screens these days. We'd need to know what size and resolution you prefer, as well as some kind of budget to do it proper justice.

22"-24", 1920x1080 res. Budget around £150. Has a preference for LED screens.

as905 · 27 Jun 2011 at 21:45

adamscybot said:
22"-24", 1920x1080 res. Budget around £150. Has a preference for LED screens.

for gaming i would go for the lg w2363d because it has ultra fast response time (0 lag) & i would change the asrock mobo for a gigabyte better quality & reliability.

munz · 27 Jun 2011 at 22:10

adamscybot said:
Thanks guys. Here is a revised spec:

Motherboard - someone needs to convince me the ASRock is better.

Thanks again guys.

To be honest mate i have no clue on Asrock but this guy round here know's lot of stuff and helps loads... like hundreds of people with new builds etc. (even helped me lol) well he just got that Asrock mobo.

Read
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18281874

If there was ever a reason to buy a certain piece of kit over another then this has gotta be it......

"Because Stulid got one"

he is like the Justin Bieber of the OCuk forums

EDIT: See http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/asroc...v-pro-gigabyte-z68x-ud3h-b3,review-32188.html
feel free to skip to the conclusion section

as905 · 27 Jun 2011 at 22:23

munz said:
To be honest mate i have no clue on Asrock but this guy round here know's lot of stuff and helps loads... like hundreds of people with new builds etc. (even helped me lol) well he just got that Asrock mobo.

Read
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18281874

If there was ever a reason to buy a certain piece of kit over another then this has gotta be it......

"Because Stulid got one"

he is like the Justin Bieber of the OCuk forums

EDIT: See http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/asroc...v-pro-gigabyte-z68x-ud3h-b3,review-32188.html
feel free to skip to the conclusion section

i had very bad experience with asrock in the past but i like very much how easy it is to overclock.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=19290112&postcount=24

munz · 27 Jun 2011 at 22:31

£83 22" lcd monitor, pretty epic, only this price till it comes in stock
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18289130

£150 24" LED, pretty epic, only this price till it comes in stock
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18289201

im seriosuly thinking about getting 2 of the £83 ones

chrisarm · 27 Jun 2011 at 22:41

If you were interested in the water cooling the h60 is on special with a free fan for £60

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-035-OP

The Z68 version mobo is the same price but with extra features

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-457-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

Also would a larger PSU not be better in case you fancy SLI later on, maybe like this 1000w modular one for $149

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-053-OC

Hope this was helpfull

By the way what is the difference between the spin point f1 and f3 apart from £5?