Rate or slate my spec before I buy!

[ins0mn1ac]

My choices arent set in stone but it's to a budget, so if you can help me to make this better for the money.. much appreciated! Pretty much only play BC2 with BF3 in mind I need to go quad core so I'm taking the jump now.

Check it out :- http://i.imgur.com/bjkLR.png

 

[Plec]

Unless you need the added featuers on the Gigabyte board i would exchange it for the MSI P67A-C45 for £89 so you could then afford the 2500K CPU.

Because if you don't need the extra bells and whistles i, personally, think your missing a trick not getting the '2500K' CPU.

 

[shadow_boxer]

Unless you need the added featuers on the Gigabyte board i would exchange it for the MSI P67A-C45 for £89 so you could then afford the 2500K CPU.

Because if you don't need the extra bells and whistles i, personally, think your missing a trick not getting the '2500K' CPU.

This. Everything else looks good.

 

[Plec]

EDIT: You may also want ot consider the 5850 as a card - but if BF3 is a Nvidia oriantated game then stick with the 460

 

[Reaper 392]

the i5 2400 cannot be overclocked, you will need the i5 2500k if you want to do that.

also, what PSU and DVD drive are you planning on using?

 

[ins0mn1ac]

Unless you need the added featuers on the Gigabyte board i would exchange it for the MSI P67A-C45 for £89 so you could then afford the 2500K CPU.

Because if you don't need the extra bells and whistles i, personally, think your missing a trick not getting the '2500K' CPU.

Would two gfx cards be an option on that board in future?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-167-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906

This yeah? Also I've got a PSU and DVD drive already, bought them from somewhere else. I'm totally Nvidia biased these days also!

 

[ins0mn1ac]

As well as what I've said above ^ does a 560 offer anything worthy of the price difference over a 460? It's sad to see how low down in terms of performance my gtx280 is now

 

[Plec]

Would two gfx cards be an option on that board in future?

No, not on the C45 but sli support is offered on this board - link -at £104 'on a this week special'.

 

[Plec]

As well as what I've said above ^ does a 560 offer anything worthy of the price difference over a 460? It's sad to see how low down in terms of performance my gtx280 is now

The 560 would really hit your budget - and if you're considering sli you would be better off getting the 'K' CPU and adding a second 460 at a later date.

Unless you could afford the 560 plus the 2500K?

 

[ins0mn1ac]

Yer I think the 560 +2500k is fine, is the RAM I have OK with that mobo? or would going for 2x (2x2)'s be better?

 

[ins0mn1ac]

Basket looks like this now :- http://i.imgur.com/3XmYF.png

 

[Reaper 392]

so you'd be able to afford something like this:


YOUR BASKET
1 x msi geforce gtx 560ti twin frozr ii 1024mb gddr5 pci-express graphics card £178.99
1 x intel core i5-2500k 3.30ghz (sandybridge) socket lga1155 processor £164.99
1 x msi p67a-gd53 intel p67 (socket 1155) ddr3 motherboard - (sandybridge) ** b3 revision ** *with free msi grenade* £104.99
1 x kingston hyperx genesis grey 8gb (2x4gb) ddr3 pc3-12800c9 1600mhz dual channel kit (khx1600c9d3x2k2/8gx) £49.99
1 x zalman z9 plus tower case with fan controller - black £44.99
1 x samsung spinpoint f3 1tb sata-ii 32mb cache - oem (hd103sj) £40.99
1 x gelid tranquillo cpu cooler (socket 754/939/940/am2/am2+/am3/lga775/lga1155/lga1156/lga1366) £25.99
total : £625.03 (includes shipping : £11.75).

460 vs 560ti:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/313?vs=330

*edit*
460 vs 560 vs 560ti: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-560-amp-edition-gtx-560-directcu-ii-top,2944.html

 

[ins0mn1ac]

So from the above review it basically says a 560 is just an oc'd 460, where as the Ti has more again, so its a better option?

 

[Plec]

So from the above review it basically says a 560 is just an oc'd 460, where as the Ti has more again, so its a better option?

These results may interest you - link

2 x 460s are a similar price to one 560Ti too.

 

[Reaper 392]

So from the above review it basically says a 560 is just an oc'd 460, where as the Ti has more again, so its a better option?

yep, its a better option if you can afford it, but unsurprisingly its more expensive. if you can afford the 560Ti then go for it.

 

[ins0mn1ac]

Can anyone confirm I'll be OK using http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-170-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906 with Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit?

 

[Plec]

Can anyone confirm I'll be OK using http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-170-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906 with Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit?

They've been used before in that board with no problems.

 

[ins0mn1ac]

About to buy this now when I came across a few benchmarks with my current gpu vs the 460, and to me it looks like an almost pointless change? I've got a pretty awesome, well at the time 280gtx and it blows most stuff away apart from BC2.. which I know is heavily CPU dependant so I'm wondering is my crap FPS purely because of dual core? if so I'll avoid changing gfx cards for now and just buy the rest!

This link :- http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2010-gaming-graphics-charts-high-quality/compare,2466.html?prod[4510]=on&prod[4522]=on

 

[anuraj]

Why not get a 6870 and crossfire it later.

 

[munz]

stick with 280gtx fro now, when more inof/sepcs come out about bf3 etc then you can better choose your gpu

also when are new gpu cards out? hd 7XXX and gtx 6xx?? maybe end of this year/oct/when bf3 comes out?? maybe