Almost ready to buy...

jpd1977uk · 31 Jul 2011 at 21:53

I'm buying on Monday or Tuesday this week and still looking for a decent GPU... I'm not looking to OC the CPU, thats why I went for the non "K" version. Max budget £170 Inc VAT.

Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION **
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit
- Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
OcUK Value 2m DVI Male - Male Monitor Cable
BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black (Don't want to change)
(Max total budget of £670 Inc VAT & Delivery before 12pm).

Pete.Dakota · 31 Jul 2011 at 21:55

You SURE you don't want the K? 2500 at stock may start to bottleneck pretty soon.

jpd1977uk · 31 Jul 2011 at 21:59

Pete.Dakota said:
You SURE you don't want the K? 2500 at stock may start to bottleneck pretty soon.

I didn't see the point as the "K" version is so people can OC the CPU, which is why I'm not getting it and itsre £12 more!

stulid · 31 Jul 2011 at 21:59

Do you have a good psu?

jpd1977uk · 31 Jul 2011 at 22:02

stulid said:
Do you have a good psu?

Think so!!
I've got a 2 year old Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply.

stulid · 31 Jul 2011 at 22:03

Good, you can take your pick of graphics cards.

Pete.Dakota · 31 Jul 2011 at 22:39

jpd1977uk said:
I didn't see the point as the "K" version is so people can OC the CPU, which is why I'm not getting it and itsre £12 more!

Well yeah, £12 means that in 2 years you have a 4.5+Ghz quad and not a 3.3ghz. £12 now could save you hundreds down the line.

Jony27 · 1 Aug 2011 at 00:15

if not looking to OC at all then why not get these and save sone cash.

CPU - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-362-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1275

Mobo - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-179-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1965

but since the mobo is out of stock at the moment, you can stick with the mobo in the OP

jpd1977uk · 1 Aug 2011 at 06:16

Pete.Dakota said:
Well yeah, £12 means that in 2 years you have a 4.5+Ghz quad and not a 3.3ghz. £12 now could save you hundreds down the line.

OK... I've decided to go for the K version...

my build now looks like this:
Currently got:
Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply

Buying this week:
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION **
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit
- Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
OcUK Value 2m DVI Male - Male Monitor Cable (DV-106)
BenQ G2222HDL 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor
£681.31p Inc VAT & DPD Next Day Parcel Before 12 delivery

I've decided to go for the MSI ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC HAWK 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (£163.99 inc VAT) unless someone can recomend something else for the same money...

Cleeecooo · 1 Aug 2011 at 09:30

For your graphics card, THIS would be better for slightly more

Otherwise you have THIS for only £10 more

Lemin · 1 Aug 2011 at 09:37

Id find £13 more for this...

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card [GV-N560OC-1GI ]
This Week Only Offer
was £199.99 inc VAT
£179.99 inc VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-074-GI&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1341

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/290?vs=330

jpd1977uk · 1 Aug 2011 at 15:20

Thanks for the replys guys The 560Ti looks ok!

I've noticed this, EVGA GeForce GTX 550Ti 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card.. Any good?!

stulid · 1 Aug 2011 at 15:20

jpd1977uk said:
Thanks for the replys guys The 560Ti looks ok!

I've noticed this, evga geforce gtx 550ti 2048mb gddr5 pci-express graphics card.. any good?!

no.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/asus/geforce_gtx_550_ti_direct_cu/23.html

jpd1977uk · 1 Aug 2011 at 15:22

stulid said:
No.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_550_Ti_Direct_Cu/23.html

OK, thanks!

Mario · 1 Aug 2011 at 16:48

and why you not going for 8gb memory?its cheap now,you wont regret it

jpd1977uk · 1 Aug 2011 at 16:50

Mario said:
and why you not going for 8gb memory?its cheap now,you wont regret it

I don't need 8Gb of memory and TBH, I can't afford to get it!

stulid · 1 Aug 2011 at 16:52

If you cant afford the GTX560ti and thats why You suggested the 550ti?

Then this is almost a no brainer - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=19718633#post19718633

Cleeecooo · 1 Aug 2011 at 18:05

stulid said:
If you cant afford the GTX560ti and thats why You suggested the 550ti?

Then this is almost a no brainer - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=19718633#post19718633

That, or you can also consider the 560 non Ti

jpd1977uk · 1 Aug 2011 at 21:16

So will the XFX ATI Radeon HD 6870 Black Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card play Half-Life, FEAR 3, SIMs 3 ect ok?

stulid · 1 Aug 2011 at 21:16

jpd1977uk said:
So will the xfx ati radeon hd 6870 black edition 1024mb gddr5 pci-express graphics card play half-life, fear 3, sims 3 ect ok?

yes.

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/40...b_black_edition_video_card_review/index7.html

You can see that the GTX560ti is just <-------> that much faster though.