"Ultima Mosasaur" System

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The quoted specs are as below:

System Specification
- Case: BitFenix Shinobi Case - Black
- Power Supply: XFX Pro 750W Core Edition
- CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz Sandybridge overclocked to 4.60GHz
- Motherboard: Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Corsair H80 CPU Cooler
- RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: 1TB HDD
- Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 Graphics Card (Crossfire option available)
- Sound: Realtek 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: LG 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter

Im considering this system with an added 120gb SSD and swapping out the dvd for a bluray.

Can anyone give benchmarks for this system? anyone know the brand of components? What connects the G-Card has would be nice as well.
 
You won't know the brands unless you ask in the customer service section.
They change depending on prices @ the time, I think.

Ever considered building your own? Could get more for less? Or just more for the same amount :p
 
Its going to be difficult to tell you exactly the specs without knowing precisely the part numbers etc.

But I am almost certain this is the motherboard from someones thread about this system - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-342-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

The graphics card could be any of them, but the outputs dont vary much,

- Display Connectors: 2 Dual-Link DVI-I, 1 HDMI & 2x Mini-DisplayPort
- Display Connectors: 2 Dual-Link DVI-I, 1 HDMI & 2x Mini-DisplayPort
- Display Connectors: 2 Dual-Link DVI-I, 1 HDMI & 2x Mini-DisplayPort

Thats from three of the common 2GB 6950's
 
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While I enjoyed building my own PCs in the past and plenty for other people as well, i really dont fancy spending a week building / OCing and making stable a PC, I've got too many other things going on right now. I just want to install Windows and rock and roll.

Unless a significant spec boost can be had for the same money then its not really practical right now.
 
House said:
While I enjoyed building my own PCs in the past and plenty for other people as well, i really dont fancy spending a week building / OCing and making stable a PC, I've got too many other things going on right now. I just want to install Windows and rock and roll.

Unless a significant spec boost can be had for the same money then its not really practical right now.
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you can save a hell of a lot by building yourself. also, if you go for a modest overclock then you wont need to bother checking the stability. it will just be enter bios; change multiplier to ~42 (for 4.2Ghz); boot up as normal.

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are you going for the single or double graphics card (crossfire) option? it'll give me an idea of budget. also, what do you plan to use it for other than the general porn and emails?
 
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Well you will always save money building yourself or for the same price a few extra bells and whistles.

Really up to you which road you want to go down, but from a quick look at that pre-built system I can say it is well specced at the core.

And a i7 2600K (4cores+hyperthreading = 8threads) is faster than nearly £700 worth of hex core older i7 cpu (plus hyperthreading = 12 threads) - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/287?vs=142

Plus the overclock is all done and fully stress tested for you.

You say you just want to install Win7 and go, then its a no brainer.
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If you want to spend the same money on a do it yourself build.


Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
PNY Geforce GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5 DVI HDMI PCI-E Graphics Card - (GMGTX58N2H15ZPB) £359.99
(£299.99) £359.99
(£299.99)
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £227.99
(£189.99) £227.99
(£189.99)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £88.99
(£74.16) £88.99
(£74.16)
Cooler Master Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £75.98
(£63.32) £75.98
(£63.32)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £49.98
(£41.65) £49.98
(£41.65)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
(£34.16) £40.99
(£34.16)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Sub Total : £986.56
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 : £200.06
Total : £1,200.37

So you get a GT580 instead of a 6950.

A bigger PSU.

A Gen3 motherboard that has PCI-E3.0 and other features.
 
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Budget is about £1200, but if I could get it down to £1000 all the better.
Only needs to be a case doesnt need mouse keyboard or monitors.
If i was going self build route I wouldnt need a storage drive casue I could take that from my current rig.

How easy are sandybridge PCs to clock?
Gaming 30-40% of the time, some cad and database work for work, some vid encoding for ripping DVDs and Blurays.

Are i7 worth the money over i5? what extra futureproofing would a i7 give?
 
the difference between the i7 and i5 is that the i7 has hyperthreading whereas the i5 does not. hyperthreading can help in some applications, but it really doesnt work in gaming. since your doing CAD work and stuff then the i7 and an Nvidia GPU would come in very handy
 
Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
OcUK ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE DIRT3 PC Game £191.99
(£159.99) £191.99
(£159.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
(£133.32) £159.98
(£133.32)
Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3-BK) £147.98
(£123.32) £147.98
(£123.32)
Cooler Master Storm Enforcer Gaming Case - Black £75.98
(£63.32) £75.98
(£63.32)
Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £72.98
(£60.82) £72.98
(£60.82)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
(£44.99) £53.99
(£44.99)
LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £49.98
(£41.65) £49.98
(£41.65)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
(£34.16) £40.99
(£34.16)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
(£21.66) £25.99
(£21.66)
Sub Total : £818.22
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £166.14
Total : £996.86

Done to £1K for you.

i5 2500K vs i7 2600K - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=287

Overclocking with this motherboard is easy, the BIOS contains a selection of clock speeds from 4ghz to 4.8ghz, you select it and the board does the rest.
 
stulid said:
Its going to be difficult to tell you exactly the specs without knowing precisely the part numbers etc.

But I am almost certain this is the motherboard from someones thread about this system - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-342-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

The graphics card could be any of them, but the outputs dont vary much,

- Display Connectors: 2 Dual-Link DVI-I, 1 HDMI & 2x Mini-DisplayPort
- Display Connectors: 2 Dual-Link DVI-I, 1 HDMI & 2x Mini-DisplayPort
- Display Connectors: 2 Dual-Link DVI-I, 1 HDMI & 2x Mini-DisplayPort

Thats from three of the common 2GB 6950's
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OcUK's descriptions are wrong.

The HD 6950 only has one dual link DVI connector.

They have a dual link DVI-I and a single link DVI-D.

Quotes from this thread where WeltMaster was trying to get 120Hz to work.

Surveyor said:
Have you plugged the DVI cable into the correct DVI port on the graphics card?

Only one is dual link.

Swap the cable to the other DVI connector.

May need a restart.
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WeltMaster said:
well, that was a simple fix, thanks man! didnt know my gpu had 2 different ports :D gonna try some battlefield at 120hz <3
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stulid, whats that case like? it looks quite nice for £75?

also, i tried to get all the highest end bits and an nvidia card into the build for under £1000. i didnt quite manage it but £1080 isnt too bad:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor £239.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £173.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x OCZ Z-Series 850W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £99.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
1 x LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £49.98
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) £39.98
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
Total : £1,079.36 (includes shipping : £13.75).
 
thanks allot guys, once i sort out my budget ill finalise the specs and post back. looks like the wife will have to put up with me building a new pc from scratch
 
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