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hi i building a new gaming rig to replace my old one and im just wondering if anyone can comment on this one please.

OcUK GeForce GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Krypton Z68 600i Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz @ 4.60GHz Overclocked Bundle
(with 8 bg ram and the deluxe model)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Antec 100 One Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
OCUK Swift 750W Silent Power Supply
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter

my total budget is around 1000 and this is just over, which i don't mind to much.
Any help would be fantastic, thanks :D
 
 
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thanks for the advice i put in the hard drive you said and the antec power supply, i forgot to mention the gfx card, it has to run dual screens, will that cope? im completely lost at them to be honest, so so so many to pick from i feel like a kid in a sweet shop :D
 
£1000 notes you say?
This I say:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £249.98
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Silverstone Raven 2 RV02B Full Tower Case - Black £129.98
1 x Lepa B-Series 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £92.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
1 x Thermalright Archon CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/AM2/AM3) £44.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £27.98
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,022.38 (includes shipping : £13.75).

PSU can handle another 570 if you need one later.
Motherboard is setup ready for the next intel CPU (ivybridge)
Case has superb airflow.

Or

Less style more power:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 580 DirectCU II 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £159.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £79.99
1 x Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £72.98
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £27.98
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/775/1155/1156/1366) £22.98
1 x LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £1,020.37 (includes shipping : £13.75).


You can always swap out the RAM for 8Gb of insanely priced:
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz
 
those rigs are sweet but i have no idea how to clock a cpu :(, thats the main reason i went for a bundle, and i looked at gfx card but the nvidia one i picked seemed better am i completely wrong?
 
Overclocking is very easy on these new boards / cpus.
Most come with software which can do it simply by clicking "overclock to X.XGhz"
But there are also guides on here to help you. Plus its good to learn :)

Yes the 580 is better than the 570. £110 better? I'd say not.
Was resolution do you have your screens @? Not many games support dual screen gaming. I know a couple like supreme commander does. But a 570 would kick that games ***.

There is a 3rd scenario to the other builds. By getting a cheaper case and cooler, you could get an SSD added.
Just to make your decision harder :D
 
There are many sites on how to overclock your cpu including this one, im sure the guys here will help you if run into problems. MSI motherboards will overclock for you, with one simple push of a button. If you can build a pc, overclocking a k series cpu will be childs play.
 
gahhh so many decisions to make :( nothings ever simple, my main screen the res is 1920 by 1080 and the other is 1600 by 900, to be honest most games i play seem to handle the dual system fine, just can't use the second screen which only seems to have face book up anyway lol, to be honest i want a system that can demolish skyrim and other such high demanding games, but will last me a few years still, btw thanks for the advice you guys are giving it's great :D
 
Either of those in post#2 will be great.

With the first spec getting my seal of approval:)
 
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stulid said:
Its the case that swung it for me:)

Look what I did earlier - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18304178 - i should be on commission.
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to be honest the fact your not a don yet is quite surprising with the amount you help around here.

and that raven case would swing any build for me

*edit*
did you mean post #4 earlier, because i would probably go with that myself, except with the OCZ 850W 80+ gold PSU for about £8 extra
 
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a thing of beuaty like that would be wasted on my set up :( plus it's a lil out of my price range, sorry, ive swapped out the psu for the antec and the hard drive for the samsung one, should i also down grade to the 570? or have i completely missed what everyone has been telling me?
 
MAXIBOY said:
my total budget is around 1000 and this is just over, which i don't mind to much.
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Thats what I thought, the spec R088ieS86 posted is £1022.

So I dont understand why hes saying its out of his price range, swapping to a GTX570, when thats whats already in it.
 
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