My new pc your advice

Nicos_fr · 9 Aug 2011 at 13:16

I want a new gaming pc but i cant spent more than 600 at the moment, so i decide for this.

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM£155.99
MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION *£107.99
OcUK GeForce GTX 550Ti OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.98
Corsair Hydro H50-1 High-Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/AM2/AM3) £56.99
OcUK Crusade 650W Dual-Rail High Efficiency Power Supply£47.99
OcUK Glacier Case Midi-Tower Case - Black£37.99
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/4G)£34.99
Scythe Kaze-Master 5.25" Fan Controller - Black £34.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX)£29

Is this ok or i will some conflict.

stulid · 9 Aug 2011 at 13:20

Never ever get a unnamed PSU, get one from a well known/reviewed brand, such as,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-037-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-042-BQ&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1083
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-034-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084

Get 1600mhz RAM - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-203-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

And if you get a air cooler, you can get a faster graphics card,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-190-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1866

Jony27 · 9 Aug 2011 at 13:20

ditch the psu + case, and get atleast a gtx460.
ditch the fan controller and cpu cooler to put towards better case/psu/gpu
also get the retail version of the CPU.

stulid · 9 Aug 2011 at 13:24

Your budget is around £600 at a guess.

So I have redone the spec for you.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 6870 Black Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 & Shogun 2 PC Games £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £74.98
(£62.48) £74.98
(£62.48)
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £27.98
(£23.32) £27.98
(£23.32)
Sub Total : £490.75
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 : £100.65
Total : £603.90

The case has a fan controller built in and has better airflow/construction and fans fitted as standard.

The PSU is capable of powering muiltiple cards and is modular.

Nicos_fr · 9 Aug 2011 at 14:57

I want an nvidia card can i keep the gtx 550i or the ati 6870 is so better

stulid · 9 Aug 2011 at 14:59

Nicos_fr said:
I want an nvidia card can i keep the gtx 550i or the ati 6870 is so better

The 6870 is better and has free games.

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

And the XFX is a overclocked version of the 6870 also, so is faster again.

Jony27 · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:07

Nicos_fr said:
I want an nvidia card can i keep the gtx 550i or the ati 6870 is so better

heh, still surprises me some people still follow this.
just get the best one you can afford.

stulid · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:09

Jony27 said:
heh, still surprises me some people still follow this.

I prefer nvidia cards, always.

But I have the cash to get what I want, so a £230 GTX570 was well worth it over a £199 6950 for me.

But the GTX570 is faster than a 6950 anyways.

olivier renault · 9 Aug 2011 at 15:30

stulid said:
Your budget is around £600 at a guess.

So I have redone the spec for you.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 6870 Black Edition 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 & Shogun 2 PC Games £139.99
(£116.66) £139.99
(£116.66)
MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
Lepa B-Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £74.98
(£62.48) £74.98
(£62.48)
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500413AS) £30.98
(£25.82) £30.98
(£25.82)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £27.98
(£23.32) £27.98
(£23.32)
Sub Total : £490.75
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 : £100.65
Total : £603.90

The case has a fan controller built in and has better airflow/construction and fans fitted as standard.

The PSU is capable of powering muiltiple cards and is modular.

Go with that one, really. Can't spend your money better for £600, without compromising.

The 550ti is around the performance level of a 5770, which was last years min spec gaming card. Nowadays, you are better off with a 460 OC / 5850 as a min-spec (lil over £100 park). 6870 is a good card, especially on the price offer.