Last spec check . . . I swear!! lol

Gregry254 · 3 Sep 2011 at 18:42

Ok, after much research and swaying back and forth I think I have got the build that I want to order (tonight

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The point of the build is to play BF3 on highest settings so I can enjoy it fully.

This is what I have :

Any opinions/recommendations before I throw more ££ into gaming?

stulid · 3 Sep 2011 at 18:47

Get a retail bluray drive and change the cooler to something like a Gelid tranquillo or Corsair A50.

Gregry254 · 3 Sep 2011 at 18:50

I take it I would see improvements in temps/db with the tranquillo/A50?

I presume the only difference with retail is that it comes with some kind of softare?

RJC · 3 Sep 2011 at 18:51

The retail usually comes with software, I got the Samsung drive which come with software otherwise you would need to purchase separately.

Bwaaa · 3 Sep 2011 at 18:52

I'd personally change the case, it's a bit... rugged for my tastes. But cooling wise it's a monster so its worth it I suppose

R088ieS86 · 3 Sep 2011 at 18:53

16GB of RAM? really needed?
Go with 8GB and but the spare £50 towards a GTX570!

stulid · 3 Sep 2011 at 18:54

Bwaaa said:
I'd personally change the case, it's a bit... rugged for my tastes. But cooling wise it's a monster so its worth it I suppose

Your personal thoughts on the style of this case is irrelevant.

stulid · 3 Sep 2011 at 18:55

Gregry254 said:
I take it I would see improvements in temps/db with the tranquillo/A50?

They are cheaper and excellent performers.

StonedPenguin · 3 Sep 2011 at 18:57

R088ieS86 said:
Go with 8GB and put the spare £50 towards a GTX570!

this, 16gb of ram is useless for gaming. 4gb is fine, 8gb bit overkill but whats overkill these days?

Gregry254 · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:02

hmm I only put in 16gb as it is so cheap compared to last time I had to buy ram :O

I presume the 570 is better than the 6950 then?

I will go look at the coolers

King Damager · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:18

Good system

Presumably going to unlock the 6950 to 6970?

kd

Gregry254 · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:26

If the card I get can be unlocked then yes I will be doing that, but it looks like they put a stop to that a while ago?

sirp · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:27

Good system indeed

From a novice (just built a new system POV) if I wanted to play BF3 etc (like myself) then I would alter the priorities and spend the money by, buying a cheaper mobo, cooler, drop the SSD for now, half the ram, and spend the saved cash on an uuber GPU setup, we are talking SLI 6950 if you do that...)

stulid · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:30

Gregry254 said:
If the card I get can be unlocked then yes I will be doing that, but it looks like they put a stop to that a while ago?

They haven't done rev 1 cards for ages now, these are the unlockable cards.

Jony27 · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:31

StonedPenguin said:
this, 16gb of ram is useless for gaming. 4gb is fine, 8gb bit overkill but whats overkill these days?

kind of contradicted yourself?

cheaper, modular, 80+ gold rated PSU - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-039-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098

Gregry254 · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:31

This motherboard is compatible with the next gen graphics cards, so my 6950/570 will only have to last me until half way through next year as I believe the new cards are going to destroy most cards out just now? I don't wanna skimp on the cooler or SSD though cause I want mega performance with the best cooling

stulid · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:38

Gregry254 said:
This motherboard is compatible with the next gen graphics cards, so my 6950/570 will only have to last me until half way through next year as I believe the new cards are going to destroy most cards out just now? I don't wanna skimp on the cooler or SSD though cause I want mega performance with the best cooling

Well the best cooling is either the Silver Arrow or Noctua DH-14

Gregry254 · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:39

Has anyone had both a 670 and a 6950 so I can get a good comparison?

I have always used AMD cards before so I don't know what the nvidia ones are like!

stulid · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:40

Gregry254 said:
Has anyone had both a 670 and a 6950 so I can get a good comparison?

I have always used AMD cards before so I don't know what the nvidia ones are like!

I have a GTX570 here, its ok.

But they cost about £40 more.

Gregry254 · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:42

stulid said:
I have a GTX570 here, its ok.

But they cost about £40 more.

Would you say its worth the extra £40? I just need something to let me max games till next year where I will add either another card in sli/crossfire or get one of the newer cards depending on price/performance