My new build!

Kbkasey

Kbkasey

Kbkasey

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Ok, so i have recently decided to build a new computer :D
But im going to need people to verify that i have bought the right parts so that the computer will be half decent for my uses!
I will be using the computer to play games a lot, edit a little and live stream games sometimes. So... here are the specs.

CPU - AMD FX 6100 (Bulldozer 6 core) £107

Graphics card - Asus NVIDIA Geforce GTX 560ti £160

Motherboard - Asus M5A99X EVO Socket AM3+ Motherboard £100

RAM - Corsair Vengeance PC Memory 8GB 2x4GB DDR3 SDRAM DIMM 240-pin 1600MHz CL9 XMP £36

Hard drive - Seagate Barracuda 1TB Internal 7200 RPM sata III 6Gb/s 64mb Hard Drive £87

PSU - 850 watt (Not sure what brand yet) Price range £40-£70

Using my current computer case - casecom KM 9188


Also getting a diffrent heatsink as i will not use the stock fan for the amd cpu
- Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 Pro CPU Cooler Heatsink £20

if there is anything i missed please say so, also my budget is about £600 max so if there is anything i should change please say so :)

total: About £500 + ish
 
 
sehcure said:
I'd grab a i3-2120 and a z68 mobo for upgrade ability and performance increase over the bulldozer.
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But the i3 is quad core at the same clock speed as the bulldozer, but the bulldozer is 6 core? So wouldn't the bulldozer have more performance then the i3?
 
Incapable said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
1 x OcUK HD 6850 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99
1 x XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £81.98
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (0F10383) £76.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £31.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £604.91 (includes shipping : £10.00).

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Thanks for that, would it be a good idea to oc the i5 a little with that heatsink, or would you suggest a higher model, or watercooling?
 
Kbkasey said:
But the i3 is quad core at the same clock speed as the bulldozer, but the bulldozer is 6 core? So wouldn't the bulldozer have more performance then the i3?
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The i3 is dual core but is still probably faster than the bulldozer 6 core. Plus getting a z68 socket 1155 mb will give more room for future upgrades.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x MSI HD 6870 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £137.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £84.98
1 x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (0F10383) £76.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £64.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £43.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £607.92 (includes shipping : £10.00).



Stock cooler will get you to 4.0GHz maybe 4.2GHz but the difference in gaming performance Vs the difference between a 6850 to a 6870 swings towards spednign more money on the GPU.

6850 Vs 6870
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/539?vs=540

AMD FX 8150 Vs i5 2500K
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/434?vs=288
 
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But the i3 is quad core at the same clock speed as the bulldozer, but the bulldozer is 6 core? So wouldn't the bulldozer have more performance then the i3?
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intel is better than amd. for gaming there about the same perfance wise. the i5 would be the best to get.
if u can afford it go for the spec suggest by Incapable. the cpu cooler is a good one and would get u to about 4.6ghz
 
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