Im out of touch and need help speccing new pc

fergusont20

fergusont20

fergusont20

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Morning

Its been about 8-9 years since i last built myself a pc, its was an amd 2400xp with a gig of ram which i thought was massive lol.

Ive never built an sata pc only ide,and my last graphics card was agp, and im really out of touch with current specs.

I would like play some of the games from the last couple of years, i dont need the latest or most powerful graphics card, i want to be able to rip all my dvds/ BR's into mkv etc.

i like the idea of some mild overclocking on the sandybridge i5 ( i used to have a celeron 300A running at 450, back in the day.

A SSD hdd would be handy

I dont need a monitor as im hoping the board or graphics card has hdmi out so i can use my 55" sony, i do need an OS, keyboard and mouse.

I have no budget in mind just yet, im just after some ideas.

Many thanks Mark
 
Heres something for £830,


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £169.99
1 x MSI HD 6870 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £78.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM / DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £60.98
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £46.98
1 x Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse and FREE Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Mouse Surface £44.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £34.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Xigmatek Gaia CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366/2011/AM2/AM3/FM1) £19.99
Total : £828.35 (includes shipping : £13.75).





 
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Thanks for taking the time to spec me a system up

Ive got a few questions:

1 - would i notice much difference/fps between the GC you suggested and the 6850 which is £60 less
2- I dont know the difference between the different makes of memeory, just wondering why you chose that make

Thanks again Mark
 
fergusont20 said:
Thanks for taking the time to spec me a system up

Ive got a few questions:

1 - would i notice much difference/fps between the GC you suggested and the 6850 which is £60 less
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This is a 6850 vs 6870 comparison - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/291?vs=290 - and more tests here - http://www.guru3d.com/article/vga-charts-spring-2011/


2- I dont know the difference between the different makes of memeory, just wondering why you chose that make
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Its 8GB and its cheap, 1600MHz is perfect for a Sandybridge system, the next 8GB (2X4GB) kit is £47
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-290-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517
 
The only thing I would argue against in stulid's system is the motherboard, you'd be better off getting something proven like this instead:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-054-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990 (albeit it's a lot more expensive)

That Gigabyte board is really quite low end, just seeing the parallel port gives me flashbacks of the 1990's. :p

EDIT: this looks quite decent too:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-378-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990
 
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Not sure how long the VRM's will last though with an overclocked 2500K as it isn't part of Gigabyte's Ultra Durable series, may not last long if they're routinely running 80C+.

I really wouldn't skimp on the motherboard as it's the main part of the whole system but who knows that board might be a hidden gem, the parallel port still makes me cringe though. :o
 
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