First gaming rig advice

honosuseri said:
No worries bud. Although ivybridge isn't going to be a massive leap in CPU performance it will have a much better integrated graphic processor (IGP).

Now for gaming you will use the dedicated GPU obviously but there is something called quicksync which allows software to use that "dormant" IGP to "turbo boost" encoding of movies. It makes a big difference on sandybridge so ivybridge should see even better results.

Oh I should also mention that many mobos state they have a PCI-Express 3 slot for your GPU but you need an Ivybridge CPU to make use of it ;)
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AYup mate could do with abit of your knowledge plz..sorry for hijacking the thread...i have bought a pioneer BDR-207DBK ..are these the discs i shoulod get..(DISCS 25gb BD-R PRINTABLE ) i have dloaded a couple of blueray films to burn but there in mkv format ..will dvdfad durn that format...cheers
 
right been keeping an eye on ivybridge and it's on offer 2moz, so I think I'm gona take the plunge.

How much does the spec above have to change? also thinking about it im gona need keyboard and a mouse any ideas people?
 
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Then you've got ~£200 for the CPU :)
 
haha lightning fast as usual beejjacobs, thanx!

I has thinking bout the 680 over the 7970 mainly coz of the drivers, what do u think? Also I'm loving this case; NZXT Phantom 410 Enthusiast Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal, would that fit the above spec? any advice on bluray for the optical drive? cheers for your help mate.
 
Based on your budget, the 7970 is probably a better option. But if you prefer the 680 why not! I guess it depends how flexible your budget is. This is with a 680, 500GB HDD and that case. Also included a 2500K for pricing...

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So that takes you a bit over
 
Actually try this,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 680 "GOOD Edition" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (4260183362500) £419.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £134.99
1 x Antec P280 Super Midi Tower Case - Gun Metal Black £109.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £107.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Quad Rail '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £82.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £72.00
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £61.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (JQD-00006) £29.99
1 x Roccat Kone V2 Max Customisation Gaming Mouse £27.98
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £20.99
1 x LG GH22NS70 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,306.32 (includes shipping : £13.75).

 
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