Late Xmas present spec needed

WaynelleUK09

WaynelleUK09

WaynelleUK09

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Right my girlfriend is buying me a new computer in jan as a late xmas present, but ive been out the loop for so long on new hardware not sure where to start.
I can use some bits out of this old one like psu (1000w Corsair), HDD, OS, monitor and dvd drives. budget is about 500-600 need it for gaming on really and to get the best value for money as it has to last a while...cheers
 
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3 & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £169.99
1 x Antec 1100 Eleven Hundred Ultimate Gaming Tower Case - Black £85.19
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £72.98
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
Total : £564.24 (includes shipping : £11.75).



intel quad core,

1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Antec 1100 Eleven Hundred Ultimate Gaming Tower Case - Black £85.19
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £72.98
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
Total : £624.24 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
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1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3 & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £169.99
1 x AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8150 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £137.99
1 x Antec 1100 Eleven Hundred Ultimate Gaming Tower Case - Black £85.19
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £54.98
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
Total : £504.24 (includes shipping : £11.75).



amd Eight Core

1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £229.99
1 x AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8150 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £137.99
1 x Antec 1100 Eleven Hundred Ultimate Gaming Tower Case - Black £85.19
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £54.98
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
Total : £564.24 (includes shipping : £11.75).



amd piledriver version

1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £229.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Antec 1100 Eleven Hundred Ultimate Gaming Tower Case - Black £85.19
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £54.98
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
Total : £607.14 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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zakblood said:
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3 & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £169.99
1 x AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8150 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £137.99
1 x Antec 1100 Eleven Hundred Ultimate Gaming Tower Case - Black £85.19
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £54.98
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
Total : £504.24 (includes shipping : £11.75).



amd Eight Core

1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £229.99
1 x AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8150 Black Edition 3.60Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £137.99
1 x Antec 1100 Eleven Hundred Ultimate Gaming Tower Case - Black £85.19
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £54.98
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
Total : £564.24 (includes shipping : £11.75).



amd piledriver version

1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £229.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Antec 1100 Eleven Hundred Ultimate Gaming Tower Case - Black £85.19
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £54.98
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9K) £41.99
Total : £607.14 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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y wud u even consider an 8150 total waste of cash.

an 8320 is only £3.00 more and performs better, uses less power and better overclocking.

Also the mobo in your last link doesn't support piledriver
 
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(1000w Corsair)

even though first 2 was the fastest Bulldozer chips and only the last one was a piledriver chip, just a choice but yes get your point

failed, ah well
 
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AMd build

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £139.99
1 x ASRock 990FX Extreme3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £86.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower Case - Black/Orange £26.99
Total : £544.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).




Intel

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower Case - Black/Orange £26.99
Total : £587.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
passey89 said:
AMd build

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £139.99
1 x ASRock 990FX Extreme3 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £86.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower Case - Black/Orange £26.99
Total : £544.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).




Intel

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £35.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower Case - Black/Orange £26.99
Total : £587.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).

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That intel build is well worth the extra £'s over the Bulldozer/piledriver..

Will last a lot longer and the overclocks it can achieve will extend its time even more... Though you would need an aftermarket cooler. :)
 
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zakblood said:
no worries, i didn't see the £3 better chip tbh either, not that i would go for it anyway

think its my bed time :)
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yeh if its going to just be gaming go with the intel build deffo.

If your going to do other things that are multi-threaded more ie. rendering encoding stuff like that the piledriver is better.
 
 
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