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Thanks Idleman and Lee32.. this has popped up on my radar too..any thoughts? Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Toxic OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £175.99.Thank you..Also still torn between Amd and Intel processors..im not extreme gaming ..I have a 24" IIyama prolite 1920x1080 Id like to see better FPS in games such as skyrim ,company of heroes Total war series..FSX games like that also maybe the incoming Watch dogs,Witcher 3 on decent settings thanks
 
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Thoughts guys??. Thanks

Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Toxic OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £175.99

Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £167.99

Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £82.99

TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit £55.99

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £8.99

VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £83.59
Total : £501.55

All running with my current corsair H50 cooler and Corsair 650 TX psu..can i upgrade to I7 in future with this MB? Also any disadvantages using ATX MB ?
 
sorry for all the questions guys this is my C:\ drive (win 7 sp1 ultimate 64bit)..Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3160318AS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive ,and my D:\Drive...Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500410AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"...I dont want to replace these drives(not yet anyway)..will these drives connect flawlessly to the above named Motherboards..Thank you for any advice
 
adger1971 said:
sorry for all the questions guys this is my C:\ drive (win 7 sp1 ultimate 64bit)..Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3160318AS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive ,and my D:\Drive...Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500410AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"...I dont want to replace these drives(not yet anyway)..will these drives connect flawlessly to the above named Motherboards..Thank you for any advice
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Yes you can. However, I would recommend removing mobo chipset and drivers before installing your new mobo. Then just download and install the new chipset and drivers. It`s a lot quicker than doing a fresh OS install.
 
Cheers i think im going to need it ;)..does Anybody have any tips as to what to uninstall from my system with regards to me keeping my Hard Drives and changing from My Phenom 2 955 to a Intel I5? One post quotes this "Make sure you definitely remove boot disk interface (IDE ATA/ATAPI
controllers and SCSI and RAID controllers"..im hoping that the full change (MB,CPU,GPU,MEM) is as painless as possible :D..Thanks
 
As you are changing pretty much every component I would just do a fresh reinstall of Windows for sure. Why are you trying to avoid a fresh reinstall?
 
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As you are changing pretty much every component I would just do a fresh reinstall of Windows for sure. Why are you trying to avoid a fresh reinstall?
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Im not Walderx i just wanted the easiest option i suppose..What will happen to my Games\mods etc installed on the C:\drive will they be ok? i know to back up important files\photos etc..any advice? cheers
 
BTW you won't need 4gb VRAM with a 270X, there's not enough beef there with the 270X to utilise the whole 4gb
 
adger1971 said:
Im not Walderx i just wanted the easiest option i suppose..What will happen to my Games\mods etc installed on the C:\drive will they be ok? i know to back up important files\photos etc..any advice? cheers
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Yeah anything that is installed on the C drive windows, eg games, mods, programs, settings will need to be installed again. Standalone data such as photos and videos will of course just work if they are backed up to a separate drive.

I just think you are asking for trouble trying to keep your existing Windows installation on totally brand.new hardware. I would expect bluescreens galore!
 
WalderX said:
I just think you are asking for trouble trying to keep your existing Windows installation on totally brand.new hardware. I would expect bluescreens galore!
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^^ That. Common sense talking there. Even if you don't get any bluescreens it's far from the optimum you'll get from a fresh install. I do a fresh install every month, and as my docs and that are on a separate drive I lose nothing. In fact I gain in ways you wouldn't imagine if you didn't do the same. Like a new machine every month.

(no Walder, I ain't stalking) :p
 
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recommend me a board if you can guys..im torn between 3 boards...
1.Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £107.99
2.MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
3.Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £82.99

Hoping to pick up in store and build today guys..Ive had Two gigabyte boards in the past..zero problems i shall NOT be using xfire if anyone can give me recommendations id be most grateful..Thank you..Ps its to go with a Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor,and a MSI Radeon R9 270X Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card ,and TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit ..Thanks guys
 
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Well they are all very decent boards as far as I am aware. I would be inclined to save the dosh and go for the cheapest Gigabyte board. It still has all the features you could need and you will be able to overlock your i5 with it no problem.
 
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recommend me a board if you can guys..im torn between 3 boards...
1.Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £107.99
2.MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
3.Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £82.99

Hoping to pick up in store and build today guys..Ive had Two gigabyte boards in the past..zero problems i shall NOT be using xfire if anyone can give me recommendations id be most grateful..Thank you..Ps its to go with a Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor,and a MSI Radeon R9 270X Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card ,and TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit ..Thanks guys
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In that case number 3 will do just fine :)
 
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