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haxxbaxx

haxxbaxx

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Hello, I have been reading reading and reading over the last few weeks about what I should get for a new computer. I haven't had a 'gaming pc' since my p4 with a AGP card and have been stuck playing on a laptop (i5 with a 6630m) for some time. I recently got a bonus from work which has finally given me the opportunity to purchase a pc along with the gf's approval.

I recently purchased a 270x after finding a good deal a few weeks back. I am now the rest of the computer to match. I don't need anything other than a tower, have a 120hz 1080p monitor and peripherals, prob just get windows from the usual ways ;)

I was set on buying a AMD 6300 or 8320 but I just see countless threads/websites etc and I get the feeling like id be missing out by not going for intel.

Is it possible to get a i5k for this price? If so some specs would be great. I am willing to miss out on a SSD to accommodate this choice however I would appreciate any builds with a AMD and SSD along with thoughts and opinions.

Thanks once again.
 
 
 
thanks for those builds, what's your thoughts on both options? worth getting the i5 over the amd? And would both give decent overclocks?
 
You can add a SSD later on (just means a re-install) so the i5 is a good choice, the Hd3+Cooler should see you to around 4.2-4.4 I would have thought, but depends on the actual CPU silicon.
 
Not worth changing much, but can still save a few bob. This is Stu's basket with a few changes to reflect offers:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-HD3 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £82.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x Zalman Z3-Plus Midi-Tower - White £39.95
1 x Deepcool GAMMAXX S40 CPU-Cooler - 120mm £19.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £477.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Cheaper (and still good) optical drive this week. The SuperFlower Gold PSU is at a great price. And the black Zalman Z3-Plus case is out of stock right now. Seems popular. The white version is in stock, or OcUK could give you an idea when the black will be in stock again.
 
Corsair 300R case is good for around that price point. Get an SSD as soon as you can. Well worth it.
 
haxxbaxx said:
dont need the dvd drive, gonna have a browse on the cases as the zalman is just yuk, any other suggestions?
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Well, take out the DVD drive and the Zalman and you have some room to play with, so I'd go for a better mobo and something like this case:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £161.99
1 x Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £109.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x Antec GX500 Midi-Tower - Black £43.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £41.99
1 x Deepcool GAMMAXX S40 CPU-Cooler - 120mm £19.99
Total : £498.04 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
 
Just food for thought....

Some crossfire goodness, still a six core, 8gb ram, ssd etc.

And some benchmarks of the 270x in crossfire.

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There is a small packet of paste supplied. add a rice grain/pea sized blob into the middle of the top of the CPU and let the clamping force of the heatsink spread it out.
 
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