out of touch with gaming technology what can i spec for £1200

[Geekazoid]

current spec in sig

need RAM, MOBO, CPU and GRAPHICS

all rest I have

(maybe new case and psu) I decide with this added on weather I should sell them to my cuz or not

 

[Threepwood]

What resolution will you be playing at?

 

[Geekazoid]

1440

 

[snips86x]

Do you have an SSD already?

 

[Threepwood]

What colour hardware would you prefer?

Do you value long warranty and close RMA hubs?

Do you have an SSD already?

He has a small one, but now is the time to get a 500GB M.2 card if he is replacing motherboard.

 

[snips86x]

What cooler to you have?

YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC POWER BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 1000W Platinum PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £631.92
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
Total : £1,003.50 (includes shipping : £8.00).



or, if you're not considering crossfire:

YOUR BASKET
1 x EPIC BUNDLE: Intel 4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7, Kingston 16GB 2400MHz Kit, Superflower 750W PSU & FREE STUFF!! **£50 SAVING** £559.92
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
Total : £931.50 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[ShivP]

Don't upgrade that 2500k. It's a very good CPU, you don't need to waste it. Get a used 2600k/2700k. Like a 15% performance reduction from the latest Haswell-Refresh CPU, really not worth spending the extra. You could get 2x R9 290, 450D and new PSU and a £100 2600k easily in budget

 

[snips86x]

Don't upgrade that 2500k. It's a very good CPU, you don't need to waste it. Get a used 2600k/2700k. Like a 15% performance reduction from the latest Haswell-Refresh CPU, really not worth spending the extra. You could get 2x R9 290, 450D and new PSU and a £100 2600k easily in budget

Totally didnt see that!!

Yes, listen to the man!

Upgrading this would be pointless as the actual real difference in performance will be 10-15%.

 

[Threepwood]

I would agree, but depends on how much he is selling his old rig to his cuz for.

Nice time to side grade while there is still some value in his older tech. Warrenty will be running out soon too.

 

[Guest2]

1440p, just get 2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-2781-KR)

£758

Leaves £440 plus the cost of your GPU sale

 

[ShivP]

Right

YOUR BASKET
2 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99 (£539.98)
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £139.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050012-WW) £25
2 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99 (£29.98)
Total : £1,006.51 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Xfire 290's

New cooler with fans to overclock the poo out of your (new) 2600k

450D with two new AF140 fans

New SSD to replace your small current one

EVGA G2 PSU - made by SuperFlower, 10 year warranty, plenty of powa

+ ~£100 for a 2600k

Job done

 

[Threepwood]

What games are you playing?

 

[Geekazoid]

is it not worth jumping to the new CPU'S from 2500k or 2600k???

gaming wise new upcoming titles dragon age/witcher 3 etc etc

isn't my current PSU any good? im deffo getting rid of the mobo just don't like it plus want to go PCI 3.0

 

[lee32uk]

is it not worth jumping to the new CPU'S from 2500k or 2600k???

gaming wise new upcoming titles dragon age/witcher 3 etc etc

isn't my current PSU any good? im deffo getting rid of the mobo just don't like it plus want to go PCI 3.0

Your current psu should be fine.

 

[lee32uk]

Right

YOUR BASKET
2 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99 (£539.98)
1 x EVGA SuperNova G2 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £139.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060016-WW ) £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050012-WW) £25
2 x Corsair AF140 Quiet Series Low Noise High Airflow - Single Pack (CO-9050009-WW) £14.99 (£29.98)
Total : £1,006.51 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Xfire 290's

New cooler with fans to overclock the poo out of your (new) 2600k

450D with two new AF140 fans

New SSD to replace your small current one

EVGA G2 PSU - made by SuperFlower, 10 year warranty, plenty of powa

+ ~£100 for a 2600k

Job done

I don't think the H105 fits in the 450D.

 

[ShivP]

Oh, probably h100i then, I thought it did? If you are switching out your mobo, and going crossfire there's no real point in staying at sandy Bridge then, just go to the latest Haswell as you were planning. I specced a new psu as your current one wouldn't cope with crossfire. However, I'd just scrap it if you really want to get rid of your mobo and start a fresh

Edit, sorry yes your psu would be fine for crossfire

 

[Guest2]

Why change motherboard and CPU? If you want it for gaming, your best bet would be to stick in 2 x 290 or 2 x 780 cards.

If someone posts stats of say Crysis 3 1st level average FPS in 1440p with the following;

i5 2500k@ 4.6GHZ
Z97 board & i7 4790i @4.6ghz

and the 4790i is much better...then go with that. However I will edge my bets that it wont be

 

[ShivP]

Why change motherboard and CPU? If you want it for gaming, your best bet would be to stick in 2 x 290 or 2 x 780 cards.

If someone posts stats of say Crysis 3 1st level average FPS in 1440p with the following;

i5 2500k@ 4.6GHZ
Z97 board & i7 4790i @4.6ghz

and the 4790i is much better...then go with that. However I will edge my bets that it wont be

Waste of 2 gpus with an i5, you want an i7 with multiple gpus. However yes, I wouldn't waste the mobo etc, sell on the 2500k and buy up a 2600/2700k

 

[Ethermaster]

Just don't let a man called Ethermaster temped you into buying a lovely themed rig as he is rather good at it!

 

[Guest2]

Waste of 2 gpus with an i5, you want an i7 with multiple gpus. However yes, I wouldn't waste the mobo etc, sell on the 2500k and buy up a 2600/2700k

I thought the only difference is hyper-threading on the i7 which is not used for gaming.

Again, feel free to post stats of an i7 blowing an i5 out the water and I will believe you.

until then...

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sleeping dogs

1920 x 1080, max details, max AA, max AF fps Index
Core i7-4770K Stock 54.2 100.00 %
Core i7-4770K 4.5G 54.0 99.63 %
Core i5-4670K Stock 54.3 100.18 %
Core i5-4670K 4.5G 54.3 100.18 %

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crysis 3

1920 x 1080, max details, max AA, max AF fps Index
Core i7-4770K Stock 21.2 100.00 %
Core i7-4770K 4.5G 21.8 102.83 %
Core i5-4670K Stock 21.6 101.89 %
Core i5-4670K 4.5G 21.4 100.94 %