Help speccing £1000 Gaming rig.

El_Commi · 26 Apr 2011 at 11:23

So, after much deliberation. I've decided to go with this set up:

Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 DirectCU II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £221.99
(£184.99) £221.99
(£184.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Operation Flashpoint Red River Game £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £147.98
(£123.32) £147.98
(£123.32)
Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £143.99
(£119.99) £143.99
(£119.99)
G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM) £77.99
(£64.99) £77.99
(£64.99)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXV2UK) £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £66.98
(£55.82) £66.98
(£55.82)
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Fractal Design 140mm Silent Cooling Fan £12.24
(£10.20) £12.24
(£10.20)
Sub Total : £832.60
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £20.10
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £170.54
Total : £1,023.24

will more than likely flash the 6950 to the 6970 Bios, and depending on the status of offers tomorrow. May change up the RAM a bit. All in all. I'm pretty happy.
What you guys think?
Thanks very much for the help!

Pohly · 26 Apr 2011 at 11:59

El_Commi said:
So, after much deliberation. I've decided to go with this set up:

Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 DirectCU II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £221.99
(£184.99) £221.99
(£184.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Operation Flashpoint Red River Game £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £147.98
(£123.32) £147.98
(£123.32)
Iiyama ProLite E2409HDS 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £143.99
(£119.99) £143.99
(£119.99)
G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM) £77.99
(£64.99) £77.99
(£64.99)
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXV2UK) £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (ST2000DL003) £66.98
(£55.82) £66.98
(£55.82)
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Fractal Design 140mm Silent Cooling Fan £12.24
(£10.20) £12.24
(£10.20)
Sub Total : £832.60
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £20.10
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £170.54
Total : £1,023.24

will more than likely flash the 6950 to the 6970 Bios, and depending on the status of offers tomorrow. May change up the RAM a bit. All in all. I'm pretty happy.
What you guys think?
Thanks very much for the help!

yeah looks prittey good i still think crossfire is the way to go tho especially with the 5850 at roughtly the same price as one 6970. but i suppose it dose have it draw back to.

good luck with the build like to hear how it goes.

El_Commi · 26 Apr 2011 at 13:28

Pohly said:
yeah looks prittey good i still think crossfire is the way to go tho especially with the 5850 at roughtly the same price as one 6970. but i suppose it dose have it draw back to.

good luck with the build like to hear how it goes.

Yeah, it's approx an extra £80 though for the CF option. I can't really go that route atm. However, couple months done the line, I may grab another 6950/6970 and CF those.

So, just playing the waiting game now. Excited to finally be getting a new rig lol

Pohly · 26 Apr 2011 at 13:46

El_Commi said:
Yeah, it's approx an extra £80 though for the CF option. I can't really go that route atm. However, couple months done the line, I may grab another 6950/6970 and CF those.

So, just playing the waiting game now. Excited to finally be getting a new rig lol

yeah you could cross fire 5850's for £230. they give quite a bit more performance than a single 6970 here

but if you are thinking of buying another 6950/6970 then there isnt much point

Lemin · 26 Apr 2011 at 13:52

Id get the Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler, & the less tall xms3 ram stulid sed

sk82jack · 26 Apr 2011 at 14:02

Lemin said:
Id get the Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler, & the less tall xms3 ram stulid sed

+1 for the A50 if your overclocking

El_Commi · 26 Apr 2011 at 14:33

I'm probably not going to try overclocking this tbh. I'm fairly sure the stock speeds will more than do. I'd be worried of burning something out.

But the better cpu cooling is definitely on my mind, I'll certainly keep it on board.

You think the XMS Ram is better? Bear in mind I'll be ordering this probably after the Xms comes off special offer.

sk82jack · 26 Apr 2011 at 14:37

El_Commi said:
You think the XMS Ram is better? Bear in mind I'll be ordering this probably after the Xms comes off special offer.

If your getting DDR3 1600MHz RAM I doubt the make and model will make TOO much difference so I would just get the one on deal at the time. The only issue is when your fitting a big aftermarket cooler that covers the RAM slots meaning you'd need smaller RAM sticks.

El_Commi · 26 Apr 2011 at 17:54

sk82jack said:
If your getting DDR3 1600MHz RAM I doubt the make and model will make TOO much difference so I would just get the one on deal at the time. The only issue is when your fitting a big aftermarket cooler that covers the RAM slots meaning you'd need smaller RAM sticks.

I guess that makes sense. They change the offers every wednesday, right?

stulid · 26 Apr 2011 at 18:02

El_Commi said:
I guess that makes sense. They change the offers every wednesday, right?

yes.

it use to be aroud midday, but its getting earlier and earlier, i have seen it updated as early as 9 in the morning lately.

El_Commi · 26 Apr 2011 at 18:57

stulid said:
yes.

it use to be aroud midday, but its getting earlier and earlier, i have seen it updated as early as 9 in the morning lately.

Suits me fine. give me plenty of time to update my basket

I'm already impatient lol.

El_Commi · 28 Apr 2011 at 15:50

Ordered. Stupid wedding has me waiting till tuesday till it arrives though :<

stulid · 28 Apr 2011 at 15:51

El_Commi said:
Ordered. Stupid wedding has me waiting till tuesday till it arrives though :<

hey, thats your future King you talking about

El_Commi · 28 Apr 2011 at 23:01

He should get married on a Sunday then ad not impact my delivery